What happens to 4-H grads in North Battleford area
A May 8 1957 Times Wetaskiwin Alberta survey of 200 former 4-H members from 1946 to 1950 in North Battleford Sask reports 145 young men from the group. Of these 9 farm in their home district, 3 elsewhere in Saskatchewan, 1 in Manitoba. 100 remain on farms or work in related fields. others move into construction teaching accounting and military training. Among 56 young women, 28 still farm, 22 in home community, 3 elsewhere in Saskatchewan, 3 in Alberta. The balance include marriages to men in smaller Saskatchewan cities, restaurants, business, nursing, teaching and religious training.
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North Battleford
Saskatchewan
J. F. Allan
Royal Commission On Agreulture
Manitoba
Alberta
the Times
Wetaskiwin
Alta
Forgetful Visitor Returns Shoes After Late Night Call
Dr Karl Krueger and his wife hosted an unusual 1:30 am visit by a considerate intruder who entered through the rear and, in an odd move to avoid waking others, removed his shoes. He left in a hurry, leaving the footwear behind, and Krueger hopes to return them by contacting his office. The note appeared in The Carillon News on April 26 1957 Steinbach Manitoba.
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Karl Krueger
CPR Super Continental Begins Its Third Year
Canadian National Railways stock CPR Super Continental marks its second birthday in trans continental passenger service on April 24. Two years ago the diesel drawn train covered the 2925 miles from Montreal to Vancouver in 73 hours 20 minutes. Now its running time to the West Coast is 70 hours 50 minutes. Eight complete sets of locomotives and cars required for the service have covered two million miles in the last two years.
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Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Vancouver
West Coast
Teacher wage agreement reached in North Battleford
North Battleford Public School Board and city teachers signed a wage settlement for the term beginning September 1, 1957. Frank Wright, secretary-treasurer of the board, announced the compromise schedule after negotiations.
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North Battleford
Frank Wright
Public School Board
Sask
Wrecking clears old house for new service station
Camrose residents watched wreckers demolish the old brick house on Main Street at Highway 13. Debris is being cleared and grounds prepared for a Sheil Ou Ca project. Nearby underground tanks stand ready as excavation for a British-American Oil Co. service station begins.
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Camrose
Main Street
Highway 13
Sheil Ou Ca
British-American Oil Co
Alta
Progress and the little people at Foxbar Road
A Toronto widow, Isabel Massie, in her 70s, resists Imperial Oil’s plan to expropriate nearby homes for a parking lot and a 19 storey office building. Offered up to 100000 for her house, she refuses to move and remains determined to stay in her home, even as the company provides a new roof and landscaping for displaced neighbors. The piece extols her rugged independence and cautions against corporate power.
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Toronto
Isabel Massie
Foxbar Road
Imperial Oil
Mc Massie
Massie
Mrs. Massier
Hospital Week At Grand Forks Community Hospital
The Gazette urges appreciation for Grand Forks Community Hospital celebrating hospital week with an open house Saturday. It praises a four doctor team, modern equipment, and a strong staff. The piece portrays hospitals as lifesaving centers and commends doctors nurses and staff for service to the ill.
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the Gazette
Grand Forks
B.C
Grand Forks Community Hospital
Misses' sheath fashion pattern 4778 in sizes 12 14 16 18 20
Advertises Pattern 4778 by Anne Adams for Misses' sizes 12 through 20 in a chic sheath line with tailored shoulders back pleats and large pockets. Quoted fabric needs 45 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16. Includes illustrated instructions and price 40 cents. mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
Scrap quilt pattern and needlecraft book offer
An old-fashioned nosegay form made from scraps of fabric is described with plans for a scrap-quilt pattern 7010 for single and double beds. Requests for 35 cents to Household Arts Dept Toronto and a free ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft book with 25 cents to obtain the copy are included along with many other designs to order.
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Alice Brooks
Crow Origin Story Tied to Cockfighting Bragging
The term crowing as boasting traces to cockfighting culture where winners crowed over losers, linking the boast to the victor’s display. This concise note highlights the linguistic link between prideful boasting and roosters.
New era in publishing in the province and nation
The Sun in Swift Current recalls printers’ history from 1890 when editor J S Giles watched eight columns of hand set type burn away then contrasts that with today’s high speed presses. The note promotes Ryerson Institute of Technology programs in Journalism and Printing Management and a $5000 bursary fund for students, urging readers to visit the plant and support weekly newspapers’ progress.
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J. S. Giles
John Giles
Lachute
Que
Ryerson Institute of Technology
Toronto
Progressive College
Canada
Ryerson
Weekly Press
Pabh
All Canada Insurance Federation
Clean Up Time Sparks Civic Pride Across Regions
Across the country municipalities urge citizens to join clean up drives aiming to beautify towns before spring. The piece notes the economic and aesthetic benefits, urging painting and planting as part of a centennial effort in British Columbia and a broader push to improve property values and tourism impressions.
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B.C
Centennial Committee
Ign
Peace River
Smoke Signals Herald Spring Cleanup Across Neighborhood
Smoke signals rise from backyards as families rake leaves and dead grass. The fragrant smoke marks a seasonal cleanup, with dogs digging for bones and neighbors tidying yards, while new green blades begin to hint at spring.
Spring spruce up for town boosts business and pride
The Journal notes how fresh green shoots and tidy fronts transform Humboldt Sask in early May. With winter scars on sidewalks and paint-mottled buildings, civic effort and welcoming landscaping can lure travelers, boosting hotel and shop revenue and preventing a ghost town image.
Firearm safety ideas for youths from The Clarion editorial
The Clarion from Kindersley Saskatchewan discusses youth access to firearms. It notes annual accidents and stresses maturity and training for young shooters. It cites Rosetown Eagle’s call for a safety test and parental guidance with police or adult supervision before a child handles a .22 rifle.
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Rosetown Eagle
Rosetown
Springtime toil and verse mix in garden sport
In a rainy week the Herald and Press highlights a prose and poetry note from The Printed Word as spring tonic. Gardening becomes a shared sport, with echoes of Pindar and Marvell praising effort and renewal, noting how spring work strengthens the body and stirs new possibilities despite doubt.
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Marvell
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CPR Super Continental
the San
Grenfell, Sask
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
By Ver Broek
Household Arts Department
P.P.L
the Sun
Swift Current Sask
the Herald Tribune
Grande Praire
Arts
the Globe, Lacombe
the Journal
Humboldt, Sask
the Clarion, Kindersley, Sask
By the
the Herald and Press
Daunhin, Man
Pindar
Andrew Marvell
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