Regina Actress Chosen For Stratford Festival Return
Regina actress Miss Hyland, 25, plans a mid April sailing and first home visit since her debut four years ago. She will lead opposite Mason in Measure for Measure and perform other Stratford roles in July and August, leaving Fry play in late March for London's West End. Hyland, praised as a bright British talent, trained at RADA, lived in Shaunavon before Regina, and earned an arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1948.
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Miss Hyland
Regina
Stretford
Mason
London
West End
Tyrone Guthrie
Britain
Sir John Gellgud
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Shaunavon
Sask
University of Saskatchewan
Mountain View Lady Wins Silver Cup in Alberta
At the Rebekah Assembly session in Calgary Alberta Mrs Russell Whipple of Mountain View Rebekah Lodge Fort MacLeod won the Nelmah cup for highest ritual efficiency in the Rebekah degree. She scored 99.3, besting past winner with 98.09.
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Alberta
Whippie
P.N.G
Mountain View Lodge
Patterns and Crafts From Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book
Ten complete patterns for sewing embroidery and crochet print adornments appear in the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book. Includes gift ideas money makers toys fashions and more patterns. Bend 25 cents pow 3083.
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Alice Brooks
To Wed A Farmer To Wed A Farmer
A Windsor Star piece observes changing times as a girl declares she will marry a farmer, noting rural households now rival city homes in facilities. It contrasts past views with modern farm prosperity, mobility, and the appeal of farm life through examples of connected couples.
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Windsor Star
Zoology Graduate In Odd Business
Paul Parizeau a 32 year old University of British Columbia zoology graduate runs a niche wholesale and retail operation supplying universities and schools in Canada and the US. He ships bar nacles worms newts crayfish moss beetles water fleas dog fleas wasps and more. He notes strong demand for unusual items including black widow spiders earwigs and cabbage butterflies with dog fleas fetching two cents each wholesale.
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Victoria
Paul Parizeau
University of British Columbia
Canada
United States
Head Injury Tops Causes of Death in Traffic Accidents
Report notes that head injuries remain the leading single cause of death in traffic accidents, underscoring the need for preventive measures and protective devices.
Funny and Otherwise A Rustic Joke Anthology
A collection of light anecdotes and quips about marriage bills, bargains, substitutions, and social misreads. Jokes feature a floorwalker, a chemist, a caddie, and a hotel guest in classic turn of phrase humor with gentle wordplay and situational wit.
Brooks Curling Club to Install Artificial Ice Next Season
Brooks Alta plans immediate purchase of an artificial ice plant due to uncertain curling weather and frequent chinooks. The goal is to have it ready for operation by the next season to ensure reliable play.
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Brooks
Alta
Brooks Curling Club
Train Crew Give Boy's Pet Dog Special Care
Eight year old Alan Randy Aksaniuk from Vancouver to Edmonton asked CN Express to care for his dog Spud during the Continental Limited. The letter requested specific feeding times and careful handling, prompting CN Express crew to provide special attention to the pet.
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Edmonton
Spud
Canadian National Railways
Continental Limited
Vancouver
Alan Randy Aksaniuk
Canadian National Express
Alan
C. N. Expressmen
Oldtimer Sees Change In Morden
Donald McDonald, over 80, returns to Morden after Boer War era departure with Bert Clubine. He notes a changed town, finding few familiar faces during a brief visit before catching a bus home to Portage la Prairie. He recalls working for the late William Johnston during his Morden years.
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Morden
Donald McDonald
Bert Clubine
McDonald
Portage la Prairie
Wm Johnston
Manitoba May Produce Own Oil Needs
Manitoba could soon meet its oil needs from local production as Resources Minister C E Green announces legislation to enable a Manitoba pipeline from oil fields to Winnipeg refineries. He notes potential 360 new wells by 1954 end and current output already 20 percent of the province’s 20 000 barrels daily. The bill secures rights of way and sets rates for a future separate pipeline.
12 Year Old Girl Saves Four Of Family
Forestburg Alberta report says 12 year old Evelyn Kroetch woke the younger siblings ages two to eight, loaded them into a tractor, and drove more than a mile to neighbors as fire destroyed her parents home. The children were unharmed. The parents were away on business.
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Forestburg
Alta
Edmonton
Leo Kroetch
Evelyn
Hockey Widows Rise As Hornets Win Support
In Hanna Alberta the term hockey widow emerges as fans chase Hanna Hornets across arenas. A devoted male supporter faces household pressure as wife jokes he should join the club or sleep at the rink, while many women view hockey as drawing fathers from hearth and home.
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Hanna
Alta
Hanna Hornets
Hornets
Papa
Mustard Seed Output in Western Canada and Wild Oats Threat
Regina report from the agricultural short course cites about 20 million bushels of mustard seed produced annually in western Canada. H W Leggett at the Regina experimental substation warns that roughly 75 percent of cultivated acreage is infested with wild oats, calling it the major weed menace in the region.
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Regina
Canada
H. W. Leggett
Manitoba oil tops 100000 barrel mark in January
Manitoba crude oil production exceeded 100000 barrels for the third straight month in January totaling 106801 barrels, down from December’s record but above November. January’s output lifted cumulative provincial wells to 881947 barrels, with 99 producing wells at month end and seven new wells reported.
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Manitoba
Virden-Roselea
Daly Field
Department of Mines and Natural Resources Onl
Virden-Roselea Field
Jan
Saskatchewan Fisheries Branch Sets Up Spawn Camps
Saskatchewan Fisheries Branch will establish spawn camps at Lac la Ronge and Stoney Rapids to collect pike, pickerel, and Arctic grayling eggs for hatching at Fort Qu'Appelle. About 6,000,000 grayling fry and fingerlings have been planted to date.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Lac la Ronge
Stoney Rapids
A. H. MacDonald
D. Snell
la Ronge
Potato River
Fort Qu’Appelle
Stony Rapids
MacDonald
Iskwatikan
Beaver
Amisk
Manitoba Firms Forecast Continued High Sales in 1954
Manitoba business leaders expect a strong 1954 with 45 percent of firms replying to a manufacturing survey reporting higher sales than 1952 and 44 percent forecasting a rise in 1954. Sixty new industries began in 1953 with 23 million dollars invested in new and expanded plants led by clothing textiles and iron and steel.
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Manitoba
R. D. Turner
Industry and Commerce
Western Pipe Lines
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Limited
Alberta
Canada
Turner
Manufactur
Large Movement Of Registered Seed In Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan proposes one of the largest movements of registered seed grain this spring as farmers group orders to gain freight assistance from the Agriculture Department. The plan covers half the freight within the province and runs to June 1, with farmers delivering up to 22 bushels of extra grain if buying half the seed. 4.5 million bushels of top seed grain are available to farmers to boost quality and yield.
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Regina
R. E. McKenzie
Saskatchewan Agriculture Department
McKenzie
Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan
Northern Manitoba May Become Next Agricultural Frontier
Manitoba's far north may become the next agricultural frontier as Agriculture Minister R D Robertson notes indications of a clay deposit between Wabowden and Thicket Portage. The province asks federal authorities to set up an illustration station to study crops, temperatures, and frost free periods. Wabowden lies 300 air miles northwest of Winnipeg, 136 miles northeast of The Pas. Thicket Portage sits 684 miles north of Winnipeg, 184 miles northeast of The Pas.
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Edmonton
Manitoba
R. D. Robertson
Wabowden
Winnipeg
Pas
Hudson Bay
Thicket Portage
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