Minnesota Man Wins Lac la Ronge Largest Lake Trout Derby
A. J. Rudolph of Rice Minnesota won the Lac la Ronge derby with a 41 pound lake trout the biggest in five years Mel Casarian of Saskatoon was second with 40 pounds 1.25 ounces A Saskatchewan derby in Prince Albert saw record fish across nine classes including brook trout rainbow trout goldeye perch and more with 82 entries the most ever The event is sponsored by the provincial Fisheries Department and the Saskatchewan Fish and Game League with winners receiving cash and a ministerial certificate
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Lac la Ronge
A. J. Rudolph
Rice
Minnesota
Rudolph
Mel Casarian
Saskatoon
Harvey W. Schulte
Gary
South Dakota
East Trout Lake
R. G. Seewalt
Goodsoll
Lac Des Isles
Saskatchewan
Dave Schneider
Burstall
Henry Huber
Regina
Moountain Lake
Michel Stevens
Stony Rapids
Fond-du-Lac
Grayling
W. D. Hay
Jake
Swift Current Creek
Bruce Hammond
Shaunavon
Prince Albert
A. H. MacDonald
Frenchman River
Ot Prairie River
Brother Edward
Prairie River
Montague Wylie
Maple Creek
G. W. Parsonage
Merry Flat
Battlecreek
Goldeye
Duncan McLeod
South Saskatchewan
John Overdahl
Kinistino
John MacLeod
Steep Creek
North Saskatchewan
Andrew Simon
Yellow Creek
Gordon Woodley
Last Mountain Lake
Fisheries
Provincial Natural Resources Department
Saskatchewan Fish and Game League
Minister of Natural Resources
Fish and Game League
Ramsay Company Patent Offer Ottawa Ottawa Listing
The Ramsay Company of Ottawa offers free information on patents to inventors. The notice lists inventions and full information provided without charge by registered patent attorneys at 273 Bank Street.
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Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Canada
Peak Conquered: Mount Robson Climb by Californians
Peak Robson in the Canadian Rockies reached 12,972 feet as five California climbers completed a ascent, marking the first trio of climbs in a year since 1938. The feat underscores renewed mountaineering activity in Jasper Alberta.
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Jasper
Alta
Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
Spontaneous Combustion In Barns
Spontaneous ignition in stored hay and manure causes many barn fires. Hay heats after mowing with a second peak 8 to 10 days later. Monitor moisture, chemical reactions, air, and pile size. Use thermometers, water, and cautious handling to prevent outbreaks.
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
A reflective note describes leaving a cherished home, missing hummingbirds, flowers, scented grass, maple shade, neighbors, and kitchen comforts. The narrator seeks warmth and companionship elsewhere, acknowledging the years pressing on and the need for a new dwelling. The piece ends with a poignant farewell to the old home.
Bells Move Through British Columbia Pioneers Tale
In 1899 the Donald town bell vanished as the Revelstoke diocese claimed the Donald church building and sent it by rail to Golden and then by barge to Windermere. A barge employee, a Church of England member, kept the 600 pound bell for Golden’s St. Paul’s as Revelstoke’s St. Peter’s faced displacement.
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Windermere
B.C
St. Paul's
Golden
St. Peter's Church
Revelstoke
Donald
Burdett-Coutts
Alberta
Columbia River
Columbia
Church of England
Strawberry and Crocus Bloom in October
In All Saints Anglican church Lashburn the harvest festival service featured crocus blooms and strawberry blossoms among the floral decorations. The article notes other spring flowers appearing as the seasons seem to turn around.
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Lashburn
Sask
All Saints
Wool output climbs across Canada in 1953 totals
Canadian shorn wool in 1953 rises to 6,659,000 pounds from 6,378,000 while the number of sheep sheared grows to 895,700. Fleece average weight slips to 7.4 pounds, with Manitoba and BC posting smaller outputs. Provinces show varied yields from six pounds in Nova Scotia to 8.2 in Alberta.
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Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Rotary club nets 5000 hangers for youth projects
A town-wide canvass in Dauphin Manitoba gathered 5000 clothes hangers. Rotary members sold them to local dry-cleaners for 75 dollars. Proceeds fund youth initiatives. Britain has no true wild goats though some domestic goats roam and form wild-appearing herds in the hills.
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Dauphin
Man
Rotary Club
Britain
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Jane Dale
MacDonald
Noles
Ace Bros
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Toronto
Alice Brooks
Montreal
Peggy
Bob
Eto
Maine
Prestone BR
Prestone
DMN Lim T Ad
Winnipeg
Chuck Thurstes
Arly
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