Canadian soldier apprentices lead Memorial Day service in Sherwood
About 1,200 spectators in Sherwood welcomed two soldier apprentices from Camp Shilo Manitoba along with a 24 piece band and Royal Canadian Artillery rifle troop. Canadian Legion branches Gainsborough Carnevale and others participated with wreath laying by Jack Burton and Major Frank Michie commanding. American Legion Post 213 invited to Gainsborough ceremonies on November 11.
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Canadian Legion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Royal Canadian School of Artillery
Towant
Gainsborough
Sask
Jack Burton
Carnevale
Legion
Frank Michie
Kingston
Ont
Camp Shuo
Pretty protection chair set crochet pattern from 1930s
Crochet instructions for a chair-back 12x15 inch and arm rest 6x12 inch set. Uses No 30 cotton with pineapple medallion border and closed shell stitches. Includes scarf ends and buffet style details. Request pattern 7188 by sending 35 cents in coins to Alice Brooks readers book.
Printed Pattern 4589 Misses' Dress Sizes 12 14 16 18 20
Summer wardrobe star. Misses' dress in 12 to 20 sizes. Size 16 needs 4% yards 35 inch fabric. Printed directions on each part. Send 50 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto for order.
Good Fishing Saskatchewan Rivers Lakes and Streams
Saskatchewan offers premier fishing across its rivers lakes and streams with lake trout Northern pike and pickerel among the prized catches for anglers in Western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canada
Common sense questioned after windblown garden spraying at Tecumseh site
The Times reports damage to Calgary area gardens from a 2,4-D spray used during a high wind near the HMCS Tecumseh site. Residents fear incompetence and demand accountability, questioning who ordered the spraying and who should bear the losses.
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High River
Alberta
Hmcs Tecumseh
Calgary
Tecumseh
The Streetcar Era Ends in North America
The Recorder notes streetcars are no longer manufactured in North America and will vanish as current cars wear out. Allan Lamport of the Toronto Transit Commission warns the era is ending, with memory of wooden cars, open air models, and interurban lines fading as buses and autos dominate.
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the Recorder
Reston
Man
Allan Lamport
Toronto Transit Commission
North America
Buffalo
Plains
Main Street
Oldtimers recall rough immigrant journeys to Canada
The piece contrasts early immigrant travel to modern arrivals, noting crowded ocean liners and slow transport, language and customs barriers, and the hard work of building new homes. It argues newcomers today have it easier despite some complaints.
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Hanna Herod
Alberta
Canada
Paper litter a personal problem in Estevan streets
The Estevan Mercury laments rising paper litter blowing through town. It argues carelessness spreads trash from cigarette boxes and discarded papers, urges tidy habits to curb windswept debris, and suggests fines only if residents fail to change.
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the Mercury
Estevan
Sask
Goodness
Fourth Street
Souris river odor linked to marsh conditions in North Dakota
Manitoba health officials trace the Souris water smell to marsh conditions in the upper Souris river in North Dakota and suggest flooding control and water transfers from Missouri could reduce the odor. The Assiniboine flood group also urges broader flood control aid beyond Red River regions, noting unassisted losses to Assiniboine valley farmers.
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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
Rossland Salutes Kootenay Music Festival Entrants
The Miner of Rossland congratulates numerous Rossland entrants who excelled at the Kootenay Music Festival. It honors high school bands and choir, church choirs, and other performers, praising teachers and directors and wishing continued success.
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Miner
Rossland
B.C
Kootenay
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Sherwood
Gnr
Bob Thomason
Clinton
Terry McLachlan
Palmers
Russell Steeves
Camp Shilo
American Legion
U.s.-Canadian
U.S
Welcom
Nadie
Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Alice Brookes
Anne Adams
By Jerns Sobias
Venishina
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