Oil and Gas Formations Shape Western Canada
The piece explains how oil and natural gas formed from ancient marine life, with oil confined by impervious rock and shale. It highlights Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan and BC sedimentary basins, gas caps water drive and reservoir pressures, Leduc field exemplars, and government production allowables guiding recovery.
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Athabasca
Edmonton
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Restant
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Rockies
Mackenzie River
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
Newfoundland
Western Canada
Great Interior Plains
United States
Mid-Continent
Texas Gulf
Interior Plains
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Redwater
Leduc
Western
Needle Weaving Accessories Featured at Canadian Exhibition
Needle weaving items demonstrated by Kate Aitken at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto showcased 11 complete needle weaving patterns. The Lindalee Needle Weaving Book offers variations using basic stitches and patterns, priced at 45 cents. Mail your order to secure the handiwork and expand needle skills.
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Lindalee
Kate Aitken
Toronto
Forestry branch outlines Saskatchewan tree planting plan
The Saskatchewan forestry branch announces this year’s planting in Fort a la Corne Cypress Hills and Chaplin. E J Marshall says 103000 lodgepole pine Siberian larch and Scots pine will be planted in Fort a la Corne with 25000 lodgepole pine in Cypress Hills and 500 Manchurian elm near Chaplin. The program aims to test best species for sites and reforest fire-denuded areas while shipping 13000 trees to schools municipalities and individuals as co operators.
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Fort A la Corne
Cypress Hills
Chaplin
Saskatchewan
E. J. Marshall
Prince Albert
Tinue
Marshall
Bronson Provincial Forest
Meadow Lake
Teepee Creek
Hudson Bay
Big River Nursery
Baby roundup honors Saskatchewan doctor at Frontier day
A Frontier sport day will feature a tribute to Dr O'Brien who delivered about 9,000 babies in a 57 year country practice. An honor roll will list former patients registering in Regina and Frontier to attend the July 9 celebration. His forthcoming bio Saddlebag Surgeon by Robert Tyre will document a life of service and devotion.
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O'Brien
Frontier
England
Dominion City
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Russia
Arctic
Beechy, Craik
Qu'Appelle
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Grace Stewart
Somerset Block
Regina
Board of Trade
Robert Tyre
Toronto
J. M. Dent
Dr. O'Brien
14 Year Old Waters Receives George Medal in Canada
In Vancouver, a 14 year old civilian, Robert Thomas Waters, was honored among 31 gallantry citations by Governor General Massey. He entered a burning Lancaster crash site on Vancouver Island on November 24, 1952, crawling through heat and swamp to rescue the injured pilot, actions credited with saving a life. He was 13 at the time.
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Vancouver
B.C
Massey
Robert Thomas Waters
George
Army
RCAF
RCN
Queen's
Canada
Comox
Vancouver Island
Robert Waters
Waters
Canada Forestry Association to tour Alberta farms
The Canadian Forestry Association will offer tree planting lessons from a classroom on wheels touring farming areas of Alberta from August 9 to 30. Experts will advise farmers on the value of planting trees on farm property.
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Edmonton
Alta
Canadian Forestry Association
Alberta
Iron on Lilac Linen Embroidery Pattern 7108
A thrift friendly ironing pattern offers lavender lilac motifs for linens. The ad promotes washable iron on designs with ten lilac color patterns in sizes 4x5 to 7x64 inches and 21x314 inches, priced at twenty five cents, request by mail.
1954 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog Issued
Be sure to write plainly your name address and pattern number. Brand new and beautiful it's the catalog offering four patterns printed inside plus popular embroidery crochet sewing color transfer designs for gifts bazaars fashions. Send 25 cents for your copy now.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Birds Die in Cold Wave Across Birds Hillspring
In Alta's Birds Hillspring area the recent cold spell killed twenty four robins along a quarter mile stretch and left many ducks frozen in the ice.
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Hillspring
Alta
Jubilee theme on Sask 1955 license plates
Regina Saskatchewan license plates for 1955 will feature a Jubilee theme. Hon. C. M. Fines says the Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee committee designed the plates using green numbers on white with the inscription Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee 1955. The committee favored a more ornate design but it could not be reproduced satisfactorily.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
C. M. Fines
Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office
Fines
Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee
Parks record over 3 million visitors in 1953 54
The National Parks of Canada drew more than 3,000,000 visitors from April 1, 1953, to February 28, 1954. Banff led with 647,139 visitors, Point Pelee rose by 120,797 to 435,398, Riding Mountain had 480,795, and Jasper reached 131,610. Cristobal Colon peak in Colombia stands at 18,947 feet.
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National Parks of
Canada
Banff
Point Pelee National Park
Ontario
Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Jasper National Park
Alberta
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A. W. Hanks
Home Workshop
West Fifth Ave
Whtas
Sask
Murrough O Brien
Emmet McCusker
Canadian Medical Council
T. J. Bentley
Garnet Coulter
Les Hammond
L. H. Lowry
Henry Mang
Qu’Appelle
Harry Wahl
Qu’Appelle-Wolseley
L. O. Baskerville
Man
George Gilbertson
Oliver R. Onerheim
A. H. Stevens
Climax
John Vopni
Davidson
John Dixon
Craik
William Cook
Fort Qu'Appelle
A. Desmond Burridge
Swift
DR. Murrough O'Brien
P.P.L
Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Cristobal Colon
Colombia
Peggy
By Chuck Thurston
Debbie
Marilym
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