Manitoba 4H Council expands exchanges with Iowa group
The Manitoba 4 H Club Council sails 34 members to Jones County Iowa for a week long farming life exchange to learn different farming systems. Helgi Austman leads the visit with Mrs Stanley Roberts and Alex Stow assisting. They depart Winnipeg July 20 and return July 28, aiming to foster future Iowa Manitoba exchanges and Minnesota State Fair participation.
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Manitoba
Jones County
Iowa
Manitoba 4
Stanley Roberts
Niverville
Alex Stow
Carman
Winnipeg
Redwing
Minnesota
Austman
Oldest Sewing Machine Patented in 1846 Highlighted
Among labor saving devices in American homes the sewing machine, patented in 1846, is noted as the oldest.
Small Boat Drowning Precautions for Canada
A safety notice urges cautious small boat operation. It recommends extra oars or paddles, a bailer, a life preserver for every person, and avoiding overcrowding. If overturned, passengers should cling to the boat and call for help, as distances over water are misjudged and only strong swimmers should attempt shore, with approved life preservers for safety.
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Canada
New rock face brick made at Estevan plant
Saskatchewan Clay Products Estevan plant starts production of a new rock face brick announced by C. S. Edy, offering builders more face options. The brick uses a rock-like finish created by a novel chipper and is the sixth line, all made from local clays as Premium Buff bricks.
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Saskatchewan Clay Products
Estevan
C. S. Edy
Saskatchewan Finance Office
Edy
Saskatchewan
Canada
Buffalo travel firm chief tours Revelstoke
John S. Shanley of Shanley International Corporation Buffalo led a world tour group that travelled from Buffalo to Mexico coast Revelstoke en route to Lake Louise and Banff. He said the party was impressed with Revelstoke and its scenery and plans a return in five weeks with another group.
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John S. Shanley
Shanley International Corporation
Buffalo
Revelstoke
Mexico
Lake Louise
Banff
Shanley
B.C
Summer dress pattern ad from Anne Adams Patterns
Misses size sewing pattern 4638 features a cape collar and breeze-borne skirt. Printed directions included. 50 cents and a plain print name address with size for Anne Adams Patterns Dept. Toronto address provided.
Co op Vegetable Oils expands with solvent extraction upgrade
Co op Vegetable Oils Limited at Altuna completes a 275000 dollar conversion to solvent extraction begun in 1957, making western Canada’s plant the first of its kind. The new 38 by 62 by 30 foot facility, fenced and asbestos-sheathed, increases oil recovery from under 4 percent to under 1 percent and lifts meal protein from 41 to 44 percent, boosting feed value while enhancing safety amid solvent use.
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Co-op Vegetanie Unis Ltd
Altuna
United States
Co-op Vegetable. Oils Limited
Canada
Co-op Vegetable Oils Limited
Co-Operative
The
Echo
Altona
Man
U.S
CVO
Sail boat pattern for home workshop customers
Sail boat for kids and families to build and race, Pattern 457 with making steps and materials listed. Included in Variety Package of Craftsman Patterns Packet 64 for 1.75. Order to Home Workshop Patterns Department PPL 4483 West Lud Avenue Vancouver DC. Mail box invention note credits Thomas Brown 1810 Florida governor.
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Department P.P.L
West Lud Avenue
Vancouver
D.C
Thomas Brown
Florida
Man Converts 1945 City Bus Into Floating Home
Jack King, 33, lives in a converted 1945 city bus with a TV, kitchenette, toilet, shower, and bed. He rents no house, parks at his trucking firm yard, and built the mobile mansion for 1 500 dollars. He plans future plumbing tweaks and washer, enjoys fishing, and remains a content bachelor.
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Jack King
Jack
Manitoba oil wells set new May production record
Manitoba oil fields in May produced 515 279 barrels from 770 producing wells, the highest monthly output yet, with cumulative production at 21 447 595 barrels and an average daily rate of 16 622 barrels. Four wells were abandoned and two new were brought in, leaving 873 wells capable of production versus 875 in April.
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Manitoba
Gurney Evans
Canadian National Institute for the Blind Seeks Independent Living
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind emphasizes blind citizens seeking independence through work in Institute service stands in public buildings and outside industries. Positions include Executive Officers Field Secretaries Home Teachers Social Workers and in roles like darkroom developing assembly work and switchboard operation.
Local firm grows into major contracting powerhouse
Whitewood Plumbing and Heating Co. Ltd. marks its tenth anniversary since starting as a small plumbing and heating shop. Led by T. W. Ward and John Fricker, the company has expanded to major provincial contracting with projects including Esterhazy school and hospital work, Maryfield Lebret and Fairlight schools, Arcola hospital, Esterhazy mine site offices, a Kennedy church, and new Whitewood homes. Two trucks and a trench digger were added this year, with four employees plus the two owners and additional skilled help sought.
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Whitewood
Whitewood Plumbing and Heating Co. Ltd
T. W. Ward
John Fricker
Adolph Siebel
Esterhazy
Maryfield
Lebret
Fairlight
Arcola
Kennedy
The
Herald, Whitewood, Sask
Canadian Women at Work Dominant in Manufacturing
More than a million and a third women in Canada hold paid jobs with the largest share working in manufacturing. The data highlights women’s expanding role in the industrial sector and the broader labor market.
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Canada
Manufacturing
Peanut hazards and safe snacking for children
The article warns that small children may choke on peanuts or insert them into ears or noses. It suggests safer peanut butter as a snack option and emphasizes seeking medical help if a peanut is stuck, to avoid injury from probing.
More Tonsillectomies Performed Than Any Other Operation
A historical note states that tonsillectomies were the most common surgical procedure performed, surpassing all other operations in frequency. This reflects prevailing medical practice and patient demand in the period.
Famed Assiniboia Honored By Yukon Letter And Red Ribbon
A letter from Whitehorse Yukon Territory dated July 10 1958 congratulates Assiniboia on Main Street paving. The note suggests rolling out a red carpet from Jim White's Barter Shop to Pat Potter’s door, ending near the Toronto Dominion Bank, and implores the mayor to sign the document.
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Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Whitehorse
Jim White
Roy E. Frost
Q.C
CNR Orders New Hopper Cars From Dominion Steel
Canadian National Railways has placed an order for 435 70 ton hopper cars with the Eastern Car Division of Dominion Steel and Coal Company. Delivery is set to begin late this year for use in work service.
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Eastern Car Division
Dominion Steel and Coal Company
Canadian National Railways
CNR
Guests at CNR hotels greet 196 guests during 1957
In 1957 the seven year round CNR hotel and Jasper Park Lodge hosted 643 196 guests across the year.
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CNR
Jasper Park Lodge
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Beauty
Jone Hdoms
Anne Adams Patters Dept. Department
P.P.L
Frent Street
W. Toronte
Red River Valley
Altona, Man
the Herald
Hanley
Sask
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Y.T
the Times, Assiniboia, Sask
10Th Ave
Regina
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