What Oil Means to Canada in Western Development
Western oil producers say crude price is governed by world markets, not by refinery location. Pipeline access to Sarnia lowered Alberta wellhead prices, while transportation costs influence prices to buyers. Edmonton reports 1600 new businesses since 1947 with Alberta oil revenues of 91 million in 1953. Manitoba and Saskatchewan show different royalty dynamics and farm energy use has shifted from horses to tractors and cars, boosting cash crops and farm life. The oil sector impacts public revenues, industrial growth, and national consumption of Canadian oil.
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Sarnia
Ontario
Garnia
Whchh
Governa
Western Canada
Illinois
Western Oila
Mid Continent
U.S.A
Alberta
Redwater
Canada
Edmonton
Prairie
Western States
Great Lakes
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
International
Home Workshop Patterns for Outdoor Furniture and Garage
This notice advertises Home Workshop patterns for a lawn furniture set including a child chair and adult chairs, a barbecue table and benches, and a garage pattern with gable and hip roofs. Pattern prices are 35 cents each, five patterns $1.50 postpaid, with orders sent to Department P.P.L. Vancouver B C.
Even the Dinosaur Had It Arthritis
Scientists have found that dinosaurs suffered arthritis and faced chronic pain. Modern medicine has advanced understanding and treatment options, especially when the condition is caught early.
Israel Marks Sixth Anniversary as Jewish State
Israel, celebrating the sixth anniversary of its founding, is described as the first Jewish state to exist in the last 19 centuries. The note emphasizes the historic milestone and its significance in Jewish and regional history.
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Israel
Oil boom drives Alberta growth and refineries rise
Canada reports total oil industry investment since 1946 at 2.1 billion dollars with refineries in Winnipeg Regina and Edmonton. Prairie refining capacity climbs from 40 815 barrels in 1946 to 141 000 barrels in 1953 as exploration costs reach about 1 million dollars daily and plastics plants in Edmonton emerge. The oil expansion is seen as key to future prosperity across Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Prairies
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Special prisms aid polio patients reading in bed in Edmonton
In Edmonton hospitals crippled children use prismatic glasses to read without holding a book. The glasses, provided by the coordinating council for crippled children, let patients lie on their back and view reflected text as if held upright. A test proved 100 percent successful and more orders are being placed for glass models from Paris.
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Edmonton
Council For
Wilf Barrell
Council
Barrell
New York
Bezaire
Edmonton General Hospital
United States
Paris
Council For Crippled Children
Idle baby sitters in Calgary cut staff
Calgary baby-sitting bureaus face a downturn with some disbanded and others shrinking. A bureau chief notes married couples stay home more, contributing to the slower market for child care services.
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Calgary
Cow Climbs Barn Staircase During Spring Fever Incident
On the Wohlberg farm a cow reportedly had spring fever or curiosity and ascended to the barn loft. Crew piled straw along the stairs to guide her descent, sliding her back down.
Dolynny Brothers Welcome Babies on Birthdays
In North Battleford two brothers Tom and Walter Dolynny celebrate twice in one year as their wives present them with newborn children on their birthdays.
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North Battleford
Tom
Walter Dolynny
Cougars in British Columbia Stay Active Year Round
The cougars of British Columbia live in caves or dense thickets and do not hibernate, remaining active across seasons. Researchers note their habitat preferences and year round movements.
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B.C
British Columbia
Stan Reynolds claims Alberta speckled trout crown
The piece reports Stan Reynolds catching a brown trout like record speckled trout in Alberta near Prairie Creek Rocky Mountain House. Weighing eight pounds 11 ounces, the trout tops local Alberta speckled records but falls short of all Canada marks noted in Hunting and Fishing in Canada.
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Donald Lucas
Salisbury
England
Stan
Alberta
Eximanton
Prairie Creek
Rocky Mountain House
Fred Oldfield
Sudbury
West
Alford Creek
Caroline
106th Birthday For Traverse Bay Widow
Ms. George Thomas marked a 106th birthday after a long life with her late husband a fur trader. She walked three miles each year until last year to the store for food and supplies, showing remarkable endurance and independence.
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Traverse Bay
George Thomas
Horizont 1 5 Depicted Actress 12 Mountain Nymph
Puzzle-like crossword style clues list across and down entries. Includes references to mythic figures, places, and common abbreviations. Indicates letter counts and partial answers across a themed grid with missing letters and misprints.
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Babylonia
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