Alcoholism tackled in Prince Albert jail experiment
A six week forest camp near Holbein, 18 miles west of Prince Albert, hosted 12 inmates in a pioneering Canadian jail program to beat alcoholism. Selected from the jail AA group, they worked outdoors, attended meetings and received counseling as part of treatment. The camp aimed to steady sobriety and test a model for broader jail programs and prevention.
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Prince Albert
Holbein
Alcoho
Ray Slough
Canada
A.A
A.A. Unhember
Alcoholics Anonymous
Going Places at Home Travel Game Idea
A simple at home travel game uses 130 Jetters across five alphabets. Players draw letters and place them on the table while aiming to form common geographical names from A to Z. Spelling disputes solved with a reference book. first to complete the alphabet wins.
Christmas Gifts and Easy Quilt Patterns for Home
Christmas gifts ideas include scatter stars for beds and a five patch quilt using scraps or four fabrics. Pattern 7089 provides charts, pattern pieces, directions and yardages for single and double beds. Also offered are boot or ballet style shoe patterns and robe matching options with Pattern 7098 including small to extra large transfers.
Wonder blouses pattern sale and mailing details
By Jone Halos Wonder blouses offer three easy, smart tops using minimal fabric. Printed pattern 4915 lists Misses' sizes 12 to 20 with yardage for three 35 and 39 inch widths. Send fifty cents plus stamps to Anne Adams Pattern Dept, 60 Front Street, Wo Poronte.
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Anne Adams Pattern Dept Department
Front Street
Poronte
Anne Adams
P.P.L
60Bron Street
Toronto
20 Inch Puppy Mascot and Doll Fashion Patterns
Easy to make fluffy puppy mascot with one 4 ounce skein, 15 inch puppy pattern T7372, and 20 inch sister doll with straw hair. Doll clothes pieces pattern 7266 included. Send thirty five cents and name address with pattern number to Household Arts Department Toronto address for purchase.
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Foundation
Quaint mail boxes and covered wagon pattern
The article describes adapting a covered wagon design for rural mail routes to fit any mail box size shown in a sketch. It notes tracing oxen and wheel sizes from the pattern onto wood, a small fetter box with a bird cut-out for home delivery, and arms for holding periodicals. Copies of the pattern cost 5 cents.
Laundry and Vegetable Bins Pattern in Kitchen Planner
Instructions describe tipping a bin to access contents with a deep laundry bin or shallow potato bins. Includes material list and actual-size guides with illustrated steps for countertop bins. Sold as part of Kitchen Planner Packet No. 51 for 1.75 by Home Workshop Patterns at 4433 West Sth Avenue.
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Department P.P.L
West Sth
Farm revolution in Europe
A new book by P. Lamartine Yates argues technological advances and industrial growth spark a European agricultural shift. It calls for labor mobility, reform of farm structures, and deliberate labor transfers to boost productivity and lower farming costs by 1970.
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Europe
England
Macmillan and O. Ltd
London
P. Lamartine Yates
Yates
J. Frederic Dewhurst
Twentieth Century Fund
ONE SIZE MEDIUM by fbrrre Pela
A brief item notes a publication titled One Size Medium by fbrrre Pela. The fragmentary text hints at commentary on values and desire in a concise, open-ended note.
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Pela
First Modern Census of Canada Shows Population
The 1666 census marked the first modern census worldwide and recorded 3215 people excluding Indians and Eskimos.
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Canada
First Canadian Canal with Locks Built on St Lawrence
The first Canadian canal with locks was completed in 1779 on the St Lawrence above Montreal, constructed by the Royal Engineers.
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St. Lawrence
Montreal
Royal Engineers
Canada’s outdoor renaissance seen in forecast growth
Beatrice Riddell argues in The Financial Post that Canada is entering a perceived outdoor revival. Experts foresee a mass shift toward parks, beaches, and yacht harbors, plus more fitness programs, hiking clubs, and sport goods sales as urban boredom and planning shift toward physical activity and private and public golf development.
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Canada
Beatrice Riddell
Financial Post
Ontario
Rockies
Hand of friendship in Calgary between farmers and hunters
In Calgary area Rockyview municipality fosters a new cooperation between farmers and hunters. The MD sues on behalf of farmers to push hunting regulation awareness and courtesy. Hunters, led by Calgary fish and game association president Gordon Cummings, pledge restraint and respect to farmers.
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Calgary
Rockyview
Calgary Fish and Game Association
Gordon Cummings
Insurance should be purged by Parliament Hill report
A Ottawa Journal item notes Parliament Hill studying a drastic overhaul of unemployment insurance. The piece questions what the reform entails and urges a sharp look at administration amid widespread, though unproven, belief of abuse. It argues such misuse harms moral fibre and could erode work effort nationwide.
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Parliament Hill
Canada
Seminar for Parents of Mentally Retarded Children
A seminar for parents of mentally retarded children will be held at the Sask Training School in Moose Jaw from February 21 to 23, 1961. The event aims to assist parents with special problems and requires letters of application with a 3.00 registration fee by January 15, 1961. Preference is given to rural-area parents.
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Sask
Moose Jaw
Mra. H. B
DeGroot
Harrow
DeGroot School
Regina
Vitamins vital for health and proper development
The text defines vitamins as minute organic substances essential for life and growth. They occur in natural foods and some can be produced chemically. To maintain adequate supply, daily menus should include a wide variety of common foods as recommended by Canada's Food Rules.
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Canada
Farm cash income in Canada 1959 by sector
Principal sources of farm cash income in Canada in 1959 were livestock 929 million dollars dairy products 514 million dollars wheat 423 million dollars poultry and eggs 279 million dollars.
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Canada
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Gimli
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RCAB
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Household Arts Department
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Bloomfield Junction
Springfield Manor
Harrison
Mount Vernon
Wellevue
Liberty
Lincnin
Bellevue
Lincoln
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King
the News
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Ont
Rocky View News and Market Examiner
Ottawa Journal
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