Johnstone Lake Renamed to Old Wives Lake in Saskatchewan
The Canadian Board on Geographical Names officially renamed Johnstone Lake to Old Wives Lake on November 5 1953 after years of local advocacy led by Z M Larocque Dan Kennedy and Anne W Cusick among others The name reflects a Cree legend of mothers sacrificing themselves to save their children and preserve tribal memory across the Qu Appelle Moose Jaw area and Saskatchewan maps now show Old Wives Lake.
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Old Wives Lake
Breging
J. H Brockelbank
Saskatchewan
Johnstone Lake
Old Wigges Lake
Canadian Board On Geographical Names of
Ottawa
Z M. Hamilton
Regina
Federal Indian Affairs Branch
Qu’Appelle
Moose Jaw Creek
Qu'Appelle
Lake Johnstone
Missouri
Hudson's Bay Company
Qu’Appelle Valley
Old Women's Lake
Sir Frederick Johnstone
Northwest Territories
Z. M. Larocque
Lebret
Metis Society
Dan Kennedy
Assiniboine Reserve
Anne W. Cusick
Coderre
Funny and Otherwise The Laughing Page panel
A compilation of light sketches and jokes about family life, manners, and social quirks. Short quips about swearing, garden mishaps, polite misunderstandings, a knife-throwing circus, and witty exchanges at a lunch counter and club, all in a dated humorous tone.
Patterns from Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book
Ten complete patterns to sew embroider crochet print right in the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book plus many more patterns to send for including ideas for gifts home accessories toys fashions Send 25 cents now.
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Alice Brooks
White Moose Sightings Reported Near Gordondale Alberta
Norman Day of Gordondale reports seeing a white moose on his trap line three times. He came within about forty yards of a three or four year old cow. He recalls a similar colored animal sighting near Fort Vermilion in 1926 by a Metis witness.
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Gordondale
Alta
Norman Day
Day
Fort Vermilion
Marriages in Canada Rise Slightly in 1953 Nine Months
Canadian marriage statistics show 94 032 marriages in the first nine months of 1953, up from 93 208 in 1952 and 94 056 in 1951, indicating a modest year over year increase.
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Canada
Alberta Extends Driver Test Program to Three Cities
The Alberta government will extend the driver testing program to Lethbridge Red Deer and Medicine Hat starting December 1. All first time applicants in these cities must pass a written exam vision and depth perception check and a short road test. Examiners will test in Lethbridge on Tuesdays Medicine Hat on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings and Red Deer on Wednesdays. Applications are to be made at local Motor Vehicles Branches in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat and at the driver’s license issuer in Red Deer.
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Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Medicine Hat
Home toppled by dynamite blast near Alix district
An Alta district house toppled into an excavation after an oil company crew detonated a dynamite charge during basement work. No injuries reported.
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Alix
Alta
Unusual Skunk Shot In Saskatchewan Chicken House
Prince of Wales Sask Tom Martin shot a skunk in his chicken house that was sorrel colored with white stripes and lacked a smell. The animal was given to taxidermist George Hooey of Swift Current for his collection.
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Prince OF Wales
Tom Martin
George Hooey
Swift Current
Guide Wins Hand To Claw Battle With A Giant Grizzly
Veteran BC guide Leash Callinson survived a hand to claw fight with a fat grizzly bear near his base camp while guiding a US sportsmen group. He suffered more than 20 wounds from teeth and bites but escaped after tumbling with the bear down a cliff. The animal winded and retreated after the fall, Callinson quipping the bear earned too much lard and he might not be alive if she had been dieting.
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Guide
Fort ST John
British Columbia
Leash Callinson
Dawson Creek
B.C
United States
Callinson
Tut
Alta. Student Wins Eaton Scholarship
Bruce E. McDonald of Mannville Alta wins the Eaton agricultural scholarship. A 20 year old, he will enroll next fall in an agriculture degree program at the University of Alberta. The award covers tuition and lodging for four years. Mrs. John David Eaton presented the scroll at a ceremony during a local horse show.
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Toronto
Bruce E. McDonald
Mannville
Alta
Eaton
McDonald
University of Alberta
John David Eaton
T. Eaton Company
Moose Jaw Taxi Driver Marks 25 Accident-Free Years
Hermas Damour, a Moose Jaw city taxi driver, celebrates 25 years behind the wheel without an accident. He estimates he has transported at least 50,000 miles annually during this period.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Hermas Damour
Mercury supply in normal times mainly from Italy and Spain
In normal times most of the world cannot rely on domestic sources as the bulk of mercury comes from Italy and Spain, highlighting international dependence on these two European nations for this commodity.
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Italy
Spain
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Ascania
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Parthia
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Quebec
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Cunard Line
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Havre
Southampton
Greenock
Cobh
Cherbourg
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
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