Weaving Revival Sparks Fashion With Terylene Stoles
In Wottonville Quebec housewives spin and weave with Terylene from Millhaven Ontario to produce white stoles and woven items sold to Montreal shops. Madame Philippe Breault distributes yarn patterns and collects finished pieces while generations of women pass on handloom skills.
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Canada
Wottonville
Quebec
Montreal
Millhaven
Ontario
Dee Bee Registered
Odd number of jewels used in spring watches
The text notes that an odd number of jewels is always used as bearings in spring watches and that the count ranges from five to twenty three jewels.
Printed Pattern 4609 Misses' Dress Pattern Ad
A vintage printed pattern advertisement offers Misses' Sizes 10 to 18 with size 16 needing 3 yards of 39 inch fabric and printed directions. It includes ordering details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept and notes about Canadian memorial services with soldiers from Camp Shilo and multiple Legion branches participating at Gainsborough Sask. The text references Canadian and American veterans, a 1200 spectator memorial, and a wreath at the Unknown Soldier ceremony.
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Sherwood
North Dakota
Russell Steeves
Camp Shilo
Man
American Legion
Canada
Canadian Legion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian School of Artillery
U.S. -Canadian
U.S
Legion
Gainsborough
Sask
Jack Burton
Carnevaile
Frank Michie
Kingston
Ont
Carnevale
Carnduff
Oxbow
Alameda
Storboaks
Nottingham
Alida
Sidney Mann
Storbooks
American Legion Post 213
Gainsborough Sask
St James awards quarter million in local improvement
St James public works committee at a special council meeting on Thursday May 23 let contracts totaling about a quarter million dollars for local improvements and public works. All contracts went to the lowest bids with Benjamin Bros. bid rejected for an all or none specification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Public Works Committee
Benjamin Bros
Poison Ivy Warnings And Kitchen Salt Fixes
A Progress newspaper item advises steps to avoid poison ivy and gives quick home remedies. It notes poison ivy has three leaves versus Virginia creeper's five and suggests washing skin with strong soap after exposure. It also offers salt reduction tips using potato or bread, and other household hacks like paraffin to prevent rust and baking soda to clean waffle irons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Health Department
Summer tune-up pattern for tired chairs
Ge Brees offers a do it yourself pattern to retying springs and sewing chair covers with professional results. Send 35 cents to Household Arts Department for Pattern 7292 and receive Illustrated step by step instructions and access to two free patterns from the Alice Brooks Needlecraft book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Chaplin Street Paving Plan Part of 346000 City Works
The Sun reports Swift Current Saskatchewan plans to spend about 346000 on paving sidewalks storm sewers sewer and water extensions and street maintenance despite council cuts to other Works Department programs to fit a 77 mill taxation rate.
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Works Department
the Sun
Swift Current
Sask
National road program urged to co operate provinces
The Red Deer Alberta Advocate argues that beyond federal aid levels the country needs a coordinated national road program. It should align roadbuilding across provinces and the dominion to serve the nation best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Deer
Alta
Steinbach to Install Sixteen Water Meters
In response to Public Utility Board inquiry the Town of Steinbach will install 16 water meters to measure consumption and inform future rates. The meters will be placed at several establishments protesting current rates as council also hears a request to extend the water and sewage lines on Mill Street North.
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Public Utility Board
Steinbach
Mill St. North
4X Bakery Closing Retail Store Here
Canadian Bakeries Ltd will close its Central Ave retail outlet in Swift Current, affecting nine women. The Toronto head office cited unprofitable front-store sales and a need to streamline operations to meet rising competition. The company expects to save about 2500 dollars monthly by shifting focus to bulk sales to stores and restaurants. The Sun Swift Current May 31, 1957.
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Canadian Bakeries Ltd
Central Ave
Toronto
Streamsin- Inez
the Sun
Swift Current
Sask
Petition Signed by Most Residents on Mill Street Block
Delegation on Mill Street between Barkman and Kroeker Avenues presented a petition signed by 15 of 17 households in the block. Local coverage from Carillion News Steinbach Manitoba May 24 1957.
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Wotton- Ville
Anne Adams
Vic
Gnr
Jim Fleming
Saint John
N.B
Martin Hachey
Bathurst
St. James
St. James, Man
Charles Parsons
Canadian Red Cross
the Progress
Winkler
By Ge Brees
Chaplin Street
Atay
Scarth ST
Prairie Publishers
Regina
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