Yukon flu outbreak spreads across Whitehorse schools
A mid September Yukon flu epidemic hits Whitehorse with 243 known cases by midweek, mostly children and young adults. City Health Officer Dr D F Morrow and service doctors note high contagion, symptoms include fever and aches, with widespread but generally mild impact. Schools close and gatherings canceled to control spread.
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Christ the King
Airforce
D. F. Morrow
G. A. van Viiet
N. Daly
Canada
Far East
Whitehorse
the Star
Yukon
Daughter saves mother on Canora farm rescue
A 16 year old girl Violet Swedeshnoff acted quickly to free her mother Nellie after a neck scarf became caught in a grain loader shaft at a Canora farm. She performed artificial respiration learned from Red Cross training until a doctor arrived. the mother was treated locally then flown to Saskatoon University Hospital. The event was described as unique in Saskatchewan farm accident history and highlights the teen’s decisive actions in the critical moment.
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Canora
Violet Swedeshnoff
Violet
Red Cross
Swedeshnoff
Canova
Saskatoon
University Hospital
Nellie Swedeshnoff
Saskatchewan
Yorkton
Sask
Natural gas show features appliances at Cloverdale
Franklin Johnson of White Rock will star in a natural gas show staged by B C Electric at Cloverdale Community Centre at 8 p m on Tuesday September 24 with A P McLean as MC. The event includes a laundry skit with gas washer dryer gear, heating and cooking talks by E H McCaffery Ltd and demonstrations by BCE Home Service staff.
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Franklin Johnson
B.C. Electric
Cloverdale
A. P. McLean
BCE
Johnson
Jean Mutch
BCE Home Service
Pat McCormick
Marjorie Sedgwick
Police checkpoint highlights fines for varied offences
Police will check licenses and bags as the duck season opens. Gerald Bulmer of Melfort paid five dollars with costs for a town speeding infraction. James A Ledger of Star City paid twenty five dollars with costs for a Liquor Act violation. E L Hurbert of Star City paid fifteen dollars with costs for common assault against Ed Miazga. At Polish Community Hall near Brookaby on August 17 Wayne Garinger of Star City was fined fifteen dollars with costs for causing a disturbance. The force notes the town speed trap remains active and duck hunters face license and bag checks.
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Gerald Bulmer
Melfort
James A. Ledger
E. L. Hurbert
Star City
Ed. Miazga
Brookaby
Wayne Garinger
Costa
Journal
Melfagt, Sask
Cheese Festival push aids Canadian dairy industry
Manitoba dairy commissioner C H P Killick promotes the annual Cheese Festival to boost cheese consumption in Canada. He notes Canadian cheddar is strong on world markets, yet Manitobans eat little cheese, despite high nutritional value and steady prices. Increased cheese intake could benefit health and the provincial economy.
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Canada
Manitoba
C. H. P. Killick
Bohemia
Germany
Hungary
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Killick
New Zealand
Australia
Great Britain
Rain storm quells Sentinel Mountain fire
Castlegar Ranger staff eased tension as a Tuesday rain arrived just in time to help fight the Sentinel Mountain fire. The 200 acre blaze, started Sunday afternoon, was brought under control by Monday with a wind-driven surge that required 107 fighters and 35 on the night crew. Layoffs reduced crews to 28 by Wednesday, with access trails built to the fire top. The ranger praised community reports and blamed a careless hunter for starting the fire, which damaged nearby hills and threatened the Blueberry Paulson highway until small crews extinguished it. The News Castlegar B C September 19 1957.
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Castlegar
Sentinel Mountain
Hugh Woods
Celgar
Nelson
Woods
Blueberry-Paulson
J. Sherbike
N. Hewitt
Sherbike Ranch
B.C
Smile of the Week Retold at Local Funeral
The piece recalls O Flynn missing the funeral while Rafferty recaps the event. The day had never been surpassed as Beautiful Sovers accompanied the coffin. Both the great and small Rafferty paused, Flanagan fell and broke his leg, casting gloom over the proceedings.
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O'Flynn
Rafferty
Sovers
Flanagan
Watrous finds 1902 Farm and Home issue behind chimney
A 1902 Farm and Home western edition dated May 15, 1902 is unearthed in the Frank Koehler house in Watrous. The issue, found by Mrs. T. Rink, includes ads for a crack-shot rifle, Hood's sasparilla, Deering farm machinery, Mead bicycles, Lydia E Pinkham remedy, and $25,000 in gold mystery prizes.
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Watrous
T. Rink
Chicago
Rink
5Th Ave. W
Frank Koehler
Mary Koehler
Hood
Elgin
Deering
Jones
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sears-Roebuck
Pattern Dept
Manitou
Sask
Misses Pattern 4664 Anne Adams High Neck Top
Printed Pattern 4664 offers a princess silhouette with a high neck and bow, in Misses' sizes 10 through 20. Includes yardage for 39 inch fabric and contrast, with printed directions. Send 50 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Toronto for the pattern and order form.
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Plains
Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Train Wreck At Trochu Draws Curious Locals
Many Trochu residents visited the CNR wreck site two miles north of town to watch a crane lift five freight cars and two tank cars from the rail bed after an 8 a.m. accident caused by a culvert washout that collapsed a 30 foot high fill. No injuries reported as the engineer steered the engine to safe crossing.
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Trochu
CNR
the Tribune
Alta
Gun Rack Pattern 405 For Home Workshop Use
In the home workshop the Wyeta Stags offer a guide to making a gun rack for ready use. The article discusses seasonal needs and provides actual-size cutting patterns for constructing a rack.
Sportsman Packet No 24 pattern details and pricing
Directions for two racks priced at 1 75 with refund or exchange privilege. Five patterns in Sportsman’s Packet No 24. Orders under 1 dollar incur 11 0 cent service charge. Home Workshop Patterns located at 4433 West 5th Avenue Vancouver B C.
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Department P.P.L
West 5Th Avenue
Vancouver
B.O
Humboldt Lions Junior Band splits into two groups
The Humboldt Lions Junior Band will operate as two groups through winter. A Junior A will house older members, and a Junior B will include beginners. Most of the B group is hoped to join the A group for summer season.
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Humboldt Lions
Journal
Humboldt, Sask
Herring Dies Instantly When Lifted From Water
A herring dies almost immediately after being lifted from the water, illustrating how quickly the fish responds to removal from its aquatic habitat. This grim observation underscores the fragility of life in rapid, staged captures.
Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations For Fall Field Use
The soils and crops branch of the provincial department of agriculture reports fall nitrogen applications substantially raise next year’s grain yield. Recommended rates include 40 lb N per acre in fall, using 120 lb acre ammonium nitrate or 200 lb acre ammonium sulfate or 50 lb acre anhydrous ammonia. Phosphate timing and amounts vary with fall nitrogen use. fall phosphate is not advised as it is lost over winter. Grass and grass-legume mixes can be fertilized in fall. nitrogen improves root development and overall plant health for several years.
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Provincial Department of Agriculture
Mercury’s Orbit and Silver Cleaning Tips
A brief guide notes a silver cleaning method using three tablespoons of polish cream in hot water with a soft cloth rub, then washing and drying. It also states Mercury travels around the Sun at 25 to 35 miles per second, per second.
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Mercury
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Ace Brooks
RCAF
Air Force
Canadair Ltd
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National Defence
Fleischmann
Suger
Ylald
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