Hull to Lead CPR Films and TV Unit
Norman G. Hull will join Canadian Pacific Railway on April 1 as supervisor of films and television. He has 25 years in motion pictures worldwide and 23 years with Associated Screen News Montreal. Hull has produced travel and resort pictures for CPR and will create films for training safety and operations.
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Norman G. Hull
Canadian Pacific Railway
D. B. Wallace
Department of Public Relations
CPR
Hull
Associated Screen News
Montreal
West Indies
Canadian Pacific
Wallace
Eskimo Training for DEW Line Work Taught in Leduc
Mr Boxer of the Department of Northern Affairs outlines a new training program in Leduc for 30 Eskimos to work on the DEW Line. The course covers heavy equipment operation and maintenance with English language instruction. Trainees will stay near the Waldorf Hotel during training and receive help adjusting to city life from local citizens. Representative arrives in Leduc, Alberta, on March 14, 1957.
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Leduc
District Board of Trade
Boxer
Department of Northern Affairs
Dew Line
Arctic
Waldorf Hotel
Alta
Merchants Decide Thursday Closing Adopted in Parish Hall
At a meeting attended by 37 businessmen in the Parish Hall last Thursday morning it was decided to keep the weekly closing day on Thursday. The Herald report from Whitewood Saskatchewan dated March 13, 1857 notes the unchanged practice.
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the Herald
Whitewood
Sask
Gas financing details announced in Canada and U S
Announcement outlines capitalization and initial public financing for Quebec Natural Gas Corporation formed to market Alberta Natural Gas in Montreal. Plans include 25 million dollars in first mortgage bonds, 15 million dollars subordinated debentures, a 2.5 million note, 7 million bank loan, and 1.4 million common shares. Units combine debentures and equity with half offered in Canada and half in the United States.
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Houston, Willoughby & Company Limited
Canada
Quebec Natural Gas Corporation
Alberta
Montreal
United States
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Trans-Canada
Quebec
B.C. Telephone
B.C. Telephone Co. Ltd
Gordon T. Farrell
Telephone Company
Dominion
Treasury
U.S. Treasury
Trading stamps spark renewed legal debate in Canada
Fifty years after a law banned trading stamps Canadians face renewed controversy as loopholes let schemes appear legitimate. Retailer associations condemn the practice while stamp sellers profit. Proponents argue stamps shift costs, but most customers forget to save them, effectively raising prices for all.
Resignation of Four Teachers Sparks Housing Discussion
Four teachers plan to leave in June triggering a city housing discussion. The Gazette notes the evenings focus on living arrangements for educators arriving in the community amid a staff turnover.
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the Gazette
Grand Forks
B.C
Causes and relief of exercise headaches with athlete tips
Athletes often suffer headaches during intense workouts due to fatigue acids that nerves cannot neutralize quickly enough. Mild continuing exercise and massage help. Golf great Sam Snead advises walking around the ball to release tension and loosen up before each stroke to maintain a free mind and smooth muscle action.
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Sam Snead
Snead
Slammin
Sam
Fund to study student loan fund proposed by Wetaskiwin group
Wetaskiwin Home and School Association formed a committee to explore establishing an interest free student loan fund. The meeting highlighted national provincial and local aid, costs of education and urged parents to encourage applications. Camrose High School principal noted the local Education Assistance Fund started 1951 now $3400 with 18 assisted.
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Wetaskiwin Home and School Association
Pulleyblank
McCleary
Camrose High School
Camrose Home and
Glee Club
J. Melynchuk
Mike
the Times
Wetaskiwin
Alta
Housing Crisis In Lucknow Village In 1957
The Lucknow Ontario Sentinel reports a surplus of vacant homes in the village, with upwards of twenty unoccupied houses and several untenanted apartments. Many homes are one occupant, and the population is at a low point for years. Some properties are for sale rather than for rent, indicating a housing shortage.
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the Sentinel
Lucknow
Ont
Peace Garden Port customs station funding sought
Senator Milton R. Young said in Washington he would request $380,000 for a new customs and immigration station at the Peace Garden on the U.S.-Canadian border. The federal administration has asked for $60,000. The Guide Killaney Man Feb 28 1957.
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Milton R. Young
Washington
Peace Garden
Killaney. Man
Charlottenburgh to gain two new industries this year
The Glengarry News reports Charlottenburgh expects two new industries in 1957. Edo Corporation of New York recently bought ten acres at Gray's Creek for a 650000 aviation equipment factory. A Summerstown Station site may host a heavy industry needing up to 1000 acres plus another smaller plant.
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Charlottenburgh
Edo Corporation of New York
Gray’s Creek
Ths
Summerstown Station
Glengarry News
Alexandria
Ont
Robbery at Canadian Legion bar nets drinks and salt water
Thieves who raided the Canadian Legion bar in Grand Forks between 1:30 and 6:30 Tuesday morning carried off about eight dozen beer, two bottles of wine and some liquors. A twist awaits as one container held salt water. Barman Otto Henrikson expressed hope the culprits drink that one first.
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Canadian Legion
Otto Henrikson
the Legion
the Gazette
Grand Forks
B.C
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Music-Maker Horizontal Clues Listed
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Sicily
Great Britain
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CPR Films
Trade Board
Judith McCann
Ontario
Olney
England
Sandra Sibbley
Morden, Man
Speller
Erwin Braun
Starbuck
Norman McIntyre
Oscar Martel
Rosenfeld
Albert Lechner
Morden
By Lieyd Percival
ASK
Peace Garden Port
George
By George Sixta
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