Switzer Resigns as Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner
R A W Switzer steps down as Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner after 11 years of service. Hon C Williams announces replacement by Deputy Fire Commissioner William J Carson and notes Switzer will assume duties as Assistant Dominion Fire Commissioner. Switzer honored at Prairie Lily Cafe with colleagues and wife present. Born in Grenfell, Switzer served in the Army and joined the Saskatchewan Fire Service in 1946. Carson, born in Manor, moved to Regina in 1918.
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Rfra Wwitzer
Saskatchewan
C Williama
Labour
My. Switzer
Tance Up
Daties
Dominion Fire
Dana
Dominion
Switzer
Willams
Prairie Lily
Wiliams
Grenfell
Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner's Office
Dominion of Canada
Canadian Fire Marshalls Association
National Fire Protection Association
Canadian Standards Association
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada
William J. Carson
Mr. Switzer
Manor
Mr. Carson
Regina
Glenlawn Board Ends Grade XII Cohort for NonResidents
Glenlawn School Board excludes all non resident and repeat Grade XII pupils this term due to serious overcrowding. About 15 students affected as reported by St. Vital Lance.
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Glenlawn Collegiate
Glenlawn
St. Vital Lance
Half size sheath dress pattern for printed pattern 4644
A catalog note describes a half size sheath dress pattern 4644 with a clever collar cut and sleek silhouette. It specifies fabric amounts for 39 inch fabric, printed directions, and requires 34% yards. Send fifty cents to the pattern department in Toronto with size name and address.
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Siim
Edson man revives drowning boy with rare respiration method
Elmer Fossheim, a CNR yard foreman in Edson, pulled Reginald Pollock from the McLeod River and used a seldom employed artificial respiration technique. He sucked water from the boy’s lungs and blew air into his mouth, restoring breathing after rescue. Fossheim had just read about the method.
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Edson
Alta
Reginald Pollock
McLeod River
Elmer Fossheim
CNR
Reginald
Fossheim
Signs for regional parks arrive in Brooks district
The Board of Trade reports over a dozen directional signs for Dinosaur Park on the Red Deer River and Kinbrook Park at Lake Newell have been received and will be erected. The Alberta Motor Association provided the signs, reflecting local business interest in the district.
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Bulletin
Board of Trade
Dinosaur Park
Red Deer River
Kinbrook Park
Lake Newell
Alberta Motor Association
Cal
Premier Douglas vis lamp expansion foretold for Saskatchewan
Premier T. C. Douglas told about 200 people in Chaplin that Saskatchewan nears its greatest period of industrial expansion. He cited the Sodium Sulphate Plant’s success, noting $1.5 million in royalties and profits from a $1 million investment. The Chaplin plant spurred growth from 150 to 500 residents and $2.5 million in wages over ten years.
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Saskatchewan
T. C. Douglas
Chaplin
Douglas
Bishopric
Laugh of the Week Joke from The Touchwood Times
A humor item from The Touchwood Times Sugar? Punichy Sask. features a quip about neighborly feuds over lawnmower oil and a wife’s singing at night. The joke plays on mischief and backhanded replies in a small town setting.
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Touchwood Times
Punnichy
Sask
Shutters Pattern Pack and Home Workshop offer
Shutters patterns provide various styles and actual-size guides for applied and open-work decorations. Pattern 389 costs 40¢ and is part of the Home stead Improvement Packet No 30 priced at $1.75. Advertised by Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L Vancouver British Columbia.
Remembering the harvest specials and their era
Nostalgic look at the harvest specials that carried workers west across the prairies each autumn. Describes how farmers relied on large crews to cut, thresh, and feed crews, the mix of travelers aboard, and the criminal exploits that led to police traps led by Inspector Walter Osborne. The piece notes the end of the era and lingering nostalgia for those days.
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Canada
Prairies
Walter Osborne
Ives
Here
Moose Jaw
Parking metres debated in Lacombe council meeting
Town council discussed installing parking metres on a trial basis with at least two councillors favoring the idea. The writer argues metres irritate motorists, provide little benefit, and would hurt downtown commerce, suggesting Lacombe is not large enough for such a system.
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Lacombe
Premier Roblin Sends Golden Wedding Congratulations
Premier Roblin sends a formal congratulatory letter to Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Churchill on their golden wedding anniversary celebrated in early September. Roblin notes happiness and health for the Churchill couple amid recent press photographs.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
Province of
Manitoba
Winston
Lady Churchill
Mr. Roblin
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Aone Adams Pattern Dept
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Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
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Yarmouth
N.S
W. H
Nick) Nicholls
Nanaimo
B.C
Gary
Brooks
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G. F. Miller
J. H. Brockelbank
Saskatchewan Minerals
T. G Douglas
G. F Miller
Department P.P.L
West Suh Avenue
Vancouver
ER Designs
Swift Current
the Globe, Lacombe, Alta
Duff Roblin
Egypt
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