Street Oiling Program Begun In Kindersley
The town engineer reported a busy week with street oiling starting after cleaning streets and boulevards. A burned storage oil tank, fitted heating coils, and a new boiler heating the oil were described. Main St preparation required deep surface cuts, windrowed material to be mixed with oil, and a finishing coat planned. Repair work continued at the sewage plant, and signs for air strip and a swimming pool opening were addressed.
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Main St
Board of Trade
Clarion, Kindersley
Sask
Printed Pattern A722 Misses Dress Sizes 12 20
Printed Pattern A722 offers a versatile Misses dress in sizes 12 through 20. The pattern promises an easy to sew silhouette with a collarette detail and a long smooth line. Instructions are printed on pattern pieces for accurate cutting and sewing. Includes yardage estimates for 35 inch fabric and notions.
Centre striping underway on Trans Canada routes
Centre striping and marking of driving and parking lanes on the Trans Canada Highway between Regina and Moose Jaw begin using a new truck mounted unit. The five inch reflective white paint is sprayed with 15 foot lane segments and 25 foot gaps, aiming to improve safety and lane discipline on Saskatchewan roads.
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Regina
Moose Jaw
L. T. Holmes
Saskatchewan Department of Highways
Holmes
Saskatchewan
Fujiyama Sights From Sea Describe Its Crater Depth
The celebrated Japanese mountain Fujiyama appears clearly from the sea. Its crater is described as about 500 feet deep and roughly two and a half miles in circumference.
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Japan
New wonder grasses tested in Canadian lawns bely hype
J H Boyce of Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm reports Zoysia species and Mondo grass have little value for Canadian lawns. Despite publicity, Zoysia is a warm-season grass with severe winterkill and slow spring growth, and Mondo grass is not a true grass and spreads slowly. In Canada, bluegrasses fescues and bent grasses remain preferable except in tiny areas.
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J. H. Boyce
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Automobile Wiring Length Factoid
The electrical system in each new automobile requires about seven miles of wire.
Neighborly News from June 28 1957
Canadian election chatter across prairie weeklies highlights rain or change of government. Notes from Maidstone Wilkie Assiniboia Fort MacLeod Nokomis and other towns share voters record high turnout jokes about dead lists and a barber lemon tree. Bright spots include 60th anniversaries and a 96th birthday.
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Bear Island
Maidstone Mirror
Sask
Wilkie Press
Mr. Oliver
Assiniboia Times
Isaac Oliver
North
Yellowknife
Winnipeg
Man
Civil Service Employees
High Bluff
Portage la Prairie Enterprise
Morden
The
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Ramsay Monaghan
Fort MacLeod
Alta
Canada
Ron Tilbe
Nokomis Times
P. B
Rug Edging Trick Keeps Small Rugs Flat
Household tip explains cutting discarded linoleum corners to fit under a rug then punching holes and sewing to the underside. The stitches remain hidden and hold the rug flat, preventing curling at the corners.
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