Northward postings of Arkila Lundin to Clyde River station
Estevan man Arthur Lundin, with the Canadian Government, returns to Clyde River on Baffin Island to work at the Rawindsonde weather station observing upper air conditions. From Clyde River to Victoria then a fixed station near the Aleutians for seven weeks, with five weeks back at port. The article details station duties, equipment, and living conditions among 30 Eskimo families, plus distances, travel routes, climate, and souvenirs.
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Victor Eldér
Sunrol
Arthur Lundin
Estevan
Clyde River
Baffin
Victoria
B.C
Stonetown
Aleutian Islands
Lundin
C. D. Howe
Ihs
Pond Inlet
Resolute Bay
Cornwallis River
Rcaf North Star
Churchill
Man
Winnipeg
Dept. of Transport
Edmonton
Far North
Rawindsonde
American Airforce
RCMP
Hudson's Bay
William Hall
Scott, Sask
Hall
Bert
John
Lurdin
Smoke Eggs Found in Wild Duck Nest near Saskatoon
J B Lorrimer, after two days of failed fires at his camp 25 miles from Saskatoon, found five smoke tinted eggs tucked in a wild duck nest in the chimney. The mother duck had disappeared.
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J. B. Lorrimer
Saskatoon
Mother Duck
Beavers Flood Municipal Road Near Saskatoon
Beavers aided by night lights are working overtime plugging culverts, causing a municipal road near Saskatoon to be flooded. The lights were intended to drive them away.
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Saskatoon
Protect New Stored Grain From Infestation
The Department of Agriculture urges farmers to ready granaries for the next crop to prevent insect infestation. Winnipeg entomology lab head F L Watters prescribes elevating granaries, burying residues, sealing and repairing structures, using lime and approved sprays, and keeping grain dry and properly stored.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
F. L. Watters
Survival taught by Arctic veteran
Kamloops Canada dispatch profiles 62 year old William Smith nicknamed Hikko Gnuk meaning Mighty Man of Ice. Civilian guide and wild food expert for the Royal Canadian Air Force, he trains aircrew in Arctic survival across Yukon Fort McLeod and northern Alberta. He stresses improvised gear, fire with rocks, and identifying edible wild foods to prevent starvation during crashes. Eskimos are being taught civilized cooking to improve survival in times of scarcity.
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Kamloops
B.C
Eskimos
William Smith
Hikko Gnuk
Smith
Royal Canadian Air Force
Arctic
Yukon
Fort McLeod
Alberta
Mr. Smith
Fractured neck vertebra in freak Cardston accident
Cardston Alberta, building foreman Howard Snyder was unrolling wire when his glove caught a strand. He was thrown to the ground as the wire whipped him. He sustained a fractured neck vertebra, shock and bruises.
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Cardston
Alta
Howard Snyder
Edmonton Marks 50th Birthday With Civic Holiday
Edmonton celebrates its 50th birthday on October 8 with a half day civic holiday. Activities include a pageant and free bus rides, reflecting citywide events and public participation.
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Edmonton
Canada’s tallest elevator tops 468 feet in Toronto
The Canadian Bank of Commerce building in Toronto houses a record high elevator that climbs 468 feet. It serves as the city’s highest vertical transport feature, showcasing engineering progress in downtown skyscraper design.
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Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Toronto
Home Workshop Chest and Lamp Pattern Packet Offer
The advertisement presents two sizes of block-front chest patterns and a beveled wood lamp with brass pipe wiring. It promotes a matching bedroom furniture set, finished with shellac or wax, and offers patterns individually or as a Bed room Furniture Packet for $1.50 with name and address.
Pattern for Handy Kitchen Gadgets from Home Workshop
A Home Workshop Pattern Service offer describes pattern 232 for making useful kitchen gadgets. The illustrated sheet shows how to cut shapes from wood, trace saw lines, and paint aliens in colors. The package includes the pattern and directions, priced at 35c per copy plus postpaid packet.
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Department P.P.L
Home Workshop Pattern Service
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Government Leads Search for Germanium Metal
The federal government conducts an extensive search for germanium, a metal valued at about $300 per pound. Demand is high for radio, radar and television applications, officials say.
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Edmonton
New owner for Esterhazy Observer in Saskatchewan
Jim Batth, longtime managing editor, has purchased the Esterhazy Observer from Bert McKay of the Moosomin Spectator. This marks the fourth ownership change for the newspaper since 1945.
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Esterhazy, Sask
Esterhazy Observer
Jim Batth
Bert McKay
The
Moosomin, Sask
Spectator
Goldeye boom at Lake Claire boosts northern fish industry
Lake Claire in Wood Buffalo Park near Lake Athabasca in Alberta yields a rapid goldeye harvest. Canadian Fish Producers Ltd reports the lake’s six week catch rivals old Lake Winnipeg records, as four fishermen and four supervisors move in to sustain the supply for Winnipeg’s market. The project, aided by federal Indians’ fishing and a tender from northern producers, marks a new era beyond Manitoba’s waning goldeye stocks.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Fish Producers Ltd
Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lake Claire
Wood Buffalo Park
Lake Athabaska
Alberta
Lake
Ontario
Coastal island home for birds
Victoria. Solander Island lies 200 miles north of here rising 1000 feet above the sea and hosts vast waterfowl and sea lions. An expedition led by Charlie Guiguet found tufted puffins and falcons circling above a treeless cone, with 200 traps failing to catch any mice on the island.
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Victoria
Solander Island
Here
Charlie Guiguet
Little Island
Vancouver Island
Guiguet
Frank Beebe
British teachers arrive to ease Saskatoon shortage
Saskatchewan faces a persistent teacher shortage though the situation shows improvement as sixty six British teachers have arrived to take up posts across the province, including Saskatoon, promising some relief for schools.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Saskatchewan
New provincial rules tighten control of communicable diseases
D C F W Hames notes Canada wide uniform regulations replace 13 disease placards with only three mandatory signals. Isolation periods shift for polio measles and mumps while some diseases drop reporting requirements. New model aims for nationwide disease control consistency.
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D. C
F. W. Hames
North Battleford
American Public Health Association
Canada
Young air cadet crosses border lands in Montana field
A Regina air cadet flying over Southern Saskatchewan inadvertently crossed into the United States, landing in a Montana wheat field. A farmer fed him and drove him to town. Police alerted Regina, who arranged a return flight. The incident contrasts with usual border tensions and shows border realities.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Montana Wheat
Stone Tools Tell Story of Indigenous Life in Saskatchewan
A Manitoba Regina museum houses a collection of stone tools used by Saskatchewan Indians, highlighting chalcedony and flint tools, with larger tools made from other stones. Wind-swept farms in the thirties yielded many finds, though many collections were scattered or lost. The study of these tools helps illuminate former inhabitants. Candied grasshoppers are eaten in the Orient.
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North America
Europe
Saskatchewan
Regina
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