CPR appointment John L LePage heads western investigation dep
John L LePage, long time CPR investigation department head for western Canada, has held roles as constable, investigator and inspector in Winnipeg Regina Calgary and Moose Jaw. A Guernsey native, he joined CPR in May 1970 and now leads the prairie and panic regions in Winnipeg while holding past and current police association positions.
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John L. LePage
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Canada
Guernsey
Channel Islands
CPR
Winnipeg
British Columbia
F’aethic
Fort Witham
Revelstoke
Youths depart for Africa for Pax program service
Two Rosthern youths begin a missionary posting in the Belgian Congo under the Pax program. John J. Heese, a Bethel College graduate, sails from New York on January 20 to Channesville for three years of mission printing work. Robert Schmidt starts a two year term at Kamagala in construction and maintenance after orientation in Elkhart and New York.
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Rosthern
Belgian Congo
Central Africa
Pax
New York
Belgian African Steamship Lines
Matadi
Congo
John J. Heese
John Heese
Elkhart
Indiana
Winnipeg
Chicago
John
Bethel College
North Newton
Kansas
Channesville
Robert Schmidt
Africa
Robert
Kamagala
R.jc
J. C. Schmidt
Saskatchewan Valley News
Sagk
Illegal alcohol content product sold locally
A CINE News Department inquiry found a U.S. made product sold in Regina grocery outlets with five percent alcohol labeled for cooking and table use. A youth under two years reportedly bought a sample. Government officials stress concern. Alberta is investigating similar reports. No complaints were received by Royal Radio upon inquiry.
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Cine News Department
Regina
United States
Royal Radio Station
Regana
Wlegal
Alberta
North Batteford
Sask
Birth sampler pattern offers personal touch gift idea
A baby themed sampler pattern promotes delight for new mothers. It features simple stitchery, a color chart, transfer, and directions. The ad requests thirty cents for pattern 2619, with prints mailed to Neuschald Acts Department, Departwat PP, Frort Street, Toronto.
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Neuschald Acts Department
Frort Street
Toronto
Texas Name Origin Ties to Comanche Word Tejas
The term tejas meaning friends is believed to originate from the Comanche language and is linked to the naming of Texas by Captain de Leon in 1690. He was sent by Spain to establish a mission in the area.
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Texas
Captain de Leon
Spain
Pleasing Balance Fails When Business Mixes With Pleasure
A proverb warns that combining business and pleasure often spoils enjoyment. The adage cautions separating work from leisure to maintain quality of experience and avoid dulling joy.
Ambulance in a Quarter Hour Converts Trucks for Civil Defence
Sask Civil Defence leaders developed a rapid method to convert standard truck bodies into ambulances in 15 minutes. Pre drilled frames allow stretcher fittings to be installed quickly, enabling transport at high speeds over rough roads. Railways bus lines trucking firms and stores will pre drill their truck bodies. Stockpiles of stretchers and fittings will be placed in hospitals and First Aid posts across the province for disaster readiness.
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Saskatchewan Civil Defence
Frostbite treatment cautions from common winter hazards
The article warns against rubbing frostbite with snow and advises careful handling like treating it as a burn. Do not apply heat or cold directly. Use a warmth providing cloth or immerse a hand or foot in water at body temperature, and avoid harsh massage.
Planets Visible Without a Telescope This Night
Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn are visible without a telescope this evening, offering stargazers a bright planetary parade. Observers should look southwest after sunset to spot the five wandering worlds in clear skies.
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Quick Canadian Quiz facts and answers
The article presents a concise quiz with four questions and five answers. It cites the Rush-Bagot agreement in 1817 establishing the undefended border, Chevrier de la Corne growing wheat in 1754 in the Carrot River valley, Sask., immigration totals of 1957 at 71 percent and 67,744 for the first half of 1958, and that about 68 percent of Canadian homes are owner occupied with 4,055,000 dwellings in Canada.
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Carrot River
Sask
Chevrier de la Corne
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
Facts About
Canada
Hooked rug patterns and directions offered by Home Workshop
Hooked rug design and complete directions available for a small price. Pattern 20 shows how to hook strips through burap mesh and sew squares, with two additional hooked rug patterns and braided rug directions in packet 21. All are offered for 1.75 dollars from Home Workshop Patterns, Department PLP, 4438 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, B C.
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Department
West Bth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Keep Hoffa out of Canada says citizen warning
A Canadian magazine warns that Jimmy Hoffa aims to recruit a quarter million workers within ten years, potentially uniting Canadian and American unions under a Teamsters controlled federation. It cautions that Hoffa could broaden to warehouses and transport, threaten national stability, and urges governments to outlaw Hoffa unions in Canada.
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Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
Canada
Teamsters
St. Lawrence Seaway
Brotherhood
Deterrents Divert Attention From Missile Progress
The piece notes USAF belief in within two years 1,000 mile air to ground missiles fired from bombers. Such weapons could supplement land and sea based missiles and complicate surprise attack. It argues for peacemaking but accepts deterrents as a second best to prevent war while Geneva talks fail.
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Air Force
Geneva
Tribute to Foster Parents in Our Community
Tribute extols foster parents as among the finest people for adopting abandoned infants and children. It notes a sharp rise in adoptions over the past year and praises their selfless dedication, planning, and commitment to each child’s future, comparing their love and pride to that of natural parents.
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Joan L. Lepage
By Weice Breckes
Tenas
Ol J
MR. L. Moxham
Helen A. Martenson
Civil Defence Headquarters
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Fort Churchill
Man
Beverly Bailey
8Th St. N.W
Portage la Prairies
Donald Pelletier
Smith St
Quick
The
Defence Research Board
Defence Research Medical Laboratories
Downsview
Ont
Defence Research Chemical Laboratories
Ottawa
Canadian Armament Research and Development
Valcartier
West Coast
Ripple Rock
Suffield Experimental Station
Medicine Hat
Gilman Glacier
Lake Hazen
Ellesmere Island
IGY
DRB
Kemptville
Simpson-Sears Limited
Conference On Transportation Unity
the Christian Science Monitor
the Province
Innisfall, Alta
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