What Oil Means to Canada
The piece discusses Western Canada oil exploration costs and outputs, highlighting the Leduc field, capital risk, well costs, and refinery capacity. It notes crude oil grading by API gravity, sweet versus sour grades, and pipeline logistics from Edmonton to Sarnia and beyond with 1954 output projections.
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Leduc
Western Canada
United States
West Canada
Edmonton
Blairmore
American Petroleum Institute
Smiley Field
Saskatchewan
Virden
Manitoba
Turner Valley
Lloydminster
Leduc API
Smiley
Turner
Imperial Oil
Whitehorse
U.S
Canada
Prairies
Coleville
Redwater
Alberta
Roselea
Superior
Sarnia
Makinac
Regina
Gretna
Winnipeg
Home Workshop pattern for shading and canopy designs
This notice describes Home Workshop designs offering slat window shades and doorway canopies from patterns 345 and 400. It lists pricing for individual patterns 35c, 308 and 400 at 35c, six patterns for 1.50 postpaid, and the Lawn and Garden Figures Packet from Pattern Service in Vancouver, B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Residents spend 65 dollars yearly on liquor in Saskatchewan
Rev. Horace West, general secretary of the Saskatchewan Temperance Federation, estimated that Saskatchewan residents spend about $65 annually on alcoholic beverages. He noted that the average church member contributes about $20 per year to his church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Horace West
Saskatchewan Temperance Federation
Grosbeak saved as truck nears in Yorkton road scene
A grosbeak about robin size lay injured on a Yorkton road as a truck approached. A male bird hovered over the mate and after several attempts lifted the wounded bird to safety.
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Yorkton
Sask
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Skin Relief Across Canada
This remedy markets Moone’s Emerald Oil as a clean stainless antiseptic available through druggists nationwide. It claims prompt relief for itching from eczema, scalp, and toe fissures, noting its pleasant use and penetrating antiseptic action that cures long standing cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Moone
What makes a town friendly and welcoming to visitors
The piece argues friendliness defines a town’s character and draws outsiders through hospitality and civic pride. It notes boards of trade and chambers of commerce help host visitors, build goodwill, and shape a community’s reputation, urging towns to foster neighborly spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Board of Trade
Twin births and a coyote kill mark big day on farm
In Tawatina Alta on May 13 1954 farmer Mike Jellich recalls a remarkable day when his cow delivered twin calves and his ewe produced twin lambs. A coyote killed three older lambs, underscoring a day of both joy and loss on his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawatinaw
Alta
Mike Jellich
Flying device and African sorcery revealed learning?
This prompt lists four clues: a vertical entry, a term linked to African sorcery, an exclamatory behold, and a word about gaining knowledge. The set hints at a themed word puzzle embracing mystery and education.
Sunday Prosecution Warns Commercial Truckers
Provincial Treasurer Q M Fines announces fines for Sunday truck operation. He says highways fill with vehicles and children, programs to keep trucks off Sundays under Lord's Day Act. RCMP instructed to prosecute offenders across Western Provinces to improve safety.
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Q M. Fines
RCMP
Boy finds copper arrowhead in cave near Current
Bruce Gibson, aged 12, crawled into a small cave in Current Ontario hoping to glimpse a fox. He found a copper arrowhead instead, which was turned over to the local historical society for safekeeping.
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Bruce Gibson
Bruce
The
Historical Society
Butchart Gardens Reach Diamond Anniversary
Victoria British Columbia famed Butchart Gardens celebrate 60 years of growth from an oil lime pit to a 25 acre landmark. The garden's ordered layouts showcase patterned plantings and shrubs shaping a renowned public display.
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Victoria
B.C
Butchart Gardens
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A. W. Hanks
Ted Tpeter
Suet Breen
H. S
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Country Guide
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Prairie Publishers Limited
Scarth St
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Mer
City
Oklahoma
Star Weekly
Star
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