Kangaroo Rat Colonies Found in Saskatchewan Sand Dunes
Dr. Nero and colleagues with Rich ard Fyfe and Frank Bushell report discovery of hundreds of Kangaroo Rats in the Great Sand Hills near Sceptre Saskatchewan. Eight live rats captured in two nights, five alive, one pair on display at the museum. Burial trails span open dunes. no pests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History
Robert W. Nero
Richard Fyfe
Offeer
Sceptre
Nero
Prelate
Frank Bushell
Portreeve
Saskatchewan
Fyfe
Great Sand Hills
Buschell
Green Lake Metis Co-op Opens First Store
The Green Lake Settler's Co operative Limited, Saskatchewan, incorporated July 17, runs a general store of groceries and sundries near Green Lake. John McIntosh notes the Metis initiative, with supplies bought from Federated Co operatives in Saskatoon via Meadow Lake.
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Green Lake
Federated Co-operatives Limited
Saskatoon
Co-op
Meadow Lake
New Look at Summerfallow in Western Canada
Agronomists weigh removing summerfallow in Western Canada where rainfall is ample and weeds manageable. Continuous cropping with proper phosphate and nitrogen could raise yields and offset moisture limits, though costs and fertilizer returns must be balanced. Change would be gradual as farmers study rotatons and fertilizer strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Tefding Agronomists
Parachutist Arrested for Reckless Driving Spirit Fades
A parachutist was arrested for reckless driving but a friend bailed him out. A calf in California is named Elvis Presley after the owner says the animal has bawled since birth. A political observer began watching Hawaiian hula dancers, told to monitor the grass-roots movement.
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California
Elvis Presley
Pete McEvoy
Brooklyn
Pete
Los Angeles
Pattern Shop JFashions: three-quarter inch stock models
The Pattern Shop JFashions pieces use three quarter inch solid stock with buns traced onto wood from the pattern showing shade placements for realism. See sketch for pattern numbers and enclose 35c for each pattern ordered.
Easy thrifty three patch quilt pattern 7003
Make a gay patchwork quilt from scraps and also craft summer pillows. Three simple patches repeated form a pleasing design. Pattern 7003 provides charts directions for a three patch quilt. Send twenty five cents in coins to obtain pattern. stamps not accepted.
Free Needlecraft Patterns From Alice Brooks Book 1956
Household Arts Department announces two free patterns printed in the new Alice Brooks Needlecraft book for 1956. Stunning designs for home and self with many more patterns available to order. Send 25 cents for the copy of this wonderful book.
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Alice Brooks
Road Toll Rising in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan faces a record set of highway deaths in 1956 with over 60 fatalities by August. Officials warn that if trends continue, another 1,000 could be killed by 1964, highlighting a decade of nearly 1,000 deaths and the broad impact on communities.
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Saskatchewan
Women and Domination in Marriage and Whistles
A column muses on whether wives want control or partnership, noting many welcome decision making but not the final word. It also surveys a quiz question about army sizes, jokes about whistles as morale boosters, and suggests discreet compliment whistles might be developed.
Printed Pattern 4762 for Misses Sizes 10 to 18
Sewing pattern notice offers Pattern 4762 for misss sizes 10 through 18. Each blouse jerkin and skirt require one yard of 54 inch fabric with directions on tissue parts. Price 35 cents includes pattern and ordering to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Vancouver B C offers additional patterns and a free catalogue on request.
U S Agrees Major Farm Sale to Japan
The United States approves a new 65.8 million dollar sale of farm produce to Japan, raising total foreign currency sales to 150.8 million. The package includes 17 million bushels of wheat worth 27.3 million, 4.5 million bushels of barley at 4.8 million, and 5 million bushels of corn and feed grains at 6.4 million.
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United States
Japan
Canadian water tank heaters shipments change in 1956
Canadian factory shipments of electric domestic water tank heaters through June fell to 132,563 from 158,054 in 1955 while gas-fired heaters rose to 20,093 from 19,759.
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Sask
Cunerd
Cunard
Cunard Line
Hospital Street
Montreal
Marquette
Summertfallow
Strictly Fresh
Oae
Joneses
the Pattern Shop
Jfashions
Wee Barekes
Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Reilly
O'Reilly
Anne Adams
Depatment P.P
West Sth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
U.S
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Fleischmann
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