Emergency rescue squad formed under RCMP direction
Portage la Prairie Manitoba December 24 1957 a formal emergency rescue squad was organized to aid RCMP in air water and ground searches The 30 volunteers include Cpl Spriggs Fred Bradley Carl Moran Archie Kitson and Capt Dyer The plan is to have 50 ground volunteers ready within an hour with coordinators and a contact man The group aims for rapid response in cases of disappearance or stranding not part of civil defence and will test readiness with a simulated search after the holiday season.
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RCMP
Cpl
F. W. Spriggs
Fred Bradley
Carl Moran
Portage Flying Club
Archie Kitson
Portage Boat Club
W. E Greenlay
W. H. Dyer
Dyer
Portage la Prairie, Man
Beet Growers Report Record Year in Manitoba
The 1957 sugar beet season was the most successful on record for District 6 of the Manitoba Sugar Beet Growers Association. J W Hall of Manitoba Sugar Company cited a provincial average of 10.24 tons per acre. Final payment for the 1956 crop is expected by month end, near one dollar per ton, lifting total returns per ton to about $16, roughly two dollars above 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 6
Manitoba Sugar Beet Growrs Association
J. W. Hall
Manitoba Sugar Company
Hall
Winkler, Man
U.S Migrants Heading to Canada Reach New High
The immigration department reports 8089 Americans emigrated to Canada in the first nine months, the largest influx in 11 years. Total U.S. emigration this year may reach about 12000. Over the past decade roughly 100000 Americans moved south of the border while about 90000 Canadians moved to the United States.
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Immigration Department
United States
Canada
U.S
Five footed moose found near Cumberland House hunt
Adolphe Carriere tracked a cow moose in Cumberland House area and preserved winter meat after discovering a fully developed second foot on the right front leg. Earl Dodds, field supervisor, notes the anomaly in Prince Albert while residents joke about the five footed dinner.
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Adolphe Carriere
Cumberland House
Earl Dodds
Natural Resources Department
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Sask
Building permits show Cochrane growth in 1957
The Northland Post reports Cochrane construction totaled 273 180 dollars across 111 permits in 1957, up from 269 915 across 89 permits last year and far above earlier years. Five dwelling alterations, one storage shed, one garage, one moving a house, plus three commercial permits dominated the last quarter.
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Cochrane
The
Northland Post
Lamarche Township
Hillcrest
Ont
Hudson Bay to connect schools to water sewer system
The Unit Board meeting of December 12 approved a resolution to immediately provide a water and sewerage system in Hudson Bay and arrange for all town schools within limits to be connected. The decision appeared in The Post-Review on December 18, 1957.
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Hudson Bay
Foundations for actors in community theatre tips and notes
A seasoned guide compares building a tent and a skyscraper to acting careers. It offers practical coaching ideas for amateur performers, from aligning line meaning and enunciation to breath control and posture, with Shakespearean drills, pantomime exercises, and tips on alleviating self consciousness for beginners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Peter Piper
Shakespeare
Emerson
Humboldt Curfew Debated with Plans for January 1
Humboldt civic authorities consider restoring a night curfew for children up to age 14. The proposal, backed by boards of the Humboldt Public and Separate Schools, would enact an amending bylaw setting a 9 30 p.m. curfew on school weeks and exclude holidays. A bylaw change will be introduced at the next meeting. The measure targets enforceable nightly enforcement starting January 1, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt Public
Humboldt
Council
the Journal
Humboldt, Sask
Estevan Rotary Christmas carol festival attracts record crowd
More than 1,250 people filled Estevan Collegiate Auditorium for the Estevan Rotary Club's annual Christmas carol festival. The Mercury notes a record sized audience and a well-packed program in December 1957.
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Estevan Collegiate Auditorium
Estevan
Easy Cross Stitch Patterns for Household Decor
Ace Brookks presents beginner friendly cross stitch motifs to decorate towels and dinette cloths. Pattern 7141 offers six motifs in 414 by 914 inches with eight 3 by 3 directions and color ideas. Send 35 cents plus name and address to Household Arts Department Toronto. Includes two free patterns from Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book 1957 and offers other crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Classified Instruction Offers Courses at 50 Cents
An advertisement promotes Canadian Correspondence Courses offering bookkeeping salesmanship shorthand and typewriting lessons for 50 cents. Free circular No 35 available. Address: 1290 Bay Street Toronto.
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Bay Street
Toronto
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Arctic
Florida
HMCS
Labrador
RCN
National Defence Photo
Sikorski
Miami
U.S.N
Key West
Dartmouth
N.S
Enco-Cifted
Magis
Bruch
Bonnie
Craig
Drama Library of Fitness and Recreation
Government Administration
Regina
John
Mary Jones
By Ace Brookks
Adele
Sedicin
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