STC Bus Schedules Put to Central Standard Time
Saskatchewan Transportation Company schedules shift to Central Standard Time or fast time starting May 10 1958. General manager Flynn notes a survey showing 70 percent of routes already on CST while 10 percent on Mountain time. Patrons want consistent city arrival and departure times for shopping and appointments. check local STC agents for departure times.
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Manauger
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Transportation Company
Tines
F Pisnn
Flynn
STC
Close companion dogs for older folk urged by kennel club
The Canadian Kennel Club promotes six reasons older adults should keep dogs as companions. Benefits include protection, alertness to danger, alleviating loneliness, warning of bells or phones for the hard of hearing, preventing accidents, and encouraging outdoor walks. Also notes hippo weight and skin thickness as a separate fact.
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North Battleford
Sask
Canadian Kennel Club
Hardworking Vitamin A sources and benefits
The article explains vitamin A is formed from carotene in yellow and green produce and found in liver and egg yolk. It maintains mucous membranes, aids night vision, supports growth, and keeps skin soft. Other sources include fish liver oils, tomatoes, kidney, butter, and whole milk.
Jet black gophers rare in Elk Point area
The Vermilion Alberta item notes two pure black gophers found near Elk Point in 1958 and 1959. Peter Andrishak and Robert Pichka trapped them and Elk Point museum displays them. University of Alberta says pure black gophers occur about once in 100,000, due to pigment excess.
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Alta
University of Alberta
Elk Point
Peter Andrishak
Steve Andrishak
Andrishak
Robert Pichka
Blackie
Vermilion
Photocraft
St John Ambulance Offers Free Artificial Respiration Lessons
From May 11 to 16 this year St John Ambulance will provide free two hour lessons on artificial respiration across Canada. The campaign aims to reduce drownings by teaching rescuers how to revive apparently drowned persons.
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Canada
St. John Ambulance
Magnet Truck Lifts Road Scrap Prevents Flat Tires
George Harland a public works employee operates a magnet truck from May to November to clear highway scrap weighing hundreds of pounds. The eight foot magnet pulls metal on provincial roads and has saved drivers from flats by removing nails bolts and scraps to prevent highway delays.
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George Harland
Public Works Department
Operaton
Mgr Marland
Harland
Pines
Kenora
Manitoba
Virden
Steinbach
Marchand
United States
National production per capita falls in Canada 1956 to 1958
Between 1956 and 1958 Canada saw per capita gross national product decline from 1602 to 1520 in value terms. The data reflects a downturn in the physical volume of national output per person during this period.
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Canada
Cat hitchhiker charms Camrose residents finally found
In Camrose Alberta Bobn Gilbertson discovered a cat had crawled under his car to hitch a ride. He lured the feline out with bacon, then the cat returned to its spot under the car while awaiting further transport. The animal spent hours hitchhiking about town.
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Camrose
Alta
Bobn Gilbertson
Bob
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