Dutch farmers plan to reclaim 7000 acres in British Columbia
Financier J Bloom leading a Dutch group to reclaim 7000 acres of flooded swamp land in British Columbia’s lower mainland. Project includes rebuilding dikes, constructing a pumping system with 80000 gallons per minute capacity, and seeding trials as 100 rental farms of 40 to 100 acres emerge. Later tenants to be chosen on merit without racial or political bias.
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J. Bloom
Wassernaar
the Hague
British Columbia
Lilloet
Bloom
Canada
Netherlands
van der Vegt
University of British Columbia
Home Workshop Garden Figures and Rumpus Room Games
The Lawn and Garden Figures Packet offers six patterns for 1.50 with wood tracing for natural coloring and realistic tones. A separate 240 pattern costs 0.50, while the rumpus room games packet provides eleven games for 1.50 postpaid. Department P.P.L. 4433 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver B C.
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P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.G
Alberta to build $30 million pulp mill near Edson
The Alberta government announced a new pulp mill project in the Edson area with a budget of 30 million dollars. Northwest Pulp and Paper Co will operate the plant, backed by North Canadian Oils Ltd and St. Regis Paper Co, with 1,400 jobs planned at completion. Materials and power will come from within a 300 mile radius, and long term timber rights cover over 4,000 square miles.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Edson
Here
Manning
Northwest Pulp and Paper Co
North Canadian Oils Ltd
Calgary
North Canadian Oils and
St. Regis Paper Co
New York
St. Regis
Northwest
Bryan Mountain Coal Co
Robb
North Canadian Oils
Albert
Woman Dusts Crops From Plane Over Alberta Fields
Mary Willcox 27 of Calgary pilots a Tiger Moth spraying 3,500 acres of Walter Reich’s wheat near Lethbridge. A Skyspray of Canada partner, she has flown over 25,000 Alberta acres in three years, started flying at 16, taught flight in Philadelphia and Hawaii, and once survived a Guatemala mountain crash as a ferry pilot before becoming a crop dusting instructor and company founder.
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Walter Reich
Lethbridge
Mary Willcox
Skyspray of Canada, Ltd
Calgary
Banff
Chinook Flying Club
Frank Young
Airdrie
Alta
Strange odor from Nanaimo pulp mill wafts to West Vancouver
Building Inspector John Proud reports that a strong and unpleasant smell travels about 60 miles across the water from Nanaimo when winds are favorable. The fumes are believed to originate from a Nanaimo pulp mill, drawing local complaints.
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West Vancouver
John Proud
Nanaimo
Peigan Indians Begin 3200 Head Round-Up On Reserve
About 20 Peigan Indians led by former world champion bronco rider Pete LaGrandeur started in mid June a round-up of 3200 head of cattle on their reserve Fort Macleod Alta witnesses say the group moves to gather and brand livestock.
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Fort Macleod
Alta
Pete LaGrandeur
First Philadelphia Shoemakers Form Union in 1792
The first successful trade union emerged in Philadelphia in 1792 when local shoemakers organized to improve conditions. The effort marked a milestone in American labor history, signaling early collective action among workers.
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Philadelphia
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog Offered in 1954
Department P P L Household Arts at 60 Front Street West Toronto advertises a brand-new 1954 embroidery crochet sewing and color transfer designs catalog. It promises four patterns in the book and invites readers to send 25 cents for a copy with ideas for gifts bazaars and fashions.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Quick Laughs From A Row Of Jokes And Quips
A collection of short jokes and witticisms about relationships work and daily life. Pithy exchanges involve a sarcastic wife a smart car salesman and a rookie in a military camp. The humor hinges on wordplay misunderstandings and social quirks from a bygone era.
Saskatchewan Farmers Planting Better Clean Seed
Gus Bell of the federal agricultural department said Saskatchewan farmers are planting cleaner seed with improved quality compared to previous years, reflecting better practices and standards in seed production.
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Saskatoon
Gus Bell
Federal Agricultural Department
Saskatchewan
White bear sighting stirs Bezanson residents with mystery
In Bezanson Alta a bear described as white or cinnamon colored has been seen by at least five residents near Smoky River four miles southeast, sparking theories from albino to northern visitor and speculation about a Kodiak origin amid a warm spring thaw.
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Bezanson
Alta
Smoky River
Fred Dewhirst
Gordon Hestler
John Stark
Lawrence Parrish
Stark
Jack Haworth
Morden Publisher Named Queen's Printer for Manitoba
Raymond S. Evans of the Morden Times is appointed Queen's Printer for Manitoba by Provincial Secretary Edmond Prefontaine. Evans succeeds C. E. Leech, who resigned May 5. A veteran printer since 1928, he has worked at Hartney Star, Virden Empire Advance, Carberry News Express and plants in Alberta and British Columbia. Evans, 43, is married with three children and served five years in the RCAF as a Link Trainer Operator and Instructor at Virden.
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Raymond S. Evans
Morden Times
Manitoba
Edmond Prefontaine
Evans
C. E. Leech
Reston Recorder
Hartney Star
Virden Empire Advance
Carberry News Express
Alberta
British Columbia
Weekly Crossword Puzzle TV Personality ioe 1.6
A compact crossword clue list and puzzle hints cover TV personality, wordplay, and science terms. Entries include interstice meadow wile and tantalum symbol along with multiple other clues across and down. The page blends category wordplay with chemical symbols and geographic references.
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B.C
Canadian Prairies
Nicholaas Biezeveld
Haarlem
J. van der Vegte
P. van der Graaf
Technical School
Dordrecht
Ree Brookes
Front Street W
Toronto
Pedro
Lolita
Tasco
Sarge
Moaner
Groaner
Chuck Thurston
Tizzy
Mel Newman
Morden
Sicily
Natwinas
Mindanao
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