Old Mother Marshall Ends Fifty Years in School
Miss Marshall, headmistress for twenty years, faces two final days before retirement. A pupil calls her an old spinster, provoking a classroom moment where she asserts her care and authority. At term’s end she receives a clock from students, reflects on a career without degrees, and gently prepares for life at home with her cat Timpkins.
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Peters
Miss Marshall
Cedric Davies
Mother Marshall
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Gardening Should Not Be Rushed Too Much
The piece warns against rushing garden planting while noting gradual planning is better. It contrasts old hurried, whole garden planting with modern staggered planting for continuous bloom and harvest. Tips include sowing a few early plants ahead, using quick acting fertilizer, started plants, and protecting early hills with glass or paper to gain a week or two.
Fishermen Told to Conform Nets to Manitoba Rules
Manitoba ministers announce a seven point plan to enforce net mesh sizes in major fisheries. All new nets must meet current mesh specifications while a two year transition allows use of existing nets. A measuring gauge will standardize checks and enforcement will be strict to protect valuable commercial fisheries.
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Manitoba
Chas. E. Greenlay
Mines and Natural Resources
Greenlay
Department
Commercial Fishing Commission
Record Set In Export Of Coarse Grains
EDMONTON Canada may be having troubles selling her huge wheat stockpile but exports of oats barley rye and flaxseed rose to an all time high of 113 100 000 bushels in the first half of the crop year. Oats led with about 40 500 000 bushels to the United States as Canada agreed to curb shipments at Washingtons request until October. the U S also limited rye imports with 11 600 000 bushels bought and about 20 200 000 bushels of barley sent to the U S.
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Edmonton
Canada
United States
U.S
Prairie Seedling Distribution Surpasses 241 Million Trees
Tree seedlings for prairie farms moved rapidly from Forest Nursery Stations at Indian Head and Sutherland, Sask. In 1933, 5,775,092 seedlings were distributed, bringing the total distributed since 1901 at Indian Head and 1913 at Sutherland to 241,809,909 trees for planting on prairie farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Head
Sutherland
Sask
Weave Wandering Car Causes and Simple Front Tire Fix
A car that wanders is dangerous on a skiddy road. Causes include loose wheels steering tightness and front end castor. A simple fix is overinflated front tires.
Tribes Honor Indian Princess at Calgary Stampede
In Calgary Alberta a blood Indian princess was named honorary princess by five southern Alberta tribes. Princess Wapiti, the first Indian girl to enter the Stampede Queen contest, received feathers from Chiefs Percy Creighton, Joe Crowfoot, Joe Crowshoe, Starlight, and Jake Two-Young-Men.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta
Wapiti
Pofahontas
Percy Creighton
The
Bloods
Joe Crowfoot
Blackfoot Tribe
Joe Crowshoe
Peigans
Starlight
Sarcees
Jake Two-Young-Men
Stonies
Alberta Commercial Fishing Season Set and Special Openings
The summer commercial fishing season in Alberta runs May 16 to Sept 30, with catch limits for pike pickerel perch and suckers through March 31, 1955. Special opening dates apply to Amish Buck Moose Square Lakes Sept 13 Beaver Elmnor Ironwood Lakes Aug 2 Heart Helena Lakes Sept 1 Lac La Biche May 10 Lac Ste Anne May 17 Pinehurst Lake July 19 Shining Bank Lake May 25 Sturgeon Lake May 19 Whitefish Lake July 12. Closing dates at special lakes include Lac Ste Anne June 11 Calling Lake Fawcett Graham Island Lesser Slave Long Peerless Round Lake June 15-Aug 31 and Sturgeon Lake June 25-July 27.
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Buck
Moose
Square Lakes
Beaver
Elmnor
Ironwood Lakes
Heart
Helena Lakes
Lac la Biche
Lac Ste. Anne
Pinehurst Lake
Shining Bank Lake
Sturgeon
Medicine Hat Debenture Sale Funds City Power Plant
Medicine Hat deposited a cheque for 2 373 083 dollars from debentures to cover the cost of a new power plant. It is the largest individual sum ever handled by the city of about 17 000 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Alta
City of
Milestone Passed In History Of Man Power Commission
The Manitoba Power Commission has electrified over 39 000 farms, serving more than 95 000 customers and 481 cities, towns and villages. New transmission lines and feeder upgrades expanded service, with 41 127 200 kWh distributed in March, up nearly 16 percent from last year.
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Man
Power Commission
Manitoba Power Commission
Pilot Mound
Somerset
Grand Beach
Neepawa
Branedon
Commission
Prairie Grove
Ste. Anne
Steinbach
St. Pierre
Gladstone
Portage la Prairie
Virden
Winenipeg
Chemical Plant Opens in Moose Jaw
A new Chipman Chemicals Limited unit in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan has begun production of 2,4-D dust and liquid weed killers for farmers across Saskatchewan. The facility features a modern building, flexible manufacturing, and a control laboratory. New products include Chipman Double-Strength 2,4-D Ester, an improved, non freezing formulation for bulk use and easier application, chosen for strategic regional service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Chipman Chemicals Limited
Saskatchewan
Chipman
Needle weave your own cloth patterns and jacket
Needle weaving offers quick craft options using a needle wool and scrim or net. Create a fluffy evening jacket a child’s coat or upholstery with no loom. Send 45 cents for Muriel Rorke's Lindalee Instruction Book containing 11 patterns to Dept. PPL Home Workshop Patterns 4433 West Fifth Ave Vancouver BC.
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Muriel Rorke
Lindalee
Home Workshop
West Fifth Ave
Vancouver
B.C
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Goodbye Miss Marshall
M. K. Buck
Aberdeen-Angus
Yorkshire
Malcolm McGregor Brandon
P.P.L. Anne Adams Pattern Dept
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ATA
Estevan Mercury
Frobisher
Dufferin
Carman Kinsmen Club
Archie MacDonald
Donalda
Caurnrose Canadian
Hunk
Lei Carroll
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