Canadian women among world's best dressed
A panel from the Alaws Women’s Literary Club notes Canadian women rank among the world’s best dressed while the textile and garment industries face extreme difficulties. Montreal experts Madeleine Levason Muriel Gillespie and Gerry Polan discuss production value, wage levels, and the shift toward synthetic fabrics amid imports concerns.
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Fabree
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Muriel Gillespie
Gerry Polan
Montreal
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Frank Ryan
Canada
Miss Levagon
Canadian Women’s Press Club
Japan
Paris
Dior
Grande Prairie to Borrow for Hospital and School Expansion
Grande Prairie plans a major building program with hospital and school financing. Province Treasurer Hinman advised local officials that borrowing arrangements will be arranged soon. The notice, dated March 1 1957, mentions financing authority and anticipated transfers.
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Fion
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Letaliation
Alberta
Measles Outbreak Strikes Indian Head Schools
An outbreak described as the worst in years has hit Indian Head with many pupils absent from school. About 56 students were missing and the United Church Sunday school attendance fell to 91 from over 200. The Sun Grenfell Maine 195
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United Church
Sun
Grenfell
National Museum split reshapes focus on natural history and human origins
Canada’s National Museum splits into the Canadian Museum of Natural History and the Canadian Museum of Human History. The change shifts emphasis to natural resources and the evolution of people in Canada, with studies spanning Yukon Arctic sites to Inuit and First Nations folklore.
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Arctic
Province outlines Manitoba road program 1957 58 plan
The Red River Valley Echo reports Manitoba will finish Highway 14 from Winkler to Rosenfeld with reinforced concrete and seal coats, grade and gravel the Winkler Haskett road, and upgrade Highway 32 from Haskett to No 3. The Trans Canada Highway system heads a $231.9 million plan including a $10.5 million federal share with further trunk highway funds. The U S and Britain have not fully adopted metric measures.
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Manitoba
Rosenfeld
Winkler
Gretna
Okanagan Centres Get New Telephone Equipment
The Review notes Okanagan telephone subscribers will gain toll ticketing gear making Canada’s first among continents. The system allows long distance dialing without an operator except for person-to-person calls. Installation starts now and should be complete within two years.
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Canada
Ans
Revertoke
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