Tough Manitoba survey crew braves monk lake cold
A Manitoba Land Survey team led by Ted Stevens endured months of extreme cold and wet snow while mapping 70 miles in the Monk Lake area. The work paves the Local Government District of Moak Lake and supports Thompson town development for INCO’s planned 8,000 residents. The crew used dog teams, tents, and precise instruments to record lines, slopes, and elevations, with pilots, chainmen, levellers, and mounders ensuring accuracy under grueling field conditions.
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Manitoba
Ted Stevens
Monk Lake
Ted
Stevens
Moak Lake
Thompson
Inco
Gang
John Beck
Murray Foster
F. C. Bell
H. E. Beresford
Hydro-Electric Board
Bel
Melfort Midgets win Saskatchewan championship title
Nearly 1,000 fans watched Melfort Midgets defeat Moosomin Midgets 6 to 3 in the Saskatchewan Midget B championship final held in Melfort. The Northerners won the two game total by 10 to 6 after taking the first game 4 to 0.
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Melfort
Saskatchewan
Moosomin
County Indigent Patient Costs Fall in 1956 Report
Hospitalization costs for indigent patients in York County dropped to $78 162 in 1956 a decrease of close to $7 000 over the previous year. Whitchurch township's costs fell from $13 003 to $6 441. The Era and Express Newmarket Ont Jan 24 1953
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York County
Whitchurch Township
Newmarket
Ont
Province considers compulsory drunkenness tests for drivers
A Saskatchewan newspaper argues that proposed provincial legislation requiring tests for drunkenness after car accidents should be publicly explained before passage. The writer questions effectiveness, urges wider distribution of details via mimeo forms, radio, TV, and presses, and promotes controlled licensed premises to reduce drunk driving.
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Saskatchewan
Metro School Board governance and funding outline
The metropolitan school board, with 20 trustees from local boards and two appointed by the Metro Board, funds itself via Metro area taxes and provincial grants. It distributes grants of 150 per year per elementary pupil, 250 per year per academic secondary pupil, and 300 per year per vocational secondary pupil, and assumes debt charges as of 1953 plus approved post 1953 construction costs. It coordinates planning by reviewing local board proposals, authorizing attendance changes, and assessing subdivisions to ensure adequate school service.
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Metropolitan School Board
Metro Board
Metro Area Corporation
Metro School Board
Metro
Department of Education
Embroider This Lifelike Doe And Fawn Pattern 7305
Readers can order pattern 7305 showing a lifelike doe and fawn to embroider at home. The 15 by 20 inch transfer includes color chart and directions. Send 35 cents to Household Arts Department at 60 Front Street W Toronto to obtain the pattern.
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Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Printed Pattern 4504 for Women Sewing Pattern
Advertises Printed Pattern 4504 with sizes 36 to 50 for year round wear. Notes step in, high and low necklines, three sleeve versions, printed directions on each part, and fabric yardage. Requests 40 cents in coins and mailing details for order.
Pioneer of new ventures inspires mixed public views
The file presents a reflective quote about innovation, noting that pioneers face shifting opinions as people react with extremes. Mary Baker Eddy frames the idea that true novelty often escapes capture by popular sentiment. The line underscores the struggle between invention and public acceptance.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Is greater ability rewarded
The Mercury notes a Saskatoon Saskatchewan debate on teacher salary requests amid contract renewals. It cites Yorkton Enterprise on a potential annual rise of about 60,900 dollars for teachers, examining merit versus seniority and the broader issue of pay based on performance across professions. It questions how merit based pay would impact supply and equity.
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Saskatchewan
Yorkton Enterprise
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada
University of Manitoba
A professional man weighs Hanna shopping at home idea
A Hanna editor notes a professional man’s interest in the “shopping at home” concept. He cites a Claresholm Local Press panel on why people go to cities to shop and urges rural merchants to improve service and promotion. Some Hanna business people already promote well. others should seek professional advice.
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Hanna
Claresholm
No Plans for No 2 Highway in Manitoba Budget
Residents protest the omission of hardtopping No 2 highway from Pipe Stone to the Saskatchewan border. The Province neglects the road, leaving distant trips via No 3 or No 1, with frequent repairs failing to keep pace with wear and need.
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No. 2
Pipestone
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
No. 3
No. 1
Manitoba
Insuring progress through science and training needs
Dr Lawrence Hafstad urged revival of classroom discipline in science and mathematics to sustain progress. He warned no scientists means no advances and urged non technical leaders to fund technicians. Canada’s engineering institute cited 1953 and 1954 graduate gaps and projected 12,000 needed by 1965 against 3,100 trained locally.
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Lawrence R. Hafstad
General Motors
Hafstad
Canadian Institute of Engineering
Canada
Banff tourisr traffic prompts park improvements
Banff readers recall how local critics pressed for safer tourist access as Banff National Park, governed by Ottawa, faces growing traffic. Lifts at Sulphur Mountain and another site, plus better highway standards, point to plans to entertain visitors rather than merely show them the peaks. In Camrose, water supply concerns push city council to act, aiming to improve spring water quality with necessary clarification chemicals.
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Banff
Banff National Park
Parks Department
Ottawa
Camrose
Keystone of century history at Halton registry office
The new Halton County registry office in Milton opens as a landmark building reflecting growth from pioneer records to a county’s modern era. The piece traces the registry’s buildings since 1857, noting the 1915 and 1957 courts and the 1957 expansion, marking ongoing development and the county’s evolving record history.
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Halton County
Milton
Halton
Canada
Court
Main
Éll
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