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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 30, 1953

Page

7

Meat consumption trends in 1982 world and Canada

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics provides per capita meat consumption estimates for Canada and compares 1992 figures with 1938-38 brackets. Pork and canned meats rise while beef, veal, lamb and offals fall. U.S. beef consumption has grown per prewar levels, pork remains competitive, and world hog numbers show a slight decline overall with regional increases and declines.

Dominion Bureau of Statistics Canada Cenaux United States U.S U.S. Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations Europe Asia South America

Clearing Auction Sale At Trafalgar Farm

Auction notice for a public sale at Jet 10 Con 6 Trafalgar east of Milton on May 2 1953 at 1 pm. Items include horses harness cattle grain implements furniture and farm equipment with retirement of HARRY-E- PRICE and sale through Hindley and Elliott George Currie clerk.

Harry Trafalgar Milton Durham Colony House Hindley Elliott George Currie

Canada Faces Losses on 1952 Price Supports in Beef and Pork

Finance Minister Abbot outlined the cost of 1961 price support programs for cattle and hogs in the House. The Prices Support Board reports losses on beef operations totaling about 23.5 million dollars by March 31, 1952, with substantial pork losses of about 8.7 million dollars from sales and storage. The board still holds large quantities of beef, pork, and byproducts and faces uncertain future losses even as pork disposal improves.

Abbot House of Cammona Pricer Support Board United Kingdom New Zealand Canada United States Greece Korea Support Board

Saskatchewan Swine Breeders Sale Sets Records in Regina

The 28th annual ring sale of registered bred sows held in Regina on March 25 by the Saskatchewan Breeders Association showed strong demand with an average price of 137.65 dollars, the second highest ever. The champion sow brought a record 400 dollars to Charles Harlton & Son of Belle Plaine. Reports suggest nationwide optimism for bred sows and feeder pigs with high demand and few midrange prices. Per capita pork consumption exceeds beef.

Regina Saskatchewan Charles Harlton

Signs of Zodiac in Stalin and Molen Birthdates Revealed

A Financial Post note discusses Russian dispatches giving birthdays for Stalin and Molen and notes this may be the first public reveal. It cites British use of astrology in psychological warfare against Hitler and the enlistment of astrologer Louis de Wohl to anticipate German moves.

Stalin Molen Kow Napier Moore Financial Post Louis de Whol de Wohl Moore

Spring At Last Reflects on Old Prairies and Birth

A reminiscent narrator recalls a neighbor’s saying that spring arrives when the house is clean the garden planted and the baby born. The passage pairs memory with homesteading life on the prairie and a child’s birth marking the season.

Prairies

Fashion Trend Reveals Thin Trim Fabrics In Modern Styles

A tattered fashion note highlights sultan inspired trims, wine wool blends, and orlon fibers shaping new styles. It notes feminine silhouettes and pleated designs like stately satine fabrics, with nylon skirts as a common, warming trend.

Famous Pudding Echoes From White to Black Across the Air

Gilbert Harding sparked a pudding craze on a BBC show by praising white puddings. He received 382 parcels, then asked fans to stop after 381 were eaten. The article explains white puddings with oatmeal suet and spices, and black puddings with blood and grains.

Gilbert Harding Harding

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