East Weeklies to form association in Eastern Ontario
Publishers from Arnprior Chesterville Renfrew Winchester and Ottawa assemble in Ottawa January 25 to form the Eastern Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association. A provisional committee will draft a constitution and organize a general meeting to promote professional standards and community benefit while defining eastern Ontario boundaries east of the Rideau River from Deep River to Napanee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Eastern Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association
FP. S. Atkey
Arnprior Chronicle
D. W. McCusiz
Renfrew Advance
Keith Graham
Chesterville Record
Jack Thompson
West End Times
Ontario
Aine
Deep River
Napanee
Ottawa Citizen
Dick Atkey
Harry Brittle
Gene Macdonald
Greengarry News
Jack Morris
Prescott Journal
The
Cardinal News
Vankleek HI
A. E. Dobbie
Smiths Falls Record-News
J. E. Morrison
Napanee Beaver
N. K E. H. Turner
Perth Courier
E. W. Mason
Lanark Era
G. A. Soott
Gananoque
Advance
Renfrew
Ont
Apprenticeship Plan Shared With Saskatchewan Students
J. J. Eisler from the Saskatchewan Department of Labor spoke to about 150 Grade XI students at N.B.C.I. M. J. Campbell introduced the visitor. The plan trains skilled workers in trades including motor mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, welding and more. Training is free with a subsistence allowance and transportation. Over 900 students are enrolled this winter with classes at Moose Jaw and Saskatoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Eisler
Saskatchewan Department of Labor
N.B.C.I
M. J. Campbell
Colegiate
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Newa Optimist
North Battleford
Sask
Three Grenfell students tour Regina printing shops
Three Grenfell High School students Kathryn Ferch Arden Hood and Ronald Fehler visiting Regina toured Prairie Publishers CKCK radio and Caxton Press seeing engraving camera room typesetting high speed presses and newsroom operations. The trip highlighted a vocational printing program under Education Dept with no pay for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenfell High School
Grenfell Sun
Regina
Kathryn Ferch
Arden Hood
Ronald Fehler
Prairie Publishers Ltd
Canada
Dave Rogers
Leader-Post
Ernie Rust
Harold Longman
Joe Thauberger
CKCK
Caxton Press
Department of Education
Canada Trade Deficit Narrowly Narrowed in 1957 Ten Months
Canada’s commodity exports totaled 4 046 million dollars in the first ten months of 1957 while imports reached 3 188 million dollars, producing a trade deficit only slightly smaller than the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
J. V. Forrest Appointed CPR Saskatchewan Superintendent
J V Forrest of Fort William named general superintendent of the CPR Saskatchewan district at Moose Jaw effective February 1. He succeeds L R Smith transferred to Vancouver. Forrest has led Fort William terminals for 2 1/2 years and was assistant superintendent at Moose Jaw in 1949 after joining the railway in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Forrest
Fort William
CPR
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
L. R. Smith
Vancouver
Mr. Forrest
Railway
Prairie Pioneers Lodge opens applications Swift Current
Prairie Pioneers' Lodge directors in Swift Current outline plans for a 900000 senior citizens home with partial occupancy by late March or early April. Applications to municipal secretaries, priority based on financial social age and physical ability, forms available at city clerk and municipal offices. Rates: 67 monthly single, 62 each for couples in main lodge. cottages 26 for couples plus utilities. Capacity 222. landscaping funded by Vern Blanke in memory of Henry Blanke. Staff ads sought for matron and secretary manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Pioneers’ Lodge
Swift Current
Jack McIntosh
Leonard Corrigan
Prairie Pioneers Lodge
Vern Blanke
Henry Blanke
Prairie Pioneer Lodge
Inytuyn
the Sun
Sask
City Can Afford Wage Hikes Say Union Leader
The Civic Employees Union in Swift Current claims the city can grant 15 percent wage increases without raising mill rates. Union organizer Pat Lanahan told the second annual banquet that savings could come from improved department administration and better employer relations. He emphasized workers deserve pay reflecting job duties and a decent living standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Current
Civic Employees’ Union
Pat Lanahan
Legion Home
the Sun
Sask
Nile Irrigation Began Around 4000 B.C. Claims
Early use of Nile water for irrigation dates to about 4000 B.C., marking one of the ancient world's first organized farming efforts. The assertion highlights the role of Egypt's river in shaping agricultural development and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Egypt
Roger Bacon and the birth of modern eyecare
Roger Bacon a thirteenth century monk is described as a forerunner of spectacles for making letters appear larger and clearer. The article notes his curiosity about occult arts and alchemy and that his insistence on observing with eyes and hands laid groundwork for the modern scientific method in eyecare. It mentions his lens as a curved and flat side and his belief it would help the elderly and those with weak eyes, leading later scientists to seek reasons and develop precise lens grinding for correcting eye deficiencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Bacon
Bacon
Humboldt marks 100th straight fire free day
Fire Chief R Cameron reports Humboldt achieved 100 consecutive fire free days, setting a town record. The last fire within town limits was October 19 a grass fire. Total 1957 fire loss was 2565 dollars, among the lowest in years, with natural gas in homes credited for reductions. Chief Cameron urged cold weather vigilance and regular chimney and furnace upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
R. Cameron
Cameron
Journal
Humboldt, Sask
Dog Poisoning Warns Against Lethal Garbage Practices
The Dartmouth Free Press urges caution as many dogs die from poison in garbage left by thoughtless individuals. It notes a method to place poison deeper to target rats while sparing dogs and other animals, calling for greater care to prevent needless animal deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth
N.S
Free Press
Lacombe Water Fluorine Level Called Ideal
Local dentists Dr. Mur each Boyce and Dr. Dalton Deedrick told Lacombe nurses alumni that town water contains 1.2 parts per million fluorine, an ideal amount for dental health. They noted artificial fluoridation aims for 1 to 1.5 ppm, and that the natural level helps children's teeth but offers little adult health benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
Issie
Mureray Boyce
Dalton Deedrick
Deedrick
Globe
Alta
Indian student wins new scholarship in Saskatchewan
Tom Stevenson, 22, of the Cowesses band in Broadview, Saskatchewan, receives a senior matriculation scholarship worth 750 to 1,000 dollars for top senior matriculation student. The award, announced at the Indian and Metis conference in Winnipeg, highlights 14 federal Indian Affairs scholarships expanding higher education access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stevenson
Cowesses
Broadview
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Tom
Brandon
Birtle
Federal
Department of Indian Affairs
The
Express
Sask
Halifax 1758 first Canadian parliamentary assembly
Nova Scotia established the first parliamentary government in Canada when a 22 member elected Assembly convened in Halifax in 1758.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Canada
Halifax
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Association
John Marchinko
Department of Natural Resources
Fort Qu'Appelle
Miss Ferch
Grenfell
Pioneer Lodge
Union
Fort Churchill
Man
Calvin McFadden
Sydney
Jim Kruchowski
Calgary
Gerard Dufourn
Montreal
Ronald Tooke
Amherst
Roger Jackson
Sherbrook
P.Q
Thomas Morrel
Midlandvale
Cooyoumn
Anne Adame Pattern Dept
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
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