Story of Creative Capital film promoted in Canada
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce announces The Story of Creative Capital a technicolor film produced by Du Pont Company of Canada Limited. It explains capital sources and its role in Canada's economy with questions about personal capitalism and improving living standards. Premier showings unfold across provinces in the next two weeks.
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Creative Capital
du Pont Company of Canada
Canada
Chambers
Hailstorm Causes Minor Crop, Property Damage in Manitoba Towns
A mid afternoon hailstorm struck Somerset, Miami, and Roland with little crop loss, reports farmer D L Fletcher of Carman. Some window damage occurred in Miami and a grain bin toppled near Roland, along with a broken TV antenna. Hail lay five inches deep in Somerset. Miami saw hailstones nearly hen eggs. Windshields of about 21 vehicles at a Miami auction were broken. The Dufferin Leader. June 13, 1957.
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Somerset
Miami
Roland
D. L. Fletcher
Carman
Harry Janick
Dufferin Leader
Man
Pattern 385 chaise for porch and terrace furniture
Drill holes and bolt together this chaise with a back adjustable to five positions. Pattern 385 provides actual size cutting guides and directions. Pattern 28 includes five patterns for porch and terrace furniture and this chaise priced at $1.75. Orders under 1 add 10 cents service charge. Address order to.
Town Eying Local Firms for Water Plant Plan
The town council, guided by the engineer, weighs building a water filtration plant with local contractors. A Saskatoon interview with consulting engineers confirmed feasibility and adaptable design. Council authorizes Mr. Knox to interview locals to gauge interest and availability for near term construction.
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Halpenny
Eichel and Quinney
Mr. Knox
Saskatoon
Knox
Clarion, Kindersley, Sask
Scorpions Survive Year Without Food Says Study
A zoological study reports scorpions can endure a full year without eating, surviving on minimal moisture and adapting their metabolism. Researchers note this resilience may influence desert ecology and pest management strategies.
National accounts show little quarterly output change in early 1957
Canada’s first quarter output barely changed from the prior quarter after seasonal adjustment. Gains occurred in labor income consumer spending exports and imports machinery and equipment. construction and corporate profits fell while the current account deficit rose to 409 million dollars led by higher payments for goods and services.
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Canada
Mean level comparison around Isthmus of Panama
The Pacific ocean sits about eight inches higher on average than the Atlantic at the Isthmus of Panama, indicating subtle tidal and sea level differences between the two basins.
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Pacific Ocean
Panama
Atlantic
Fibre glass car: Swift Current man crafts dream vehicle
Ervin Bingham, 27, of Swift Current, builds a fibre glass car by hand over two years to a final design described as the future of autos. The low, sleek body rests on a 1955 Ford chassis with a 1954 Monarch engine, no bolts, weighing lighter yet strong, aimed to complete by late summer.
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Ervin Bingham
Swift Current
Ter
Lke
Bingham
Curtain Up On First Northern Sports Show
The first Sportsman's show in the Peace River Country opened at Grande Prairie Memorial Arena for a two day event sponsored by Saddie Hills Fish and Game League. Displays featured forestry service wildlife specimens shells and hunting gear with doors prizes totaling 100 dollars split between a man and a woman. Jim deRoaldes organized the event the first of its kind north of Edmonton with movies and displays of boats motors cars guns camping and archery lined up for afternoon and evening showings.
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Peace River
Memorial Arena
Grande Prairie
Saddie Hills Fish and Game League
Bernard Hamm
Sexsmith
Jim deRoaldes
Edmonton
Herald Tribuune
Alta
Wrist Watch Award For Maple Leaf Hitting Leader
L. E. Billers of Sillers Limited Estevan announced a wrist watch prize for the Maple Leaf baseball team's top hitter at season end. The award reflects a local business sponsorship praised in The Mercury Estevan.
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L. E. Billers
Sillers Limited
Estevan
Maple Leaf Baseball
The
Mercury
Estevan, Sask
GROOM TRACKS Tidy town work reported by supervisor
Town supervisor George Pitt reports council on maintenance across Indian Head Saskatchewan. Grass seeded on memorial cairn area beside No 1 highway. long grass burnt on town lots with minor hedge damage. Manholes repaired, garbage removed, streets graded scarified and washed. Cemetery park fair grounds race track graded, water to booths, sewer main laid on Houghton street. Dry weather may trigger water restrictions.
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No. 1
George Pitt
Grand Avenue
Cemetery
Memorial Park
Fair Grounds
Houghton Street
Victoria Avenue
Indian Head
Sask
Bees Make Honey Too Despite Popular Beliefs
Bumblebees and honey bees both produce honey, challenging common assumptions about which insects can store nectar as a sweet liquid.
Funny and Otherwise Funny and Otherwise
A humorous slice from a bygone era gathers quips from science, medicine, and cinema. A Mt Wilson astronomer jokes rain via coin pain while a botched ice cream joke, a Variety editor at a dentist, and a recall of silent film days deliver light, era flavored humor.
Local artist wins award at convention in Saskatoon
At the Annual Convention of Homemakers Club in Saskatoon last week Mrs. D. N. Harold entered an oil painting that won the Provincial James Competition for all types of painting. This is her second consecutive win, with last year’s watercolor taking the Tweedsmuir Saskatchewan award and now advancing to the Dominion Tweedsmuir Competition held every two years.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Sedicin
West Sth
Ave
Vance
RED Cross Water Safety
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Carlton News
Steinbach, Man
George Harland
Manitoba
Marchand
Steinbach
Canada Department of Agriculture
Fredericton
N.B
Mans
Triumph
First Northern
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Bessie
Abel Green
Variety
Green
Higgins
Mr. H
Junior
Pop
Buna Mab
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronte
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