Hay Lakes Alberta pioneers forge a prairie town
The Hay Lakes district grew from Hudson Bay Company routes to a bustling settlement shaped by early ranching, then farming. Pioneers like H G Pittouse and Johan Lund cleared bush, built stores, and survived mud laden wagon trails to Camrose and Edmonton rail lines, later thriving after drainage and oil near Joseph Lake. The village, now doubled in population with a seven classroom school, rests on a long history of trade, creameries, and stubborn settlers.
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Hudson Bay Company
River Canoe Brigade
York Factory
Hudson Bay
Nelson
Great Manitoba Lakes
Saskatchewan
Fort Garry
Prairie
Parkland
Calgary
Httle
Fort Edmonton
Reserve
Edmonton
Hay Lakes
Hay Lake
Alberta
Ben
North West Territories
Canadian Pacific Railway
Big Lake
H. G. Pitthouse
A. Chettleborough
Henshells
Bud
George Blakely
J. E. Breen
O. Arnison
Norway
Sweden
Wetaskiwin
John Lund
South Dakota
Lund
Hans Sandbu
Thomas Olson
Martin Westad
Camrose
CNR
Big Hay Lake
Little Hay Lake
Lars Larsen
Lars
John Zucht
Larsen
Pitthouse
Joseph Lake
Armena
Warns Of Danger In Touching Power Lines
Rural residents are reminded that telephone leads and aerial wires are normally safe but can become highly charged if they contact power lines. Do not touch smoking or sizzling lines and keep others away. Notify the power company immediately.
Canada’s Northwest Territories Span Vast Northern Lands
Canada’s Northwest Territories cover about 1 309 000 square miles, roughly one third of Canadian area, highlighting its vast expanse and remote northern geography.
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Canada
Northwest Territories
Labor Savers Emphasized At Manitoba Dairy Convention
B G Perkins urged labor saving methods at the 69th Manitoba Dairy association convention attended by 600 delegates. He urged new type barns to cut labor and capital needs while praising cows as productive assets. Bruce Edie noted Manitoba's 1953 milk use and farm value, with large butter exports and potential beef from dairy cows.
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B. G. Perkins
Manitoba Dairy Association
Mr. Perkins
Industrial Research Division
Doane Agricultural Service
St. Louis
C. H. P. Killick
Perkins
Association
Bruce Edie
Dugald
Manitoba
Canada
Edie
Saskatch ewan’s orange red wild lily as provincial emblem
The writer describes the prairie wild orange red lily found in Saskatchewan during July. It grows 1 to 3 feet tall with six petals and dark pollen, is not the cultivated tiger lily, and should not be picked to protect bulbs. The piece urges leaving two thirds of the stem to preserve bulbs and asks if law should protect the emblem.
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Saskatchewan
Lieve
Levant
U.S.A
Swedish Pancakes with Lemon Sugar Roll Ups
A recipe for Swedish pancakes using flour salt sugar eggs milk and butter. Batter is thin and baked in small rounds about 8 to 9 inches, rolled with lemon peel and sugar, kept warm, served with sour cream and preserves. Makes about 8 pancakes.
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Sweden
Veteran Blacksmith Sees Trade Dwindle in Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw veteran A. E. Read with 50 plus years in the trade remains the city’s sole blacksmith. He recalls early days when he handled up to 17 horses daily and operated with electric forges before returning to a hand forge due to welding popularity and scarce electric tools. Current customers are dairy wagons and a few saddle horses.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
A. E. Read
Reid
Holstein, Ont
Owen Sound
Ontario
Mr. Reid
Woman Bravely Mishes 30 Miles With Burned Husband
Bertha George hiked and doggedly pulled a sled carrying her burned husband Raymond through 30 miles of subzero arctic night to the Seward Peninsula village, after a gasoline explosion. Physicians in Kotzebue report his life saved and recovery good, with another trapping season possible.
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Kotzebue
Alaska
Bertha George
Raymond
Seward Peninsula
Blood, Sweat And Tears Mark Brooks Bulletin Edition
The Brooks Alta Bulletin released a landmark 16 page special edition claiming heavy effort with blood sweat and tears. An operator cut a finger on the linotype while another worker endured desert-like heat near the press. some promised items were left out.
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Brooks, Alta
Bulletin
League Favors Banning Hunting on Sunday
Moose Jaw reports the Saskatchewan Fish and Game League endorses a six day hunting week, banning Sunday shooting for game birds and predators. It urges shorter business hours and one refuge day weekly, plus schools for hunters and provision of rules to those schools. It also says farmers may not post no hunting signs if wildlife insurance is subsidized by hunters.
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Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Fish and Game League
Prospecting Interest Grows in Northern Saskatchewan
Malcolm Norris, director of prospecting activities for the mineral resources department, notes rising interest among residents of Saskatchewan's far north. A two day Lac la Ronge class drew 18 native and five white residents, highlighting active engagement in mineral exploration.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Malcolm Norris
The
Mineral Resources Department
Lac la Ronge
Global nitrogen in earth’s atmosphere reaches vast mass
Researchers estimate the atmosphere contains about 70 million pounds of nitrogen, a figure reflecting a major inert gas component. The number highlights ongoing discussions about atmospheric composition and nitrogen cycles, with implications for environmental science and climate studies.
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Earth
Farmers Favor Boundary Change In Craigmyle District
About 103 farmers and 38 Craigmyle residents support joining the Municipal District of Starland under a proposed boundary change studied by the co terminus boundary commission. A meeting in Craigmyle produced a petition and letters to ministers Gerhart and Cross confirming the decision. The signatories represent most of Rangas 16, 31 32 33 and many in 29 30, with many ratepayers also approving the transfer to Starland.
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Hanna
Alta
Craigmyle
Starland
Coterminus Boundary Commission
C. E. Gerhart
Ranga
Mustard seed shipments reach two million pounds
Lethbridge Alta. reports about 2,000,000 pounds of commercial mustard seed shipped since last autumn. Most seed, grown in the district, was sent to the United States.
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Lethbridge
Alta
United States
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