Grasshopper outbreak warned for Saskatchewan next year
Agriculture Minister I C Nollet warned farmers to expect increased grasshopper infestations in many areas in 1958. A survey by the Field Crop Insect Laboratory at Saskatoon shows rising grasshopper numbers across the province, with heavier damage anticipated in the south and southwest to Prince Albert.
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I. C. Nolet
Saskatchewan
Field Crop Insect Laboratory
Canada Department of Agriculture
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Pineapple Doilies Crochet Pattern Offer
Last minute gift idea pattern 7019 for three doilies in sizes 9 inch round 98 inch square and 9 by 14 inch oval using No 50 cotton. Send 35 cents to Household Arts Dept Gn Front Street Toronto for pattern and a 25 cent needlecraft book offer.
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Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Stop and go as indicated train children by example
Children can be trained to obey traffic lights but training fails if adults dash across red lights. If a parent or older sibling ignores signals, a child sees no reason to comply and may face danger crossing alone.
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Mummy
Big Sister
Junior
Printed Pattern 4673 Waist Sizes For Women Skirt
Pattern advertisement describes a 8 gore Printed Pattern 4673 for women with waist sizes 30 to 46 inches. Includes fabric yardage 24 yards of 39 inch material for size 30, printed instructions on each part, and order form with size number address and 40 cent payment. Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Front Street, W. tereate.
Poor Pedestrian Pleads For Road Courtesy
A humorous yet pointed piece argues motorists treat pedestrians as fair game at intersections. It envisions the mob of cars rushing turns as a pedestrian endures near collisions, noting jaywalking tickets and cruel smiles as cruel tricks. The piece invokes Shank’s mare to claim pedestrians have rights and urges drivers to show restraint.
Where's the fire call box explained to children
The passage urges teaching children how to use fire call boxes in case the telephone fails during emergencies. It notes the fire station can explain operation and offer fire prevention tips to youngsters, stressing the importance of knowing the nearest box location.
Parents urged to teach safe street crossing near school
A local newspaper urges parents to reinforce safe crossing habits as youths walk to and from school. It notes many Diagonal crossings by children, risks from busy traffic, and the need for teachers and adults to model safe behavior to prevent accidents in a smaller town setting.
Rosetown to pave five business blocks after parking chaos
Morning signs restricted Main Street parking but drivers ignored them, filling the block within minutes. Town officials used loudspeakers to clear cars, delaying blacktop work to Monday next week. The writer mockingly defends monkeys amid the disruption.
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Main Street
Rosetown
Department of Highways
York
Eagle Office
Winkler Fair Promises Local Spotlight This Year
The piece recalls a long tradition of annual fairs, notes Morden’s historic lack of recent fairs, and announces Winkler’s fair sponsored by Stanley Agricultural Society set for Thursday, Sept. Std. It laments waning western turnout and invites reader interest across the municipality.
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Winkler
Stanley Agricultural Society
Morden
Teenagers outpace adults in tax returns and spending
The Monetary Times notes Vancouver teens are prospering beyond adults as a national study for 1000 students shows income totaling 550000 dollars and one pupil submitting a 3300 dollar return. It also reports 464000 dollars spent in a year on items from hair care to car upkeep.
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Monetary Times
Vancouver
British Columbia
Teachers’ Federation
Boundary dam project fascinates Estevan readers
The Boundary dam and power plant on Long Creek south of Estevan draws observers as a distant yet striking construction site. Visitors may view vast steel skeletons, the rising earth dam, and a scenic highway approach, with safety-commissaries guiding access. The project becomes a prairie tourist attraction and a landmark of regional progress.
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Long Creek
Estevan
Saskatchewan Prairies
Virden Oil Dome All Stars win Canadian PONY championship
Virden Manitoba last week saw the Oil Dome All Stars capture the Canadian PONY baseball title, defending Manitoba’s reign after Winnipeg’s win last year. The team, praised for skill and sportsmanship, is lauded by Sports Director Laurie Artizs and the Virden Sports Booster Club as Virden’s Mount on the national sports map.
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Virden
Manitoba
Virden Oil Dome
P.O.N.Y
Canada
Winnipeg Lads
Oil Dome All Stars
Laurie Artizs
P.O. Y
V.C.I
Spare the youngsters on the way to school
The Sun warns drivers in Grenfell Saskatchewan to slow down in built up areas near schools and crossings. The piece emphasizes children are vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists, urging motorists to anticipate their unpredictable movements and treat them as their own.
No one can hold a brief for ignorance
An editorial from The Mail Drumheller Alberta argues that education shapes earning power and life prospects. It warns against illiteracy from neglect or parental failure, insisting education builds a nation’s foundation and that ignorance offers no remedy for social ills.
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the Mail
Drumheller
Alta
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Provost Corps
Theyal Canadian Mounted Police
Parliament Hill
George Pearkes
National Defence
RCMP
William Taylor
Ottawa
A. E. Wilson
Weyburn
Sask
Provost Corps Guard of Honor
Canadian Guards
Nollet
Vere
Plains
By Ace Briste
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Department P.P.1
Tereate
By Lone Palos
Jay
P.P
Shank
the News
Indian Head
the Eagle
the Times
Morden, Man
the Enterprise
Yorkton, Sask
Boundary
The
Mercury
Man
the Sun, Grenfell, Sask
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