Pioneer Stone, longtime Rapid City editor, laid to rest
Cooper Stone, aged 71, Rapid City Reporter editor and publisher for decades, died at home after a life in local journalism. He arrived in 1907, partnered with Henry Clay, led the paper through mergers, served as mayor and school board chairman, and was renowned for his concise local reporting and “We Wonder?” column. He is survived by his wife Clara, two sons Oswald and Howard, a brother and a sister, with funeral services held in Rapid City.
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G. F. Barker
Ector Cooper Stone
Rapid City
Mr Stone
H. Clay
Destiny
Saskatchewan
England
Rapid
Messrs Stone & Clay
Brandon
Henry Clay
Stone
the Times
Tom Gardner
Gardner
Nokomis
Stone-Clay
Old Land
Mr. Stone
Canada
Clara Bradley
Oswald G
Odd Fellows Lodge
Rapid City Lodge No
Derbyshire
Rivers
Minnedosa
William
Shoal Lake
E. A
Beatrice) Oglesby
Los Angeles
Calif
G. G. Harris
Rapid City Cemetery
P. E. McNabb
Oak River
George Crookshank
Jack Shaw
Tully McKenzie
Edwin Northcott
Harry Moore
Bert Gray
Official opening set for Estevan agricultural auditorium
Representatives of federal and provincial departments of agriculture along with Western Canada Fairs Association and Exhibitions will attend the cornerstone ceremony for Estevan’s new Agricultural Auditorium on Tuesday October 22. The day will include the cornerstone event, the official opening program, the banquet, and the Estevan Bruins home hockey game.
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Departments of Agriculture
Western Canada Fairs Association
Western Canada Association of Exhibitions
Estevan
Estevan Bruins
Mercury
Sask
Civil Defence role in peace and war outlined
G. R. Rowe of Sub Area 12 explains Civil Defence as a dual system for peace and war. He lists police, fire, wardens, health, rescue, information, welfare, engineering and radiation monitoring services as essential, coordinated under a Civil Defence director to meet disasters and potential atomic threats.
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Civil Defence
G. R. Rowe
Sub Area 12
Civil Defense
Camrose Hosts Rotary Governor Balfour and wife
The Canadian Camrose report describes Rotary Governor Balfour and wife touring Camrose on Monday afternoon. They admired the city’s lawns gardens tree lined streets and institutional landscaping noting Grande Prairie lags in mature beautification while ELlsworth Hills cattle and Mr Dittberner's bird sanctuary also impressed them. The geese plan to migrate by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Rotary
Balfour
Camrose
Hospital
Art
Ellsworth Hills
Battle River Valley
Dittberner
Grey
Coleman School Board Rejects Land Additions Plan
Coleman Alberta October 16 1957 the school board announced the Department of Education rejected their request to add lands to the Coleman district and hinted at joining the Crows Nest Consolidated District for reconsideration. Board members criticized the move calling it a squeeze play and vowed to resist a greater tax rate.
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the Journal
Coleman
Alberta
Ast
Department of Education
Crows Nest Consolidated
Coleman's
Humboldt teachers convene 42nd annual convention
The Journal welcomes Humboldt teachers as they begin their 42nd annual convention. It stresses the need for strong education to prepare students for advanced studies and notes a continuing teacher shortage impacting schools and pupils.
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Humboldt, Sask
Humboldt
W. P. Thompson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation
Canada
Quest for a Canadian flag ignites debate after royal opening
The article reflects on the historic opening of Canada’s Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II and argues for a distinctive national flag. It discusses incorporating the Maple Leaf with the Union Jack and the Merchant Flag concept, noting politicians’ promises to adopt a Canadian flag and asking how long to wait.
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Killarney
Man
Canada
Queen Elizabeth
Commonwealth
Elizabeth
St. George
St. Andrews
St. Patrick
What is a student The Twig Is Bent So Grows The Tree
A teacher speaks on the pivotal role of students in carrying on current work and shaping the nation. The future Premier, lawmakers, judges, and leaders will be determined by the boys and girls in schools, not contemporaries. Education steers fate and society.
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the Gazette
Grand Fork
B.C
Senate
Supreme Court
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Pioneer
Cooper Stone
Souris
Manitoba
Aroun
I” States School Board
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