Open house planned for Wetaskiwin Public Building
Wetaskiwin plans an open house for its new Public Building completed and turned over to the city in December. From 2 to 5 pm on Wednesday January 22nd residents can tour the facility housing the Public Library and the Wetoka Health Unit. The building features automatic door holds a lobby ramp and health officer laboratories with modern facilities. The mayor and council invite citizens and IODE ladies will provide coffee and doughnuts.
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Wetaskiwin
Wetoka
New Oyen Arena to Open February First
The new arena in Oyen built in 1954 will officially open February 1. Used by the Alberta Wheat Pool for grain storage during construction, it stored as much as 140000 bushels monthly at times. Cost about $35000, funded by local enterprises and heavy volunteer work. Work continues leveling ground and preparations for flooding. It will serve skating hockey and curling in winter and carnivals and exhibitions in summer. Pa tience and diligence have paid off for Oyen and district.
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Oyen
Alberta Wheat Pool
Arena Committee
The
Herald
Hanna
Alta
Tax discount system boosts high returns in Bassano
The Town of Bassano offers tax prepayment discounts for the fifth year. A 10 percent cut applies to payments before January 31, and a partial reduction before February 28. By end of February about 50 percent of current taxes are collected. The Bulletin, Brooks, Alta.
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Bassano
The
Bulletin
Brooks
Alta
Magnitude brightness scale described in star terms
A star of first magnitude shines about 2 percent as bright as a brighter reference and is 100 times brighter than a sixth magnitude star, illustrating the logarithmic brightness relation in astronomy.
Monks First Baked Pretzels in the Middle Ages
A historic claim suggests monks in the Middle Ages first baked pretzels. The tale ties medieval religious communities to a snack later popular across Europe.
Sask mink population rises across Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Wildlife Branch supervisor Harold Read reports a sharp mink population rise over the past two years. This year’s anticipated take may exceed last year’s 38,298 mink valued at about $75,000, with the first fur sale in Regina on December 19 offering 8,000 pelts amid strong European and North American demand. Read notes trappers fear muskrat numbers may drop due to mink predation.
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Saskatchewan
Harold Read
Natural Resources Department
Read
How to reduce eye strain from television viewing
Eye experts say eye strain from TV stems from pre existing eye issues and not from the TV itself. Viewers should brighten rooms, warm up the set, sit properly six to ten feet away, shift gaze, rest eyes, and consult an eyesight specialist for tests and glasses if needed. If discomfort persists, blue light absorbing TV viewing glasses may help without dimming overall vision.
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Better Vision Institute
Cash gifts reach hospital fund total of seven thousand two hundred seventy nine
The St. Elizabeth's Hospital Advisory and Public Relations Board reports $7,279 in cash grants and donations received toward the capital fund for the new hospital. An additional $3,750.45 donated for furnishings is noted separately.
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St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Discovery of Aniline Dye by Perkin in 1856
William Henry Perkin, an English student, discovered aniline dye derived from coal tar in 1856. This marked a breakthrough in synthetic dyes, transforming the textile industry and expanding color possibilities worldwide.
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William Henry Perkin
Leeuwenhoek Pioneer of Microbes and Microscopy
Anton van Leeuwenhoek born in Delft 1632 first to observe bacteria in water and became a microbe hunter. His lens grinding and microscope work revealed unseen life and laid groundwork for microbiology and the science of vision.
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Delft
Holland
Pasteur
Leeuwenhoek
Better Vision Institute
Gimli Opens Waterworks Pumphouse After Modernization
Premier D L Campbell officiated at Gimli’s waterworks opening on December 30 in a brief ceremony. The project cost 352000 dollars and includes 16 miles of sewer and water lines replacing artesian wells. Gimli officials and chamber members celebrated with a street prank as the system began operating.
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Gimli
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
R. W. Bond
Barney Egilson
Campbell
Selkirk, Man
Crochet Pattern 7342 for Cap Mittens and Scarf
Crochet directions create a wool cap and mitten scarf set for 6 to 12 year sizes. Pattern 7342 uses heavy wool, prints to order via Household Arts Department, Department P.P.L., 6 Front Street, W. Toroate, with thirty five cents payment in coins and the sender’s name address.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Figure skaters begin season at Elrose club
The Elrose Figure Skating Club held its first lesson of the season on Wednesday January 8 drawing 23 pupils including six beginners Mrs James Elliott of Herschel led instruction with help from her husband and Mrs Steve Palfy attended offering future assistance Fees remain five dollars per student with possible extra charges if needed.
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Elrose
James Elliott
Herschel
Steve Palfy
Elrose, Sask
Butter Industry Faces Shifting Canadian Market Demands
Dairy official D B Goodwillie told the Ontario Creamery Men’s Association in Toronto that Canada’s butter industry hinges on producer and marketer adjustments amid changing conditions. He noted plant closures, consolidation, and dry skim milk price swings driving changes, with continuous butter making expanding across provinces and butter oil gaining traction. 1958 production may surpass 1955 to balance with rising consumption.
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D. B. Goodwillie
Ontario Creamerymets Association
Toronto
Canada
Goodwillie
Dairy Products Division
Canada Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Salver as a butler's service token for calling cards
The salver is a small silver tray used by a butler to carry and present calling cards. It serves as a formal conduit for social introductions and status in 19th to early 20th century etiquette.
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Wetoka Health Unit
S. P. C. Casey
Violet Armour
Michael Doucette
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I.O.D.E
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Sedicin
Steves
Cunard
Europe
Sylvania
Carinthia
Ivernia
Saxonia
Montreal
New York
Halifax
Welses
Queen Elizabeth Partna
Queen Mary Caauretania
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JAPA
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Sa Bank
Godunard
Ly Ace
Fleischmann
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