Mossbank’s Early Growth From Prairie Frontier To Community Hub
Mossbank grew from a 1907 homestead cluster to a bustling South Country village. Early settlers Jolly and Clarke arrived. rail lines and a post office anchored commerce. a 1940 air force school expanded population to about 1150. Lake Johnston area attracts hunters. local facilities include banks, stores, schools, hospital, RCMPlike presence, and a 1940s slogan touts Mossbank as the Biggest Little Village in the South.
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Mossbank
Wood Mountain
Robert Jolly
Alec Jolly
John Clarke
Robert Walker
Rainy River
Moose Jaw
Lawrence Quinn
Jim Quinn
CPR
Reycraft
Main Street
No. 2
R.C.A.F
Lake Johnston
New York
California
Legion Hall
R.C.M.P
No. 102
Sutton 103
Mazenod
Ettington
Wantage
Ardill
Mitchelston
Expanse
Bishopric
Sask
Alfred Wyldman
Canada Won’t Change Christmas Date This Year
Ottawa reports officials say Canada will not shift Christmas observance. They note Canada will not imitate New Zealand which moved Christmas to Monday December 27 due to the holiday falling on a Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
New Zealand
Western Briefs: Creamery closes after 20 years in Madal e
In Madale Saskatchewan the local creamery shuts after two decades of service due to waning business as farmers shift from mixed to grain farming. Manitoba plans to expand farm electrification to 5 000 in 1948 and 5 000 annually thereafter to serve main agricultural areas.
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Midale
Sask
Winnipeg
Manitoba Power Commission
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Canada Hosts Close to Eighty Thousand Immigrants for Eight Months
Ottawa reports nearly 80,000 immigrants arriving in the first eight months of 1948, totaling 79,336 versus 32,808 in the same period of 1947. Of these, 31,191 came from the British Isles, 11,916 from northern European nations, 5,023 from the United States, and 31,206 from a broad mix of other countries from Australia to Armenia.
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Ottawa
Canada
British Isles
Sweden
Holland
Germany
France
Switzerland
United States
Australia
Armenia
First butter produced in Alberta reported at Dunvegan
In Dunvegan Alberta researchers cite a Fort Dunvegan trader’s journal noting 1840 shipment of three kegs of butter to Chipewyan. The entry is dated 1840 and is presented as evidence that the town produced Alberta’s first butter.
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Edmonton
Alberta
D. B. MacMillan
Athabaska River
Bitumont
Alta
Dunvegan
Fort
Chipewyan
Country Haven Brings Strain and Quiet Resolve
In a crowded country house, Dad and Mom dispute summer guests and aging chores. They plan a quiet respite by visiting Mrs Frazer Lynn, while Cousin Min Sil and Uncle Jeb stir nerves and hopes for relief from city life. The visit reveals aging, care, and the pull of home.
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Martha
Cousin Minnie
Dad
Mom
Sil
Cousin Min
Lil
Jeb
Uncle Jeb
Amica
Frazer Lynn
Min
Nora
Mrs. Lynn
Miller Boys
Millie
Lake Ai
Mil
City
Minnie
Lakeview
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
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South
Coun
Hunters
Sutton-Lake Johnston Union Hospital
Mossbank’s
Chase
Dr. Chase
Carter
Carver
Jose
Aszd
U. Vitoria
the Allen Y Hanbus
Alt Lindsay Ont
Srmce
Chuck Thurston
Sandy
Peggy
Aimaga
Western Briefs
Saskatoon
Churchill
Hudson Bay Route Association
Ceylon
Vancouver
Fraser River
Woodwards Landing
Ladner
Lower Fraser Valley Crossing
Pilate
Rowina Svenson
Chilliwack
B.C
BC. Electric
Jones Lake
Lorne R. McPhee
Upper
Fraser Valley
Mr. McPhee
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