Central Alberta tourism push expands to wider region
The Lacombe board of trade and agriculture commends its progressive tourist brochure effort, now broadened to include 12 centres from Didsbury to Ponoka and Rocky to Stettler. The Central Alberta chambers of commerce promote Gull and Sylvan Lakes, Red Deer, Blindman River, Sunset Hills, Buffalo Lake, Caroline district, and Rocky trout streams, with 25 000 copies to be distributed through AMAA offices and entry points.
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Lacombe Board of Trade and Agriculture
Central Alberta
Lacombe
Buffalo Lake
Caroline
Innisfail
Rocky
Alberta
Didsbury
Ponoka
Boards of Trade
AMAA
Central Alberta Chambers’ Group
Castlegar News expands pages as district grows
The Castlegar News notes a larger paper with seven columns now, crediting district growth and advertiser support for the upgrade. It invites reader tips while acknowledging space limits and welcomes visits to the plant. A stray paragraph defines depth as a military term and mentions corks in Spanish sherry for humidors.
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Castlegar News
British Columbia
Engand
Elegant Swan Centrepiece Crochet Pattern 7033
Unusual crochet project for a dining table featuring a graceful swan motif with a border of lacy pineapples. Pattern provides directions for heavy jiffy cotton and starching for stiffness. Request pattern by sending thirty five cents to the listed two free patterns offer.
Printed half size pattern directions for dress and blouse
Pattern directions printed on each pattern part for quick sewing of a scooped neck dress or smart jumper and blouse. Size 16 1 pattern numbers 4666 1442 1642 184 2024 224 details yards required for 39 inch fabric. Send 40 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
Canadian Red Cross fund aids over 50 thousand children
The Canadian Junior Red Cross Crippled and Handicapped Children's Fund reports medical treatment for more than 50 000 Canadian children. 3251
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Canadian Junior Red Cross Crippled and Handicapped Children's Fund
Community booster vows to build town character
The Manitoba Leader essay argues that a town’s reputation comes from collective effort. It emphasizes service clubs churches schools fraternal groups and business activity as key to a progressive image. Individual citizens and local organizations shape growth more than size alone.
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Chamber of Commerce
Service Clubs
Manitoba
Worse than Dieppe
The Mail condemns highway fatalities in 1957, estimating 3000 to 4000 Canadian deaths, more than Dieppe. It argues modern motorists bear vast liability for innocent victims, noting most crashes involve unimpaired drivers and urging seriousness beyond inevitability.
Irrigation projects face delays amid rising costs and debt
The Gordon economic commission urged delaying new irrigation districts until demand for specialty crops grows. Past projects like St Marys and Bow River ran far over initial estimates, while the Eastern Irrigation system cost the CPR about 13 million to build and later millions more in repairs. Farmers would struggle with new overhead.
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Gordon Economic Commission
St. Marys
Deep South
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Police Department Under Censure Chief Suspended
A Saskatchewan town faces a public outcry after youths were jailed for Halloween pranks. The letter argues the youth confinement violated the Criminal Code and calls for community centers juvenile patrols and parental responsibility to keep children from prison.
More then fish to fishing editorial from The Sun
The Sun editorial argues fishing is more than catching fish, a man needs sun wind rain and solitude. It notes spring opens legal fishing on May 11 and emphasizes outdoor escape, nature, and personal renewal beyond spending on gear.
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The
Ottawa Journal
Harvest of death on the highway
A public safety reminder notes that highway accidents claim useful citizens yearly. It urges drivers to be careful courteous and cautious, keep vehicles in good condition and ensure they are not tired or alcohol affected to reduce the risk of weekend fatalities.
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Reston
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the Mail
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the Journal
Humbokut
Sask
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