Old Avery Paints a Village in Rain and Work
An elderly handyman, Avery, toils on a rain soaked street helping a young job seeker and a doctor prepare a cupola while gathering catnip and sharing old university memories. The scene follows bystanders including Nellie and Dr Smith in a village mood.
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Smith
Avery
Doc
Spella
Maple Street
Old Avery
Nethe
Nellie
Mrs. Smith
tCapyrmgnt
Wheeler Sewapaper Syndicate
Practical Sun-Sew Apron Pattern 4623 for Misses
Thrifty beginner pattern 4623 offers full coverage kitchen apron with ruffled scalloped hem and midriff detail. Includes embroidery transfer and illustrated instructions. sizes small to large with fabric yardage listed. Order via Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto with name address and style number.
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Sena
Sime
Department P.P.L
Anne Adams
Front Street W
Toronto
$2 Million steel rolling mill for Alberta
United North Atlantic Securities Ltd. revealed plans for a new $2,000,000 steel rolling mill in Alberta with sites considered in Calgary and Edmonton. President K. W. Dalglish said preliminary work could start before freeze up, aiming for full construction next spring and an annual capacity of 30,000 tons. G R Heffernan of Vancouver is linked to the venture, with Alberta Rolling Mills Ltd. in initial incorporation steps.
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Edmonton
United North Atlantic Securities Ltd
Calgary
Alberta
K. W. Datzish
Montreal
Dalglish
G R. Heffernan
Vancouver
Alberta Rolling Mills
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
Poem meditating on recognizing heavenly signs and choosing faith, referencing an angel song and a guiding star to the manger and a heart offering. Includes a note about Alfred Lord Tennyson once using the pseudonym Alcibiades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Dale
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alcibiades
Canada to Protect Eskimo Interests in Radar Chain
Ottawa says Canadian Eskimos will be safeguarded during the distant early warning radar chain project in Canada’s north. Measures aim to protect hunting and trapping food supplies and ensure stable living standards. Land remains Canadian while construction by the United States proceeds. Canada retains operation rights after completion with Canadian contractors to have equal opportunity and preference for Canadian workers.
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Ottawa
Canada
Northland
United States
Wheat Drives Western Canada Farm Economy
A historical overview notes wheat's central role in Prairie incomes. From 1876 seedings to 24 million acres, wheat now accounts for 52 percent of farm cash income, totaling 761 million dollars in the last year. Saskatchewan alone supplied 68 percent of farm income from wheat.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Canada Watch: Skunks Hibernate and Eggs in 1953
A series of random facts notes seasonal animal behavior in Canada, the value of automobile income for workers, and government figures on egg consumption last year. Polls show 55 percent oppose lowering the voting age to 18.
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Canada
Easy shrug pattern from Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog
Thrifty gift ideas and knitwear feature a large needle pattern for a cozy shrug. The 7099 pattern fits Misses' sizes 32 34 and 36 38, with easy stitches and a warm finish. Send 25 cents to Department P L Toronto for the pattern and follow up with a catalogue copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.L
Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Neighborly help puts farm family on road to success
From Grand Valley Ontario the King family moved to Retlaw Ontario area in 1918 and after eight hard years settled near High River. A severe illness drew neighbors to plant their initial crop and the Kings built a 800 acre farm. Mr King now runs about 200 cattle yearly with winter roughage and summer dry feeding and cares for son Carman and grandsons Barry John and Sheldon who help on the land.
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Grand Valley
Ont
Alberta
Retlaw
Calgary
High River
Kings
King
Mr. King
Two more federal grants for Sask
Ottawa announces federal funding for Saskatchewan health services. A $10,500 grant funds six beds for chronic polio care in Regina General Hospital’s isolation wing, boosting care for the southern region. An additional $787 supports a Regina Nutrition Institute to aid public health officials with latest nutrition developments.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Paul Martin
National Health and Welfare
Regina General Hospital
Regina
Federal and Sask proposed aid for totally disabled
The program offers a disability allowance to residents of Saskatchewan who are totally and permanently disabled and 18 or older, with income limits of 720 dollars for singles and 1200 dollars for married couples including the allowance. Applicants must not receive other pensions and must not be in hospital or capable of rehabilitation. Forms are available locally and applications go to Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon Yorkton Prince Albert or North Battleford. Processing delays are expected due to high anticipated demand.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Department of Social Welfare
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Yorkton
Prince Albert
North Battleford
Seven new oil producers reported in Saskatchewan week
Regina report says seven new oil producers were logged in Saskatchewan for the week ending November 5. The weekly drilling summary notes 36 wells spud, 30 drilling, five oil wells completed, and 18 abandoned. Total production-capable wells reach 1,021 oil and 115 gas wells. 36 seismic crews, two gravity and magnetometer crews, six magnetometer crews, two geochemical soil surveys, and five electromagnetic crews operated by 28 companies.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Department of Mineral Resources
Rare sheep sent to Oregon for preservation project
Twenty big horn sheep, Canada’s rarest animals, are moved to Oregon under a U S federal conservation effort. The herd was captured in Cariboo where hunting is banned by Canadian law. Moss typically grows on the north side of a tree.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Oregon
United States
Cariboo
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Dr. Smith
Alabama
Haight’s
Uni
Dodd
Bry
Alice Brookes
Margaret Fisher
Sask
Province
Bentley
MacDonald
Yee
Sten
PSU
Alena
Les Carrou
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