Digging Saskatchewan history out of soil
Archaeologists using mine detectors mark up to 200 historic sites across Saskatchewan as part of the provinces golden jubilee observances. Fort Carlton traces unearthed by detector reveal a fort outline and rusted nails. signs and red river carts mark trials crossing modern highways. Carbon dating places Indian relics at 3400 years old near Mortlach, showing long climatic cycles in the province.
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Saskatchewan
Fort Carlton
Hudson's Bay Company
Saskatchewan River
Prince Albert
Val Marie
Red River
Red River Valley
Qu’Appelle Valley
T Wapella
Mortlach
Canada
Modern farm marketing act for Ontario
Ontario Agriculture Minister Thomas announced in the Legislature that a new modern farm marketing act will be introduced this session. He defended the government’s approach during the throne speech debate, noting past weather and drought caused some spoilage but overall production looked up as efficiency improved farm outputs from 1953 to 1954.
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Toronto
Thomas
Ontario
Classified for sale two Massey tractors with options
Two 65 Massey tractors a 1951 gas and a 1932 diesel fully equipped hydraulics, 15 34 tires, under 1000 hours, very good condition, priced to sell. Write Chester Qas Columbus North Dakota Sm 125
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Wrte
Chester Oqas
Columbus
N. Dak
Canadians Marrying Younger on Increased Pattern
CBS reports 24.2 percent of Canadians aged 15 to 24 were married in 1953, up from 21.9 percent in 1951. The rise reflects prosperity and war-year carryover, boosting demand for consumer goods as youthful marriages become common.
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CBS
Icebreaker Ad Spruces Up Winnipeg Mower Sale
A Winnipeg storekeeper pushed lawnmowers as temperatures plunged to 30 below. The lighthearted ad plays on the chill as customers dream of a warm season.
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Winnipeg
Iced Hot Cross Buns and Fleischmann Yeast Feature
An advertisement touts Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast as fully active until baking and spoilage free. It promises a month’s shelf life in the cupboard without refrigeration and urges bakers to try Iced Hot Cross Buns for taste and rise.
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Fleischmann
Fleischmanna
U.S. tests Albacore as fastest sub on short runs
The Navy reports the Albacore, a 1300 ton test submarine, may be faster than the Nautilus for short periods due to its tear drop hull and battery power. The Nautilus has the quickest sustained speed using atomic propulsion, while Sea Wolf and five more subs are planned. The Albacore lacks torpedoes and armament.
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Washington
United States Navy
Navy
Cunard Orders Fourth Passenger and Cargo Ship
Cunard announces a contract with John Brown and Company for a fourth ship for the Canadian service. The vessel, similar to the Saxonia and Ivernia, will be delivered in 1957 and named Sylvania, while the third ship will be Carinthia, launching later this year and due in summer 1956.
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Montreal
Cunard Steamship Company Limited
John Brown and Company
Clydebank) Limited
Saxonia
Ivernia
Sylvania
Carinthia
Keeps on keepin on in grim days
The verse urges steady effort through gloom and slim chances. It frames perseverance as the path when perplexities press and hope wanes, advising readers to bustle up, grit teeth, and persist despite adversity.
Saskatchewan Scouts to Attend World Jamboree
A 165 member Boy Scout contingent from 35 areas will represent Saskatchewan at the eighth world scout jamboree this summer at Niagara on the Lake Ontario.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Ont
Pago Pago Harbor Praised as Best in South Pacific
Sea water weighs about one percent more per cubic foot than fresh water at same temperature. Pago Pago in Samoa is renowned as the best harbor in the South Pacific.
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Pago Pago
Samoa
South Pacific
Raleigh Sees Ranger Assists Milestone Lift
Don Bones Raleigh, a clever center and captain for the New York Rangers, joined an elite group with 205 lifetime assists as of March 10. He trails only Boucher and Watson in Rangers history for total assists and holds the club single season record with 42 assists in 1951 52 while having played 501 league games for the Rangers behind only four others in club history.
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Don Bones Raleigh
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
Raleveigh
Rangers
Manhattan
Frank Boucher
Phil Watson
Raleigh
Boucher
Watson
Don
Ott Heller
Murray Murdoch
Cupola and bunk bed pattern items from Home Workshop
Pattern notice for home carpentry patterns 407 cupola 241 weathervane 35c each patterns show how to trim angles for roofs and hinge birdhouse sides for cleaning. Twin bed conversion through pattern 236 requires standard 39 inch springs. Mail 35c or 1.50 for five pattern packet to Department PLPN Home Workshop Pattern Service Vancouver BC.
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Camp
Shore Cottage
Department Plpn
Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Record number of goalkeepers in NHL this season
The six team NHL set a record for goalkeepers this season with every club using at least two netminders. Montreal used four, totaling 15 goalies across the league. Notable pairings included Toronto's Lumley and Mayer, Montreal’s Plante Binette Evans and Hodge, Detroit’s Sawchuk and Halli, Boston’s Henderson and Henry, New York’s Worsley and Bower, and Chicago’s Rollins Bassen and Frederick.
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Montreal
Toronto
Harry Lumleyv
Gil Mayer
Jacques Plante
Andre Binette
Claude Evans
Charlie Hodge
Detroit
Terry Sawchuk
Glenn Halli
Boston
John Henderson
Jim Henry
New York
Lorne Worsley
Pink-Eyed White Muskrat to Join Calgary Zoo
Alta residents announce a pink eyed white muskrat captured near Brooks will become a permanent resident of the Calgary Zoo, located about 100 miles west of town.
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Brooks
Alta
Calgary Zoo
Garden Notes on Flowers and Soil for a Bountiful Home Plot
Garden authorities urge adding a row of flowers in the vegetable garden for bouquets and beauty. Choose hardy blooms like gladiolus and sweet peas, seed saved from regular plantings, and edge rows to guarantee plentiful blossoms. For soil, rich loam, manure when available, or substitutes like fertilizer, lime, sand, and humus support healthy beds. Emphasizes new varieties and early, disease resistant vegetables benefiting Canada’s short growing season.
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Canada
Premier praises Easter Seal campaign in Saskatchewan
Premier T. C. Douglas lauds the Easter Seal Campaign run by Rotary Clubs of Saskatchewan with teachers and children. He cites continued support for rehabilitative services, mobile clinics, two patient transport buses, and summer camps, urging donations during the March 21 to April 10 drive.
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Regina
Rotary Clubs of
Saskatchewan
T. C. Douglas
Douglas
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Fleischmany
Englewood
Kan
U.S
Cunard
Rdhouse
Les Cariell
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