Virden Cemetery Association Reports Favorable Visits
Virden Cemetery Improvement Association members voiced appreciation for favorable comments from visitors during Anniversary Week on the cemetery’s beauty and tidy appearance. Due to ample moisture, caretakers cut grass and plans were made to sod unmaintained plots unless owners object. Work begins immediately as grass cutting ends, with reports on hail storm damage to trees and vault windows.
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Virden
C. Rowson
The
Empire- Advance
Man
Oxmen named Agricultural Representative for District 27
Michael W. Oxman of Regina appointed Agricultural Representative for District 27 with headquarters at Melfort, succeeding Cameron Wright. Announcement by Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture and Public Service Commission. Oxman, former Lands Branch land inspector, begins October 14 under L. J. Hutchison. He is a Regina native, University of Saskatchewan graduate, WWII RCAF veteran, family man with three children.
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Michael W. Oxman
Regina
Wth
Melfort
Cameron Wright
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Public Service Commission
Mr Oxman
Department
L. J. Hutchison
Mr. Oxman
Scott Area
University of Saskatchewan
Provincial
Department of Social Welfare
Hudson Bay
Moose Jaw
Oxman
R.C.A.F
Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists
Saskatchewan
The
Agricultural Institute of Canada
Most Poisonous Snakes Worldwide Identified
The tiger snake of Australia and the island viper of Brazil top lists as the most poisonous snakes in the world, highlighting their deadly venom and global danger.
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Australia
Brazil
Souris Valley Housing to call tenders for Estevan senior home
Souris Valley Housing Company Ltd announces tenders for construction of a senior citizen home at Estevan. President Frank Abbott says awards will be made immediately to the successful bidder to start work this month, with CMHC terms to be met by showing progress before winter.
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Souris Valley Housing Company Ltd
Estevan
Frank Abbott
Souris Valley Housing Company
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Abbott
CMHC
Mr. Abbott
Speed trap aims to curb reckless drivers in small towns
The Recorder notes a rising problem of speeding and careless driving, endorses the new speed trap as a tool to enforce limits, and urges better road safety. It argues highway construction alone cannot fix accidents without addressing human behavior behind the wheel.
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Melfort
Easy embroidery pattern 7079 for kitchen towels and tablecloths
Six motifs 5 by 7 inches with color suggestions using two shades of one color or a dark color for cross stitch and bright flowers. Send 35 cents to Household Arts Department Toronto address for pattern 7079 plus a chance at two free patterns in Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book for 1957.
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Freshwater Sources in Ocean Waters From Subterranean Rivers
Notes identify several oceanic regions containing freshwater pockets sourced from subterranean river systems. These underwater freshwater reservoirs form where geologic structures trap brackish fluids, creating buoyant zones within seawater.
Day School for Deaf Opens in January in Winnipeg
Manitoba opens Canada's first day school for deaf children in January, a $97,000 brick and concrete building in Winnipeg. Premier Douglas Campbell declared the cornerstone laid at an October 4 ceremony attended by deaf children and officials. The four classroom facility will serve 31 local deaf students, with design space for three more, plus a lunch room, offices, and boiler room. Education minister W. C. Miller describes the project as a new departure enabling children to return home after instruction, while 65 deaf Manitoba children currently attend the residential Saskatoon school.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Douglas Campbell
Canada
W. C. Miller
Saskatchewan to Head Delegation at Federal Provincial Tourist Conference
Hon. Russ Brown, minister of Travel and Information, will lead Saskatchewan to the 12th Federal Provincial Tourist Conference in Ottawa October 21-22. He will be joined by T. L. Hill and Harvey Dryden. The delegation attends the Canadian Tourist Association convention starting October 23. John Fisher is executive director of the CTA and Alvin Hamilton chairs the conference.
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Russ Brown
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Brown
T. L. Hill
Harvey Dryden
Canadian Tourist Association
John Fisher
Alvin Hamilton
Northern Affairs
Nicaragua Largest Central American State
Nicaragua is the largest of the central American states, occupying a prominent geographic position in Middle America.
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Nicaragua
Winkler Council approves Third Street sewer plan
The Winkler council at its September meeting approved installing a sewer line on Third Street after a petition from rate payers. Estimated cost is 1500 dollars. A September 17 meeting will hear objections to sewer extensions on Third and Fourth streets. The town will acquire lagoon seeding from Benjamin Brothers Ltd at 60 dollars per acre. Asbestos cement pipe will be used for service lines.
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Winkler Council
Third Street
Benjamin Brothers Ltd
Red River Valley
Altona
Man
Enough vaccine soon for priority flu shots
Manitoba expects to have 27000 Asian Flu vaccine doses by mid November for the initial priority list. Health minister Bond said 2500 doses were distributed by October 11 with weekly shipments rising. Federal and provincial costs are shared and vaccines have gone to hospital staff. essential workers and elderly in institutions are in the priority group.
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Manitoba
Health Department
R. W. Bond
Ottawa
Morley Elliot
Absolute Zero Defined at 459.6 Degrees Below Fahrenheit
The concept of absolute zero is the theoretical point where all molecular motion ceases, positioned 459.6 degrees below Fahrenheit and 273.15 degrees below Celsius.
Fastest Flying Bird Credited To Canvasback Duck
The canvasback duck is credited as the fastest flying bird with an average speed of 145 feet per second. This record highlights the remarkable wing power and clean, straight flight of this waterfowl species observed in flight studies.
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Shaw Schools
Undeetine Ee Bookkeeping
A.C
Oo Boy
Charles
Sedicin
SVHC
the Recorder
Rimbley
Ontario
Bonnyville Tribune
Edmonton
Vegreville Observer
Meier Broules
Day School For Deaf
R. Brown
Malton
Ont
Avro Aircraft
National Defence Photo
Elliott
Gurney
Prairie Publishers Co-Operative Limited
Scarth St
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Gurney Kitchen
Montreal
Vancouver
Anne Adams
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