Alberta Men Head For Yukon To Seek Fortune In Spuds
Four University of Alberta graduates from Rocky Mountain House plan to farm 360 acres on the Pelly River about 80 miles north of Whitehorse. They will supply potatoes and other vegetables to Dawson City Mayo and Whitehorse with prices similar to current Yukon market levels. Lead participant John Stelfox says they will give it a good try and expect to have fun regardless of profit.
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Whitehorse
John Stelfox
Rocky Mountain House
University of Alberta
Pelly Farm
Pelly River
Dawson
Dawson City
Mayo
Yukon
Young Stelfox
Territory
Alaska Highway
Hugh
Dick Bradley
Lacombe
Buck Godwin
Sangado
Vancouver
Skagway
Edmonton
Dressing table pattern offer from Home Workshop Pattern Service
The Home Workshop Pattern Service advertises a kidney shaped dressing table pattern with instructions for tracing curves and sewing a pleated skirt. It promotes pine construction with plywood drawer bottoms and includes storage drawers. offered alone for 35 cents or with the Bedroom Furniture Packet for $1.50.
Alberta Lifts Load Limits for Heavy Trucks on Key Highways
Alberta announces new Highway Traffic Board rules allowing 56 000 pound semi-trailers on designated highways including No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 and No. 4 with 2 per cent or 1000 pound tolerance whichever is lesser. Most other roads keep existing limits 24000 to 42000 pounds by axle and combination. Fees for CV PS and E registrations rise to 800 dollars with weight increases. Also notes grain ships visiting Churchill reached thirty for the season in 1953.
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Alberta
Highway Traffic Board
Walsh
Banff
Calgary
Edmonton
Clyde Corner
Smith
Triangle
Peace River
Grande Prairie
British Columbia
Medicine Hat
Brush Columbia
Lethbridge
Coutts
Alsask
Lacombe
Campeer
Wetaskiwin
Saskgetchewan
Lloydminster
Jasper Park Gates
Westlock
Monarch
High River
Muskrat trapped near Stratford CN shops released in woods
A muskrat attempted to hole up in the CNR motive power shops at Stratford Ontario. A workman captured the animal with a bucket and after being shown to the family, the muskrat was released back into the woods nearby.
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Stratford
Ont
C.N.R
Straw Mulch Stops Soil Erosion By Wind
Regina reports straw mulch as best protection against wind and water erosion. Cultural operations should maximize crop residues use and adjust implements to avoid soil pulverization. If straw is scarce, delay operations or create rough cloddy surfaces to trap soil particles and reduce wind velocity. One severe wind can ruin crops and cause loss.
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Regina
Kitten Rescued From Abandoned 58-Foot Well
A kitten trapped for three days in an abandoned 58 foot well was finally freed after several failed attempts. The successful method lowered a pail with a hamburger which the kitten climbed into.
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Regina
Television Study Aids Banff Trout Lake Research
The Canadian Wildlife Service uses television to observe fish behavior in a trout lake near Banff Alberta. The project aims to learn habits and movements of trout through televised monitoring and analysis by wildlife scientists.
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The
Canadian Wildlife Service
Banff
Alta
Humorous family vignettes from a domestic scene
A column of light jokes and quips about wedding talk baby missteps and family misunderstandings. A father explains photos a child misreads music scores a doctor’s quip about longevity and a caddie searches an absurd hole with a golfer.
City deposits record cheque for new Medicine Hat power plant
A cheque for 2373083 dollars from debenture sales to fund Medicine Hat's new power plant was deposited by the city. The sum stands as the largest individual amount ever handled by the 17 000 population municipality.
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Medicine Hat, Ana
City of
Medicine Hat
Dr M Cc OBrien Named For Bay And Island In Sask
In QuAppelle area a bay and island in Northern Saskatchewan will bear the name of Dr M Cc OBrien a long time country physician who served Saskatchewan and Manitoba for 57 years and lives in QuAppelle.
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Qu'appelle
Sask
Saskatchewan
M. Cc. O'Brien
Manitoba
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Bank Street
Ottawa
Canada
P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
B.C
Frobisher
Churchill, Man
Jim Lawrence
Dauphin District
University of Manitoba
Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Dauphin Collegiate
Dauphin Herald
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Mrs. Jones
Mary
George
Eetine
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Harold
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Joan
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Queen Elizabeth
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
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