City Wins Safety Award for Traffic Record in District
City earns a Special Citation Award from the Canadian Highway Safety Council for a 1924 fatality-free traffic record during a conference in Tarenta Mas 4 5 and 6 The award cites co operation of the public and notes police chief Roy Hart crediting careful motorists and strict enforcement Media support praised for promoting safe driving
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Kun Sacft
Ask Benft
Barkatenewan
Canaian Highway Safety Councie
Tarenta
Saskatchewan
North Bateford
Yorktonales
Roy Hart
Carrie
Arcidents
Hart
Alberta Towns Served by Water Systems
Of the total 242 towns and villages in Alberta, 150 are served by water and sewer or water only.
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Alberta
Two in One Style Dress and Bolero Pattern
Printed Pattern 4780 offers a sunny day dress and detachable bolero. Dress neckline designed for cooling modesty and easy sewing with shaped proportions. Includes size variants V4 16 20 22 24 and four yards of fabric estimate. Provide 40 cents payment and state size name distress for Anne Adams Pattern Dept. 66 Front Street W. Toronto.
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Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Department
Front Street
Toronto
Semi circular bench and table patterns offer home yard decor
A friendly spot for conversation or sitting may be made with a semi circular bench and matching table. Patterns 346 and 347 are 40c each and included in Packet No. 60 of four unusual designs all for $1.75 from Department P.P.L. 4433 West 5th Avenue Vancouver B.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Department P.P.L
West 5Th Avenue
Vancouver B.C
Permits Required to Import Birds and Animals in Manitoba
Hon Gurney Evans announces a new order in council requiring permits to import non native game birds and animals into Manitoba. The regulation aims to protect public safety and wildlife by preventing harmful species and safeguarding stocking programs. Nutrias cited as a risk of uncontrolled import. Permits allow legitimate import while curbing illicit releases and market abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Gurney Evans
Mines and Natural Resources
Game Branch
Evans
United States
Louisiana
Seven Sunshine Cruises Announced By Cunard For 1939-40
Cunard Line unveils seven Sunshine Cruises aboard Mauretania and Caronia for 1939 60 winter season. The Mauretania opens with a 12 day Christmas New Year voyage from New York December 22 at 365 dollars, followed by 18 day western Caribbean trips from February 5 and 25 at 525 dollars, and shorter 15 to 13 day runs from March 18 to April 4 at 415 and 350 dollars. The program ends April 19 with a 12 day voyage at 300 dollars. Each cruise includes shore excursions and shipboard entertainment with Broadway style shows and stars.
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West Indies
South America
Mauretania
Caromia
Cunard Line
New York
Yall
Southern
Ines
Guralien
Caribbean
St. Thomas
Curacao
Cristobal
Kingston
Port Au Prince
Antigua
Havana
Martinique
Barbados
Trinidad
Grenada
la Guaira
Nassau
Sambro Island Lighthouse Erected in 1769
Sambro Island lighthouse, guarding the Halifax harbor entrance, was erected in 1769 marking an early coastal beacon for maritime safety.
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Sambro Island
Halifax Harbor
Canadians in Arctic: Civil Servants Live Over 1000 Residents
More than a thousand Canadians, predominantly civil servants, maintain permanent residence in the Arctic region, reflecting a substantial government presence and continued workforce deployment in extreme northern areas.
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The
Arctic
Oscar Wigg of Steveville Ties to Alberta Memoir Project
Una MacLean of the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary gathers historical material on east-central Alberta north of the Red Deer River. Oscar Wigg, born in Brooklyn, settled on a prairie homestead in 1911 and later returned from Calgary. his name appears on Jane Haven's memoirs list.
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Una MacLean
Glenbow Foundation
Calgary
Alberta
Red Deer River
Oscar Wigg
Steveville
Oscar
Brooklyn
Alberta Prairie
Poison center helps hospital handle child poisonings
Nine under five children in Swift Current were treated for poisoning last year. The emergency ward stocks antidotes and gear including oxygen and carbogen. Helen Talpash notes a graduate nurse is on duty and a poison antidote chart is kept. Dr. Robert Bradley cites two 24 hour poison centers in Regina and Saskatoon. He warns to keep medications and household products out of children's reach.
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the Sun
Swift Current
Sask
Health Region
Helen Talpash
Union Hospital
Regina
Robert Bradley
Regina General Hospital
University Hospital
Saskatoon
Bradley
Stanley Best
Child Health
Freak calf born on Ed Jones farm in Bramhill district
Ed Jones reports a freak calf born on his Bramhill district farm. The animal has no left eye and no tail but is thriving. It is a large calf sired by a Hereford bull and Holstein dam.
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the Recorder
Reston
Man
Ed. Jones
Bramhill
Mr. Jones
The
Recorder
Drive With Care The Life You Save May Be Your Own
A public safety advisory emphasizes cautious driving to prevent accidents. Officials urge vigilance on streets and highways, highlighting personal responsibility and the importance of seat belts, speed limits, and sober driving to protect lives.
Firefighting Methods Demonstrated In The North
Provincial foresters and the Government Air Service demonstrated cargo dropping and water bombing for forest rangers in the north. Minister Gurney Fivans said the two day exercise trained northern officials in supplying crews and in using water bombing, noting its value due to limited roads and frequent lightning fires. The Pas demonstration aimed to show latest northern methods, with continued government effort to reduce fires through extended procedures and public cooperation.
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Air Service
Gurney Fivans
Forest Protection Service
Pas
Forest Branch
Manitoba
Edmonton man seeks proof of age for railway work
A letter from Ignace Schnierer of Edmonton asks where to obtain proof of age from his early school records. Born in East Germany with destroyed birth records, he cannot secure another certificate and has worked for Canadian National Railways demanding age verification.
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GLOBE
Lacombe
Alta
Edmonton
Canadian National Railways
Woody Nook School
Gull Lake
East Germany
C.N.R
Ignace Schnierer
P.O
Lacombe Globe
Whirly dress pattern 7092 for children ages 2 4 6 8 10
Pattern 7092 offers a tissue pattern with transfer directions for children's sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Dress described as pretty both with and without embroidery. Send 35 cents, write name and address to Household Arts Department Toronto.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.pl
Front Street W
Toronto
Government bursaries attract over a thousand student applications
More than 1,100 Manitoba students have already applied for bursaries, scholarships, prizes and loans, similar to total 1958 demand. The June 1 program opened with a May 1 1959 deadline anticipated, and 430 university students have signaled needs. Additional figures show 235 secondary students and 216 for teacher training or education courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Stewart E. McLean
Faculty of Education
Retail grocer market on C1 ada's prairies turnover
A retail grocery market on C 1 ada's prairies was valued at about 500 million dollars annually in turnover, reflecting large scale trading and regional economic impact.
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Prairies
Travel fabrics for fashionably easy packing and care
The piece reviews how fabrics like wool silk and jersey travel best. It compares wrinkle resistance, weight, and pliability, noting jersey’s superior crease resistance and weight aiding drape, and highlights easy care cottons and modern treated finishes for summer travel. It also mentions testing fabric resilience by crushing and observing rebound.
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Jersey
Orion
Ariel
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Portage la Prairie
Elks Hall
Hospital Ladies’ Aid
Earl Brown
W. Wishart
Arden Christianson
A. E. Batters
Kathleen Burk
D. FE. Burk
Beverley Zimmerman
Olmstead
Sunshine Cruises
Cunard
Caronia
John Albert Aloysius Mann
Lemberg
University of Saskatchewan
St. Thomas College
North Battleford
S. Phato
Oscar Wiig
the Bulletin
Brooks, Alberta
Melville, Sask
North
Basel
Madeleine
Dodd
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