Communities plan Jubilee Year celebrations across Saskatchewan
In July many communities organize Jubilee Year events with parades, bands, pageants, and historical exhibits. Neilburg, Davidson, Weyburn, and Neuburg lead preparations with oldtimers, local merchants, and district groups forming committees to celebrate since 1905.
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Ers
Davidson Jubilee Band
Weyburn
McKenzie
Neilburg
Wycollar
East Manitou
Regina
Eye of God in Hebrew Scripture Shapes Fear and Wisdom
Weekly Bible Comment notes the Old Testament theme of God's all seeing Eye and its impact on conduct. It cites Psalmist lines and prayers such as Search me O God, emphasizing fear of the Lord as the starting point of wisdom and the moral significance of divine judgment.
Fence Posts as Forests in Kitchen Meditation
A poem reflecting on tamarack fence posts sold to farmers. The speaker sees posts as trees in a forest, standing straight and true, resisting decay yet evocative of a woodland scene. The verses compare orderly fence lines to a natural forest, merging rural utilitarian purpose with imagined grandeur.
Edmonton Home Ownership Rate Second Highest in Canada
Edmonton reports 29,883 owner occupied homes out of 38,070 total, yielding a 78.8 percent ownership rate. The statistic ranks second in Canada, behind London Ontario at 83 percent.
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Edmonton
Canada
London
Ont
Wool suit care to stop moth damage quickly
A knitted wool suit is doomed if mothholes appear as it is nearly impossible to mend. Treat any spot promptly with cleaning since food stains attract moths, causing further damage to the wool garment.
Old Mother Ages and Witty Quips From The Side
In this collection of quips the author muses on how a mother's age at birth may influence a child's longevity, and pokes fun at domestic arguments, animal behavior, and social observations. It covers topics from an 1895 Duryea car ad to Parisian femininity and a gloss on secretaries, eggs freshness, and Korean marriage customs. It closes with Lily Langtry’s life as the Jersey Lily and a note about 3127 N Sun SE.
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Duryea
Parisiennes
Korea
Lily Langtry
Jersey
Lily
Edward Langtry
Saskwar on timber wolf continues for fourth winter
A Saskatchewan game branch plans 51 iron bait stations in northern Saskatchewan and seeks a uniform predator control program across the North. Harold Read, supervisor, says timber wolves disrupt caribou herds, with northern populations shrinking from 1 750 000 in 1900 to about 670 000 today. The program uses 1080 poison, halving costs this year and reducing spring mopping up.
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Askatchewan
Natural Resources Department
Harold Read
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Game Branch
Read
Yukon
North West Territories
Alaska
Calgary
Canada
Oat hay shortages risk weak lamb crops this winter
Dr. J E Bowstead of Alberta warns oat hay lacks iodine calcium and cobalt, causing soft weak or dead lambs. He recommends supplementing with blue salt and bone meal or limestone and adding commercial mineral mixes. Expect %% to Y% pounds of grain per head daily to maintain condition, but minerals remain essential.
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J. E. Bowstead
Alberta
Univeristy
Bowstead
Record Attendance at Canadian National Parks New High
Attendance in the seven months ending October 31, 1954 rose to 3,089,872, a new peak. Scenic parks hosted 2,803,551 visitors and National historic parks 286,321. Major sites included Banff at 551,944, Point Pelee 518,175 and Riding Mountain 460,685.
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National Parks of Canada
Scenic Parks
National Historic Parks
Banff
Point Pelee
Riding Mountain
Parts Pay Deal Dealers Earn Big Share in 1953 Canada
Canadian implement dealers earned 11 million dollars a 26 percent return on parts volume of 43 million in 1953. New machine sales netted 54 million dollars or 18 percent on a volume exceeding 292 million.
Record year for passenger steamships
The trans Atlantic steamship lines carrying regular passenger traffic between U S Canada and Europe moved about 939000 passengers in 1954. Joseph Mayper, chairman of the Trans Atlantic Passenger Conference, announced that 62 percent of Atlantic travelers crossed by ship. The 1954 total rose more than 5 percent from 1953 and was the best postwar year for member lines. Eastbound 402000 passengers and westbound 537000.
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trans-Atlantic Steamship Lines
aAtlantic
Gulf
United States
Canada
Joseph Mayper
Trans- Atlantic Passenger Conference
Atlantic
West Oed
Canadian Factoids: Employment, Roads, and Railways
Quick Canadian Facts reports manufacturing now employs as many Canadians as agriculture mining and construction combined. It lists Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Victoria Regina Toronto Fredericton and other places, estimates $90 million weekly, and notes about 26 000 miles of paved highways and 43 000 miles of single track railways.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Victoria
B.C
Regina
Sask
Toronto
Ont
Fredericton
N.B
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
Canada
Nicaragua to San Francisco: A Purification of Amethyst Violet
Tangled list shows entries including Nicaragua YWCA Germany few San Francisco Ignot purification amethyst violet and number 28. Context unclear. reads like fragmented reference notes or coded crossword clues rather than a cohesive event.
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YWCA
Germany
Few
San Francisco
Costa Rica
Panama
YMCA
China
Denver
Pius XII
Singing Star Crossword Clue Puzzle Roundup
A weekly crossword lists across and down clues with themes and puzzle notes. Entries include a singer hinted in a vertical clue and various definitions covering common words, foreign terms, and place names. The grid features entries for objects, actions, and descriptions drawn from standard crossword conventions.
Five On Two Hockey Drill Improves Time Efficient Practice
Coaches facing time shortages due to weather and crowded facilities can use the Five On Two drill to develop hockey skills and conditioning. Five attackers versus two defenders and a goalie rotate, with quick changes, high pace, and emphasis on passing, positioning, and finishing.
Quick Canadian Quiz on Capitals and Geography
Questions ask for capital cities of British Columbia Saskatchewan Ontario New Brunswick and for Canada’s paved highway miles and railway miles. Also list five US states touching the border from Lake Superior to the Pacific. Queries compare federal weekly spending 30 60 or 90 million and ask which industry employs the most Canadians among agriculture mining manufacturing construction.
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British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
New Brunswick
Canada
Lake Superior
Pacific
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