Soldier from Melita wins Military Medal for Korea bravery
Cpl Gerald Allen McKinney of Melita Manitoba, 20, serving with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, stayed with wounded Canadians during the Little Gibraltar action in Korea October 23 24 1952. He later returned to aid others after evacuation failed and was captured. he remained a prisoner until September. His gallantry, ongoing duty, and disregard for personal safety earned the Military Medal. He is now a medical assistant with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Calgary Alberta. his father lives in Melita.
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Cpl
Gerald Allen McKinney
Melita
Man
Hill 355
Little Ibraltar
Royal Canadian Regiment
McKinney
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Gibraltar
Korea
Army Headquarters
Panmunjom
Cpl McKinney
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Calgary
Alta
John McKinney
Stand, therefore in the Christian warfare today
Weekly Bible Comment reflects on Saint Paul’s call to stand firm after urging believers to armor up. It argues Christian life remains warfare amid temptations and hostile environments, noting Paul’s example, preparation, indoctrination, and inspiring leadership as essential.
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Saint Paul
Ephesus
God
Paul
Saskatchewan residents fined for hospitalization tax
Regia. Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan reports 27 residents paid 526.30 in hospitalization tax related fines and costs for 50 charges in September and October. Offenders from Arborfield Benito Bruno Duck Lake Ernfold Hanley Hudson Bay Ituna Indian Head Kylemore Kedleston Melville Mont Nebo Margo Maloneck Osler Saskatoon Warman Whitebeech Weekes Weyburn Whitkow Val Marie faced fines ranging 24 to 221 dollars.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan
G. W. Myers
Arborfield
Benito
Bruno
Duck Lake
Ernfold
Hanley
Hudson Bay
Ituna
Indian Head
Kylemore
Kedleston
Melville
Mont Nebo
Margo
Maloneck
Osler
Saskatoon
Warman
Whitebeech
Weekes
Weyburn
Whitkow
Val Marie
Alberta Fall Seeded Acreage Increases Across Province
Southern Alberta completed its fall seeding campaign after a lengthy period of delays. High moisture and favorable weather spurred farmers to expand winter wheat plantings, with seeding extending into the first week of November. Winter wheat acreage is estimated near 250000 acres, an all time high, while fall rye plantings declined due to weak market prices.
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Alberta
Sitka spruce of British Columbia reaches towering heights
The Sitka spruce, the largest among several spruce species in British Columbia, can reach up to 250 feet in height, illustrating the remarkable scale of this conifer.
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British Columbia
Side notes on boxing telecasts and European grooming trends
The piece critiques boxing telecasts for favoring longer, bloodier bouts to boost action and sponsorship appeal, noting referees push for longer fights amid gambling. It also surveys European barbering, praising razor cuts in Italy and Venice while contrasting British practices, and comments on novelty eyewear and a gendered stenography claim, ending with a remark on small capital businesses and Howard Johnson.
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Angie
Europe
Italy
Venice
Manitoba Premier cites new equalized assessment standards
Premier Douglas Campbell announced Manitoba’s re assessment program is about half completed and will let the Equalization Board apply new standards for unassessed municipalities. The 1955 56 equalized assessment is projected to be about 220 million higher than 1953 54, but the government will not cut overall education grants.
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Douglas Campbell
Campbell
Equalization Board
Manitoba
Pamburn Beekeeping Wins Crown and Cash at Regina
Mrs J W Kent of Pamburn Saskatchewan repeated her 1953 Regina honey Queen title by winning the Canadian Beekeepers Council championship trophy for best honey. She also took the F W Jones and Son Challenge trophy for first prize liquid white extracted honey and placed first in granulated honey. The Pambrun district proves versatile beyond wheat.
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Canada
Pamburn
Swift Current
J. W. Kent
Regina
Kent
Canadian Beekeepers Council
F.W. Jones & Son
Pambrun
Abide with Me In All My Day Jane Dale
A devotional poem by Jane Dale asks for divine presence throughout the day and night. It pleas for guidance in work and leisure, truth on the lips, and grace in action, ending with a wish for peace at night.
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Jane Dale
Edmonton AIDS Run-Off Lanes Drain Flooded McKernan Area
Edmonton plans spend about 31600 constructing 12 foot wide concrete lanes through McKernan lake area backyards. The drainage lanes are designed to divert water along a central channel to prevent past flood damage during heavy rains.
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Edmonton
McKernan Lake
Six Time Zones Used by Canadian National Railways
CN trains run across six time zones starting in Newfoundland with Newfoundland time, then Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. The note adds that one horsepower can lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute.
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Canadian National Railways
Newfoundland
Canada Faces Broad Crop Decline Across September to October
A Canadian statistics report shows agriculture suffering adverse harvesting conditions in most of Canada during September and October, cutting yields and quality. Eleven of twenty field crops recorded declines since 1953, with spring wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes all notably down. Trade exports rose slightly in September but prices fell, leaving nine month values lower than last year. Wholesale sales lagged behind 1953, while commodity prices dropped nearly two percent. Banking kept cheque activity up, manufacturing saw sharp drops in motor vehicles and washing machines, and labor ended September with mixed gains and declines compared with the previous year.
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Canada
The Sports Clinic Health Qs on Height Posture and Nerves
An adult cannot grow taller after maturity but can improve appearance via posture. Football offers both injuries and conditioning, serving as healthy exercise overall. Nervous tension in sport may be managed with doctor guidance and personal relaxation techniques, with medication aiding only short term. Blisters from heat packs are common. applying vaseline before use helps prevent them.
Silver Star jets sent to reserve fighter squadrons
Ottawa announces delivery of T-33 Silver Star jet trainers to RCAF auxiliary fighter squadrons. Each reserve unit will receive two trainers as conversion from piston Mustangs proceeds, with some squadrons already familiar with jets via Vampire aircraft since 1948. Delivery to western units nearing completion.
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Ottawa
RCAF
Air Force Headquarters
Big lineup as grain cars rush to Saskatoon elevator
Farmers flocked to the Saskatchewan wheat pool agent’s return from holidays and railway cars becoming available. By 6 a.m. the next day a lineup of 50 grain-loaded trucks formed at the local elevator.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Wheat rust toll in Regina estimated at 150 million bushels
Dr T. Johnson head of the Federal Plant Pathology Laboratory estimates about 150 million bushels of wheat damaged by rust in Regina this year though final figures are not yet available.
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Regina
T. Johnson
Federal Plant Pathology Laboratory
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Mystery Grid Remains Unsolved
A historical newspaper puzzle page presents a dense horizontal and vertical crossword. Clues range from ancient terms to modern abbreviations, with many entries overlapping in a single grid.
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