Saltcoats a Centre of Progress and Civic Pride
Saltcoats Ontario hosts a boastful portrait of a town shaped by Scottish heritage and British settlement. The article recalls Dominion loan records, war efforts, and a strong farming community that produced livestock and seed grain, while praising its citizens for charity, education, and enduring loyalty.
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Saltcoats
Canada
I.C.D.E
Belgium
Europe
Dominion
Dominion of Canada
Ford
Home Workshop patterns for plant stands and bird houses
A Home Workshop feature describes two craft patterns: a shadow box plant stand for wall display and a terraced stand for sunny bays. both include dimensions, materials, and finishing details. It also markets bluebird and wren houses with patterns 366 and 277, priced 35 cents each, post paid, from Department P.P.L. Home Workshop Pattern Service in Vancouver, B C.
Farmer Name Signs To Be Distributed In Lacombe District
In Lacombe Alberta farm name signs will be ready for distribution after an executive Lacombe board of trade and agriculture meeting. W S Douglas road sign committee member said 200 signs are prepared. Horace Soley was named chairman of a distribution committee to appoint captains for teams to handle distribution and installation across townships.
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Lacombe
Alta
Saskatchewan beaver harvest may top 1952 53 take
Game branch officials in Prince Albert say Saskatchewan winter beaver harvest could exceed the 23 000 animals of 1952 53 as the beaver population grows. Trappers have been granted higher quotas. On a separate note, alligators cannot feed on land as they must stay fully submerged to swallow.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Game Branch
Saskatchewan
Baked Fillets With Sour Cream and Lemon Slices
Cut fillets into serving pieces wipe dry with cheese cloth dip in beaten egg then cornmeal fry or bake. Layer lemon and onion slices in greased dish arrange fish season bake at 500 degrees for ten minutes per inch fresh or twenty minutes per inch frozen until flaky moist then top with sour cream and paprika broil until browned yields four servings.
Fire Commissioner Warns Of Danger In Cleaning Fluids
Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner R A W Switzer warns against using solvents for clothing, floors, and furnishings. He notes vapours can ignite or explode, especially in cold homes, and static electricity can trigger fires. In 1953 nine people died and ten were injured from fires caused by flammable liquids.
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Saskatchewan
R. A.” W. Switzer
Switzer
Regina to Host Briar Curling Championship 1955
Regina prepares to host the Macdonald Briar curling championship in the first week of March 1955 with W. D. Boyd elected president of the Dominion Curling Association at the March 3 Edmonton meeting. Emmett Smith moves to honorary president as Regina marks its Golden Jubilee in 1955.
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Regina
W. D. Boyd
Dominion Association
Boyd
Edmonton
Emmett Smith
Bourlamaque
Que
Goods Returned Swift Current Dress Hits Windshield
Hal Levine, owner of a ladies wear shop, was driving on the highway when a parcel from a truck ahead rebounded and struck his windshield. The parcel contained a dress sold at his shop earlier that day.
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Swift Current
Hal.Levine
Blaine Lake Declared Town in Saskatchewan History
Blaine Lake became an official town on March 1 with mayoral and councillor elections set for March 15. J. J. Coffin, a longtime resident, recalls the village council era and details of early governance, the Gillies family post office role, and growth along the CNR line with a 1950 population around 676 and plans for new construction.
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Blaine Lake
Sask
J. J. Coffin
U.S.A
al Spring
Coffin
Wingham
Ontario
Gillies
Hugh Gillies
Mr. Gillies
Jennie
Geo. Stocks
CNR
Prince Albert
North Battleford
Narrow escape in Cranbrook over toy pistol incident
Four year old Alan Reekie found a cork shooting toy pistol could fire rifle bullets. He loaded a live bullet, fired, and the bullet grazed his lip and cheek before lodging in the ceiling. In other notes, chamois comes from goats though most commercial chamois derives from sheep.
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Cranbrook
B.C
Alan Reekie
Manitoba 1953 Agriculture Output Drops From 1947 Levels
Manitoba's 1953 agriculture production was the lowest since 1947 with net returns at 248 million, down from 281 million in 1951. Weather varied from mild winter to dry spring and a cool wet summer with flood proportions. Cattle marketing rose while swine declined, milk production rose and dairy products shifted, reflecting a mixed but generally above average field crop year.
Joint effort frees arena by moving wheat for storage
In Alta Barons a debenture drive for a new town arena lagged as farmers could not deliver wheat due to clogged elevators. Wheat was shifted from the elevator to the arena, freeing space for new deliveries while storage money helps pay for the arena.
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Alta
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Saltcoats Town Hall
Prince of Wales
Governor-General
Anderson's Lake
D. Yi
Bluebird Cottage
P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver, B.C
Ky Kniy
Tteo Woo
Surris
Vyrans, Aan Co.ltd
By Alice Bass
P.P.L
Household Arts
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
BRIAR
Manitoba
Fleischmann
Egor
Fisischmenn
Hansen
Peggy
George
Chuck Thurston
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