Modern hot caps speed tomato growth in Saskatoon method
Saskatoon farm experts describe a hot cap technique to start tomato seeds in a five to six inch pot with vermiculite. Seeds sown April 15 emerge by May 20, then transplanted into gardens under cone shaped paper caps costing about five cents. Caps trap heat for early ripening but require careful weeding.
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Karmsack
Sask
Stan Sheard
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Sheard
Bassano hunters claim 1958 Canadian moose antlers
Bassano Chief Constable K W Degen and fellow hunter John Beringer shot moose west of Cremona in Number 10 Zone. Degen’s animal dressed at 550 pounds, Beringer’s 350 pounds. Antler measurement affidavit by Keats Lane with Bill Karpuk and John Beringer as witnesses. Calgary office to confirm 1958 record trophies.
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Bassano
K. W. Degen
John Beringer
Cremona
Degen
Beringer
Keats Lane
Bassano Fish and Game Association
Bill Karpuk
Calgary Fish and Game Office
Bulletin
Brooks
Alta
Provincial budgets rise to 2.226 billion for year
In the year ending March 31, 1958, the ten provincial governments spent an estimated total of 2.226 billion dollars, up 180 million from the prior year, highlighting a notable budget expansion across provinces.
Charles Camsell Indian Hospital history and role
The rambling Ed monton building known as the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital began as a Jesuit College in 1910. It housed US Army medical services during Alaskan Highway construction, then passed to Canadian control in 1946 and expanded to over 550 beds mostly for TB and general care. The facility includes education programs for Indians and Eskimos, handicraft and physiotherapy departments, and a diverse staff led by Medical Superintendent Dr Matthew Matas and Director of Nursing Miss F Elva Taylor.
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Edmonton
Charles Camsell
Canada
Peter Tingmaniak
Onyshko
Alberta
United States Army
US. Army
Department of Indian Health Services
Department of Mines and Resources
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Tis Petal
Matthew Matas
F. Elva Taylor
St. Boniface Hospital
Winnipeg
University of Toronto
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Charles Camsell Indian Hospital
Nurse Gallagher
National Film Board of Canada
Gar Lunney
Mary Edetoak
Spence Bay
Tots
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