Alberta Issues 200000th Licence Plate Amid Auto Boom
Alberta Government Motor Vehicles Branch sold its 200000th passenger car licence plate this year. M P Tellier receives the plate from G E Gerhart as registrations rise from 100000 in 1947 to 200000 by 1953 end. New plates for 1954 feature black on orange, area letter codes, and reuse rules for one year.
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M. P. Tellier
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Two Alberta Lakes Named for Famous Bush Pilots
Two lakes in Alberta’s north west have been named to honor aviation heroes from the First World War and later bush pilots. Lake May and Dickins Lake are named for Captain Wilfred R. May and C. H. Dickins, both decorated war aces and pioneers of northern Canadian aviation.
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Wop" May
C. H. “Punch” Dickins
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