Saskatchewan archeology marks historic sites across province
Archaeologists using mine detectors plan to mark about 200 historic sites in Saskatchewan as part of a golden jubilee project. Fort Carlton and Qu Appelle valley approaches are among targets, with signs and replicas of historic wagons to tell each site's story. Evidence near Mortlach suggests 5000 year climate cycles and artefacts dating 3400 years.
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Saskatchewan
Fort Carlton
Hudson's Bay Company
Saskatchewan River
Prince Albert
Red River
Wapella
Mortlach
Canada
Modern farm marketing act for Ontario
Ontario Agriculture Minister Thomas stated in the Legislature that a new farm marketing bill will be the most modern yet drafted. He defended the plan against opposition claims and noted weather and drought caused some spoilage, while overall gross crop production fell from 308.4 million to 290.8 million dollars but efficiency improved outcomes.
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Toronto
Thomas
Ontario
For Sale Two MAS Tractors Hydraulics Machinery
Classified notice offers two MAS tractors a 1941 gas and a 1952 diesel fully equipped with hydraulics. Listed as in very good condition with buyer to inspect and contact for price and details.
Canadians Marrying Earlier Than in 1951
CBS reports 24.2 percent of Canadians aged 15 to 24 were married in 1953 versus 21.9 percent in 1951. Prosperity and war-year patterns influence early unions, boosting demand for consumer goods from toys to telephone lines.
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CBS
Icebreaker ad spots lawnmowers as deep cold hits Winnipeg
A Winnipeg storekeeper advertised lawnmowers on a day when temperatures plunged to 30 below. The cheeky line notes the dream of spring despite the extreme cold.
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Winnipeg
Iced Hot Cross Buns and Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast Claim
Ad touts Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for full strength until baking. It promises long shelf life with no refrigeration and a month’s supply stored in the cupboard.
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Fleischmann
U.S. tests fastest sub afloat Albacore outpaces short runs
The navy reports the Albacore a 1300 ton test submarine with a tear shaped hull that may enable high underwater speed for short periods. It trails the Nautilus in sustained speed and carries no torpedoes. The Nautilus operates on atomic power for longer, steady runs.
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Washington
United States Navy
Navy
Cunard Orders Fourth Ship for Canadian Service
Cunard announces a contract with John Brown and Company for a fourth passenger and cargo liner to serve Canada. The vessel, named Sylvania, will mirror the 22,000 ton Saxonia and Ivernia and is due in 1957. The third ship in the class, Carinthia, is slated for launch late this year and delivery in summer 1956.
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Montreal
Cunard Steamship Company Limited
John Brown and Company
Clydebank) Limited
Saxonia
Ivernia
Sylvania
Carinthia
Keep On Keepin On Amid Grim Prospects
A terse verse urges steady nerve when prospects look grim. It counsels persistence and grit through confusion and dwindling hope, urging steady effort despite mounting difficulties and uncertainty.
Saskatchewan Scouts to Attend World Jamboree in Canada
A 165 Scout contingent from 35 areas will represent Saskatchewan at the eighth world scout jamboree this summer in Niagara on the Lake Ontario. The note adds a fact about sea water density and Pago Pago harbor in Samoa.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Ont
Raleigh Joins Rangers Lead In Assists
Raleigh Livingston Raleigh, a center and captain for the New York Rangers, reached 208 lifetime assists on March 10, ranking third in Rangers history behind Frank Boucher and Phil Watson. He also holds the Rangers single season record with 42 assists in 1951-52 and has appeared in 501 league games, fourth in club history behind Ott Heller Phil Watson Frank Boucher and Murray Murdoch.
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Raleigh
Boucher
Rangers
Watson
Dost
Ott Heiler
Phil Watson
Frank Boucher
Murray Murdoch
Cupola and Twin Bed Pattern Project for Home Workshops
The article describes patterns 407 for a 27 percent inch high cupola with 1635 inch base, and 241 for a weathervane. It explains construction, hinge doors, and cutting guides for rafters, roofing, and secure attachment. Patterns cost 35 cents each, pattern 236 for bunk bed conversion, and a five-pattern packet for 1.50. Order via Department P.P.L. Vancouver, B C.
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Unity
Camp
Shore Cottage
Department P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Record number of goalkeepers used in NHL this season
Never before has the six team National Hockey League used more goalkeepers than this season. Every club has had at least two netminders with Montreal using four. Fifteen goalies have seen action this term across the league, including Lumley Mayer Plante Binette Evans Hodge Sawchuk Hall and others from Boston Detroit New York Chicago and more.
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Montreal
Toronto
Harry Lumley
Gil Mayer
Jacques Plante
Andre Binette
Claude Evans
Charlie Hodge
Detroit
Terry Sawchuk
Glenn Hall
Boston
John Henderson
Jim Henry
New York
Lorne Worsley
Johnny Bower
Chicago
al Rollins
Hank Bassen
Ray Frederick
Pink-Eyed White Muskrat Sold for Calgary Zoo Resident
Alta resident Brooks reports a pink-eyed white muskrat caught near here will become a permanent resident of the Calgary Zoo, located about 100 miles west of this town.
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Brooks
Alta
Calgary
Garden notes on flowers in the vegetable garden
Garden notes urge planting a few rows of flowers in vegetable plots to provide bouquets for home and gifts. Choose hardy blooms like gladiolus and sweet peas, save seed to sow along garden edges, and use rich loam soil enhanced with manure or substitutes such as fertilizer and compost.
Premier praises Easter Seal campaign in Saskatchewan
Premier T. C. Douglas lauded the Easter Seal Campaign run by Rotary Clubs of Saskatchewan with teachers and children. He said the sixth annual appeal supports rehabilitation for the physically handicapped, including mobile clinics and two patient transport buses, plus summer camps for youth. The drive runs March 21 to April 10 across the province.
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Regina
Rotary Clubs of
Saskatchewan
T. C. Douglas
Rotary Clubs
Douglas
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Owen
Englewood
Ka Farm
Iin
U.S
Cunard
Pago Pago
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Hamea
Buwsee Workshop
Algry da
Les Carrell
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