Kenton Boy Rescues Girl From Drowning
Seven year old Keston Bastard saved five year old Marsha Johnson from drowning in a large water vat at the Manitoba Pool Elevator site. Chrissy Bastard stayed by the vat and pulled Marsha from the water as workers rushed to assist. the vat is now covered.
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Keston
Christopher
Warren Bastard
Marsha Johnson
Marsha
Bruce Johnson
Ross
Manitoba Pool
Bayer
Chrissy
Fire range limited for Wadena fire truck
Wadena Town Council decided to limit the fire truck range to a one mile radius. Officials warned the town could lack protection at times when fires may break out, stressing the first minutes are crucial.
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Wadena
Printed Pattern 4794 for Girls Dress or Coat
Pattern notice describes an easy sewing pattern for a girl’s dress or unlined summer coat with pleats and a half belt. Includes sizes 10 12 14 and 3yds 35-inch fabric, printed directions on each pattern piece, and price (forty cents) but requests plain handwriting for name and address and style number.
Canada launches coast to coast microwave network
The Trans-Canada Telephone System inaugurates the world’s longest microwave link from Sydney Nova Scotia to Victoria British Columbia. CBC and private stations link across Canada with live TV and telephone service plus a new Video Tape Relay Centre at Calgary enabling same day retelecasts. Newfoundland to be connected next year.
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Sydney
N.S
Victoria
B.C
Canada
CBC
J. A. Ouimet
Dominion Day
Thomas W. Eadie
Bell Telephone
Trans-Canada Telephone System
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Pacific Communications
Canadian National Telegraphs
Quebec
Ontario
Newfoundland
Cabot Strait
Calgary
Retelecast
Winnipeg
United States
Trans- Canada Telephone System
Canada’s skyway links push microwave chain coast to coast
The Bell Canada network opened in May 1953 linking Ontario and Quebec with Western links as part of a $50 million transcontinental microwave project. Towers up to 350 feet high, mountain relay stations, and two aerial tramways support the system delivering live TV to about 3 million homes. CBC and private stations total 50, with service reaching roughly 80 percent of Canadians.
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Bell Telephone Company of Canada
Toronto
Alberta
British Columbia
Dog Mountain
B.C
Olive
North Bay
Ontario
Canada
CBC
Goose Bay
Harmon Field
Mid
U.S. Air Force
British climbers plan Mount Fairweather ascent for centennial
Eight mountaineers from Vancouver clubs prepare a month long expedition to Mount Fairweather on the Alaska border. They depart June 14 by Canso seaplane from Vancouver and aim to reach a 5 000 foot base camp after parachute drops of supplies. The team trains on crevasses near Mt. Baker and will use a ham radio station at Lituya Bay to stay in touch.
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British Columbia Centennial Committee
Mount Fairweather
B.C
Vancouver
Alpine Club of Canada
BC Mountaineering Club
Italy
Clhimpers
Mt Robson
Mt Waddington
Alaskan Panhandle
Alaskan
Fairweather
Mt. Baker
BC Amateur Radio Association
Lituya Bay
Harold and the box of pills joke
Harold visits a druggist and is given a box of pills. He swallows the box after being told to take them. The druggist is astonished and warns him that the lid will come off when the box dissolves. Harold replies that he was told to swallow it all.
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Harold Wuigsie Aur
Harold
Fifteen Receive Citizenship In District Court
A total of 15 individuals were granted Canadian citizenship in a District Court session led by Judge A. B. Gerein who administered the oath of allegiance and reminded new Canadians of duties and privileges.
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Canada
District Court
A. B. Gerein
Gerein
Journal, Humboldt, Sask
Population in Yangtze River Basin Surpasses 200 Million
China’s Yangtze river basin is home to over 200 million people, about one tenth of humanity, indicating the vast population concentration around the region.
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Department P.P.L
West 5Th Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Yangtze River Basin
China
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