Vancouver dailies merge amid rising costs
The Prontiersman Herald Star will cease June 15 as Thompson Company merges Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province into Pacific Press Limited. Sun will keep the evening paper, Province moves to morning edition, and both will pool facilities while maintaining their identities.
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Thompson Company
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Throosaw Times-Herald
Herald
Vancouver
Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Province
Sun Publishing Company
Southam Company
Pacific Press Limited
Grand Valley Press Co. Ltd
Planesman
RCAF
Moose Jaw
Printed Pattern 4639 Misses' Sizes 12 to 42
Weekly sewing notice advertises Printed Pattern 4639 for misses sizes 12 through 42 with a scoop neckline and six gore skirt. Size 16 requires 4% yards of 39 inch fabric. Directions included. Send 50 cents and write size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
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Anne Adams
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Cuddle kitten knitting pattern sale offers free book
A 1950s style knitting notice promotes pattern 7025 for a 16 inch kitten using one 4 ounce skein of worsted yarn. Readers are invited to mail 35 cents for the pattern and 25 cents for a new needlecraft book with patterns across crochet knitting embroidery and toys. Another offer includes two free patterns in the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book for 1957.
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Alice Brooks
Emerald Isle Nickname Explained for Green Ireland
A concise note explains why Ireland is called the Emerald Isle due to its lush green vegetation and scenery. It highlights the country's climate and agricultural landscape as the basis for the nickname.
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Ireland
Emerald Isle
Fort Garry and total amalgamation in Winnipeg metro
The Fort Garry Municipal Council files a second brief to the Greater Winnipeg Investigating Commission arguing for preserving local government while coordinating metro services. It opposes full amalgamation, favors democratic local control, and urges a single coordinating board rather than eliminating municipalities.
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Greater
Winnipeg
Fort Gary
Fort Garry
Metro
County Research Foundation
States
Promotion of Minor League Baseball in Saskatchewan
Estevan mother and SMBA president Mrs D Inglis writes to endorse Minor League Baseball for ages eight to eighteen across Saskatchewan. She argues organized sport builds character, teamwork, discipline and self control while preventing juvenile delinquency and supporting physical development.
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Saskatchewan Minor Baseball Association
D. Inglis
Estevan
SMBA
Saskatchewan
Parking Troubles in High River Spurs Parking Plan
The Times notes seasonal parking strains as town council plans to lease the CPR right of way near the RCA store and Credit Union Hall to create stalls and entrances. It urges prioritizing country shoppers, reducing peak evening congestion, and easing farmer deliveries to boost downtown business while preserving the town tree.
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C.P.R
RCA
Credit Union Hall
Lessons in calamities in small town fires
A reflective note on Grenfell Paterson elevator Whitewood Broadview hotel fires. It praises capable volunteer brigades and good equipment but highlights water shortages as the major limitation. It argues towns need cisterns and waterworks to enable effective firefighting.
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Grenfell
Paterson
Whitewood
Broadview
Public charity appeals prompt call for one yearly Hanna chest
The Hanna Herald notes national groups like Red Cross Salvation Army and Cancer Society run annual drives, and residents grow weary of simultaneous appeals. A community chest with one annual canvass is proposed as a practical solution, easing the burden on donors while still supporting worthy causes.
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Red Cross
Salvation Army
Cancer Society
Hanna
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