Vacationers warned to be careful with fire
Saskatchewan fires advisory urges caution during holidays. Fire Commissioner Switzer warns cottages are vulnerable due to light construction and common hazards such as lamps and flammable liquids. He prescribes outdoor storage of fuels, proper lamp handling, stove clearance, insulated guards, and accessible extinguishers to prevent fire and ensure a safe vacation season.
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Regina
R. A. W. Switzer
Lek
Switzer
Face-lifting job for big totem pole
The famous Haida carved totem at Jasper Alberta received a spring cleaning this year boosting its color. The 65 foot pole, brought to Jasper in 1915, is carved with heraldic crests and sits on a concrete base. Refurbishment was directed by G R Graham, Edmonton general superintendent.
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Canadian National
Jasper
Alberta
Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
G. R. Graham
Edmonton
Isle of Jersey Honeymoons Draw Travel Fans
The Isle of Jersey, birthplace of Lily Langtry, attracts many honeymooners with 300 couples aboard a single boat and 48 couples in one hotel. The column notes travel book warnings on Europe, jokes about gender gossip, marriage contracts, kitchen innovations, hypnotist sports cures, and Keen’s Chop House pipe smoking etiquette as a lively snapshot of contemporary quirks.
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Isle of
Jersey
England
Lily Langtry
Jersey Lily
Europe
France
Isle de France
Denmark
Keen's
Manhattan
N.Y
New oil field search in Alberta drives seismic crews’ costs
Alberta explores new oil fields with about 3,000 seismic workers including 15 man crews of surveyors geologists engineers and geophysicists. Since 1932 seismic work led to the Leduc discovery in 1947 and continues to map underground formations for oil. Monthly crew costs range from 20 000 to 80 000 depending on terrain with average payroll near 5 000.
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Alberta
Geophysical Service International Corporation
Twin Rivers
Leduc
Manitoba population set to near one million by 1961
A Manitoba report projects a population nearing one million by 1961 due to accelerated industrial growth, expanded Western Canadian markets, natural resource development, and northern expansion. It notes a past outward migration has waned and Manitoba’s 1941 to 1951 population rose 6.4 percent.
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Manitoba
Prairie
Plate coverage and swing drills for batting and pool buoyancy
The article explains how hitters must bend knees and keep elbows bent to cover the plate during a swing and suggests practicing by standing in the box with proper knee bend and bat position. It also covers tossing practice for hitting high to a moving ball and a swimming drill to relax muscles and learn buoyancy with safe guidance.
Weekly Bible Comment on Morality and Marital Decency
The reflection argues against public divorces and extramarital relations among the privileged. It calls for moral standards based on the Commandments and common decency rather than censorious behavior, stressing honesty, integrity, and responsibility in relationships for both men and women.
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Kentucky
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Reno
Pittsburgh
Frank Afuss
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Muss
George
Virgil
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Priscilla’s
Pop
WILD
ABC
al Vermeer
Mee
Sports College
Lloyd
Percival
Tennis Service Up
Weekly Bible Comment
Robert Young
New York Central
Winston Churchill
Order of the
Bath
New York
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U. S
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