Switzer resigns Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner post
R A W Switzer leaves the Saskatchewan Fire Commission to become Assistant Dominion Fire Commissioner in Ottawa. Minister C C Williams praises his service and notes his role in low fire loss and premiums. Deputy Commissioner William J Carson to replace him. Switzer has held key roles in fire safety organizations. Glenlawn bans non resident and repeating Grade XII pupils due to overcrowding, affecting about 15 students.
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R. A. W. Switzer
Saskatchewan
C C. Willams
Switzer
Dominion Fire
Ottawa
Willams
Sorny
Dominion
Williams
Prairie Lily
Grenfell, Bask
Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner's Office
Dominion of Canada
Canadian Fire Marshalls Association
National Fire Protection Association
Canadian Standards Association
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada
William J. Carson
Manor
Carson
Regina
Glenlawn Collegiate
Glenlawn
St. Vital Lance
Printed Pattern 4644 Half Size Sewing Dress Pattern
Old pattern advertisement describes a collar cut dress pattern designed for a slim silhouette. Includes sizes 14 16 18 20 24 with yardage 3 yards 39 inch fabric and printed directions on each pattern part. Send fifty cents to Pattern Dept Toronto address.
Edson man revives drowning boy with rare respiration method
Elmer Fossheim, CNR yard foreman at Edson, used a scarcely known artificial respiration method to revive nine year old Reginald Pollock after he stopped breathing in the McLeod River. Fossheim sucked water from the lungs and breathed air into the boy's mouth, restoring breathing. He had recently read about the technique in a magazine.
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Edson
Alta
Reginald Pollock
McLeod River
Elmer Fossheim
CNR
Reginald
Fossheim
Sign request aligns with new district road signs
The Board of Trade announced receipt of over a dozen directional signs for Dinosaur Park on the Red Deer River and Kinbrook Park at Lake Newell to be erected. Alberta Motor Association provided the signs in Calgary. The Bulletin notes local businessmen show interest in the district.
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Bulletin
Board of Trade
Dinosaur Park
Red Deer River
Kinbrook Park
Lake Newell
Alberta Motor Association
Calgary
Brooks
Alta
Premier Douglas predicts Saskatchewan's greatest expansion
Premier T. C. Douglas told about 200 people at Chaplin the province is on the threshold of its greatest industrial expansion. He cited the sodium sulphate plant as a emblem of rapid diversification and noted Chaplin’s growth and $25 million in wages paid over 10 years from the project.
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Saskatchewan
T. C. Douglas
Chaplin
Douglas
Lur
Bishopric
T. G Douglas
G. F. Miller
Sask
Laugh of the week from The Touchwood Times
A Humorous quip cites a neighbor feud over lawn care and a dawn mowing dispute. The joke involves a tin of oil sent for the mower and a retort about using it on a wife who sings at an odd hour. Punny Saskatchewan tone from Pun nichy edition.
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Touchwood Times
Punnichy
Sask
Patterned Shutters Offer Handy Closing Accessories
Shutters pattern 889 demonstrates making various shutter styles with actual-size guides for applied and open-work decorations. Part of the Home stead Improvement Packet No 30 priced at $1.75, offered by Home Workshop Patterns, Department P.P.L, 44383 West Sud Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
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Department P.P.L
West Sud Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Harvest Special Nosed From Prairie Harvesters Remembered
Nostalgic look at the harvest specials that loaded elderly workers onto trains from Eastern Canada to the prairies in the early days. The piece recalls vast crews, high pay, and cook-house feasts, plus the era’s mix of workers and misfits, and a police sting that ended the practice.
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Canada
Prairies
Walter Osborne
Ives
Here
Moose Jaw
No bandits here please Lacombe on parking metres
The Globe argues against parking metres in Lacombe Alberta noting two councillors favored a trial but warning metres would not solve the parking problem. The piece warns metres would irritate locals, drain revenue, and may force more police enforcement while driving away shoppers.
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the Globe
Lacombe
Alta
Premier Duff Roblin Congratulates Churchill on Golden Wedding
Premier Duff Roblin sent greetings to Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Churchill on their golden wedding anniversary. He noted the couple’s long 50 year voyage through matrimony and wished them health and happiness.
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Duff Roblin
Churchill
Province of
Manitoba
Winston
Lady Churchill
Mr. Roblin
Pyramds
Egypt
Winston Churchill
Lady
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Nanaimo
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