Local Family News and Get Well Wishes
Mr and Mrs Henry Davidson hosted visitors from Minnesota last week as they visited the family of the former's son and daughter in law Jack Davidson and family. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ted Little on their recent marriage. Dane Stewart and Frank Rennenberger visited the coast recently. Harold Strachan left for The Pas to work with the C N R. Mrs D F Sullivan spent days in Winnipeg. Stewart Donald of Portage is at Ben Lumber Yard. Mrs Sullivan and family wish a speedy recovery. Beverley Bailey and Jackie are in Brandon with Beverley undergoing ear surgery.
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W. Strachan
Minsota
Eamonton
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Ted Little
Dane Stewart
Frank Rennenberger
Harold Strachan
Pas
C.N.R
D. F. Sullivan
Winnipeg
Stewart Donald
Portage
Ben Lumber Yard
Sulli
Jack Bailey
Beverley
Jackie
Brandon
Local Social Notes and Updates From Oak River and Surrounds
Mrs A Nesbitt returns from the East with a new granddaughter while Mrs M Harrison of Michigan visited at cousin Mrs Hopley. G A Fraser is a patient at Hamida Hospital after a hip fracture. W M L A meeting planned at Mrs J White s home with egg money and old Christmas Cards requested. Several local visits and travels involving Hopsey Hutchings Killoh Hopley McKague and others noted along with scouting activity at Peace Gardens and Turtle Mountains seeding help from Ron Evans.
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M. Harrison
Michigan
Hopley
G. A Fraser
Hamaida Hospital
Thamboree
Peace Gardens
Ron Evans
Ebell
As I See It by D W McCallum Provocative musings on undercover agents
The column lampoons undercover agents including a lingerie seller and jokes about words under, underwear, and other terms. The writer cites a Winnipeg paper and a Fort Garry Hotel speech, noting Western Canadian women are hip and Eastern women fleshy, ending with a quip about ants at picnics.
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Halifax
CNR Bluenose Runs Again This Year
Canadian National Railways announces the Bluenose Special trans continental excursion train will operate again this year. organized by J W Dodds of the Maritime Provinces Association of Edmonton. the trip offers western Canadians a chance to visit the East and former Maritimers a return to their birth provinces.
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Canadian National Railways
Canada
J W Dodds
Maritime Provinces Association of
Edmonton
Farming a Future View in Canadian Agriculture Prospects
Dr. F. J. Greaney and Farm Service in Winnipeg sponsor a survey on technology and education in farming. The piece forecasts continued mechanization, better crop varieties, and higher capital needs, urging expanded higher education for future farmers to meet technical and social challenges. It ends with season's greetings for readers and hopes for prosperity in 1958.
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Runrome
Temporrow
Canada
CNR Commences Ore Haul From Steep Rock
CNR begins ore shipments from Steep Rock on May 12 with the first freighter to load and depart by July 12, continuing to Edmonton and onward to Halifax with multiple stopovers. The train features a recreation car and on board entertainment as passenger service expands across the west.
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Edmonton
CNR
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