Forest fires in Saskatchewan reach low year with 57 fires
Saskatchewan saw 57 forest fires last year the second lowest on record burning 4 227 acres with 427 outside protected areas. Wet weather and rapid suppression kept most blazes under control. Most fires stemmed from campfires and smoking with northern districts worst hit due to lower rainfall.
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Sask
Resources Department
Prince Albert
eMadow Lake
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay District
Uranium City
Saskatchewan
Beaverlodge
Witty Vignettes and Timely Jests From Daily Laughs
A collection of light anecdotes and quips including a neighbor auto sale gag, a brag about vacation at one week, a Scotsman poem order, a baby joke about triplets, a midnight shoe barter, and a parson wedding fee tale.
Quick Quiz Answers And Fact Highlights
Answers cover weekly wage at 57.70 and itemized price elasticities for autos washing machines telephones and refrigerators. It lists Alaska’s purchase year 1867 Ot tawa defence spending about 3 billion and sales clerks by gender with 95 000 women among 180 900.
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Alaska
U.S
Russia
Ottawa
Saskatchewan to scrap proxy staking in quartz mining changes
Regina report says Minister Brockelbank announced draft amendments to Quartz Mining regulations aimed at prospecting in the PreCambrian region. Proposals include eliminating proxy staking, doubling allowable claims, credit for modern surveys, geophysic block rules, higher lease rents, and a $100 per claim payment in lieu of development work.
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Regina
J. H. Brockelbank
Mineral Resources
Canada
Northern Lights Dance of Mysterious Sprites
A poem segment describes green and blue lights moving in rainbow hues like sprites without names. They whirl and tread in light, their origins and vanishing points unexplained, leaving a sense of mystery and wonder.
Sewing tips and household hacks for beginners
Helpful hints suggest starting a daughter on crepe paper to teach sewing with scraps for practice. A simple printed pattern helps beginners. Rubber tacks grip a meat board. Waterproof shoes are treated with a bees wax and mutton fat dressing, applied at night and wiped off next morning.
The Queen Approves Kenya Service Medal Plan
Sir Winston Churchill told the House of Commons on February 8 that Queen Elizabeth II approved proposals to grant the Africa General Service Medal for specified service in Kenya since October 21, 1952.
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Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Kenya
Britain Expands Plastics Output Amid Defence Boost
UK minister of Supply notes industry output rising from 90 million dollars in 1950 to over 140 million in 1952 aiding defence and Western Europe security. UK plastic production in 1954 surpasses 200000 tons for the first time, with exports at 70000 tons worth more than 56 million dollars, up nearly 8 million from 1953.
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United Kingdom
London
Europe
Canada adds items to Scotland’s export list in jewelry
Canada introduces new jewelry and silverware with a distinct Scottish flavor. Designs draw on Old Scottish patterns and use Scotland's own stones such as cairngorms amethysts garnets and marked pebbles.
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Scotland
British bicycle exports rise to Canada in 1954
British bicycles exported to Canada in 1954 totaled over 87 000 units worth about 1 960 000 dollars, an increase of around 27 000 from 1953. Canada received more than 87 000 worth nearly 2 million, up from just over 60 000 valued at about 1 400 000 in 1953.
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Canada
First Home to mark early air era with Zeus wall
A commemorative wall will honor the first home of British heavier-than-air flight at Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey. The monument features representations of early aircraft and a central carved figure of Zeus.
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Eastchurch
Isle of Sheppey
Zeus
Royal Aero Club honors Overbury for London Amsterdam record
The Geoffrey de Havilland Trophy for 1954 awarded to Lieut. J. R. S. Overbury RN for the London to Amsterdam point to point speed record set on July 29 at 571.5 mph. Overbury piloted the Hawker Seahawk naval fighter, now in Royal Navy squadron service.
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Royal Aero Club
Geoffrey de Havilland
J. R. S. Overbury
London
Amsterdam
Overbury
Royal Navy
Flying Cowboys Use Air Planes To Round Up Cattle
Clinton British Columbia cowboys in the Cariboo area now ride herd by air, spotting cattle from 500 feet in light slow planes. They find small groups wandering into isolated valleys, saving many days on horseback in winter ranges.
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Clinton
B.C
Cariboo
Early cut hay boosts calf gains in twin study
Prof Gullickson of Minnesota fed identical twin dairy calves early cut hay and late cut hay. Early cut hay provided 1.5x more protein, nearly 3x more carbohydrate and 6 percent less fibre. Calves on better quality hay gained 0.45 pounds per day more.
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Gullickson
Minnesota
Chocolate Pudding and Sauce Recipe Note
Instructions describe making chocolate pudding and sauce using milk powder mix and pudding mix. Details cover ingredients like chocolate mix flour sugar butter vanilla water and methods to combine sift cook and cool. It notes serving ideas and substitutions including using more fluid milk and storing in containers.
Grass and legume mix improves hay and pasture yield in Saskatchewan
A three year forage test at Fleming and Kelliher, Saskatchewan shows adding alfalfa to grass or grass alfalfa mixes more than doubles yields. Ladak alfalfa leads yields, Fairway crested wheat grass starts growth early, and a mix of Fairway crested wheat grass, brome grass, and Ladak alfalfa per acre is recommended for rotation. The blend is high yielding with good pasture, soil improvement, and weed control.
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Fleming and
Kelliher
Saskatchewan
R. N Mclver
Indian Head
Fleming
Keiliher
Quick Canadian Quiz on History and Economy
A quiz item asks which territory once called Russian America and compares past and present Canadian labor and household statistics. It queries whether sales clerks are more often men or women, the share of households with cars, washing machines, telephones, and refrigerators, and compares defence to non-defence federal spending. It notes 1945 manufacturing wages at 30.98 dollars weekly and asks for current averages.
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Canada
Ottawa
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