Canadian statistics report on unemployment and economy 1955
Unemployment rose seasonally from mid November to mid December but the number of jobless and idle workers was about 2 percent below a year earlier. The civilian labor force reached 154 000. Births reached a record 442 000. deaths rose to 126 570 with a crude death rate of 11 per 1 000. Marriages totaled 125 851. Prices, credit, and storage stocks rose in 1955 guiding manufacturing gains. iron ore shipments more than doubled.
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Aber
Canada
Saskatchewan
Atlantic
Time Moves On and Time Never Returns
Quote by William M. Taylor urges living with purpose as each new day brings unique chances. The author leverages the metaphor of Time as a chariot with ratchets that move only forward, emphasizing personal duty to seize opportunities.
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William M. Taylor
Three Hired Men Sum 161 Years Service to One Farmer
Copy from Bridlington Free Press and Chronicle notes three farm hands with long service. John Dyson aged 76 has 63 years on Thwing farm as foreman, Watson Colley 52 years as shepherd, Ralph Stork 46 years as herdsman. They now work part time for John Bardass while recalling earlier generations and changing farm methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotty Jackson
Wetaskiwin
Bridlington
Yorkshire
Ralph Stork
John Bardass
Why Dyson
Colley
Stork
Bardass
Manitoba livestock breeders plan 3 day annual meeting
The Livestock Breeders' Associations of Manitoba announce three day meetings in Brandon from January 31 to February 2. Breeds include Swine Sheep Cattle Shorthorn Club and Clydesdale and Percheron Belgain. Guest speakers Dr S C Stothers and Prof M L Buchanan. A farm ladies program and banquet follow at the Prince Edward Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock Breeders’ Associations of
Manitoba
Brandon
John H. Conner
Swine Breeders’ Association
S. C. Stothers
Department of Animal Science
University of Manitoba
Sheep Breeders’ Association
Cattle Breeders’ Association
M. L. Buchanan
North
Ings
Agricultural and Homemaking School
Eaton Company
Prince Edward Hotel
Delicate Prints Bloom For Springtime Wardrobe
A nostalgia filled portrait of spring prints shifting from loud designs to small delicate patterns in cool or vivid colors. The author notes past dislike for prints and praises current lines made in linen cotton or silk with simple straight cuts easy to accessorize.
Lincoln and the birds show his big loving heart
Abe Lincoln, riding home with lawyers, stopped to search for a nest and return two blown birds to their mother. The act mirrors his later sympathy for a whole race suffering in society.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Humorous snippets from a busy social page
A collage of light verse and jokes features Mrs Hobson hosting guests in a feather bound library, a teacher inviting questions, a child asking about ink, a mistaken police call to the fire station, a quip about John’s handwriting, and a Spokane tale of a man reporting a missing one horse open sleigh with the punchline about Claus not being the thief.
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Willie Wright
Spokane
Wash
Claus
Considerate Son Sends Birthday Gift From Student
Dean Ives of Long Beach California received a modest birthday package from his son Doug, a university student. Inside, a set of inexpensive cuff links and a note says this isn’t much but it’s all you can afford.
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Dean Ives
Long Beach
California
Doug
Dean
Dad
Cape Canaveral Weapons Tests Show Tomorrow's Threat
At Cape Canaveral Florida the US Air Force tests current and future guided missiles. The Matador bomber and supersonic missiles launch from mobile platforms along a range stretching across the Bahamas to Puerto Rico, with in flight safety officers controlling trajectories to prevent accidents. The facility supports contractor work and holds world leading test capabilities.
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Cape Canaveral
United States Air Force
Cape
Air Force Missile Test Centre
Air Force
Uni
Proving Ground
Bahamas
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Grand Canyon of the Colorado River Described
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is hailed as the most impressive in the world with a width ranging from four to 18 miles and a maximum depth near 5,500 feet.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado River
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Canadian Statistics Report
Manitoba Livestock Breeders
Edna Miles
Ben
Shantung
Ben Barrack
Abe Lincoln
John
South Pole
U.S
Charles J. Thobaben
CPC
Fila
Atlantic Ocean
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