St James forms its first women’s professional club
The Leader notes the Nov 15, 1956 formation of a Business and Professional Women’s Club in St. James affiliated with the Canadian federation. The group aims to promote civic involvement, scholarships, and international understanding, with 150 women in attendance at charter ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
B. & P. Club
Ste. James
New St. James Club
St. James Club
Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association
Canadian Federation of B & P
Louise Card
Camrose urged to capitalize on local hunting prospects
The author argues Camrose should promote the district to draw U.S. and Canadian sportsmen, citing Brooks pheasants and Camrose’s abundant ducks and geese. With large bird populations and easy access, promoters should show hospitality to visiting hunters who have substantial spending power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Giatiotis
Brooks
Bud Jones
Camrose
Bittern Lake
Fish and Game Association
Camrose and District Board of Trade
Farmers Need Cash Advances Now
The Brooks Alberta bulletin notes farmers facing cash shortages due to country elevator congestion. It cites opposition to cash grants and foreign currencies, praises a Farmer Union plan for government guaranteed advances through elevators, and criticizes the current bank loan scheme. It predicts urgent demands for a stored grain cash advance solution at autumn’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Board
Farmer Union of Western Canada
Snort is sick says sports column in 1956 issue
In the Hanns Herald and East Central Alberta News October 18 1956 a sports column laments how sport has become a business driven by publicity and profit. It calls for sport to return to its core values of skill endurance and fair play and for competition to be healthy and meaningful rather than overrun by statistics and marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanns Herald
East Central Alberta News
The Frontier That Was
In Eastern Canada the adage Go west young man drew many to the prairie. By 1951 Saskatchewan farms leaned capitalized, often 10 000 to 50 000 dollars, many above 75 000. Wheat fields became a modern, highly mechanized, nonfrontier industry with little virgin land or remoteness remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Western Prairies
New Year Watchfulness as Daily Practice
A devotional meditation urges daily watchfulness over resolutions, noting that true renewal comes one day at a time. It compares readiness to the parable of servants awaiting their master, urging consistent spiritual attentiveness and faithful action rather than sporadic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
God
Dodd
Grain varieties for Saskatchewan cited at advisory meeting
At Saskatoon on December 17 officials from Experimental Farms University of Saskatchewan and government agencies reviewed grain variety tests grown across locations. The group will publish a pamphlet Varieties of Grain Crops for Saskatchewan 1957 and distribute via Agricultural Representatives and extension departments. Elevator agents were urged to promote top quality seed and recommended varieties to farmers to maintain marketable grain quality.
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Provincial Advisory Council
Saskato
Ith
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Wheat Pool and Seed Growers’ Association
W. B. Holmes
Plant Industry
Saskatchewan Advisory Council On
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
University Extension Department
Mr. Holmes
Holmes
James Farquharson
Zealandia
Saskatchewan Seed Grain Cooperative
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina
Farquharson
Cornell honors John Welsh for Garry Oat varieties
John N. Welsh, Senior Cerealist at the Cereal Breeding Laboratory in Winnipeg, received a Cornell University citation at the Seed School attended by over 150 seed growers and breeders for his Garry Oat variety. His varieties dominated Prairie Provinces sowing in 1956 and covered large shares in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Welsh
Cereal Breeding Laboratory
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Cornell University
Prairie Provinces
John Welsh
Specialist joins Saskatchewan game branch
Ecologist Robert Folker has joined the Saskatchewan Game Branch Wild Life Research Division, based in Prince Albert, to work on aerial big game surveys and a deer mortality study in the Fort a la Corne forest. Folker, from Rochester New York, holds a Cornell biology degree and a University of Idaho wildlife management masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Folker
Idaho
New York
Newfoundland
Saskatchewan Game Branch
Wild Life Research
Natural Resources
A. G. Kuzlak
Rochester
Folker
Cornell University
University of Idaho
Prince Albert
Fort A la Corne
Saskatchewan
Kuziak
New York State Conservation Department
Boys rifle clubs key to future hunting in Saskatchewan
Harold Read, provincial game branch supervisor, tells Prince Albert Fish and Game League Junior Rifle Club members that their activities will shape future conservation and hunting. He praises firearms safety and sportsmanship, urges expansion of clubs across Saskatchewan, and stresses respect for farmers' land and property rights.
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Harold Read
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert Fish and Game League
Read
Aches and pains guide to diagnosis and treatment
Recurrent aches and pains and other persistent conditions should be diagnosed by a doctor. While often harmless they can signal more serious ailments. Diagnosis helps identify cause and early treatment can control or cure the ailment with prompt attention.
Dense population highlights Hong Kong figures per square mile
In densely populated Hong Kong the figure hits 5148 persons per square mile. A separate note states that cooking cabbage reduces its vitamin content by about two thirds.
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Hong Kong
Parental Hounding and Odd Parables Refer to Values
A quirky collection of maxims and misquotations. It riffs on parental nagging, cooking timetables, biblical battles, and civic virtue, weaving in famous quotes and eclectic phrases. The mix lacks a single newsworthy event, presenting a collage of aphorisms and thoughts.
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Snort
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Winkler
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Rock Penguin
London
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Zoo
Diane
New Baltimore
Strictly Fresh
Samson
E . Bymares
Benjamin Franklin
Beanie
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