Early Manitoba digs hint at pre white man history
Montreal reports on National Museum excavations at Lockport Manitoba eighteen miles northeast of Winnipeg. Five stacked Indian villages dated back up to ten thousand years reveal hunters and food gatherers with pre historic pottery fragments. Finds include bone tools arrow heads and a Thunderbird mosaic.
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Montreal
Lockport
Man
National Museum
Winnipeg
Canada
Jerry Zaborsid
Archaeological Party
Zaborski
Rebuilding of Farm Machinery Accelerates in Prairie Provinces
Economics Division notes post war rebuilding of farm equipment nearly complete in the Prairie Provinces while lagging elsewhere. Tractor and harvesting gear shifts show haying equipment driving sales rise from 1949 to 1952, with standard tractors regaining dominance over row crop models. Farm income remains strong and debt declining as equipment upgrades continue.
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Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Home Workshop dining table and furniture patterns
A home workshop feature describes a custom built dining table with a walnut surfaced top and light pine legs. It notes extension slides for an extra leaf, patterns 225 and 224 for table and chairs, and patterns 226 for a buffet and china cabinet unit. Patterns are 35 cents each from Prairie Limited Vancouver.
Lacombe To Organize Band In Lacombe Alberta
Lacombe Alberta plans a new band to form by month end. Enthusiasm runs high as locals organize the group for musical training and to support future sporting events parades and public functions in the community.
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Lacombe
Alberta
A~band
Lacombe Globe
Canada Goose Rescues Mate From Injured Coyote
Montana hunter N. Shultz witnessed a Canada goose valiantly defend its injured mate near Rosemary. After the fight, Shultz finished off the coyote and applied for permission to relocate the bird to his Fort Benton home. He found the scene while driving toward a duck feeding ground north of Rosemary.
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N. Shultz
Montana
Rosemary
Shultz
Fort Beton
Mr. Shultz
Fease
Free Press
Prairie Farmer
Tariffs Named After Tarifa Seaport Origin
The term tariffs traces to the Spanish port Tarifa where duties were collected from ships in earlier centuries. This etymology links trade duties to a coastal hub used in medieval maritime commerce.
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Tarifa
Sask. signs option for pulp mill near Candle Lake
Saskatchewan government and Anglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills sign an agreement granting a one year option on 2,000 square miles of timber land near Candle Lake for a potential pulp mill. If exercised by Sept 30, 1954 the plan calls for construction by June 1, 1955 with initial output of 100,000 cords yearly.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Anglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills Limited
Quebec City
J. H. Brockelbank
Natural Resources
H. D. Ruthman
Candle Lake
Prince Albert
Anglo-Canadian
Funny and Otherwise Comic Snippets in Abridged Exchange
A collage of one liners and conversation snippets features hospital misunderstandings a nurse quip about affection a tenant and rent dispute and humorous exchanges about umbrellas lodging and weddings. The pieces extend to a glib waiter exchange a church family critique and legal banter, ending with a lawyer’s refugee remark and a manager quip about a goldfish bowl.
North of Edmonton Firing Range Under Construction
The RCAF air weapons firing range near Grand Centre Alberta, about 180 miles northeast of Edmonton, is under construction and will be ready by summer 1954. The site spans Alberta and Saskatchewan, with 45 buildings, a self contained town for about 2000 airmen, and will train pilots in air to air rocket firing. One fighter squadron will operate on rotation, and the lease allows periodic exploitation of natural developments within the 4,000 square mile area.
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RCAF
Grand Centre
Edmonton
Alta
Air Force
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Albert
Wharton
Yukon
Church of England
Ancient dirks found in Yorkton from Scotland
W. J. McDonald of Yorkton obtained three ancient dirks from Scotland. The relics come from a period when many Scottish feud artifacts were destroyed after 1746.
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Yorkton
Sask
Scotland
W. J. McDonald
Calgary hunters bed down in bus during pheasant hunt
A contingent of Calgary pheasant hunters found hotels full in Alta. They provided their own lodging by installing bunks in a special bus and traveling to various areas, sleeping in the vehicle in the fields.
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Bassano
Alta
Calgary
Beavers Grow in Saskatchewan Prompt Harvest Relaxed Rules
Regina reports a surge in beaver populations across rural Saskatchewan causing crop and road damage. Relaxed regulations now allow more trappers to participate in beaver harvest, with permits and seals available from the southern district office in Regina. Trappers must obtain written landowner permission and specify trap location and expected beavers.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
EL Paynter
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources, Located In the Provincial Administration
Wild Ducks Menace To B C Aircraft
Vancouver international airport battles thousands of wild ducks roosting near the extended 8,600 foot runway. Grounded Trans-Canada Air Lines planes and a four engine North Star endured in-air encounters and engine debris removal. Fire trucks, sirens, rockets and a mystery loud siren are tried to deter the birds as officials study a thundering noise to scare them away.
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Vancouver
International
Here
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Cost of electricity in Canada drops since 1935
The 1952 domestic electricity cost was lower than 1935 to 1939 across Canada, except British Columbia, with the national average down about five percent.
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Canada
British Columbia
Yukon Prospect Life and Wild Frontier Mining Tale
Mr Wharton recalls Yukon’s rugged mining era with surface gold under frozen soil. He details mining methods, the landscape, and the mountie’s diverse duties in the remote north. Wildlife include caribou, bears, wolves, and abundant salmon, with harsh, solitary life for prospectors and Indigenous communities.
Police Chief Gets Parking Ticket in Winnipeg Visit
Police Chief Chris Eineld of East Kildonan was cited for illegal parking while visiting Winnipeg. He paid a one dollar fine and commented that it was good to see city officers alert.
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Winnipeg
Man
Chris Eineld
East Kildonan
Eineld
Tips For Removing Perspiration Stains From Fabrics
Helpful hints explain discoloration prevention for bruises and methods to remove perspiration stains. Techniques include moist starch on bruises, smelling salts or ammonia fumes to restore color, and acid or alkaline treatments for old stains. Sponging lemon juice and hydrogen peroxide with proper rinsing are also advised.
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Manitoba
Whiteshell Park
Winnipeg River
New World
Asia
Alaska
Bering Strait
Home Workshop Pattern Servi Prairie Limited, “A Publishers
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver, B.C
James P. Carne
Glorius Gloucesters
Imjin
Korea
Britain
Carne
Jones
Brown
Darling
B.C
Mr. Wharton
Kodiak Island
CROWN
Pateg Vo
C. W. King Pharmacal Corp. Ltd
Walkerville
Ont
Peggy
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