Wildcat well in Reston district reported for near-term drift
The first wildcat well in Reston district in over a year is set to be drifted soon on the NW 29 7 27, three miles north and one mile west of Reston. Calvin Caldwell owns land and mineral rights. California Bratchard conducts the test on a farm-out from Ban O1. An uncombined report notes a wikicat test on Fred Hares farm in Errart district. Drilling of the Caldwell well will start when road ban ends.
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Reston
Calvin Caldwell
California Bratchard
Fred Hares
Errart
Caldwell Weir
Recorder
Man
Rainfall Brief Hits Macklin Area In May
A small shower brought about a half inch of rain to the Macklin area, the first meaningful moisture since runoff. Farmers report seeding nearly complete with some fields already showing growth. a light frost last week affected higher ground. The Times Macklin Sask May 22 1957.
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the Times
Macklin
Sask
Police rookie outfitted with gear cost to taxpayers
Council approved equipment for a new constable Earl Stanley McMurtry including a buffalo coat 110 raincoat 25 four shirts 16 a .38 caliber revolver 67 a cap badge plain clothes badge Sam Brown belt pistol holster cartridge carrier handcuff case pair handcuffs fur cap 70 75 plus uniforms caps pea jacket and other items.
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Earl Stanley McMurtry
Big business in sales of car licenses
Estevan’s booming market for passenger and truck license plates keeps the Court House staff overwhelmed. Officials note the rush to issue licenses consumes time that would otherwise be used for regular duties.
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Estevan
The
Mercury
Sask
Red Cross Shipments From Saskatchewan Volunteers
Mrs S B Nelles reports two overseas Red Cross shipments from Regina since May including 11 cases sent to Turkey on May 2 containing layettes baby clothes sheets and pillow cases and two quilts sent to Austria on May 15 all produced by Saskatchewan volunteers and packed in Regina provincial workrooms.
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S. B. Nelles
Red Cross
Regina
International Red Cross
Turkey
Austria
Saskatchewan
Valley water pipeline eyed to boost Red River Valley growth
Water in the Red River Valley could double if piped to towns farms and villages according to Arthur Little Company fact finding reps who toured Altona Winkler Carman and Morris. They project population could rise tenfold with water for industrial and domestic use as surveys on sources engineering and by laws proceed.
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Red River
Arthur Little Company
Boston
Morris
Alton
Greater Winnipeg
Shoal Lake
Reeve C. J. Neufeld
J. J. Peters
Red River Valley Development Association
Manitoba Hydro
Red
New Salary Schedule for County Teachers in 1957 58
The County of Newell adopts a 1957 58 teachers salary schedule raising basic pay from 2200 to 2400 and adding sixth year training. Principals and vice principals see supervision pay increases. Estimated total expenditure rises by about 30000. The Bulletin Brooks Alta May 16 1957.
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Newell
Teachers Association
R.H
Rolling Hills
Rosemary Too
Rosemary
the Bulletin
Brooks, Alta
House trailer lost near Regina during farmstead project
Foreman L James of PFRA construction crew reported a $5000 house trailer wrecked when a highway bump near Regina sent it into the air and onto its top. The team, working on a 26 by 34 foot cottage for pasture manager W Feser, continues finishing barn garage chicken house and granary. Corrals will protect stock as the model farmstead plan unfolds. May 22 1957.
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L. James
PFRA
Heart's Hill
Regina
James
W. Feser
the Times
Macklin
Sask
Longtime residents quit business scene
Two longtime Grande Prairie residents step aside this weekend. Clay ton Butchart’s drug store will be demolished for a $190,000 addition to the Hudson’s Bay Co. store. P. V. Croken’s general store will be rebuilt to house the Palace Cafe, with the current building also slated for wrecking.
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Grande Prairie
Clayton Butchart
P. V. Croken
Clever doll mixer cover pattern 7199
Alice Brookes promotes a doll that covers an electric mixer with its long skirts. The pattern 7199 includes transfers and directions for a playful, protective mixer-cover doll. Send 35 cents to receive the pattern and also order the Alice Brooks Needlecraft book for 25 cents.
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Alice Brooks
Cat underfur sheds. a bizarre birth of new fur
In Schandia eastern irrigation district a family cat shed its fur from the tummy and legs revealing pink flesh before regrowing a full coat. The owner, Hans Luileher, said the cat suffered no pain and soon recovered with new hair all over, a remarkable oddity noted by The Bulletin in Brook, Alta. May 16, 1957.
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Hans Luileher
Schandia
Hans
Bulletin
Brook, Alta
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Wildcat
Reston District
Blackheads
Raes
Perenne
Dodd
Woerth
Moosomin East
Derrick Hildebrand
Herbert
Predin
Minutes of Banking and Commerce Committee
House of Commons
Ottawa
MR. Argue
E. C. Hope
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
CCF
Liberals
Vote
Alice Brookes
Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Fleischmann
Fleischman
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