Captain Chris Stevenson Returns to Sea Duty After Rescue
Captain Christopher Stevenson captained the Trail Blazer on Lake Ontario when a silver moth aircraft crashed, saving a man and wife. Johnson of the Department of Marine Transport praised his seamanship, but a letter later condemns the Trail Blazer as unseaworthy and orders stay at pier 27, warning against further voyages.
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Charles Christopher Stevenson
Pier No
Chris
Charles and Stevenson
Lake
Ontario
Stoker
Cook
Yacht Club
Pier 27
Cape
Christopher Stevenson
Johnson
Harbor Commission
William H. Johnson
Department of Marine Transport
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
New Lieutenant-Governors Named for Three Provinces
Prime Minister St. Laurent announced Oct. 1 start dates for new lieutenant-governors in Prince Edward Island Quebec and British Columbia. Prince Edward Island T W L Prowse Charlottetown Quebec Gaspard Fauteux former speaker and British Columbia Clarence Wallace Vancouver named to the posts.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
British Columbia
T. W. L. Prowse
Charlottetown
Gaspard Fauteux
House of Commons
Clarence Wallace
Vancouver
Hunting Dates Set For Sask
Regina announces open seasons for waterfowl and upland game across Saskatchewan. South region opens Oct 2 with eight week duck goose hunt. northern zones start Sept 25 for ducks geese and sharp tailed grouse. Bag limits vary by species and area. licenses remain $2 residents $10 Canadians not residing in Saskatchewan $25 aliens.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Bureau of Publications
E. L. Paynter
Department of Natural Resources
Kamsack
Lloydminster
Highway Five
Rosetown
Alsask
Region Seven
C.N.R
Manitoba
Tisdale
White Fox
Prince Albert
Alberta
Raymore
Vintage Anne Adams Pattern 4651 Dress Fact Sheet
Pattern 4651 offers cotton and wool versions with various sleeve lengths and a detachable collar. Sizes 12 through 40 include a size 16 option with 344 yards of fabric. Easy to sew with complete illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
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Anne Adams
Toronto
Soldiers commended for brave conduct in Alberta rescue
Edmonton report says 26 year old Cpl T E White of Verdun Quebec received the King's commendation for brave conduct after saving H Purvis from drowning in Lake Athabasca. White found the unconscious swimmer after dives and revived him with ten minutes of artificial respiration.
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Edmonton
Western Army Command
Cpl
T. E. White
Verdun
Que
Cpl White
H. Purvis
Lake Athabasca
Alberta
Burrows Granted Move Into Own Toronto Home
Elmer Burrows finally won permission to occupy his six room house in Toronto after four years of renting two rooms to his family and another family living in the home. A court order awarded possession and eviction of the current occupants.
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Toronto
Elmer Burrows
Burrows
Housing Conference to Open in Ottawa October Six
Alan Armstrong of the Community Planning Association of Canada says the two day national conference will focus on housing laws and how to utilize them. Authorities expect sessions to cover policy, planning, and practical applications for urban housing.
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Ottawa
Alan Armstrong
Community Planning Association of Canada
Saskatchewan to Build New Brick Plant at Estevan
The Saskatchewan Government will construct a $400 000 closed in tunnel kiln brick plant in Estevan able to operate year round. Rural radio licence sales lag last year though urban sales rise. Sedley council authorized a $5 000 rink project repayable in 10 years at 3 percent. Jimmy Wilson named coach of Prince Albert Mintos, Alain Piche takes first vows in Oblate Fathers order. Frost damage to Manitoba grain will affect grade and yield across many areas.
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Estevan, Sask
Saskatchewan
Estevan
Sedley
Sask
Regina
Saskatoon
Jimmy Wilson
Prince Albert Mintos
Wilson
Don McCullough
Moose Jaw
Mintos
Regina Pats
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Pool Elevators
New Plant To Handle Manitoba's Wild Rice Crop
Winnipeg Resources Minister J S McDiarmid says Canada's first wild rice processing and packaging plant is under construction at Lac du Bonnet Manitoba and will handle this year's crop. The private facility with a $25000 capital will process about 200000 pounds per season and aims to capitalize on Manitoba wild rice regarded as the continent's best.
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Winnipeg
J. S. McDiarmid
Canada
Lac du Bonnet
Man
Manitoba
United States
Production Fall in Ice Cream Output Reveals Slump
The Bureau of Statistics reports a drop in ice cream production in the first seven months of the year. Output fell from 15,438,000 pounds in 1949 to 14,097,000 pounds, a decline exceeding 1,000,000 pounds.
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Bureau of Statistics
College wage gap highlighted in lifetime earnings
The average college-trained American man is projected to earn about $93 000 more than a non college man over a lifetime, underscoring the long term financial impact of higher education.
Brook Trout Planted in Saskatchewan Streams
Eastern brook trout fingerlings from Alberta were stocked in 12 Saskatchewan streams this summer. Two shipments totaling about 25 000 to 30 000 fingerlings were moved from Calgary to Fort Qu Appelle hatchery with transfers on June 22 and July 11. Stocked streams include Maple Creek Dr Hart's lake Greenbush river Overflow river Prairie river Battle Creek Swift Current Creek Connell Creek Caribou Creek White Gull Creek Steward river and Cold river.
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A. H. MacDonald
Alberta
Calgary
Fort Qu’Appelle
Fisheries Branch
Fort Qu’Appelle Hatchery
Greenbush
Cold River
Norwegian Housewives Take Two-Week Mountain Vacations
About 1,500 Norwegian housewives were granted two-week holidays at mountain resorts funded by the Norwegian Trade Union Holiday Association.
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Trade Union Holiday Association
Oil Leases Net Alberta 8 370 524
Edmonton report shows Alberta government oil lease sale raising 8 370 524 from 13 parcels totaling about 1700 acres in Redwater and Leduc fields. Royalite Oil led with 1 727 100 for parcel 101, largest single bid. Texaco and Dome Exploration also secured multiple quarters.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Oil Company of
Calgary
Redwater
Lions
Leduc
Royalite
Texaco Exploration Co
Dome Exploration (Western) Ltd
Pacific Petroleums Ltd
Royalite Oil Company Ltd
Leduc Field
Texaco Exploration
Gold in Sea Water Worth Vast Sum Myth
A cubic mile of sea water is claimed to hold 20 million dollars in gold with extraction costs said to be five times that amount. The statement appears exaggerated and lacks credible sourcing or method.
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Great Lakes
Marty
Samuel Campbell
Carter
Princed Halos
Western Briefs
District Superintendent of Radio
P.A. Mintos
Chuck Thurston
Dotty
Davy
Peggy
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