Revolution on the Range Modernizes Western cattle country
The article traces a mechanized shift in Canadian and British Columbia ranching from horses to trucks jeeps tractors and planes. It notes fenced ranges irrigation assembly line branding and scientific ranching alongside enduring horse drives and cattle culture. Ranch wives rely on gas power and air drops. The piece highlights a long beef drive by Floyd Phillips covering 300 miles from Blackwater Ranch to Quesnel, illustrating persistent traditional methods amid upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
B.C
Cariboo
Beethoven
Women’s Institute
Floyd
Blackwater
Anahim
RCMP
Chisholm Trail
Parnell Named Cunard Manager at Vancouver Office
John Allison Parnell OBE appointed manager of The Cunard Steam Ship Company Limited Vancouver effective January 1 1954 succeeding G W Wildblood who retires. Born in Montreal he joined shipping in 1926 rising through Montreal Halifax and Ottawa posts. wartime service included Embarkation Commandant Atlantic Ports and officer awarded OBE in 1946. Parnell married with three children.
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John Allison Parnell
O.B.E
Cunard Steam Ship Company Limited
Vancouver
B.C
G. W. Wildblood
Mr. Parnell
Montreal
Robert Reford Company
Halifax
Parnell
Canadian Army
Directorate of Supplies and Transport
N.D.H.Q
Ottawa
Atlantic
Quebec
Saint John
New York
Order of the British Empire
Cunard Line
The 1953 Cowboy Sings a Lone Western Moon Lament
A 1953 cowboy sits in his saddle, rolling a cigarette and singing a plaintive lament to the cold Western moon. The piece contrasts old west imagery with modern farm machinery and living spaces forgotten in the night.
Answers to Quick Quiz ATO Are Answers to Quick Quiz
Fan fertile industry has replaced agriculture as the leading wealth producer. Manitoulin Island lies in Lake Huron. In Saskatchewan the towns of D Arcy and McGee honor the assassinated Irish Canadian leader. Newfoundland $17.24 per month. About $100 million of tax revenue funds the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
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AAO
Fan Sacile
Manitoulin Island
Lake Huron
Saskatchewan
D'Arcy and
McGee
Newfoundland
Campaign To Curb Saskatchewan Owls Campaign
A provincial predator control drive led by C A Agar aims to reduce great horned snowy and goshawks populations in Saskatchewan. Bounties of 25 cents per leg pair will be paid, or a draw certificate for a repeater shotgun may be won. The winter plan runs to March 31, 1954 to protect upland game birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
C. A. Agar
Provincial
Fish and Game League
Alaska Highway Auto Courts Rally Through Winter
Vancouver reports Auto Courts and Resorts association members thriving along the Alaska Highway despite 50 below zero temperatures. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parsons of Mile 496 describe high occupancy and long winters, noting domestic help is scarce. Mrs. Parsons, Edmonton-born, recounts the couple’s 1947 start at their site supporting 35 guests. Craig Smith at Mile 610 hires university students seeking hunting and fishing opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Alaska Highway
J. E. Parsons
Auto Courts and Resorts Association
Palm like plant from pineapple top and kitchen tips
The passage offers household hacks such as growing a palm like plant from a pineapple top in water, boiling clothes briefly for best results, cleaning a soured sponge with lemon juice, and soothing tiredness with hot milk.
Plan to guide Edmonton growth over next decade
Edmonton will deploy a thorough town planning program within a year to shape growth for a 350000 city by Noel Dant, new town planner. He cites doubling city population in a decade, outlines highways, housing, parking and downtown congestion concerns, and urges a decentralized highway system, a housing authority, and stronger housing finance rules.
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Edmonton
Canada
Noel Dant
Greater
Mr. Dant
London
England
Dant
Toronto
Chicago
Boston
Cambridge
Mass
Singapore
Canadaana highlights and regional notes across provinces
A compendium of quick Canadian items: 72 years of service for John F. Taylor at E B. Eddy in Hull. two bull moose in Saskatoon with fatal horn-lock battle. 21 year rainfall record at Scanlon Dam Lois Lake BC. Duchess Board of Trade fundraiser in Brooks AB. H B Gaetz preserves a 100 year old trans Atlantic cable piece. 65th wedding anniversary for Comeau couple in Mereghan NS. Nipissing wolves count after a lone .22 shot. government plans to reclaim Frank bank contents after 1903 slide. Zion Baptist church marks 156th anniversary in Yarmouth NS. Grand Manan lobster first day catch 117600 lb. parking signs faulty at Port Alberni BC. Weyburn review on surplus giveaways. editorials from Brooks AB, Trenton ON, Taber AB, White Rock BC on press control and governance.
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John F. Taylor
E B. Eddy Company
Hull
Glaslyn
Sask
Charlie Morin
Scanlon
Lois Lake
Powell River
Duchess Board of Trade
Brooks
Alta
Iron Lung Fund
H. B. Gaetz
Wetaskiwin
Telesphor Comeau
Mereghan
N.S
Joseph Lavally
Prince’s Lake
Nipissing
Fernie
B.C
Dominion
Frank
Yarmouth
Zion Baptist Church
Grand Manan
New Brunswick
Port Alberni
Weyburn, Sask
Trenton
Ont
Courier Adcate
Choose Wall Color By Use Of Rooms
CHICAGO A decorator suggests selecting wall colors by room use day versus night. Margaret Hutchinson notes daylight adds blue tones while artificial light brings out yellow and orange tints. She lists color shifts for blue green turquoise pink red terra cotta mauve lilac violet cocoas browns fawns and rose beiges under different lights.
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Chicago
Margaret Hutchinson
Martin Senour
Father of Confederation Honored Across Canadian Towns
A father of Confederation is honored by neighboring towns sharing his first and last names in one province. The quiz notes ask which province this occurs in and what the towns’ naming signifies, reflecting regional remembrance.
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Manitoba
Smile Of The Week Tractor Dowry Tale
A humorous notice tells of a young farmer seeking a wife through mechanization principles. A farmer’s daughter answers, claiming qualification and a promised tractor as dowry. The farmer replies by telegram asking for a photograph of the tractor.
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Che Nan
Cheju-Do
Korea
Alaska
Taber
Blackmore
United States
Social Credit
White Rock
Sun
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