Lagoons Stabilize Sewage in Manitoba Towns
Beausejour Emerson St Lazare Gimli and others plan lagoon systems for sewage disposal while Vulcan Lake townsite already operates lagoons. Provincial health engineer L A Kay notes low operating and initial costs, with sun powered oxidation in lagoons. Manitoba towns seek provincial debenture guarantees amid lagoon studies and winter ice challenges.
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Boissevain
Melita
Russell
Steinbach
Wink Jer
Vulcan Lake
Beausejour
Emerson
St. Lazare
Gimli
Salle
Portage
Morden
Missouri
Kansas
Bend
Kay
U.S
Bond
Manitoba
Brigdenley Pupils Win Red Cross Water Safety Prizes
Pupils from Brigdenley School pose with prizes for the provincial Red Cross water safety slogan contest. Glen Neilsen holds the permanent trophy while Sharon Peckover receives Britannica set and Barry Findlay holds a large trophy to be kept for one year. The photo includes Mrs. Owen Harris Winnipeg, Mrs. Harold Johnston, W. A. LeBlanc, Miss Elizabeth Spenceley, and Miss Margaret Allan as Red Cross officials and supporters.
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Brigdeniey School
Red Cross
Glen Neilsen
Sharon Peckover
Barry Findlay
Brigdenley School
Owen Harris
Winnipeg
Harold Johnston
Brigdenley
W. A. LeBlanc
Red Cross Water Safety Services
Elizabeth Spenceley
Margaret Allan
Youths fined for damaging S P C property at Vibank
Two Vibank youths and one Regina man were fined 10 dollars plus costs for damaging fourteen Saskatchewan Power Corporation street lights a street light fixture and a socket at Vibank Saskatchewan The trio appeared in an RCMP court in Regina to answer the charges The magistrate also ordered payment of actual repair costs quoted by the utility Officials stressed the danger of tampering with electrical equipment noting potential for death or serious accidents and the role of prosecutions as a deterrent
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Vibank
Regina
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Saskatchewan
Eugene Michael Vetsch
Richard Arnold Ehman
Robert Jacob Young
RCMP
G. M. Harris
Mr. Harris
Local Board of Trade Discusses Hotel Project in Punnichy
After a dinner at Elect Cafe the Local Board of Trade met at the Bank of Montreal with Mr and Mrs R Sabirsh to plan a hotel in Punnichy The financial discussion ended satisfactorily with Mr Babirsh undertaking the project Work has begun cleaning and excavating the basement.
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Elect Cafe
Board of Trade
Bank of Montreal
R. Sabirsh
Punnichy
Babirsh
Touchwood Times
Punniehy
Sask
Sune
Printed Pattern 4580 Sundress and Jacket Offer
Advertisement by Joane Hommes promotes a summer ensemble featuring a princess silhouette sundress and cover up jacket. Includes printed pattern 4580 with half sizes and yardage details for 35 inch fabric, directions on each part, and mail order instructions with 50 cent price and address in Toronte.
Pineapple crochet dress pattern for children 2 4 6 years
Ad copy touts a new summer party dress crochet design with straight skirt and simple bodice. Pattern 7346 offers sizes for 2, 4, and 6 years, with vivid pineapple motif and thrift cotton. Send 35 cents to obtain pattern and 25 cents for a new needle book. readers receive two free patterns in Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book for 1957.
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Alice Brooks
New Amsterdam Becomes New York In 1664 After Surrender
The text notes that New Amsterdam was renamed New York in 1664 after surrender to English forces in September. This brief historical marker records the transfer of control and the resulting toponym change.
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New Amsterdam
New York
English as basic tool of learning urged across Canada
Examiners across Manitoba and nation say senior high students lack firm grasp of basic tools of English. Errors in grammar spelling and arithmetic appear on final papers, with weak punctuation and misused pronouns. Teachers urged to stress accurate oral and written expression and to use Churchill as a model, noting English as a heritage to cherish and wield vigorously.
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Manitoba
Sentinel
Sir Winston Churchill
Britain
Weekly Newspapers Survive Amid Pressures In Vancouver
The Vancouver Herald folds while the Vancouver Sun and Province announce amalgamation. Across the province weekly papers persist, with surveys showing each copy is read multiple times by about 3.5 readers, kept for two weeks, and read eagerly issue to issue.
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Vancouver Herald
Vancouver Sun
United States
Messenger
Government backs sewer and water project funding plan
The province approves a guarantee for municipal sewer and water debentures to keep interest costs near the low provincial borrowing rate. If debentures fail on the open market, the province may buy them. Morris and Altona in Echo area stand to benefit, with more towns possibly joining if water pipelines from the Greater Winnipeg Water District aqueduct prove feasible.
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Echo
Morris
Altona
Department of Industry and Commerce Water Pipeline Survey
Greater Winnipeg
Advertising profits everyone in the economy
The article argues advertising is a business cost that lowers net prices by fueling competition and production efficiency. It cites small per unit costs of cigarettes and soft drinks, notes the broad reach to newspapers radio and television, and asserts that without advertising the market would offer fewer brands and poorer quality at higher costs.
Twenty seven faithful years of St James chamber annual meeting
The St James chamber of commerce marked 27 years with its last night gathering at the Assiniboine Hotel. Officers and directors for the coming year were elected, with a young president following in his late father’s steps. The group highlighted metropolitan and local problem studies, noted efforts for Assiniboia’s civic group, and stressed continuity of effort as key to progress.
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St. James
Chamber
St. James Chamber
Assiniboia
Farm safety plan stresses drills and quick action
A wise farm family outlines a plan for emergencies including fires and accidents. For fires, simple precautions and rehearsed exits are advised with buckets of sand and water handy. For accidents, prevention and machine safety, plus alert workers, are emphasized.
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Wise Farm
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