Memorial Day services honor Canadian and U S troops in Sherwood
In Sherwood North Dakota 1 200 spectators witnessed a joint ceremony with Canadian and U S veterans. Royal Canadian School of Artillery 16 and 17 year old soldiers formed a rifle troop and a 24 piece band. Wreaths were laid by Jack Burton and Major Frank Michie. Canadian Legion branches from Gainsborough Carnevale Carn doff Oxbow Alameda and a combined Storthoaks Nottingham Alida group participated. American Legion Post 213 will join Gainsborough Remembrance Day ceremonies November 11.
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Canadian Legion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Royal Canadian School of Artillery
Gainsborough
Sask
Jack Burton
Carnevale
Legion
Frank Michie
Kingston
Ont
Carndoff
Oxbow
Alameda
Storthoaks
Nottingham
Alida
Sidney Mann
American Legion Post 213
Pretty protection for furniture crochet pattern
Crochet guide offers chair-back and arm rest patterns with pineapple medallion borders using No. 30 cotton. Directions cover chair-back 12 by 15 inches and arm rest 6 by 12 inches. Send 35 cents for pattern, 25 cents for Alice Brooks Needlecraft book.
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Alice Brooks
Good Fishing in Saskatchewan Rivers and Lakes
Saskatchewan offers top Western Canada fishing with lake trout Northern pike and pickerel in its rivers lakes and streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canada
Summerstar Dress Pattern 4589 for Misses Sizes 12–20
Misses pattern 4589 guides a versatile dress with simple lines suitable for casual and dressy fabrics. Size 16 requires 41 yards of 35 inch fabric and printed directions appear on each pattern piece. Send 50 cents in coins with name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
Common sense urged after damaging weed killer spray mishap
A Calgary neighborhood suffered damaged gardens from a high wind spray of 2 4 D on the HMCS Tecumseh site. The Times questions who ordered and carried out the task and whether homeowners will be compensated, criticizing the apparent lack of common sense and accountability in the incident. It laments incompetent work practices and urges scrutiny of responsible parties.
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Hmcs Tecumseh
Calgary
Tecumseh
The Streetcar Era Ends In North America
Allan Lamport, Toronto Transit Commission chairman, notes streetcars are no longer built in North America and will fade from service as older units wear out. The piece recalls wooden cars, open air designs, and interurban lines, contrasting with modern buses and subways and predicting a generation may grow up never seeing a streetcar.
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Allan Lamport
Toronto Transit Commission
North America
Buffalo
Plains
Main Street
Early immigrants faced harsher Canada journeys than today
Complaints by immigrants about discomfort on travel to Canada are weighed against the harsher experiences of turn of the century arrivals. Early newcomers endured slow ocean liners, rudimentary rail travel, and long horse or ox drawn journeys to build homes with bare hands, highlighting a harsher past.
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Hanna Herald
East Central
Alberta News
Canada
Souris water odors tied to marsh conditions and flood control
Manitoba health officials link the Souris river smell to upper Souris marshes in North Dakota and stagnant flows. They urge international and interprovincial cooperation, noting need for flushing and possible Missouri water to reduce odors. Assiniboine flood group calls for equal flood aid beyond Red River issues.
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Manitoba Health Department
North Dakota
Missouri
Souris River
Red River
Plains
Winnipeg
Red River Valley Plains
Western Prairies
Assiniboine Flood Control Organization
Manitoba
Oak Lake
Assiniboine Valley
Assiniboine
Paper litter a personal problem
A Estevan Mercury letter argues that windblown litter from cigarette packs and papers is caused by careless people. The writer urges tidiness, notes laws exist to curb littering, and calls for residents to stop discarding papers to keep streets clean.
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the Mercury
Estevan
Sask
Goodness
Fourth Street
Rossland praised for Kootenay Music Festival success
The Miner notes Rossland entrants earned praise for excellent performances at the Kootenay Music Festival. The piece thanks high school bands choir church choirs and music teachers for nurturing talent and extending congratulations with best wishes for future success.
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Rossland
B.C
Kootenay
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Sherwood
Russell Steeves
Camp Bhile
Man
American Legion
U.s.-Canadian
Bob Thomason
Clinton
Gmr
Terry McLachlan
Palmers
Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
By Ace Brookes
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
by_fenne
the Times
High River
Alberta
Venichina
the Recorder
Reston
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