Low Wheat Yield Noted in Moose Creek Rural Municipality
The Moose Creek No. 33 council estimates 1957 wheat yield between four and seven bushels per acre for PFAA purposes, among the lowest in years. They set October 28 for the annual ratepayers meeting and nomination meeting at Alameda Auditorium, with Alex J. Povey returning officer and several deputy RO responsibilities listed. The council also renews the Medical Service Incorporated contract and invites residents not covered to apply by October 15, forms available at the municipal office.
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Moose Creek
PFAA
Alameda
Alameda Auditorium
Alex J. Povey
John Simpson
John Batt
Rumssell Emmerson
John Morrow
Waldeck Phillipe
Elmer Hume
Fred Luedtke
Medical Service Incorporated
Popular Dolls Pattern Guide From Household Arts Dept
Ace Brooks Smiley and Sleepy dolls charm readers with simple supplies like socks straw yarn and scraps. Pattern 7380 offers directions for two dolls and costs thirty five cents plus address details for ordering from the Household Arts Department in Toronto. A 1957 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book offer accompanies the promotion with more craft designs and a new needle book available for twenty five cents.
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Smiley
Sleepy
Alice Brooks
Paris inspired stand-away collar dress pattern
Misses pattern 4556 offers a chic stand-away collar with side-button line and three sleeve options for year round wear. Includes printed directions and sizes 12 through 18 with fabric yardage details and a request to mail 50 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Toronto.
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Paris
Autumn in Manitou and Saskatoon Life in 1957
The report notes shorter days and dry spells pressing farmers to harvest ripened grain. Housewives bustle for garden produce as frost harms tomatoes and cakes. Maple trees glow with autumn colors while thoughts turn to winter beside a cosy fire. The piece cites CBC operating costs rising from $9.5 million in 1951 to over $40 million.
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Manitou
Watrous, Sask
Safety Rules For Hunters In Open Season
The piece warns hunters to treat every gun as loaded and to keep the line of fire clear. Do not carry loaded firearms in vehicles and avoid mixing alcohol with guns. It notes the dangers of shotgun use and advises using shotguns only with care, urging unloaded handling and safer practices in the field.
Do they support your town
A Plaindealer opinion notes concern over traveling peddler trucks competing with local Souris manufacturers. It argues such outsiders should pay a license or business tax to support the town, as local merchants fund sidewalks and police through taxes and payroll, while peddlers benefit from the market without local contributions.
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Souris
Manitoba
North Dakota
Mossbank Street Maintained Promptly Wins Praise
The Mossbank town maintenance man used the tractor and scraper to smooth the main street after rain, preventing potholes and showcasing effective timing. The Weekly News endorses council action to use municipal equipment for timely street scraping, praising the thorough, creditable work and the town’s well gravelled streets.
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Mossbank
Canada Must Ensure Gas Supplies for Canadians Before Exports
Ottawa should require Trans-Canada Pipelines to prove western Canada gas reserves meet future Canadian needs and show it has secured enough gas to serve Canadian customers before approving any export to Tennessee Gas Transmission. The company faces a gap between permitted take from Alberta and its own stated daily requirements.
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Trans-Canada Pipelines Limited
Emerson
Manitoba
Tennessee Gas Transmission
Trans-Canada
Alberta
Tennessee Company
Canadian Pipeline Company
Ottawa
Canada
Child safety tips from All Canada Insurance Federation
The federation notes over 500 pedestrian deaths yearly in Canada with thousands more injured by cars. It urges parents and drivers to teach safety rules, model good behavior, supervise children near schools, encourage play in safe areas, and stop for stopped school buses.
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Canada
All Canada Insurance Federation
Inadequate salaries blamed for poor education in Canada
The Mercury argues that low teacher pay is not the sole cause of student ignorance. It contends that rigid pedagogical requirements and bureaucracy deter brilliant minds from teaching, risking a closed shop where mediocrity with advanced degrees dominates.
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the Mercury
Estevan
Sask
Canada
Ninety Nine Renfrew Plans Pioneer Days Celebration
Ninety Nine Renfrew marks its 99th year of incorporation with Pioneer Days events this Friday and Saturday. The Pioneer Days committee organized a weekend program for all ages and local merchants sponsor promotions. The town prepares for a grand centennial next year with entertainment and community involvement.
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Renfrew
New Orleans
Spain
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Royal Canadian Army
Prairie Command
Banff
Alta
L. E. Kenyon
Saskatchewan
James Butler
Rose Valley
The
Mercury
By Ace Brooks
Plains
Household Arts Department
Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Department P.P.L
CBC
the Record
Reston, Man
Mossbank, Sask
Virden
Man
the Times
Morden, Man
Tion
Ont
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