Saskatoon area road progress moves ahead
Road projects in the Saskatoon district make favorable progress with Evans Construction laying gravel for blacktop on highway 2 south of Cudworth and a plan to begin on highway 5 east of Saskatoon. Traffic adjustments include No 27 detours. No 11 will be blacktopped north to the 13 mile corner this summer with No 14 regrading and relocation to shorten travel.
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Saskatchewan Department of Highways
Saskatoon
M. G. Jacoby
Jacoby
Evans Construction Company
Cudworth
Jane
Prince Albert
South Construction Co. Ltd
Borden Bridge
Hanley
Lanigan
Phinkett
Yorkton
Penzance
Simpson
Funny and Otherwise Laughs From a Household to a Frontline
A collection of light jokes and stories ranging from a blue madam fearing infidelity to a corporal’s mischief with snipers. Anecdotes cover cleverness, dating, climbing ladders in life, upholstery quips, and a bank clerk turned soldiers’ tea maker, with brisk punchlines and period humor.
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Smith
Quicksand and the Soldier Beggar Anecdote 3249
A compact fragment presents a quip about quicksand and a beggar claiming memory loss as an old soldier. A retired colonel questions the veteran’s authenticity while a modern mother jokes about a daughter returning home early. The piece blends humor with a brief exchange.
Fire ignites on truck carrying Atlacide weed killer
A fire on a Dufferin County truck shortly after noon destroyed a leftover Atlacide container and floor. The spark came when the tail gate dropped on the door. Carman volunteers extinguished the blaze before significant damage occurred.
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RM. of
Dufferin
Carman Volunteer Fire Brigade
Carman
City Approves Greenhouse Project Purchase
The City Council approved buying materials for a greenhouse at 3,500 dollars from Sterling Hardware and Millwork Limited. The city staff will erect it, with total cost projected to exceed 7,000 dollars. The notice appears in The News-Optimist of North Battleford.
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Sterling Hardware and Millwork Limited
North Battleford
Voters in Wetaskiwin Constituency Decline by 400
The Wetaskiwin federal riding lists 25,163 eligible voters for the June 10 election, down about 400 from four years ago. Boundaries were set before 1953 and now span about 5,000 square miles including parts of four provincial districts from Bittern Lake to beyond the North Saskatchewan river.
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Wetaskiwin
Lacombe
Leduc
Saskatchewan 1957 National Wildlife Week Theme
National Wildlife Week in Saskatchewan centers on wildlife and recreation with a focus on viewing wildlife in daily life. Hunting is highlighted as a major use, with an estimated 50,000 hunters contributing to healthy game populations by harvesting the annual crop.
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Saskatchewan
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RED Cross
Cawaqlan
National Wildlife Ween
Montreal
Yves Gelinas
Paul Buissonneau
National Film Board of Canada
Sam Tata
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