Visit Western Development Museum Promises Surprising Guests
Saskatoon curator George Shepherd recalls daily visitors range from schoolteachers to Texas tycoons. He notes J. C. Phelps inspired the museum idea to preserve old machines and farm relics, with citizens aiding in gathering artifacts for display.
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George Shepherd
Western Development Museum
Saskatoon
Mr. Shepherd
Shepherd
J. C. Phelps
Natural Resources
Phelps
Prairie museum preserves pioneer machinery and life exhibits
Saskatoon and Saskatchewan sites host the Pion-Era event and Western Development Museum displays. The collection features steam engines a 50 000 pound tractor and horse drawn vehicles from Red River ox carts to 1889 Stanley steam carriage, plus furnished rooms showing pioneer daily life.
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Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Air Force
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Yorkton
Prairies
Shepherd
Red River
Timothy Eaton
Canada GNP per capita edges down from 1957 to 1960
On a constant 1949 dollar basis Canada's per capita gross national product falls from 1578 to 1577 between 1957 and 1960. In contrast U S per capita output rises from 2153 to 2245 in the same span.
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U.S
Norway’s Tonsberg Celebrates Millennium in 1871
Norway’s oldest town Tonsberg celebrated its first thousand years in 1871 marking a milestone in its historic heritage. The event underscored Tonsberg’s long maritime and trading legacy in southern Norway.
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Norway
Tonsberg
Knit Diamond Afghan Pattern 7174 by Household Arts
Directions for a small scrap afghan using 5 by 6 inch diamonds in varied colors. Use large needles and worsted yarn. Pattern 7174 priced at thirty five cents in coins. stamp not accepted. Printed by Household Arts at 6 Front Street, W Toronto.
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Front Street
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Household Arts
Toronto
Track and Field News insights spark Olympic prep and sprint notes
A review highlights Track and Field News from Los Altos with Olympic start speeds, Armin Hary’s knee injury risk, rising milers in the U S and Canada, Ralph Boston’s broad jump prowess, and high school marks in Texas and California. It notes potential 1964 Tokyo Games in October and Saskatchewan interest in a Canadian team with Lorne Daverne as contact.
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Los Altos
California
Armin Hary
Hary
United States
Track and Field News
Ralph Boston
U.S
Texas
Detroit
Tokyo
Saskatchewan
Pioneer of the Year to be selected at Pion-Era show
The Western Development Museum will select a Pioneer of the Year during Pion-Era in Saskatoon July 3 to 8. Nineteen Saskatchewan communities have entered candidates including Mrs. M Pearse and Dr J A Kitely, with Rose Valley Kipling and Watrous also sending contenders. The winner receives a $600 all expense paid trip. groups can still nominate by writing Gary Crowder at the museum.
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Western Development Museum
Saskatchewan
Canada
Saskatoon
M. Pearse
Connaught Agricultural Society
J. A. Kitely
Nipawin Icof
I. Penner
Laird Curling Club
L. Ferguson
Outdoor wiring and electric cooking patterns offered
Home Workshop promotes Pattern 448 for outdoor wiring including an electric table and lanterns and waterproof outlets for winter lighting. The Aids for Outdoor Dining Packet No 58 sells for $1.75. orders to Home Workshop Patterns Vancouver address.
Newfoundland Named by Fishermen on Grand Banks Origins
Newfoundland traces its name to early west of England fishermen who found rich fishing grounds on the Grand Banks and called the island “the new found land” long before transatlantic explorers.
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Newfoundland
England
Grand Banks
New Found Land
Government transfers to Canadians rise 1955 to 1960
The record shows government payments to individuals climbed from 1.737 million dollars in 1955 to 3.116 million dollars in 1960, reflecting increased pension, welfare, and social security disbursements in Canada.
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Canada
Major Ralph G Young retires from Canadian Army
Major Ralph G Young of The Regiment of Canadian Guards and an Honourary ADC to two Manitoba lieutenant governors retires June 1. He began in Toronto militia 25 years ago, served in Iceland UK and Northwest Europe, received the Order of the Orange Nassau in 1945, and later served Indochina with the International Truce Supervisory Commission.
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Ralph G. Young
Regiment of Canadian Guards
Manitoba
J. 8. McDiarmid
MecDiarmid
Errick F. Willis
Q.C
Major Young
Toronto
Iceland
United Kingdom
Europe
Order of the Orange Nassau
Netherlands
Indochina
International Truce Supervisory Commission
Saskatchewan
Lakehead
National Defence Photo
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Vic Reeve
Vancouver
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Victoria Ave
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Eugene Buresch
Austria
Buresch
Quebec
Montreal
Winnipeg
Maritimes
Yukon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!