Alberta Golden Jubilee plans announced for 1958 celebration
W Mills Parker director of the Alberta Golden Jubilee announced a province wide program for Alberta's 50th birthday in 1958. The plan includes senior citizen honors, pioneer presentations, two caravans touring the province, school programs, tree plantings, roadside parks, decorative streets and government buildings, welcome arches, and a Jubilee film and anthology distribution. Events run June 5 to Sept 10 with Sept 4 as Day of Prayer and potential grandstand shows in Calgary and Edmonton.
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Alberta
W. Mills Parker
Jubilee Committees
Parker
Jubilee Committee
Department of Education
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canadian Rockies
Travel Bureau
Film
Film and Photographic
Drumheller Badlands
University of Alberta
Peace River District
J. C. Manning
Calgary
Edmonton
4-H membership reaches new high in Canada
Canadian 4-H Clubs report 1954 enrollment of 68 713 members across 4 788 clubs, up from 1953 by 3 498. Clothing clubs lead with 13 811, followed by dairy calf and garden clubs. Jeunesse Agricole adds 4 003. Girls total 33 459 and boys 35 354, average club size 14.4, average age about 13.5.
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Canada
Jeunesse Agricole Clubs
Quebec
Council
Bewitchin in the kitchen embroidery and charm cobbler apron
Vintage advertisement for Cher ries-easy embroidery and charm items. Promotes a pattern T3240 for a medium cobbler apron with a neckline note and thrift tips. Offers 82 designs plus four patterns in a book from Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog. Requests twenty five cents postage and address details to Toronto department.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Department
P.L
Household Arts Department
Front Street W
Toronto
Island marooned mill workers hunt seagulls after shipwreck
Irvin Lucas and Norman Jenkinson of Tahsis on Vancouver Island recount six days stranded on a tiny British Columbia island. With their boat grounded by a gale and no deer to hunt, they shot seagulls to survive until a Vancouver fishing boat spotted their signal fire.
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British Columbia
Irvin Lucas
Norman Jenksinson
Tahsis
Vancouver Island
Jenkinson
Vancouver
High Manitoba Beaver Population Damages Crops and Roads
Beaver numbers in Manitoba are high south of latitude 53, with busy beavers damming creeks and causing flood damage to crops and roads across many localities. An open season from November 15 to April 23, announced by Howe C E Greenlay, aims to reduce future damage as farmers are urged to trap beavers with the owner's consent on private property.
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Manitoba
Howe C. E Greenlay
Saskatchewan hog breeders import P E I breeding stock
Saskatchewan hog breeders import P E I breeding stock with fieldman Dr S L Curtis aiding H W Clay of the Canada Department of Agriculture. The shipment includes eight boars from dams averaging 90.5, five gilts from dams averaging 90.4, and 50 weanlings from dams averaging 87.7. The import aims to raise Saskatchewan bacon hog quality as Prince Edward Island yields 53 percent grade A stock versus Saskatchewan’s 23 to 25 percent. The carload reached Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, Nipawin, Melfort, Indian Head, Assiniboia, Weyburn, and Regina.
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Animal Industry
S. L. Curtis
H. W. Clay
Production Service
Canada Department of Agriculture
Charlottetown
P.E
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Province
Meadow Lake
Prince Albert
Nipawin
Melfort
Indian Head
Assinipoia
Weyburn
Regina
Canada’s population up in September but birth rate dips
Canada reports population at 15,313,000 at September start, up 118,000 since June 1 and 420,000 since last year. Births in 1953 exceed previous years, but birth rate below 1947 peak. Death rate hits all‑time low. natural increase highest on record. Housing starts and completions rise in August. 8‑month starts up to 71,567. Employment reaches yearly high in September. jobless rate still below August but higher than last year. Wages rise to 59.12 dollars weekly. Manufacturing inventories fall 1 percent in August. shipments slightly down from last year. Steel ingot production drops to year low. vehicle shipments fall to 1949 lows. Merchandising sales up in August. department stores 23+ percent higher than 1953 week. Motor vehicle sales decline in August, January–August totals down 17 percent from last year.
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Canada
Crades
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Holiday home workshop patterns for decoration and sewing
A Vancouver pattern package offers a 42 inch full height outdoor Santa and sleigh and 9 inch reindeer with tracing guides, plus a miniature version for indoor use. Patter n 260 costs 35c with extra 2c first class or 5c air mail, pattern 233 and sewing corner bundle total 1.50. Department P.P.S., Home Workshop Pattern Service, 4483 West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver BC.
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P.P.S
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Canada to Attend 1958 Brussels World Fair
Ottawa reports that Canada has accepted Belgium’s invitation to the Universal and International Exhibition in Brussels in 1958. Trade and Commerce Minister C. D. Howe said Canada values relations with Belgium and will use its participation to foster world harmony and mutual understanding. He met with Baron Moens de Fernig, the Belgian commissioner general for the event, to convey best wishes for its success.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Canada
Belgium
Brussels
Howe
Baron Moens de Fernig
Education denied thirteen puppies at Regina school
School principal Harry Walker handed 13 pups found in the school basement to the dog pound. He believed it was right since about 200 pupils wanted a puppy, but noted it wouldn’t be popular and imagined students returning with them after taking them home.
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Regina
Harry Walker
Manitoba to investigate whole field crop insurance
A Manitoba commission, chaired by G. W. Malaher of Searle Grain and including Ralph Hedlin of the Country Guide and F. W. Crawford, former University of Manitoba comptroller, has been created to study the feasibility of a province wide crop insurance plan. The panel will report to the legislature after reviewing existing programs and needs.
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Manitoba
G. W. Malaher
Searle Grain Company
Ralph Hedlin
The
Country Guide
F. W. Crawford
University of Manitoba
Malaher
England
University of Alberta
Cn.r
London
School of Agriculture
Vermilion
Alberta
Canadian Wheat Board
Winnipeg
Hedlin
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
Federal Department of Agriculture
RCAF
Crawford
Western Canada University
Manitoba Agricultural College
University of Manitoba Board of Governors
Manitoba Livestock Credit Company
Pheasant season opener yields surprise double birdie for Pasnick
In Buffalo New York Art Pasnick achieved a rare golf feat on the opening day of pheasant season. His drive at Lan caster Country club on the 13th hole struck a pheasant and he followed with a two putt par after scoring a double birdie.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Art Pasnick
Pasnick
Lancaster Country Club
Final oats pool closes as of October 15 1954
The 1953 54 oats pool run by the Canadian Wheat Board is closed as of October 15 1954 with final payments to producers totaling 5 631 130 40 dollars. Producers delivered 89 725 291 bushels in 1953 54 versus 118 967 962 in 1952 53. The average final payment is 6 2759 cents per bushel after expenses and levy. Cheques begin November 9 1954.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Trade and Commerce
Canadian Wheat Board
Howe
Ontario farmer wins plowing at Ballantrae
Ontario dairy farmer Joseph Tran, 38, of Claremont, won the Canadian plowing match at Ballantrae with 83 of 100 points. He edged Ivan McLaughlin of Stouffville by two points and Gerald Lyttle of Portage la Prairie by 434. Tran earns the right to represent Canada at next year’s international match in Sweden.
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Ontario
Joseph Tran
Claremont
Ballantrae
Ont
Ivan McLaughlin
Stouffville
Gerald Lyttle
Portage la Prairie
Man
Mr. Tran
Canada
Sweden
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International Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
P.e.l
Canadian Statistics Report
Marca
Eee
Peggy
Sandy
Rick
Niblick Nimrod
Ontario Farmer
Dodd
Dodds
MacDonald
UFO
Liverpoo
Yorks
Cunard
Britain
Europe
Cunard Line
Bank of Toronto
Portage Avenue
Chuck Thurston
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