CNR North of ’54 Tour Finds Capacity Crowds Again
The CNR six day Churchill excursions sold out as bright interest in Northern Manitoba grows. Nearly 500 tourists from Canada and the United States rode two specials leaving August 8 and August 15, with groups including 25 Americans from Los Angeles. Tour highlights include visits to Dauphin Flin Flon Cranberry Portage Churchill and The Pas with civic receptions picnics dances and a stop at an Indian reservation. Each special carried two recreation cars one with nightly films and one with a piano for social gatherings.
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Manitoba
CNR
Canada
United States
Hudson Bay
Los Angeles
Dauphin Flin Fton
Cranberry Portage
Churchill
Pas
CNP
Housewife Decides
A housewife’s spending choices can influence prosperity as she cuts luxuries and higher priced goods. Her impact is felt by boards of directors who must respond to her views on quality style and price. The Printed Word notes the housewife’s role in economic activity.
Kingdom of Heaven Requires All: Parables and Sacrifice
R Barclay urges total surrender to Christ citing Matthew parables of treasure and pearl. He compares rich young ruler and apostles, cites Philippians 3 and James 1 to argue Godliness requires relinquishing all for Jesus, promising true gain.
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Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus Christ
Paul
Christ
Christ Jesus
Lord
Large scale tomato transplant imports into Windsor Canada
Tomato transplants imported from the southern United States into Windsor Ontario totaled 50,449,175 plants in a 3.5 week period ending June 2, with 116 shipments valued at 268,502. Most plants came from Georgia with some from Mississippi, and several pests were found including Meloidogyne javanica and trace infections of early blight and Septoria leaf spot. All 494,000 plants were rejected at the border, and Georgia’s crop was later plowed under after an inspection found 33 acres with 4,000,000 transplants infested. Additional shipments to Valleyfield Quebec showed trace infestations of Meloidogyne arenaria and Byne hapla but were released after destroying affected plants.
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United States
Windsor
Ont
Georgia
Mississippi
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Valleyfield
Quebec
Virginia
Plant Protection Division
Montreal
Cake decorating hobby wins at Saskatoon fair
Jack Smith of Glamis Sask district entered a decorated wedding cake at the Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition sponsored by Federated Co-operatives. He was the lone male among 19 entrants with entries from Headingly Man. Judges spent hours choosing winners as Smith noted his cake took about twenty hours to complete and that the hobby costs little since clients usually pay for materials. He also enjoys color photography of his cakes.
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Jack Smith
Glamis
Sask
Mr. Smith
Saskatoon
Marathon Scouts Reach 100000th Tree In Forest Landmark
Ten years after founding a scout forest near Three Finger Lake Marathon Ontario the 100000th tree was planted by Troop Leader G Brant who earned his Queen's Scout Badge this year. Founders Scoutmaster J Praskey Assistant Scoutmaster K Reid and Marathon scouts built the grove whose early plantings now stand 10 to 15 feet tall with spruce and jack pine predominant and some white and red pine.
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Boy Scouts of
Marathon
Ont
Three Finger Lake
G. Brant
J. Praskey
K. Reid
Scouts of
Morden reports lagoon success
Dick Kroeker town waterworks engineer told council the sewage disposal lagoon is performing as planned. Algae in the water supply oxygen needed for BOD, reducing odor. Lake water levels held steady with only a fraction drop during recent very hot weather.
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Dick Kroeker
The
Times
Morden
Man
Fort Qu Appelle hosts Saskatchewan summer music school
Teachers from across Saskatchewan attend a six week summer course in school music methods at Fort Qu Appelle July 2 to August 12. Under director R J Staples the program includes classroom instruments, choral, string and band workshops, primary music and folk dancing with additional harmonica study.
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Unique Music
Fort Qu’Appelle
Qu’Appelle Valley
Katepwa
Echo
Mission Lakes
Saskatchewan
R. J. Staples
New Fort Qu’Appelle
G. D. McPeek
Coronach
Don Cowan
Sheldon Williams Collegiate
Regina
Saskatchewan Music Students Stage Busy Fort Qu Appelle Summer
The University of Saskatchewan School of Music Methods Course reported 126 enrollees and a packed summer of extra curricular activities at Ft Qu Appelle. A roller skating party sing alongs and a lake shore roast followed a tour of the Sanitori um and a boat trip around Echo lake. Four groups visited the Sas katchewan Arts Board Craft Shop for pottery demonstrations by David Ross and a tour of the craft shop. Baseball dominated sports with twice weekly games and Lipton's Sports day on July 25 saw two men’s teams share the first prize. The class newspaper published several issues and a final sing song and weiner roast closed the season at Katepwa.
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Qu*Appelle
Fort San
Marian Atkinson
Hamilton Conservatory of Music
Kathleen Downs
Rosetown
Jenny McCallum
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Arts Board
Fort Qu'Appelle
University of Saskatchewan School of Music
Ft. Qu'Appelle
Echo Lake
Saskatchewan Arts Board
David Ross
Lipton
Katepwa
H. Robertson
Sask
Joyce Crozier
Melville
Margaret Leggatt
Sintaluta
Shirley Butters
Weyburn
Mabel Schultz
Invermay
Gail Marshall
Saskatoon
Sheila Scarlett
Kyle
Dale McIntosh
Quill Lake
Harry Burghardt
Jean Pisak
Esterhazy
Grace Wilson
Pasqua
Verna Stagger
Herbert
Peggy Jackson
Willowbrook
Gladys Blenkin
Prince George
B.C
Marlene Haberstock
McNutt
Too many English sayings lack French translations
A Canadian narrator ponders learning French and the translation gap between idioms and phrases. He notes how French equivalents twist ideas like horse of a different color and go by four roads, and comments on translations such as sells like hot breads and poor as a church rat. He admires French phrasing yet questions how English speakers can master it.
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Simonne
Sign in Window Prompts New Management After Wedding
Customer asks if the sign indicates a sale. proprietor replies he did not sell, he married today, implying a change in ownership terms due to marriage.
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Joe
Fyfe
Nail Dyeing Began Around Five Thousand Years Ago
The article notes that the practice of dyeing fingernails traces back roughly 5,000 years, highlighting ancient cultural adoption and early cosmetic use. It mentions historical contexts and the longevity of nail color in human society.
Good Child One Who Will Wash Up When Asked
A concise, era styled notice praising a cooperative child who promptly cleans up after tasks and remains quiet when requested, presented as a short community guidance item.
Swiss Couple Tours Steveville Dinosaur Park
A young Swiss pair, Adrian Cuske and his wife, traveled 2000 miles to visit Steveville Dinosaur Park. They camped three days, were guided by Charles Sternberg of the National Museum, and learned of a fossil hunt aimed for a park exhibit.
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Adrian Cuske
Bergdorf
Switzerland
Steveville
Dinosaur Park
Chares Sternberg
National Museum
Sternberg
Luske
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Levi Sternberg
Western
Canada
States
Steveville Park
The
Bulletin
Brooks
Alberta
CBC Bankrupt in Latest Annual Report
A pastiche note discusses the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation annual report, deeming it not a slick letterpress job but a smudgagraph product. The piece contrasts a solvent businessman with a bankrupt caricature, using a vaudeville joke to frame the CBC report as failing by commercial standards.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC
Misses' full skirted pattern 4649 listing
Advertises Printed Pattern 4649 for Misses' sizes 10 through 18 with size 16 requiring 4% yards of 35 inch fabric. Features a one sided gathered full skirt, airy scooped neckline, nipped waist and printed directions. Request 50 cents by mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto with name address and style number.
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Beal Ee
R. Barclay
Ees
University of Saskatchewan
NATO
Pray Senin
Winnipeg
West Germany
Rcaf Photo
Madeleine
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
R. J. Fyfe
R. J. Fyfe Equipment
Osler ST
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