Air Ambulance Details July Saskatoon Public Health
Air Ambulance Service carried eight patients in July including six car crash victims and 42 injured in farm accidents. Cases involved tractor backovers, limb injuries, a decapitated hand, a back fracture, and a fatal leg injury from machinery. Five drivers fell asleep at wheel. two trips went out of province to Dallas and Edmonton. Several requests unmet due to unserviceable conditions or patient improvement. one cancellation due to overnight recovery.
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Air Ambulance Service
Saskatchewan Department of Public Health
Dallas
Texas
Edmonton
Cat reunion: Wilkie pet returns after four months away
Agnes Geres of Wilkie decided to discard her old cat for a new kitten last May and gave it to her parents near Cat Knife. The cat wandered miles and four months later returned to Wilkie, surprising all and convincing Miss Geres to keep the faithful pet. The incident highlights an uncommon feline homeward journey.
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Doc Williams
Agnes Geres
Wilkie
Mrs. Geres
Neuburg
Agnes
Miss Geres
Sask
Canadian Chieftain strikes oil near Consort in Vik ing sand
Canadian Chieftain Petroleums Ltd an Edmonton based independent firm reports a light crude discovery in the Vik ing sand one and a half miles southeast of Consort Alberta The seventh well of its Provost program is recorded as struck with gravity noted at 36 degrees to date the discovery marks a significant output potential for the company and region
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Consort
Canadian Chieftain Petroleums Ltd
Chieftain
Provost Natural
Alberta highway construction progress in 1958 program
The Honourable Gordon E. Taylor announced that the 1958 Alberta highway program is over two thirds complete, with best progress in years supported by good weather. Over 155 miles of new grade, 181 miles of stabilized gravel base, 171 miles of asphalt surfacing, and 132 miles of seal coat have been completed, far ahead of last year’s pace despite weather-related work losses.
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Gordon E. Taylor
Vision range from airplane at 1000 feet with clear air
A person with normal vision in an airplane at 1000 feet altitude can discern about 39 miles when visibility is unlimited.
Irrigation Proves Its Worth On One Acre Farmed By Peter Dyck
Peter Dyck of Burwalde district near Morden Manitoba reports 145 bales of alfalfa from one acre irrigated by a 1000 foot three inch aluminum system with 20 sprinklers. A nearby non irrigated acre yielded 70 bales, underscoring irrigation benefits. Dyck used about 40 000 gallons per acre and plans to expand to beans and sweet corn. The system, bought from T & T Seed and Implement in Winnipeg, emphasizes germination moisture and efficient setup. The Times, Morden, Man.
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Peter Dyck
Mr. Dyck
Pete
Peter B. Dyck
Burwalde
Morden
Dyck
Charles Walker
Dominion Experimental Farm
Schanzenfeldt
J. F. Moore
Campbell Soups Company
T. & T. Seed and Implement Company
Winnipeg
Man
The sense of smell in human development
This note explains that smell is the first of five senses to develop in humans, highlighting its early emergence as a foundational sensory ability.
Icelandic Contingent Visits Glenboro in Canada
Five visitors from Akureyri Iceland toured Glenboro Manitoba in search of genealogical data and Canadian Icelandic links. The group included Arni Bjarnason publisher and his wife, Rev. Kristjansson, Prof. Steindorsson, and Gisli Olafson a police officer. They sought information for a biographical dictionary and asked locals to report any details to their Winnipeg representative.
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Akureyri
Iceland
Arni Bjarnason
Benjamin Kristjansson
St. Steindorsson
Akureyris University
Gisli Olafson
United States
Canada
Chereaulla
Winnipeg
Glenboro
Paul Anderson
Coupla Quotes From News of the North
A brief columnist item notes aging brings a lighter mood with a smile while brushing teeth. It adds a quip about gender and secret keeping, reflecting newspaper humor from Yellowknife NWT.
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North
Yellowknife
N.W.T
Shoes Contain About 100 Steel Pieces Each Pair
A curious statistic notes that the typical men's shoe houses around 100 pieces of steel. This detail highlights the metal use in footwear construction and industrial insight into shoemaking.
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Agra
Dead Horse Creek
Rome
Simonetta
the Journal, Langenburg, Sask
Predinchuk
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