Community Pastures Serve Western Areas
Regina reports Saskatchewan and Manitoba PFRA pastures manage about 1000 cattle owned by 6000 ranchers across 61 in Saskatchewan and five in Manitoba. Total pasture area nears 1,750,000 acres with 199,000 cattle grazed. Superintendent Raymond Youngman notes shift from cattle trails to truck movement and discusses pickup and delivery ideas.
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Regina
Prairie Farm
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Mr Youngman
Delburne Man Pioneer In Grocery Business
Delburne Alberta notes G. E. McCullough as a long time grocery man. He started in 1913 at White Hall Grocery in Macleod now Fort Macleod and has spent 10 years in Delburne after a 15 year period as a travelling salesman for groceries.
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Delburne
Alta
G. E. McCullough
White Hall
Macleod
Fort Macleod
McCullough
Lawn Chaise Pattern Lets Amateurs Build Ease
The Home Workshop pattern explains a sturdy lawn chaise with simple tracing diagrams. Trace cut and assemble from a six foot board with adjustable back. bolts allow winter storage. Pattern 385 costs 35 cents with order details and address in Vancouver.
Humorous Snippets Track Everyday Misfortune and Irony
A collection of light jokes and puns about life at home school and prison time. Interactions include a boarding house banter about a warm Summer an inspector in a village school a mother and child and a punch line about a self made man and an architect.
Reston Doctor Celebrates 90th Birthday Milestone
Dr. A B Chapman, who began practice in 1900 after Queen's University training, marked his 90th birthday with a town park party attended by many. He has delivered about 2,000 babies in his long career.
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Reston
Man
A. B. Chapman
Queen’s University
McKean Endorses Vancouver Island For Clean Potatoes
Dr Wilbur J McKean head of the plant pathology lab at Saanichton B C says Vancouver Island is the best spot in Canada to grow clean disease free potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney
B.C
Wilbur J. McKean
Saanichton
Vancouver Island
Canada
Cicero Portrayed As Prince Of Latin Prose
A fragment notes Cicero as the prince of Latin prose writers, highlighting his reputation for eloquence and enduring influence in rhetoric.
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Cicero
Blue Bonnet Margarine Featured In Flavor Promotion
Mrs John Fisher promotes De Luxe Blue Bonnet margarine highlighting sunny taste and high nutritional value. The ad notes individually wrapped quarters and convenient use with foil packaging and parchment inner wrap.
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John Fisher
F.N.E
Pedestrian Death Toll Shapes 1952 Manitoba Report
The 1952 Manitoba Highway Safety Division report details Winnipeg traffic, noting 11 of 13 fatalities involved pedestrians, with many pedestrians under four and over 65. It cites age groups, day and hour patterns, daylight and icy road factors, and vehicle involvement across cars, trucks, and taxis.
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Manitoba Highway Safety Division
Reater
Winnipeg
Director of Highway Safety
R. B. Baillie
Modern crochet patterns from Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book
Pattern 7299 not shown offers chair set and leaves design for 25 cents. Pattern 7308 includes large doily 19 inches and small 13 inches in No 30 cotton. Send 25 cents to Household Arts Department Toronto with name address and pattern number TEN COMPLETE PATTERNS offer.
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Alice Brooks
Canadians Buy Nearly 700 Million In New Vehicles In Six Months
Canadians bought almost 700 million dollars worth of new vehicles in the first half of 1953. The article notes many of these vehicles will aid development, but stresses that proper highways are needed to keep trucks buses and cars moving efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Olive Oil Coats Silver To Prevent Tarnish
Olive oil forms a thin protective film on silver to reduce tarnish during storage. When the piece is needed, the film washes off quickly with warm suds.
Canadians Enjoy Lowest Electric Rates in World
Canadians enjoy one of the lowest rates for electric service. The U S residential rate averaged 2.81 cents per kWh in 1951, while Canada was 1.65 cents. Commercial and industrial rates were 1.4 cents in the U S versus 0.6 cents in Canada.
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U.S
Canada
Prairie Farmers Face Great Storage Problem For Crop
Alberta farmers rush to store a bumper 1953 harvest amid crowded elevators and aging facilities. Prefab sheds and even lofts in barns and empty buildings are used to store wheat oats and barley. Government data show three bushels per acre quotas but total yields exceed capacity, leaving large portions piled on the ground with risks of moisture and beetle infestation.
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Graham Trotter
Edmonton
Alberta
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Agriculture Department
Wheat Board
Lethbridge-area
Airport revamp at Stephenson field extends runways
Stephenson airport in Winnipeg is undergoing a modernization to extend runways and facilities to accommodate jet aircraft. The project is expected to cost about 470000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Stephenson
Mountain Gap Kicking Horse Pass Elevation
Mountain Gap in the British Columbia Rockies along the Kicking Horse Pass reaches 5296 feet above sea level. The location is noted for its high elevation within the range.
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Kicking Horse Pass
British Columbia Rockies
Cure For Nagging Wife Nearly Cost Hubby His Life
In Edmonton a husband attempted to scare his wife to stop her nagging. He tied a rope to his neck and the door, then slipped down cellar stairs. His wife revived him by striking his back with a broom after finding him gasping.
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Hubby
Edmonton
Roman Emperor Trials Paved Streets 2000 Years Ago
A Roman emperor first tried paving streets about two millennia ago, marking an early use of durable road surfaces. The historical note highlights ancient urban infrastructure efforts attributed to imperial decisions.
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Dodd
Home Workshop Pattern Service
Prairie Publishers Limited
West Fifth Avenue
Vancover
Brian
Percy
Willie
Boxer
Brenda
Medico
Niagara Falls
Lachine
Que
Sarnia
Ont
Alice Brookes
Front Street W
Toronto
Mountain Gap
Canalis Quelily
Lea ‘Dalada
Pekoe
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
I& Eves
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