Manitoba Premier outlines new equalized assessment rise
Premier Douglas Campbell announced Manitoba's 1955 56 equalized assessment will be about 220 million higher than 1953 54 due to a mid point reassessment program started in 1950. He said the government will not reduce overall education funding despite higher municipal assessments and noted grants are tied to fiscal need since 1947.
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Douglas Campbell
Campbell
Equalization Board
Manitoba
Helpful Kitchen Tips From Everyday Hints Column
A collection of practical advice on coffee vanilla addition for flavor steam in bathroom to remove wrinkles, softening brown sugar in the fridge, and peeling carrots with a coarse grater for faster skin removal.
Airports in Canada rise to 433 at start of year
Canada reported 433 airports in operation at the start of the year, up 18 from a year earlier. The figure reflects ongoing expansion in aviation infrastructure across the country.
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Canada
New Natural History Museum to Mark Jubilee in Saskatchewan
A $1 090 000 museum of natural history, to open next year, will honor Saskatchewan's pioneers and recount the province's natural history. Hubert Garnier of Winnipeg directs sculpture for a 500 foot frieze around the building, featuring 325 moving pieces of Saskatchewan wildlife.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Hubert Garnier
Winnipeg
Canada
Nutty Holiday Sandwich Variations From Nutritionists
Department of Agriculture nutritionists offer six peanut butter based spreads to enrich kids lunches during holidays. Each uses a half cup peanut butter as the base with additions like grated carrots raisins celery leaves salad dressings pickle relish dates lemon juice pineapple or cranberry sauce prunes and prune juice.
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Department of Agriculture
Seeds of Deed and Distant Harvest
A reflective verse about small words and unseen seeds that bloom into noble deeds. The speaker notes how words or writings may go unheard yet later blossom in actions, driven by preachers and teachers who sow ideas. It urges mindful speech to yield joy or pain.
PEI helps Saskatchewan ham and bacon with Yorkshire boars
Prince Edward Island contributes to Saskatchewan pig farming by sending 38 Saskatchewan breeders one or two Yorkshire boars from David Wright of Lower Montague to improve ham and bacon stock.
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Saskatoon
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
David Wright
Lower Montague
Dangers of Mixing Fuel Oil With Gasoline in Deliveries
Fire Commissioner warns of deadly risks from gasoline contaminated fuel oil deliveries. Mislabelled barrels and gasoline in fuel oil tanks can cause violent explosions. suppliers must verify grade and purge gasoline from trucks and barrels before delivering fuel oil. Householders should buy only from proper dealers.
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Switzer
Switzer Adde
Hold Recreation Institute Red Deer December 28-30
The first provincial Recreation Institute will be held December 28 to 30 at Red Deer Composite High. Sponsors are the Health and Recreation Branch of the Alberta Education Department and the Alberta Recreation Association. Potential leaders should apply soon as accommodations are limited.
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Red Deer Composite High School
Health and Recreation Branch
Alberta Department of Education
Alberta Recreation Association
Recreation Institute
Department of Education
Edmonton
Quest for rare bird in Sierra Leone by BBC and ZSL
The joint expedition from the British Broadcasting Corporation's Television Service and the Zoological Society of London searches the Sierra Leone hinterland for the Picathartes, a bird never before seen in captivity. It was first observed alive by J W Lester of the London Zoo in 1949, who found a colony there and obtained several specimens that died soon after capture.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Television Service
The
Zoological Society of London
Sierra Leone
J. W. Lester
London Zoo
Fluoridation Debate Persists Despite Health Assurances
Community water fluoridation proposals spark ongoing concern as officials tout benefits for dental health while chemists warn tampering risks and emphasize water purification, chlorination, aluminum sulfate aids, and the need for clean, tasteless, odorless supply.
Saskatchewan Residents Fined For Hospitalization Tax
Twenty seven Saskatchewan residents paid 526.30 in fines and costs in September and October for failure to pay the hospitalization tax. G W Myers says 50 charges total. each guilty. Infringements spanned Arborfield Benito Bruno Duck Lake Ernfold Hanley Hudson Bay Ituna Indian Head Kylemore Kedleston Melville Mont Nebo Margo Maloneck Osler Saskatoon Warman Whitebeech Weekes Weyburn Whitkow Val Marie.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan
G. W. Myers
Arborfield
Benito
Bruno
Duck Lake
Ernfold
Hanley
Hudson Bay
Ituna
Indian Head
Kylemore
Kedleston
Melville
Mont Nebo
Margo
Maloneck
Osler
Saskatoon
Warman
Whitebeech
Weekes
Weyburn
Whitkow
Val Marie
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
A devotional poem in which Jane Dale asks for divine presence across life’s hours. The speaker seeks guidance through work and daily tasks, asking for truth, grace, and peace from morning to night. The piece reads as a prayerful meditation on everyday fidelity and divine companionship.
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Jane Dale
Consumer price index in September holds at 116.8
The consumer price index based on 1949 prices remained at 116.8 in September. Some foods and rents rose while declines in other foods and clothing offset the gain. Overhead costs included higher electric stoves, coal, laundry soap, and other household items.
Victoria farmwife crowned queen of cougar hunters
Victoria Island tale spotlights Mrs. Joan Milwarde Yates a middle aged farmwife praised as queen of the cougar hunters on Vancouver Island She has hunted cougars 17 years and lists a bag of 23 with dogs assisting on a circling route known as the cougar run on Mount Matheson near Victoria Her husband James and teenage son Douglas reside on the farm as she continues to chase big cats across the island and even dreams of Africa.
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Victoria
Vancouver Island
Joan Milwarde Yates
Ms. Yates
Mount Matheson
Father Answers Son in City Money Woes
A young man in a large city writes to his father begging for help after becoming broke with no friends. The father replies urging him to make friends quickly to cope with his situation.
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Abe
Abie
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New York City
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Mr. Yates
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