A Kiss in Time at Fort Walla Walla
Tom Van Vranken and Marian share a long history on the homestead frontier. After Marian confronts his kiss with Eva, she realizes her own feelings and urges a quick, passionate reconciliation with Tom on the porch. The couple wrestles with pride, romance, and the lure of home.
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Fort Walla Walls
St. Louis
St. Lucie
Marian Tose
Tom
Sally
Fort Walla Walla
Dan's
Marian
Tom van Vranken
Eva
Cook Charlie
Charlie
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Moone's Emerald Off Promises Skin Healing Remedy
A historical ad touts Moone's Emerald Off as a pleasant antiseptic remedy for itching and skin troubles. It claims fast relief for eczema scalp itching and stubborn cases long standing, sold by druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Moone
Banned Duck Victoria At School
Penny Mee’s pet duck Joey follows her to school and is sent home. The duck has lived with the Mee family since ten days old and is a devoted companion to Penny, getting along with the cat and dog.
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Victoria
Penny Mee
Joey
Mee
Penny
Alberta Stock Yards Handle 239 353 Cattle in 1953
The Alberta Stock Yards in Calgary processed 239 353 cattle out of 1 519 000 head marketed at public stockyards across Canada in 1953.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Treherne 4-H Beef Club Wins 1953 Winnipeg Trophy
Treherne 4-H Beef Club topped Manitoba in 1953 with 968 points out of 1 000 for high quality activities. Boissevain followed with 958. Basswood Tur tle Mountain Neepawa and Ninga also placed high. The 88 clubs marketed 1045 calves for 20.66 per cwt, total value 192000.
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Treherne
Manitoba
Boissevain
Basswood
Turtle Mountain
Neepawa
Ninga
J. F. Muirhead
Farmers Support Boundary Change Near Craigmyle
One hundred three farmers and thirty eight Craigmyle residents favor joining the Municipal District of Starland under co terminus boundary changes discussed by the commission in Hanna. A Craigmyle meeting produced a signed petition and letters to Minister Gerhart and Minister Cross confirming the decision to transfer to Starland.
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Hanna
Alta
Craigmyle
Starland
Coterminus Boundary Commission
C. E. Gerhart
Veteran Blacksmith Sees Trade Dwindle in Moose Jaw
A. E. Read, Moose Jaw’s only blacksmith with 50 years in the trade, plans to keep working despite a shrinking market. He began in 1902, came to Moose Jaw in 1911, and now forges by hand as welding grows more popular and horse service fades.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
A. E. Read
Reid
Holstein, Ont
Owen Sound
Ontario
Mr. Reid
Prospecting Interest Grows in Saskatchewan North
Malcolm Norris reports rising local interest in prospecting in Saskatchewan's far north. A two day Lac la Ronge class drew 18 native and five white residents, indicating broader engagement in mineral exploration.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Malcolm Norris
The
Mineral Resources Department
Lac la Ronge
Home Workshop Patterns for Gun Racks and Garden Features
The article describes patterns for a three gun rack with adjustable pegs and hinged arms, a two part vertical gun rack secured with a padlock, and Pattern 405 with assembly details. It also features a wooden wheelbarrow pattern with a fourteen inch hopper, decorative numerals, and a miniature cart pattern for flowers or foods. The Lawn and Garden Figures Packet includes five full size garden patterns not specified beyond postpaid price.
Giant Task Maintaining Alaska Road
The Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune reports on the vast Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek to the Alaska border, managed by Whitehorse with Brigadier H. W Love. Army and civilian crews operate 17 maintenance camps, rebuild bridges, and modernize the route including a 1,600 foot Consack span and a 0.5 mile nine-span bridge costing about 2.5 million dollars.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Here
Dawson Creek
Alaska
H. W Love
Ob.e. C.D
Northern Enterprise
Canada
Consack
Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune
Saskatchewan Landing Historic Site project approved
The Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee endorsed developing Saskatchewan Landing as a historic site. A park near the Landing Bridge will be created by Swift Current Kyle Leinan Stewart Valley and area rural municipalities. An old mounted police post stone house will be preserved. Markers will note the Battleford Trail crossing and its Swift Current terminus.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee
Saskatchewan Landing
Fred McGuinness
Jubilee Committee
Jim Greenblat
Swift Current Sun
Saskatchewan Landing Bridge
Swift Current
Kyle Leinan
Stewart Valley
Jubilee Historic Sites Committee
South Saskatchewan
Alberta oranges grow under glass in Medicine Hat
Alberta may not grow cotton or peanuts but under glass it can grow oranges. Peter McQueen has a three year old orange tree bearing fruit this winter for the first time. The rare indoor crop signals innovation in local horticulture.
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Medicine Hat
Alta
Alberta
Peter McQueen
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F. E. Cullen
Bill
Willen
Virden
Mrs. Cullen
Brandon
Brandon Athletics
Cullen
Big Six
Beef Club
Eric Green
Doug Harp
Glenboro
March of Dimes
Boissevain Club
Ernie McCausland
George Wright
P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Sask. Landing Historic Site
MacDonald
Les Carroll
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