Willow Bunch Giant and Founder Legare Shaped Pioneer West
The Willow Bunch Giant Edward Beaupre towering eight feet three inches drew fame in late 19th century Saskatchewan. Jean Louis Legare founded Willow Bunch in 1564, built a fur trade network to Winnipeg, hosted Sitting Bull, and served as its first merchant and postmaster before dying in 1918.
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Edward Beaupre
Hiregina
Moose Jaw
Legare
Saskatchewan
Willow Bunch
St. Louis Exposition
Montreal
Jean Louis Legare
United States
Quebec
Quiellette
Wood Mountain
Dakotas
Black Hills
South Dakota
Washington
Sitting Bull
Little Big Horn
Custers
Canada
Lagare
U.S
West
Winnipeg
Early American Chest Pattern and Star Shelf Plans
Patterns for reproducing an Early American chest with dove tail joints and a base assembled by dowel pegs. Pattern 397 priced 35 cents. Early American Packet with five more patterns 1.50. Also a stairway to the stars wall shelf with phosphorescent paint and an eighteen inch moon. Pattern 398 with painting directions priced 3 cents. Department P.P.L. Home Workshop Pattern Service, 44383 West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver, B C.
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Department P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Queen to Name New Liner At Belfast Yard
Queen Elizabeth II plans a Belfast visit on August 17 to launch a 20 000 ton passenger liner built for Shaw Savill and Albion at Harland and Wolff. The ship is part of the Gothic fleet as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh tour the Commonwealth. The Duke may join the Queen in Belfast after opening the Empire Games in Canada.
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Northern Ireland
Harland and Wolff
Belfast
Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. Ltd
Duke of Edinburgh
Canada
Britain
Real Whopper Grand for Forks Hen
A hen owned by Mrs B Lavin laid an unusually large egg measuring 6 inches in circumference and weighing four ounces, reportedly a record for the area.
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Grand Forks
B.C
Polio Cases Soar Past Five-Year Average in 1953
Four thousand seven hundred fifty five polio cases were reported in 1953, more than double the average of the prior five years, signaling a sharp rise in the outbreak.
Macdonald Brier Final in Edmonton Plans Underway
Canadian Curling Championship finals set for Edmonton on March 15 with Jim McCool announcing plans. Arvida Curling Club will represent Quebec after completing its playoffs as other districts race to finish provincial preliminaries in Kingston Ottawa Oshawa Lindsay London Hamilton Toronto Orillia Midland Owen Sound Guelph Galt Port Arthur and Sudbury.
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Montreal
Edmonton
Arvida Curling Club
Quebec
Kingston
Ottawa
Oshawa
Lindsay
London
Hamilton
Toronto
Orillia
Midland
Owen Sound
Guelph
Galt
Ontario
Sudbury
Port Arthur
Jim McCool
Silver Jubilee Playoffs to Lead Curling World Biggest Event
The event organizer declares confidence that the 1954 Silver Jubilee playoffs for the Macdonalds Brier Tankard will be the greatest in its long history. A special train will depart Montreal to carry the Eastern contingent and pick up Ontario and Manitoba curlers en route to the western destination for curling's premier competition.
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Montreal
Ontario
Manitoba
Roland Woman Wins $1000 Contest
Mrs. Clifford Sayer of Roland won $1000 on a Winnipeg radio station quiz after correctly answering the question about Mary Queen of Scots. She claimed the prize on her first try in the contest.
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Morden
Man
Mary Queen of Scots
Winnipeg
Roland
Clifford Sayer
Sask farmer gets wallet and $80 found at Regina convention
David Grisdale of Weekes, Saskatchewan, lost his wallet at a Regina convention last December. An anonymous finder mailed the wallet and its $80 cash back to him, completing the return.
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Weekes
Sask
David Grisdale
Regina
Red Cross Work In Saskatchewan Highlights Safety Efforts
A Saskatchewan Red Cross program trains sixty youths at Prince Albert Civic Pool as part of a nationwide Water Safety initiative. The article notes Red Cross services including Blood Transfusion, Missing Person, and veteran support, stressing charity across provinces and small communities.
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Saskatchewan
Red Cross
Prince Albert Civic Pool
Canada
D.V.A
Canadian Red Cross
Corn hybrids boost Manitoba corn growing prospects
In Manitoba's Red River Valley a revival of corn farming follows strong 1953 yields and open markets. New hybrids Morden 74 and Morden 77, released by Morden Station, outperform older varieties in yield and earliness, with lower ear moisture and better grain quality.
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Red River Valley
Manitoba
Dd. Putt
John Giesbrecht
Morden
Man
Morden Station
Warwick
Kingscroft
Woman Farmer Mary Walden Elected Cowichan President
Cowichan Agricultural Society elects Mary Walden as president, a historic first for the group. The Mary Walden, a Jersey cattle breeder and long-time director, runs a mixed farm solo since 1946 and favors female labor and mechanical aids over hired men.
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Cowichan
B.C
Cowichan Agricultural Society
Mary Walden
Mary Waldon
Waldon
Mary
Nine City Butter Stocks Rise Across Regions
Butter holdings in nine regional cities on January 21 totaled 45,894,000 pounds, up from 31,599,000 a year earlier. City by city figures show Montreal leading with 22,498,000 pounds, followed by Toronto and Winnipeg, with smaller stocks in Quebec City, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.
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Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
New Saskatchewan Plumbing Rules Introduced Across Province
Saskatchewan approves new plumbing regulations effective January 5 under Lieutenant Governor in Council. The rules govern drains sewers and systems for sewage disposal and building sanitation. J G Schaeffer leads the project with National Research Council ties. meetings occurred in Ottawa Montreal Toronto and Regina. Trailers parks and camps now come under the scope for the first time.
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Saskatchewan
J G. Schaeffer
Department of Public Health
Schaeffer
National Research Council of Canada
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Regina
Knitting Pattern 7099 Easy Misses’ Shrug
Advertisement for Pattern 7099 promotes a warm shrug knit in heavy worsted yarn. It highlights large needles, smart stitch, and easy construction for Misses’ sizes 32-34 36-38. Readers are directed to send twenty five cents by coin to obtain the pattern.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book patterns for sale
Plain request to send ten complete patterns to sew embroider crochet print patterns with name address and pattern number at 60 Front Street W Toronto plus many more patterns to send for for gift ideas bazaar money makers toys fashions send 25 cents now.
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P.P.L. Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
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