Midinettes of Canada a Long Tradition of Fashion Quality
Canadian fashion gains praise in London for high finishing and fabrics as British buyers place large orders. The enduring strength stems from Montreals midinettes French Canadian seamstresses who, about 75 percent of the needle trades workforce, uphold skill, unions, and good wages. The annual Midinette Ball in Montreal showcases gowns from industry bosses and crowns a queen, highlighting the social peak of the year.
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London
Britain
Canada
Paris
Montreal
Rich Seaport Famagusta in Cyprus during 14th century
Travellers described Famagusta the riot troubled seaport on Cyprus east coast as the richest city in the world in the 14th century, highlighting its wealth and status during medieval times.
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Famagusta
Cyprus
Calgary firm revives TV tubes supplies 500 monthly
Caltron Manufacturing Limited, the Calgary based producer of rebuilt television tubes, plans to turn out about 500 picture tubes each month on a one shift basis with four employees. The plant buys defective tubes as raw material and rebuilds them through a high temperature welding process and phosphor coating, with final testing before distribution to Alberta distributors.
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Western
Ontario
Vancouver
Calgary
Caltron Manufacturing Limited
Holland
Alberta
Rheumatic Fever Dangers in Children Aged Five to Ten
The article warns rheumatic fever is common in children five to ten and can cause lifelong heart trouble. It notes diagnosable symptoms, treatment to arrest or prevent the disease, and urges medical advice for listless pale children with loss of appetite.
Peaches in Almond Cream dessert recipe
A refreshing no cook dessert to serve 5 or 6. Fresh peaches are layered in dessert glasses with vanilla instant pudding mixed with milk and a hint of almond extract. Toasted almonds add crunch then the dish is topped with pouring or whipped cream for a cool finish.
Cavalcade of old time cars creates interest
In Rosetown Alberta Pioneer Auto Club members halted overnight en route from Calgary to Saskatoon for a cavalcade of six vintage cars. Ken Taylor led the group in a 1915 Model T Ford with Mrs Taylor and others aboard. Welcome by local officials followed, and the party planned a joint run with a Saskatoon cavalcade toward the city. Pargee reported an average 50 mph for the Calgary to Saskatoon leg.
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Rosetown
Sask
Alberta Pioneer Auto Club
Calgary
Saskatoon
Pioner
Ken Taylor
Taylor
Jack McCamm
Ken
H. Greenword
Lex Rutherford
J. M. Johnson
Rosetown Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Nodwell
Don Southern
Bill LePage
Essex
Jack Johnson
Ed. Pargee
W. Honor
Pargee
New Manitoba chemical complex tied to sulphuric plant opens
Border Chemical Company marks opening of a sulphuric acid plant near Transcona Manitoba the first in the region since Sudbury and Alberta gateways. A second plant is planned by 1961 with a third to follow, boosting a local industry hub and creating about 16 jobs at present while expanding capacity to 75 tons daily for mid prairie and northwestern markets.
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Manitoba
Frst Basic Chemical Industry
Mark G. Smerchanski
Border Chemical Company Ltd
Border Chemical
Springfield
Standard Chemical Ltd
Winnipegz
Mid-Prairies
Ontario
Northwestern States
Alberta
Bird River
Smerchanski
Manitoba Mining and Smelting Company
Manitoba Development Fund
British schoolboys tour Canada under Rhodes Trust
The 12th group of British schoolboys, 48 students from British secondary schools, plus two teachers and officials, will arrive in Montreal August 17 aboard the Cunard liner Sylvania. Led by W H Rhodes, the trip runs through major Canadian cities to Sept 2, ending with a return voyage aboard the Ivernia.
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Canada
W. H. Rhodes
Educational Trusts
Montreal
Cunard
Sylvania
Britain
E. L. Russell
C.B.E
Birmingham
John Wood
Birmingham Education Committee
Trusts
Bradford
Sudbury
North Bay
Ottawa
England
Ivernia
Bermuda Founded by British Colony in 1612
The Bermuda colony traces its origins to 1612 when it was established under British auspices. The early settlement marked a key milestone in transatlantic colonization and the expansion of British influence in the Atlantic. The event set the stage for Bermuda’s development as a strategic and commercial foothold.
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Bermuda
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