Saskatchewan North Boundary Survey Planned For 1954 55
A Saskatchewan Northwest Territories boundary survey is launched to define the 60th parallel and place 30 inch boundary markers along a roughly 270 mile line. Commissioned by both governments, the project will clear a six foot swath and establish check points from lakes near Uranium City to guide final marker placement.
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Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
theaskatchewan-Northwest Territories Boundary Commission
B. W. Waugh
Surveyor General
Canada
A. J. Bereskin
Greenwich
Bereskin
W. D. Forrester
Geodetic Survey of Canada
H. F
Warns Motorists Of Death Mishaps In Back Seats
Dr. M. M. Cantor provincial chief coroner warned motorists of the danger of leaving young children alone in the rear seat. At a Edmonton AMA meeting W. Blake submitted Cantor letter urging publicization. Three child deaths in past year involved under four in rear seats while parents rode front. A coroner's jury urged awareness of hazards and wider publicity.
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M. M. Cantor
Edmonton
AMA
W. Blake
Cantor
November 1 dairy and poultry stock levels reported
Creamery butter stocks stood at 91 588 000 pounds on November 1 down from October but above last year's level. Skim milk powder and evaporated milk totals declined month to month while eggs in cold storage dropped from October. Poultry meat rose to 18 657 000 pounds and cheese held at 46 077 000 pounds. The note ends with a humorous non sequitur about the rose of Jericho.
Life In A Small Town brings personal touch to community life
In Kipling Citizen column, life in a small town is portrayed as easier yet intimate. Neighbors help each other, crimes and troubles surface, but the communal bond remains strong. The piece uses a cafe button sewing scene to illustrate neighborly care and the sharp, knowing scrutiny among friends.
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Kipling
Alta Beekeeper Wins Coveted Honey Award
ATHABASCA Alta A C Bradley a well known beekeeper of this district was awarded the Canadian Beekeepers Council shield at the Alberta Beekeepers association convention The shield is an annual award given to the beekeeper whose honey exhibit at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver wins the highest number of points Presentation was made by William Turnbull president of the Canadian council.
Rural Life Study in Saskatchewan Commission Findings
Regina reports the Royal Commission on Agriculture and Rural Life in Saskatchewan analyzed over 203,350 answers from 2,700 interviews across 45 districts. The data cover farm credit, electrification, rural trade, migration to towns, and service access, guiding future policy while preserving interview responses.
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Royal Commission On Agriculture and Rural Life
Saskatchewan
Regina
Commission
People’s Commission
Reflector Tape Gloves Endorsement For Night Signals
Vancouver traffic chief endorses reflector tape gloves for motorists. Bill Rose suggested the idea, mounting reflector tape on the back of ordinary gloves to clarify hand signals at night. The gadget reportedly works.
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Vancouver
Gordon Ambrose
Bill Rose
P.S
Canada Cement to Double Fort Whyte Plant Capacity
Canada Cement plans immediate rebuilding and expansion of the Fort Whyte plant to double its current output of 1,600,000 barrels per year. Minister R. D. Turner and Canadian Cement official J. M. Breen announced a project costing about 8 to 10 million dollars, with work starting now and completion in about a year to a year and a half. Output will continue at full plant capacity during construction. The move aims to ease Manitoba cement shortages and reflect confidence in the province’s growth. A later note mentions a mine strike where a police chief was sprayed with water by a picket attempting to liquidate him.
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Canada Cement .Company
Fort Whyte
R. D. Turner
Industry and Commerce
J. M. Breen
Canada Cement Company Ltd
Manitoba
Canada Cement Company
the Minster
Winnipeg
Historic pitched battle evidence found in southwest Saskatchewan
Regina report says trenches fortified with heavy boulders exist in the Val Marie district south of Swift Current. J. D. Herbert plans a spring mine detector survey to date the fortifications, near Beaver Valley school on the old T6 ranch. Indigenous use of such trenches is considered unlikely.
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Fred McGuinness
Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee
Va! Marie
Swift Current
J. D. Herbert
Beaver Valley School
Herbert
Butter Yield Fact From Milk Vol. 10 Quarts Per Pound
A note states that generally it takes 10 quarts of milk to produce one pound of butter. This fact is presented as a concise culinary estimate.
Prairie Dogs Live In An Island Town Of Canada
Dog Town Saskatchewan hosts about 2,000 prairie dogs in a single community amid dusty grassland 155 miles from Regina. Researchers Albert Swantson and Jed Lahrman visited to study living conditions and collect specimens. A colony once held 500 dogs on a mound where six lounged, while the population once reached 400 million across 250000 square miles.
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Sask
North America
Dog Town
Regina
Albert Swantson
Jed Lahrman
Saskatchewan Provincial Museum
Mr. Swanston
Canada’s Cow Population Up for Second Consecutive Year
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s dairy cow numbers rose for the second year in a row as of June 1 1953, up 178000 or six percent to 3146200. Dairy heifers and calves also climbed two and sixty six percent respectively, with increases in Maritime and Central Canada but declines in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Central Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
School Dinner Raises Funds for Handicapped Youth
In Lipton Saskatchewan 17 year old Gordon Huber, who lost his fingers in an accident with a combine, received community support as the local school organized a dinner that raised more than $570 to aid him.
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Lipton, Sask
Gordon Huber
Gordon
Outdoor craft patterns for holiday figures and decorations
Prairie Publishers Limited offers Frame Workshop Pattern Service patterns for home woodworking. No. 374 Holy Family with shelter, 375 Wise Men and animals, and 361 snowman plaque provide actual-size tracing, cutting and painting guides with simple hand tools. Prices 34 or 35 cents. optional airmail 5 cents. patterns taped to thin hardboard and traced for sawing. Vancouver address provided.
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Frame Workshop
Prairie Publishers Limited
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
R.C
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Uranium City
Department of Natural Resources
Jericho
Wildroot Ltd
Fort Ere
Pegcy
Tre
Chuck Thurston
Alta
Beekeeper
Honey
Jiffy
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Little Shaver
Michael Collingridge
London
England
Canada Cement
Dust Bow
Rus
Bronco
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