Branded Drivers See 40 Percent Drop in Accidents
Brandon motorists reduced accidents by 40 percent in the first quarter of 1956, with Jack Shuttleworth noting a drop from 148 to 89 and no fatalities. Winnipeg figures show 1950, 1956, and 1957 fatalities at eight, one, and four respectively, while rural and city drivers account for a minority of Manitoba incidents. Regulations update with 53,000 renewals of 120,000 licence forms and two year licenses effective July 1.
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Brandon
C.L. Shuttleworth
Public Utilities
Shuttleworth
Griver
Manitoba
Winnipeg
R. B. Baillie
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Fine weather fuels Hanna Round Up crowds in 1957
A mild chance of rain could not dim the turnout for Hanna Round Up on Wednesday. Morning crowds filled Hanna’s downtown. no parade despite efforts by the Board of Trade. The Reserve Army Band from Drumheller entertained as the program began at 1 30 p m at the Round Up Grounds.
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Hanna
Board of Trade
Round Up
Reserve Army
Drumheller
Hanna Herald
East Central
Alberta News
Town to Set Up Trailer Court in Indian Head
Indian Head will establish a trailer park on No 56 highway in a northwest corner area north of the Bert May residence. Lots 8 and 9 in block 5 are selected with sewer and water facilities to be extended and rates to be set later. The move aims to meet rising demand for a trailer court.
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Indian Head
Bert May
Sask
Hannibal Laughs Off Property Plans With Sideline Remark
In a rural exchange, Hannibal challenges a city inspector asking what he aims to raise on the property. The inspector replies “Children,” to which Hannibal quips that in their area it’s a sideline. The moment captures local humor and boundary talk.
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Hannibal
Library of Parliament’s Grand Ottawa Home Built in 1876
The first Parliamentary Library in Canada began in Quebec City in 1792, later joining Upper Canada’s library after 1841. In 1876 Ottawa opened the octagonal building by Thomas Fuller, with three storey pine shelving, eight alcoves, and a domed crown. It houses renowned British and Canadian documents, Hansard since 1660, and thousands of newspapers. A 1952 dome fire damaged the building and books, but restoration finished about a year ago cost over two million dollars with full reconstruction and modernized stacks.
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Canada
Quebec City
Upper Canada
Ottawa
Thomas Fuller
Dominion
Union
Parliamnt
England
United States
Upper and Lower Canada
Quebec Gazette
Vermont
Upper
Lower Canada
Montreal
Oscar Wilde Epigrams You May Not Have Heard
A compact collection of Wilde quips including a jab at English speech and Irish listening, a remark on murder as a social misstep, and a note on dangerous ideas being worthy of attention.
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Oscar Wilde
Also Mentioned on This Page
Library of Parliament
London
F. A. Hardy
J. G. Sylvestre
Audubon
National Film Board of Canada
Chris Lund
Frank McDowell
Weyburn
C.D
Sgt. McDowell
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Fort Churchill
Man
D. G. Ketcheson
Canadian Army
M.P
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