New Canadian Discount Club Opens In Edmonton
In July 1957 Trans Continental Discount Distributors Limited began in Edmonton with William Foth as president. The club offers factory price merchandise through direct-from-manufacturer sourcing, with savings up to 60 percent. Members pay 100 dollars for ten years and pay cash only, aiming to expand supplier networks across Canada.
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TCD Sury
Edmonton
William Fotn Vnu
TCD Dccount Club
Foth
Canada
Trans-Continental Discount Distributors Limited
T.C.D
TCD
Discount Club
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Trans-Continental Expansion Across Western Canada
The firm reports rapid growth with more than 4 000 members in Alberta and over 5 000 nationwide before April 1958. It expands by opening large branches in Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon Regina and a Grande Prairie mail order office. It aims to cut consumer prices below retail levels and join Better Business Bureaus and Dun and Bradstreet listings to fuel further growth.
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Trans-Continental
Alberta
Better Business
Western Canada
Edmonton
Calgary
Saskatoor Regina
Grande Prairie
Sid Bristow’s notable coin collection on display
Sid Bristow shows a diverse collection in the Grenfell editorial office including a Polish 100-mark note from 5 by 8 inches an English coin dating to 1687 a 1995 Mexican silver dollar an 1832 Nova Scotia penny and Canadian bank tokens with many foreign coins from the last century some pieces are so worn lettering is unreadable.
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Republic of Mexico
Province of Nova Scotia
the Sun
Grenfell, Sask
Jasper Park Lodge Plans Summer Expansion in Canadian Rockies
The Jasper Park Lodge, a summer resort in the Canadian Rockies, seeks to increase capacity to accommodate 650 guests with improvements to guest rooms and facilities during the season.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Canadian Rockies
Identification for the unconscious a call for better first aid
The article argues unconsciousness from fainting or medical conditions requires quick aid and emphasizes identifying marks to indicate causes like diabetes insulin shock or allergy. It proposes discreet, well coded devices or tattoos and urges cooperation among medical, Red Cross, scouts, police, and rescue services to create an effective system.
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American Red Cross
Boy Scout
Fireman’s lot a harsh fate in anonymous tribute
A verse lament from The Journal Coleman Alta mocks public misreadings of firefighters. It lists comments on delays, speed, ladder handling, ventilation, floor vents, chief’s oversight, and injuries, showing how society blames and second guesses firemen in every outcome.
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Coleman, Alta
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Toronto
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