Co-operatives Build Saskatchewan's Economic Engine
The piece traces Saskatchewan Federated Co-operatives Limited from its 1928 formation to 1954 growth, detailing the mutual aid philosophy, the creation of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Wholesale Society, refinery expansions to 12 000 barrels per day, and diversification into oil wells and other ventures. It notes member equity rising from 2,900 in 1928 to over 7 million in 1953 and sales growing from 635,478 to 28,926,625 in 1953. It frames co operative consumer power as the region’s economic catalyst and foresees continued adaptation amid change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Co-operative Wholesale Sociey
Canada
Co-operative Associations
H. L. Fowler
Wilcox
T. W. Barmby
Lang
E. E. Frisk
Kronau
S. G. Gough
Lewvan
J. O. Haggerty
Pease
W. H. Johnstone
Moose Jaw
O. H. Lovelace
Weyburn
W. T. Mooney
Grand Coulee
A. W. Wallace
Pasqua
E. B. Runkle
Estlin
B. L. Seaman
Rouleau
C. O. Smith
Regina
Y. C. Thomas
Milestone
Co-operative Wholesale
Ciety
Saskatchewan Federated Co-operatives Limited
Co-op
Central
Born Engineering Firm
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Brown Steel Tank Company
Refinery Engineering Company of
Leduc
Alberta
Smiley
Interprovincial Cooperatives Limited
Federated
Manitoba nurse to teach in Indonesia
A Canadian nurse, Merle Pringle, has left for Indonesia to help organize a public school of nursing for two years under the World Health Organization. She resigned as public health instructor at McKellar hospital in Ft William, Ontario, and will first travel to Geneva before Bandung. Pringle was born in Manitoba and trained at Winnipeg General Hospital and the University of Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indonesia
World Health Organization
Merle Pringle
McKellar Hospital
Ft. William
Ont
Geneva
Bandung
Miss Pringle
Manitou
Man
Winnipeg General Hospital
University of Manitoba
Tar Tan Popular in British Columbia More Than Scotland
The note observes that tar tan wearers are more numerous in British Columbia than in any other province and even exceed those in Scotland, highlighting regional fashion trends and cultural adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Province
Scotland
Frobisher Plan Aims Vast Yukon Watershed Power
Frobisher Ltd moves to convert a northern wasteland into a major power supply for a Canadian metallurgical industry. The company seeks water rights licences from British Columbia and Canada for a Yukon river watershed spanning 200 miles north to south and 300 miles east to west. Meeting with Premier Bennett and Lands Minister Sommers authorized the licence applications through Northwest Power Industries Ltd and related Frobisher-Ventures groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frobisher Ltd
British Columbia
Northwest Power Industries Ltd
B.C
Yukon River
Yukon
North
Great Lakes
North America
St. Lawrence Seaway
W.,.a. C. Bennett
Robert Sommers
Thayer Lindsley
Frobisher-Ventures Group
Shadow box cupboard for plain wood shelves
A simple plywood front transforms a plain shelf set into a display piece for china and silver. The 30 by 40 inch design suits a wall or chest, with a pattern detailing materials and saw lines. Pattern 264 shows every step from sawing to finish and costs 35 cents to mail.
Frames and patterns sold for home workshop use
An article describes quarter inch plywood frames and a pattern 301 for fitting sizes to reduce waste, offered at 35 cents as part of a five-pattern Jig Saw packet for $1.50. requests orders to Department P.P.L., Home Workshop Pattern Service, Vancouver. It also outlines a proposed huge industrial project planned to cost up to 700 million dollars by 1962, including cobalt nickel ore processing, pig iron and steel production, with pilot plants in Vancouver by 1956 and major dam and transmission plans to power distant processing works along the Yukon and Taku rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Vancouver Mills
Yukon River
Lake Atlin
Taku River
Taku Inlet
Alaskan Panhandle
Pacific
Arctic grayling added to Jasper lakes fish population
A new Arctic grayling population was introduced in Jasper National Park with 1,500 graylings planted across waters and 500 yearlings watched at the hatchery. Biologists test survival in oxygen depleted lakes while four Wildlife Service biologists study growth, food supply, and survival of planted versus natural fish in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Jasper Fish Hatchery
William C. Cable
Increase the life of fence posts
Canadian farmers face dwindling supplies of traditional fence post woods. Chemical preservatives chromated chloride and copper naphthenate can extend life from four years to about twenty five, using soak and hot cold bath methods plus improved absorption through a partial vacuum and atmospheric pressure.
Calgary native named Deputy Commissioner in RCMP
Senior Assistant Commissioner A T Belcher of the RCMP, a Calgary native, is appointed Deputy Commissioner retroactive to July 1. The move creates two deputies to Commissioner L H Nicholson and follows a new RCMP Act amendment. Belcher joined in 1920 and was commissioned in 1931, following his father Deputy Commissioner T S Belcher who served 38 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Belcher
RCMP
Force
Calgary
L. H. Nicholson
Belcher
Ottawa
Alberta
Depty
J. D. Bird
T. S. Belcher
Northwest Mounted Police
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Helicopters broaden roles in Canadian skies
The article highlights diverse helicopter use across Canada from life saving rescues in Point Lapin to halting forest fires and wildlife surveys. It notes helicopters aiding transmission line inspections, beaver and moose counts, Arctic operations aboard ships, and potential future roles such as reindeer herding and whale hunting, with Transport Department officials upbeat about the rotor craft’s high potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
R. Ritchie
Greenwood
N.S
New Brunswick
Point Lapin
Cdr
John Beeman
RCN
Halifax
Ontario Hydro - Electric Power Commission
Ontario
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Chapleau
Georgian Bay
Aylmer
Ont
Lake Head
Lake Superior
Nipigon
Slate Island
Parry Sound
Phil Rynas
The
Journal
Pembroke
G. E. Ponsford
Department
Air Services
Bell
CGS
C. D. Howe
Department of Transport
Canada
Arctic Archipelago
U.S. Mid-West
Canda
Pacific
Airways
J. D. Hunter
Transport Department
Civil Aviation Division
Popular Place Toronto Draws Millions in 1953 Visits
Toronto welcomed over 5 million tourists in 1953 and hosted more than 500 conventions, reflecting a booming tourism and events scene in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Angry 51 Man's Name and Regional Romance Clue
A cryptic line hints at a 51 year old man with a name linked to a region and a separate romance theme. The item lists two light boats and an exaggeration motif as key clues in a compact puzzle-style note.
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Wedce Brel
Department P.P.L
Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Manitoba
Mason City, T
P.P.L
West Fifth Avenue
Jasper Lakes
Peggy
Tris Serbis
Chuck Thurston
Julius
Jen
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