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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Mason Blvd
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Orangeville Bottling Works
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NEW York Auction CO
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Blue Silk
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George St. Waterdown
Flamboro and Waterdown Fair
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Canadian National
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Ottawa
Mincki
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