Pion Era Show Opens With Historic Homestead Parade
The Western Development Museum hosts a week long Pion Era show in Saskatoon with a backdated theme featuring homestead buggies oxen yoked to plows antique autos and gas tractors. His Honor Lt Gov Patterson opened the event with Regina Mayor Cowburn in attendance and Dundurn Chief Littlecrow set Tuesday's program. The volunteers and a 300 strong staff run soap making spinning and weaving demonstrations among other domestic scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G@arkstoon
Homestead
Cov. W. 3. Patterson
Regina
T. H. Cowburn
Queen City
Cowburn
Saskatoon
Harry Littlecrow
Moose Woods
Dundurn
Ladies Auxiliary
Western Development Museum
Merchants Seek Friday Night Shopping Survey
Portage merchants at a special Portage Retail Merchants Association meeting discussed Friday night shopping. Representatives from Manitoba Retail Merchants Association and National Directors attended as they considered an eight point questionnaire to gauge local store hours. The Portage Enterprise notes the city line between suburb and Winnipeg as the debate center. Laplanders milk half wild rein deer and keep the milk winter in frozen chunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
Winnipeg
Portage Retail Merchants Association
Manitoba Retail Merchants Association
M. M. Weeks
Manitoba
Malcolm McDiarmid
Retail Association
J. Bastable
Manitoba Fruit
National Retail Merchants
Association
Portage la Prairie
Pretty crochet protection for furniture pattern 7188
Weice Brookes offers a chair-back and arm rest crochet pattern printed in a household arts feature. Directions specify chair-back 12 by 15 inches and arm rest 6 by 12 inches using No 30 cotton. Pattern available for 35 cents in coins from Household Arts Department, Toronto. Two free patterns promised in Alice Brooks Needlecraft book. 25 cents for the book copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Department
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Good Fishing Saskatchewan Rivers and Lakes Offer Prime Angling
Saskatchewan waterways attract anglers with ample rivers lakes and streams offering strong fish habitat. Guides note productive spots for trout walleye and pike while fishing seasons vary by region and year.
Memorial Day in Sherwood Canada troop ties praised by mayor
Sherwood North Dakota observed a joint Memorial Day ceremony with Canadian soldiers from Camp Shilo. About 1,200 spectators attended as 16 and 17 year old Royal Canadian School of Artillery soldiers formed a rifle troop and a 24 piece band. American Legion Post 213 invited to Canadian Remembrance Day at Gainsborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood
North Dakota
Russell Steeves
Camp Shilo
Man
American Legion
Canada
Canadian Legion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian School of Artillery
U.s.-Canadian
U.S
Legion
Gainsborough
Sask
Jack Burton
Carnevale
Alida
Sidney Mann
Storthoaks
American Legion Post 213
Star of your summer wardrobe dress pattern ad
Summer fashion feature promotes Printed Pattern 4889 for Misses' sizes 12 through 20. It highlights easy sewing, printed directions, and fabric yardage for size 16. Orders are to be sent with 50 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. in Toronto.
Manitoba water skiers star at Moosomin Lake July 1 show
The Lake Minnewashta Water Ski Club will headline a two hour show at Moosomin Lake Resort on July 1 with champions from Manitoba including members from Morden and Winkler. The event features jumping speed boats, a grand parade, swimming races, Pony League baseball, ladies softball and fishing prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Moosomin Lake
Lake Minnewashta Water Ski Club
Morden
Winkler
Lake Minnewashta Club
World Spectator
Moosomin
Sask
Giant Mascot mine closes. 100 workers lose jobs
The Giant Mascot mine at Spillimacheen shuts down after six years due to ore depletion. It produced mainly lead with some zinc and employed over 100 men. A small drill crew remains for exploratory work to locate further ore deposits. The closure hits the Columbia Valley economy hard. June 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Valley
Giant Mascot
Spillimacheen
Revelstoke
B.C
Grass roots anger over 2 4 D spraying near Tecumseh Calgary
A Calgary news note lambasts ill advised high wind spraying of 2 4 D around HMCS Tecumseh. Homeowners report damaged flowering shrubs and garden plants, with questions about responsibility and compensation. The writer criticizes lack of common sense, calls for accountability, and contrasts with jobs and wages in the modern era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmcs Tecumseh
Calgary
Tecumseh
The Streetcar Era Ends on North American Streets
Allan Lamport, chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, notes streetcars are no longer manufactured in North America and will fade away as current vehicles wear out. The piece recalls older streetcar days, their wooden and open-air forms, interurban links, and the shift to buses and subways as streets grow busier and technology changes. The author reflects on nostalgia and the transition to modern transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Lamport
Toronto Transit Commission
North America
Buffalo
Plains
Main Street
The oldtimers had it rough in early Canada
Complaints by immigrant pilgrim to Canada may be justified yet. Early arrivals endured crowded ocean liners called cattle boats, no planes, slow trains and Spartan accommodations. They faced long horse or ox driven journeys to homes they built with their own hands. Modern newcomers have little to whine about in comparison.
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Canada
Paper litter a personal problem in Estevan town
The article laments widespread paper litter in Estevan, blaming careless individuals for tossing cigarette boxes and scraps onto streets. It argues laws exist only because people neglect tidiness, urging residents and temporary occupants to dispose of waste properly to avoid fines and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodness
Fourth Street
Estevan
Souris water odor linked to North Dakota marsh conditions
Manitoba health officials traced the Souris river odor to marshy upper reaches in North Dakota where stagnation occurs. If the marsh were flooded into a lake by Missouri River water, the smell would likely disappear and flood control would improve. The piece urges cross-border water management and notes Assiniboine flood issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souris
Manitoba Health Department
Souris River
North Dakota
Missouri
Red River
Plains
Winnipeg
Red River Valley Plains
Western Prairies
Assiniboine Flood Control Organization
Manitoba
Oak Lake
Assiniboine Valley
Assiniboine
Rossland congratulates Kootenay Music Festival entrants
The Miner notes pride in Rossland entrants who excelled at the Kootenay Music Festival. The piece salutes high school bands, church choirs, and individual performers, praising local teachers and directors and wishing continued success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner
Rossland
B.C
Kootenay
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Pion
By Weice Brookes
Bob Thomason
Clinton
Ont
Terry McLachlan
Palmers
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Department P.P.L
the Times
High River
Alberta
Venichinn
the Recorder
Reston
Oldtimers
The
Hanns Herald
East Central Alberta News
the Mercury
Estevan, Sask
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