Virden oil on farmland keeps farmer at home and hopeful
Bill Skinner of Virden, Manitoba, plans to stay on his farm despite oil royalties estimated to produce about 35 dollars daily. He retained 12 1 3 percent royalty after selling half his share to local businessmen, with a 61 percent stake in a 210 barrel per day free flowing field. The Skinner farm sits in the Virden Roselea oil field where 10 wells operate near Virden, 193 miles west of Winnipeg. he notes the land's value, family ties, and cautious optimism for future income.
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Bill
Virden
California
Florida
Provincial Conservation Board
Skinner
Virden-Roselea
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Daly Field
Home Workshop Alphabet Pattern 401 Designs for initials
Alphabet directions for a magazine rack waste basket and more with initials in wood lucite metal. Use 1/4 to 3/4 inch wood or plastics and metals. a jig saw is best for plastics and metals. Pattern 401 mailed by Home Workshop Pattern Service Prairie Publishers Vancouver NC 3073.
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Home Workshop Pattern Service
Prairie Publishers Limited
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
N.C
Veteran Printer Of Alta. Passes On
Fort Macleod veteran printer Tom Clarke dies in Camrose rest home after leaving Macleod in 1953. He printed by hand before Linotype, edited The Macleod Advance, served in the North-West Mounted Police, and later contributed to the Lethbridge Herald. He kept active into old age, displayed old photos, and recalled Alberta life over 60 years ago.
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Fort Macleod
Tom Clarke
Camrose
Alta
Macleod Advance
North-West Mounted Police
Calgary Herald
Lethbridge Herald
Alberta
Ipswich
Suffolk County
England
Meaford
Ont
How Safe Is Your Farm Home
Question prompts readers to audit home safety by checking utensil handles edges stairs and electricals. It urges simple changes and a goal of 100 percent safety, encouraging immediate action to resolve gaps in household fire and accident prevention.
U S Hereford bull shipped to Sask farm
R F Talisman 71st a junior herd sire from Raysford Farms Hutchinson Kansas has been sent to J S Palmer and Sons Marsden Sask This two year old bull is sired by W H R Talisman 5th and out of Lady Axtell A select group of females were mated to him before departure.
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R. F. Talisman
Raysford
Hutchinson
Kansas
J. S. Palmer and Sons
Marsden
Sask
W. H. R. Talisman
Lady Axtell
United States
Sweet and Sour Spareribs Recipe Card
Appetizing recipe for spareribs with pineapple, peppers and sauce. Includes ingredients like salt garlic pineapple juice cornstarch soy sauce MSG vinegar sugar and water. ribs roasted slow then coated with thickened glaze and served with pineapple slices and maraschino cherries. Makes six servings.
Nine Month Canadian Farm Cash Income Hits New High in 1953
Canada nine month farm cash income reached 1.9015 billion dollars, the highest for this period, boosted by Western wheat deliveries and higher initial prices. Wheat payments topped 70.2 million, while barley receipts rose. potatoes fell sharply. Livestock, poultry and dairy also rose or fell, with Saskatchewan posting the largest provincial gain and Prince Edward Island the largest decline.
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New Crest
Canada
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Paper commits gravest error in Christmas issue
In a humorous note the Times laments omitting a Christmas greeting advertisement from Rabinovitch Bros. Milton Rabinovitch is spared severe reproach, with a lighthearted apology explaining the omission and the reasoning behind it.
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Times
Rabinovitch Bros
Milton Rabinovitch
Morden Times
More Than 4 000 Drivers Suspended In Manitoba In 1953
Manitoba reports 4 162 drivers under suspension at end of 1953, with 2 167 for serious convictions under Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code. Others lacked insurance, were accident prone, failed judgments, or failed driving tests. Majority, 2 195, live in Greater Winnipeg. reports origin from RCMP and Winnipeg police.
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Manitoba
R. B. Baillie
M. V
Winnipeg
R.C.M.P
St. Boniface
Brandon
Humorous Fragments From Everyday Life and Tales
A collection of light humor and satirical vignettes. Stories range from a banker’s wife quip about marriage to a bootblack son in London, a ballet dancer’s leap joke, a florist’s peace offering mix up, a deaf friend misunderstanding a relative’s death, a St Andrews golf misadventure, a riverside bungalow price jab, and prizewinning social event antics.
Nipawin Car Spiel to Last One Week
Nipawin Sask four 1954 automobiles will be grand prizes in this towns annual automobile bonspiel Feb 22 to Feb 27. This years spiel will be run off in one week instead of spanning two weeks as in former years. The opening draw will start the night of Feb. ey Entries are limited to 126 entries with a fee of 120 per rink. Entries close at noon Feb 22.
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Nipawin
Sask
B.C
British Columbia
Canvasback Ducks Draw BC Hunters For Decoy Action
In British Columbia hunting season patterns shift as coastal freezing lingers to mid January while interior waters stay open longer. Canvasbacks remain prized for taste and speed, with pintails mallards and widgeons as notable divers, and a Fraser River incident notes a hunter failing to fire while a retriever recovered cripples.
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British Columbia
Manitoba Boer War Veterans Receive Cheques
Selkirk Manitoba veteran fund honors late American donor. A. Dimock left estate to South African War veterans in Manitoba. Each veteran gets a ten dollar Christmas cheque until funds run dry. A. Forsythe reports 304 cheques issued and 45 more names awaiting mailing.
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Selkirk
Man
A. Dimock
Minnesota
U.S.A
Manitoba
Dimock
A. F. Forsythe
Winnipeg
Canada
Army, Navy
Air Force
Five Pedigree Ayrshires For Alberta
Five pedigree Ayrshire cattle from Darland Hall Denbighshire, led by Dudley Beck, head to Chestermere Farms Forest Lawn Alberta. The bull Lessnessock Certified sired two heifers, and Lessnessock Leo sired the other two. Beck previously shipped Darling Highland Challenge to Alberta in 1951, an animal that won grand championship at the 1953 Calgary and Edmonton exhibition.
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Ayrshire
Glasgow
Alberta
Dudley Beck
Darland Hall
Denbigshire
Breed Society
Chestermere Farms
Forest Lawn
Lessnessock Certified
Lessnessock Leo
Beck
Calgary
Edmonton
Large Canadian Contract For Metropolitan Vickers
A contract worth over 1 500 000 has been awarded to a U K firm by the Calgary Power Company. The order covers a 66 000 kw steam turbo generating unit, the largest ever ordered by Canada, to be built in Manchester. The two cylinder turbine will operate at 1 250 psi and 950 F to drive a 13 800 volt hydrogen cooled AC generator for a new Calgary Power plant at Wabamun near Edmonton.
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U.K
Calgary Power Company
Canada
Manchester
Wabamun
Edmonton
Split decision in B C court for drunko meter
Vancouver magistrate Oscar Orr ruled the drunko meter, used by the city police traffic department, may corroborate other evidence but cannot be sole proof. Alex Donald, a Vancouver salesman, was found guilty of driving while impaired, conviction reduced from driving while intoxicated and fined $100.
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Oscar Orr
Alex Donald
Vancouver
Yorkton Receives B C Apples by Truck
Yorkton Saskatchewan receives the first eastbound truck shipment of apples from British Columbia. A wholesale firm took delivery on December 31 after a non stop run from Kelowna with 740 boxes arriving Wednesday evening in excellent condition.
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Yorkton, Sask
Yorkton
British Columbia
Kelowna
B.C
Old Home Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An aged home remedy blends sugar and water into a syrup and adds pine concentrate to yield 16 ounces of fast acting cough medicine. The ad claims pleasant taste and fast relief for children and families, promoting Pinex as a money back guaranteed product.
Iron on Pattern 7336 for Home Sewn Gifts
A promotional item from the Household Arts Department in Toronto advertises washable iron-on patterns. Pattern 7336 offers six iron-out designs on two fabrics with sizes 442 by 3 inches and 9 by 45 inches, inviting readers to send 25 cents for TEN patterns and the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book.
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Prairie Publishers Limited
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
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London
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Scotland
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Chris Burton
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