Spring Queen Festival At Memorial Hall Crowns Merle Ewing
A colorful Spring Queen Festival at Memorial Hall featured Mrs Merle Ewing crowned queen after a student vote by three candidates Serie Ewing Carol Harrison and Joanne Sarvis. The event, hosted by Monsomin Bike Lodge, drew a large crowd with festive decorations and a dressy dance program.
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Monsomin
Fikes
Serie Ewing
Carol Harrison
Joanne Sarvis
Carol
Agric. Society
Wheat Pool and
Farmes Union
Joanne
Elks Lodge
Merle Ewing
Gas Pumps Stay Open In Camrose
Gas stations in Camrose will remain open until 11.00 p.m. after a recent Automotive Retail Association meeting chaired by Slim McFadyen. Four stations will operate nightly, with two on the highway and two downtown, and an advisory committee was formed including Phil Link Bob Lumm burner Art MacKenzie Rod Knaut and Bill Fowler.
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Camrose
Automotive Retail Association
Slim McFadyen
Phil Link
Bob Lummburner
Art MacKenzie
Rod Knaut
Bill Fowler
Alta
Carded linoleum fixes curl in rugs
A quick home remedy suggests cutting corners of carded linoleum to fit under a rug, punching holes, and sewing it to the rug underside. The hidden stitches keep the rug flat and prevent curling at the corners.
Dress pattern 7035 for children with matching undergarments
Ad reads pattern 7035 for children's sundress and ruffle edged panties with easy ironing dress. Includes transfer cutting charts directions and sizes 24 6. Offers two free patterns and a new needlecraft book for 1957 plus various crochet knitting embroidery and toys from Household Arts Department Toronto mail order info and 25 cent copy offer.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Street Oiling Program Begun By Town Crew
The town council heard that street oiling has begun with Main Street prep nearly complete. A burned storage oil tank was replaced to meet fire rules and heating coils now heat the oil. Repairs continue at the sewage plant and water leaks, while signs for the air strip await neon tubing. The pool area work proceeds ahead of opening as 1.25 million gallons of water have been drawn from the reservoir.
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Main St
Board of Trade
CNR
Adventurer Explores Prince Albert National Park Waterways
The Sas katchewan visitor is shown a remarkable network of lakes and rivers in Prince Albert National Park with trips by canoe or motorboat.
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Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Jiffy-Cut Pattern for Misses Dress 4700 Size 16
One piece printed pattern for a simple summer dress in gay plaid cotton. Includes printed directions on each part. Send 40 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto for pattern 4700 in misses' sizes 10 to 20. Include name address and size.
Woolly Mammoth Bone Display At Saskatchewan Museum
The Sas katchewan Museum of Natural History in Saskatoon showcases a 4 foot 1 inch hind leg femur from a Woolly Mammoth found at Fort Qu Appelle. The 60 pound osified bone reveals the animal’s large size and Pleistocene era habitat. A 23 pound jaw bone and tusk fragments accompany the display.
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Saskatchewan
Fort Qu’Appelle
Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History
Fort Qu'Appelle
Bruce McCorquodale
Asia
North America
Keern
Municipalities discuss Shoal Lake water plan for Selkirk
Five municipalities including Selkirk met in the town council chambers to examine a proposal to bring Shoal Lake Winnipeg water to Selkirk from Transcona. The plan, prepared for Selkirk by engineers, was reviewed by a committee and discussed with North Kildonan Fast St. Paul West St. Paul and St. Andrews for potential pipeline service south of Selkirk.
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Selkirk
Winnipeg Water
Transcona
Steve Oliver
J. F. Cunningham
L. Clarke
North Kildonan
Fast St. Paul
West St. Paul
Beautiful Lakes Extend Vast Saskatchewan Boating Routes
A description highlights a network of beautiful lakes in Saskatchewan parklands offering hundreds of miles of boating routes with few portages or interruptions.
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Saskatchewan
First Northern Sports Show Opens in Grande Prairie
The first Sportsman's show in the Peace River Country opened at Memorial Arena Grande Prairie with two days of displays. Sponsored by Saddle Hills Fish and Game League the event features forestry service work wildlife specimens from Bernard Hamm and hunting gear boats rods camping gear archery and more plus $100 in door prizes. Jim deRoaldes heads arrangements noting it is a pioneering northern event north of Edmonton.
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Peace River
Memorial Arena
Grande Prairie
Saddle Hills Fish and Game League
Forestry Service
Bernard Hamm
Sexsmith
Household Hints Hollandaise Sauce for Vegetables
Heat cup mayonnaise over very low heat. Stir in one teaspoon lemon juice and teaspoon Tabasco. This quick Hollandaise boosts asparagus broccoli green beans and other vegetables. Makes four servings.
Berne Mills Runner-Up in Canadian Amateur Boxing Finals
Berne Mills son of Mr and Mrs Robert Mills formerly of Kindersley placed second in the 105-lb class at the Canadian Amateur Boxing finals held recently in Camrose Alberta. His father a former Kindersley entrepreneur and Legion member, and Berne began boxing under Legion sponsorship before moving to Camrose with his family.
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Berne Mills
Robert Mills
Kindersley
Camrose
Alta
Berne
Les Mills
Economy Electric
Mills
Legion Branch
Legion
Constable T. Peck
RCMP
Clarion, Kindersley, Sask
New wonder grasses tested for Canadian lawns
J H Boogee of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa reports that Zoysia species and Mondo grass have failed as lawn candidates in Canada. Winter kill and slow spring growth, plus poor performance in most regions, make them unsuitable except in very limited areas.
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J. H Boogee
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Giant Rink-O to help build auditorium
Estevan’s second Rink-O is under a week away. The Estevan Agricultural Society’s event will be staged next Wednesday June 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Flying Club hangar at Estevan Airport. Five 1957 model cars and 13 other prizes comprise a $16,000 list.
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Estevan
Estevan Agricultural Society
Flying Club
Mercury
Sask
Milk Heating Temp and Raw Qualities
The article notes milk can be heated to about 145 degrees Fahrenheit without losing its raw qualities. It discusses temperature thresholds for preserving milk’s raw characteristics and implications for dairy processing.
Monster Dinosaur Bone On Display At Ottawa Museum
A five foot long, 300 pound dinosaur leg bone draws a dachshund to the National Museum of Canada in Ottawa. The 135 million year old relic is part of a summer palaeontological exhibit assembled by the museum’s fossil-hunting scientists to illuminate Canada’s prehistoric past.
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National Museum of Canada
Ottawa
National Museum
Canada
Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources
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Moosoman
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Anne Adams
Shoal Lake
First Northern
Jim deRoaldes
Edmonton
Herald Tribuune
Canadian
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Capital Press Service
Rink-O
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