Master Farm Family Award Winners in Northern Alberta
The story profiles Frank Jackson and his family as Northern Alberta's Master Farm Family for 1943. Jackson farms 640 acres at Key River Post, north of Edmonton, with grain and livestock, built on self-reliance and hands-on woodwork, repairs, and drafting. His wife Dr Mary Percy Jackson serves as district physician and community health leader, riding to emergencies and directing medical care in the Paddle Prairie area.
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Frank Jackson
Key River Post
Edmonton
Mr. Jackson
Northern
Alberta
Jackson
Key River
Hudson's Bay Company
Jackson Farm
Keg River
Grimshaw
Manning
Keg River Post
Paddle Prairie
Keg River Post District
Alterta
Dr. Jackson
John
Calgary Institute of Technology and Art
Jacksons
Louis
June
Ann
John Vos
Arthur
Aldergrove
B.C
Frank
Pat
John Hague
Britain
Appetizing Recipes Savory Swiss Steak and Barbecued Rounds
A vintage recipe snippet describes Savory Swiss Steak with round steak sliced, flour dusting, onions, tomatoes, and seasonings cooked slowly until tender. It adds a Barbecued Round Steak method with onion, celery, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, and tomato soup cooked in a Dutch oven, yielding four servings. It also mentions a Beef Vegetable Casserole one-dish option with ground beef, potatoes, celery, tomatoes and green pepper.
Women climbers recount trek along old prospector trail in B C
Miss Hartley of the Canadian Red Cross notes Aileen planned and mapped the route. The pair, crossing 8000 to 9000 foot elevations between Vermilion and Kicking Horse rivers, faced rain and glacial streams while camping with light gear and two sleeping bags.
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B.C
Miss Hartley
Edmonton
Canadian Red Cross Society
Aileen
Federal Parks Department
Marble Canyon
Tumbling Creek
Wolverine Pass
Helmet Creek
Goodsir Summit
Ottertail River
Kicking Horse Pass
Gladys
Goodsir
White Feather Claim and 1554 Tulip Import Note
A remarks link cowardice to the white feather used as a symbol while noting that full blooded game cocks supposedly lacked white feathers. The text adds that tulips were introduced to Europe in 1554.
Saskatchewan Red Cross swimming instruction reaches thousands
Volunteers taught thousands to swim across Saskatchewan with 44 hours per instructor and 70 000 lessons for 3 601 pupils. Since 1946, 48 581 residents learned water safety, with many becoming proficient in diving, CPR, and rescue.
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Saskatchewan
Red Cross
Teachers’ College
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
School For the Deaf
Regina
Canadian Red Cross Society
Quick Canadia Quiz prompts on Canadian province outputs
A short item presents several trivia questions about Canada's agriculture output by province hospital births among daily newborns Canadians aged 65 plus Crown land forest resources and federal spending from 1939. It notes that answers appear in Another Column.
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Canada
Evacuees Return After War At Jackson Farm
The daughter of Dr. Donald Hague and Mrs. Hague and a second evacuee, long-time friends of Dr. Jackson, spent the remainder of the war at the Jackson farm before returning to England. The Jacksons treasure a framed letter of thanks from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother for their kindness to the British evacuees.
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Donald Hague
Debt Free Kingdom of Tonga Lacks Industry
The article describes Tonga, an island kingdom in the south Pacific, as debt free and without factories mines newspapers or public electricity, highlighting its unique economic condition and limited infrastructure.
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Tonga
South Pacific
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Jackson Master Farm
Peace River
Europe
Estevan
Prince Albert
North Battleford
Waskesia
Tisdale
Madge Lake
York Lake
Etter’s Beach
League Beach
Long Lake
Prince Albert Herald
Ontario
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