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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 23, 1954

Page

7

Dairy Cattle Show Opens Milton Fair With 250 Entries

Hatton County dairy show lines up about 250 cattle across Holstein Jersey and Guernsey rings with B S Beer Norman Baggs and Harold Clapp judging. Halton 4 H Calf Club displays and a new Junior Farmer hall accompany the event to begin at 11 00 a m. C D Graham to officially open the fair amid horse shows and races.

Milton Fair Hatton County Milton Hatton Holstein Jersey Guernsey B. S. Beer Brampton Norman Baggs Edgeley Harold Clapp Fraserdale Farm Halton Fred Campbell Toronto The Agricultural Society Graham C. D. Graham Ontario County Agricultural Society Women’s Institute Roy Currie

Halton Awards Highlight Shorthorn Winners at C N E

Halton farm reports top prizes for the Rexo Valley Dual Purpose Shorthorn herd of W H Stanton Milton with 1st age bull reserve senior, 1st mature dry cow, 1st 3 yr old in milk, 2nd 4 yr old cow, and 2nd 3rd senior yearlings. Hereford entries by C F Patterson Norval also "blue ribbons" aged sire and mature cow with two junior calves placing. Congratulations to both breeders on notable early success as new exhibitors.

Harold Warton Trafalgar Nelson Nasingaweya Halton Halton Veterinarians C.N.E Cme Rexo Valley W. H. Stanton Milton Hereford C. F. Patterson Norval Pat

Winnipeg woman hopes to drive trolley buses after streetcars end

Mrs. Helen McKinnon, one of three female streetcar operators left from 83 wartime workers, hopes to drive a trolley bus on Portage avenue and Main street when streetcars are retired. A union member with an 18 year old son, she began six years ago after leaving a gas truck job and faces typical challenges on the job.

Winnipeg Helen McKinnon Selective Service Office

Blacksmith is 89 and Going Strong in Stonewall

Steve Fell of Stonewall has blacksmithed for 74 of his 89 years. He plans to keep working, noting past rivals and shifts in the trade. He once travelled in his youth but now avoids long trips and city driving to stay safe.

Stonewall Asah Steve Fell Winnipeg Mr. Fell

Montreal man trades fish for birds and animals

Howard Lees an insurance salesman in Montreal once kept 2500 tropical fish. Following a doctor’s warning he sold the fish and began a new collection of 250 budgerigars two macaws monkeys a mina bird and a chow dog. He donates primates to Granby Zoo and treats pets as a livelihood.

Montreal Gr Howard Lees Lees Montreal Granby Que

Sleeping sickness hits three horses near Pincher Creek Alta

Three cases of sleeping sickness were reported among horses in the Pincher Creek district in southwestern Alberta.

Birds and beasts hint at coming winter in local notes

A resident muses on birds and animals signaling seasonal change. Swallows vanish as cold spells arrive, canaries disappear, blue jays and gray squirrels dominate, bats and a hoot owl appear, and a mud turtle nears suspended animation. Meanwhile sixty hybrid pullets arrive and begin laying.

Bluejay Partner Department of Lands and Forests Plymouth New Hampshire

Hens lay dark shelled eggs and salt in boiling water fix

The writer discusses hen and pullet shells, rough parts near moulting, and a salt trick to prevent white leakage in deviled eggs. Weather notes shift from cold week to warm sun, plus birds, flies, and a light, humorous climate aside about houseflies.

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