Firemen Pass No Signal Role in Diesel Yard Work
Royal Commission hearings feature H R Kelley and Adrien Lefrancois with 82 years combined yard service arguing firemen are unnecessary in diesel yard switching. They say signals go from ground crew to engineers, citing 1920s Calgary and Winnipeg practices, while union counsel questions safety implications amid cross examination by CPR and foreign railway witnesses.
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H. R. Kelley
Winnipeg
Adrien Lefrancois
Montreal
Canada
St. Luc
D. B. Lewis
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
R. L. Kellock
Supreme Court
Campbell C. McLaurin
Alberta Supreme Court
Jean Martineau
Quebec
Court of Queen's Bench
Canadian Pacific
Union
Commission
Lewis
Lefrancois
I. D. Sinclair
CPR
Kelley
Calgary
Funny and Otherwise Capered in a Punchline Parade
A collection of brief humorous anecdotes and quips from storied scenes. A hunter misfires against a lion, a pianist in recovery jokes about playing, a mooching debtor meets a tightwad, and other sharp one liners from clergy, doctors, and everyday folk. The humor hinges on awkward misreadings and social oxymorons.
Admaston approves new Hydro line contracts signed
Applications for power in the Mhusk section were approved by the Hydro Electric Power Commission office at Cobden and the Corporation of Admaston. A connection will tie into the line passing through Grattan township. Contracts were signed for Public School No 9 with Joseph Mhusk Edward Schroeder Murray Chown Joseph Gaunion and Joseph Tofflemire. The Advance Renfrew Ont February 28 1957.
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Admaston
Mhusk
Hydro- Electric Power Commission
Cobden
Corporation of
Grattan
Joseph Mhusk
Edward Schroeder
Murray Chown
Joseph Gaunion
Joseph Tofflemire
Renfrew
Ont
Juan de la Cierva’s autogyro pioneer of flight
Spanish inventor Juan de la Cierva developed the first autogyro, a rotorcraft that achieves lift from autorotation. The record notes there are over 30,000 fly varieties globally, highlighting biodiversity alongside aviation milestones.
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Juan de la Cierva
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign all American guard Bill Glass
The Regina franchise, led by president Don McPherson, signed Bill Glass a six foot five inch 230 pound guard from Baylor a top all American in 1956. The deal outbid the Detroit Lions who had rated Glass as their number one draft choice. Glass a Baylor divinity student from Corpus Christi Texas is versatile capable at guard tackle or center on offence and starred as a middle guard on defense. Reason tickets on sale at Gillies Agency Regina. Write for appli
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Rider
Don McPherson
Bill Glass
U.S
Detroit Lions
Baylor
Corpus Christi
Texas
Glass
Preacher Bill
Be Wise Take Care of Your Eyes CNIB White Cane Week
Miss Joyce Hickling of the CNIB warns that 1800 Canadians lost vision last year and urges eye care. Early treatment for crossed eyes is crucial, as is avoiding eye injuries from sharp objects. Boys suffer eye injuries about three times as often as girls.
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Joyce Hickling
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Miss Hickling
CNIB
Eradicating tuberculosis in Canada today
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association and affiliates urge better public understanding of TB. Despite a high recovery rate, 9,000 to 10,000 new cases yearly strain families and taxpayers. Calls go out for stronger financial and moral support, mass surveys, thorough high incidence outreach, rehabilitation, and public health education to speed eradication.
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Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Canada
Fourteen Years of Progress in Manitoba Wildlife Groups
The Manitoba Federation of Game and Fish Associations formed 14 years ago by conservation-minded individuals has fostered local associations like Steinbach to involve outdoors enthusiasts in wildlife preservation. Goals include aiding conservation groups, teaching sportsmanship, monitoring wildlife, predator control, sanctuaries, firearm and water safety, and organizing members via a monthly bulletin.
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Manitoba Federation of Game and Fish Associations
Steinbach Group
Conserva
Manitoba
Game and Fish Association
Swift Current wakes to threats over miscreant names
In Swift Current Saskatchewan a pair of newspapermen woke to a cold calling warning to stop publishing names of miscreants. The unsolicited call, likened to Capone era Chicago, warned of a “knife in the back” and cautioned about consequences. The piece mocks the pranksters and urges the tax department to wake early instead.
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Swift Current
Bennett
Capone
Chicago
Income Tax Department
Profit Motive Fable Ends With Cow Becoming Hamburger
A Saskatchewan tale from The Witness in 1937 tells of a cow who withholds milk to gain more feed. The farmer raises hay and oats, but milk output stays constant. Eventually he loses money on feed, the cow is slaughtered, and he exits farming, illustrating the saying eating your head off.
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Front Street
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Middle East
MacDonald Tobacco Inc
Place d' Armen
Gaara
Geos
Africa
Roughriders
Gillies
Tm Regina
Appli
the Times
Morden, Man
Kemptville
Carillon News
Steinbach
Man
Tion
the Sun
Sask
Watson
Prairies
Melfort
Gerald Audette
Larry Zrudio
Carl French
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