Farmers Successful in Irrigated Lands
Rolling Hills Alberta hosts a small industrialized farming community 60 miles north east of Lethbridge with Canada's only tow shredded flax straw factory. Carl Brown runs the plant using flax straw from a 15 mile radius, supplying upholstery packing and alfalfa meal for feed. During WWII demand surged for tow in mattresses.
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Rolling Hills
Alta
Lethbridge
Alberta
Cocana
Saskatche
Carl Brown
Saskatchewan
Canada Pays Tribute to Jack Miner Wild Life Week
The late Jack Miner was honored with a National Wild Life Week after Parliament approved the idea in 1947. Bills passed unanimously in both houses, designating April 10 as Miner’s birthday for a week of conservation education with students drawing birds and writing essays.
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T. A. Crerar
Jack ‘Miner
Edison
Ford
Lindbergh
Churchill
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Senate
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Parliament Hill
House.of Commons
Canadian Senate
Oakville police to add three constables for 12-man force
Oakville's police protection will be strengthened next month as the Police Committee orders Chief Len Brown to hire three more constables, increasing the force to 12. Sgt. Ed Heath says the change enables a 40-hour week and two or three officers per shift on graveyard duty, plus a new speed trap.
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Oakville
Len Brown
Ed Heath
Ernest Savin
Weekend at Oakville Humane Society Inspires Dog Adoption
A writer recalls visiting the Oakville Humane Society with a friend to find a new pet. They contrast a two year old stray collie with a five month old German Shepherd collie mix named Mac, note early peacekeeping with two cats, and describe the busy shelter, other animals, and the ownerless dog issue amid springtime rural life.
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Oakville
Humane Society
Mac
Tan
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