Community Effort Sparks Teen Dances Rise
A Journal inspired note from Lachute Quebec praises teen dances organized by conscientious adults and supervised by caring locals as a positive step. Other editorials condemn rowdy cinema crowds, urge better conduct at screenings and acknowledge Canada’s need for coordinated agricultural research to avoid duplicated effort across agencies. A Grande Prairie editorial calls for expanded support for gifted children while expressing sympathy for retarded children and the need for inclusive schooling. Vancouver observers condemn Elvis Presley crowds as mass hysteria and a disgraceful display by teens in public.
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Grande Prairie
Alta
Herald-Tribune
Vancouver
Elvis Presley
Salmon Arm
B.C
Observer
Manitoba farmers get government aid for Winter Fair entries
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture will cover entry fees and shipping costs for Seed Grain and Hay Show samples shipped to Toronto. Minister C L Shuttleworth says participation showcases Manitoba products against national and international rivals, boosting agricultural publicity. Eligible samples include oats flax barley wheat peas soybeans and forage seed with specific 18 and 10 pound submission rules. Entry forms due in Toronto by October 20 and samples to soils and crops branch by October 31.
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Mantoba Department of Agriculture
C. L. Shuttleworth
Toronto
Manitoba
the Royal
Shuttleworth
First severe frost hits Yorkton district crops
Yorkton district suffered a seven degree frost Tuesday night blackening gardens and damaging grain still unharvested. Wheat remained wet from Monday's rain and unthreshed. Harvest percentages varied with 85 to 90 percent overall, 60 percent at Norton and Churchbridge areas, 50 percent at Calder, while flax harvest was sparse and appears poor.
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Yorkton and
Yorkton
Norton
Churchbridge
Theodore
Insinger
Calder
Yorkton, Sask
Rock of Gibraltar Stands 1,439 Feet High
The Rock of Gibraltar rises to a height of 1,439 feet, a prominent natural landmark noted for its imposing limestone massif and strategic position overlooking the Mediterranean.
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Rock of
Gibraltar
Printed Pattern 4618 for Child Sizes 2 to 10
Advertises Printed Pattern 4618 offering a back to school wardrobe including jacket jumper blouse and dressy velveteens. Gives yardage for size 6 jacket and jumper and 114 yards for blouse on 35 inch fabric. Includes printed instructions and order details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto with 50 cent price.
Crochet Rug and Seat-Cover Pattern 7150 Ad
Color crochet pattern 7150 offers a 30 inch rug and matching seat-cover in one color shades with contrast background. Quick crochet instructions and order details require thirty-five cents by mail to Household Arts Department 60 Front Street W Toronto.
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Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Yorkton Persists in Progress Despite No Building Boom
In Yorkton a steady wave of development continues despite pessimism over crops and markets. A 10 000 watt transmitter and propane bulk station rise west of the old radio site, with 30 000 gallon storage and future showrooms. CNR spur lines planned to serve Monarch Lumber yard and the Bill Beck store site for Simpson Sears constrained by steel shortages. Sacred Heart Academy expansion near 660 000, Anderson Lodge shell, and 20 double units under construction. A rumored 100 000 grandstand for 1958 exhibition, Canadian Oil service station on Broadway West, Western Development Museum relocation, and renovations to Howies Jewellery Dunn’s Family Shoe Sh ope and Sherry’s Ltd. stuccoing. New power maintenance building, Coronation Hall stucco, Ber ean Chapel nearing completion, and several new houses under construction.
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Yorkton
Canada
Canadian Hydrocarbon (Sask.) Ltd
Bill Beck
Simpson-Sears Ltd
Sacred Heart Academy
Anderson Lodge
Broadway
Western Development Museum
Howie's
Sherry's Ltd
Betts
Max Kosidoy
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Power House
Enterprise
Yorkton, Sask
Revelstoke Storekeeperrobbed of 2700 dollars
Revelstoke BC robberies escalate with a break in at Joe Amato’s home and store. Entry via window led to theft of 2700 dollars from a locked drawer plus deeds to property and other papers. This follows a pattern of interior thefts noted by The Review on September 19, 1957.
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Revelstoke
Joe Amato
B.C
Civil Defence Offers What To Do If H Bomb Falls
Do not rely on dreams of safety. The pamphlet outlines practical steps and precautions in case of a nuclear strike, including sheltering, first aid, and emergency readiness measures for households and communities.
Youth program gains traction in Morden
In Morden, C Ray Ure organized a recreation committee that mobilized volunteers and community groups to support juvenile sports. The effort boosted baseball guidance, with Walter Armstrong and Ure leading coaching and management of a provincial finals bound youth team, earning community thanks for time and resources devoted to youth activities.
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Morden
C. Ray Ure
Juve 'E
Walter Armstrong
Ure
Armstrong
Time to grow up at the Lower Fraser Valley Fair
Opinion on the fair's opening day laments a poor grandstand show with underwhelming attendance. The piece urges hiring professionals to coordinate the grandstand, noting the fair's long volunteer-driven history and comparing publicity to the PNE. It also adds short miscellaneous facts.
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Fraser Valley
Reeve R. M
Bob) Nesbitt
John Lane
Surrey
Indian summer in the Canadian prairie unfolds atop fading harvest
The piece extols October as the most beautiful weather, an Indian summer on the prairie. It describes calm, cloudless days, warm sun, and a peaceful countryside, with cooler nights and bright autumn leaves. It notes no need for snow to mark the finest weather among North America's Indian summers.
Glover Bros Celebrate Fifty Years in Windthorst
The Glover family marks fifty years of service in Windthorst Saskatchewan. The firm, started soon after settlement, is a well known community staple led by Jack Glover son of the late Chick Glover. The column salutes the pioneer family for half a century of local business and civic involvement.
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Glover Bros
Windthurst
Saskatchewan
Glover
Windthorst
Chick" Glover
Jack
Glovers of Windthorst
White Rock Election Day Opens New Civic Chapter
White Rock voters head to the polls today for the first time since incorporation, markingBC's newest city’s inaugural ballot for local government. The editorial urges broad participation, civic pride, and neighboring encouragement to ensure a representative city administration.
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White Rock
British Columbia
Stop bonusing wheat says Western farmers should shift to cattle
The Financial Post comments on Trade Minister Churchill's proposal urging western farmers to grow less wheat and more cattle. It notes Canada has produced more wheat than it can sell since the war, while prices have been guaranteed above world markets. The paper argues free markets would have guided farmer choices and urges ending wheat subsidies.
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Churchill
Financial Post
Canada
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New York Philharmonic
Teddy
Murray
General Motors
Jacobson Studio
the Mercury
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Kennedy, Sask
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