30 May 1918
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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
1
The piece muses on the arrival of spring after a harsh winter, praising resistance to hardship and noting little grievances such as aristocracy, taxation, and dogmatic ideas. It critiques coarse wheat refined over decades, arguing for awareness of healthier food and natural remedies.
Mrs. Clancy attends as delegate from Lattleford Methodist at the WMS convention in Saskatoon this week. On leaving she will be accompanied by Miss Olivia Lindsay who is on furlough from missionary work in Japan and will deliver an address at the Methodist church Sunday evening.
In Prongua the district reports strong crop prospects despite a sequence of sharp nightly frosts. A heavier spring wheat area grows, snow last Friday aids growth, and warmer weather is hoped to lift spirits. A tennis court opening was postponed by cold weather. Local store stocktaking precedes a cooperative transfer planned for July first. Grain Growers meet July 8 at the school. Mrs Jobo Mants and children visit at Mr Palmer’s home. Mr H E B Reeve loses a Percheron mare to pneumonia. Mr A C Bloxham also loses a work horse.
Laurie the manpower registrar for the Battleford district asks for volunteers to help register all residents over sixteen on June 22. The large constituency needs a large staff, with volunteers able to work even half a day, offering true service to the nation.
In England a meadow at Rothamsted Experimental Station has been unmowed for about 150 years. It never plowed or reseeded, yet yields hay well. Trials with top-dressing fertilizers and manure show varied results, with some treatments boosting grasses and clovers while others overrun weeds. The field offers lessons on permanent grassland management and hay production.
Washington dispatch reports millions of bushels of Australian wheat to be shipped to Europe. Negotiations with Scandinavia advance toward allowing monthly landings of one and one half million bushels to Belgium and other relief points as Food Administrator Hoover coordinates the distribution.
A reader suggests repurposing a back yard into a productive garden concept. The note references growing edible greens from egg packets as a creative starting point.
A terse note lists various student focused roles in agriculture studies. It mentions extensive, intensive, and pretentive approaches as classifications used by the program to describe student work styles and learning intensity.
Victoria Day event delayed due to weather. Attendance likely for Friday’s gathering at the school pavilion despite the postponement. Mr J H Hoover spoke Sunday with strong attendance and appreciated address. Preparation underway for Sask Grain Growers visit and June 12 debate with paid subscribers to receive receipts. Local updates note fencing, water finding, and light wind in the area.
The Battleford town auditorium hosted a large audience for a Red Cross benefit program. Batford Glee Club directed by Prof. Vaughan delivered top quality entertainment with Mrs. McGill and Mr. McGillivary from North Battleford as contributors. Refreshments were served at Mrs. Burlingham’s home and the event raised 113.75 for the local Red Cross fund.
Dr Millar Mrs Millar and son Donald travel to Hamilton for a medical conference. They will visit Philadelphia to consult Dr Jackson about a foreign object lodged in Donalds lung with hopes of its removal. The family has been in contact with the specialist and believes removal may be possible. Thursday June 6 a livestock auction by Gowing Frost at the Prougua townsite stock yards, with possible ice cream stall fundraising by a ladies organization.
The deputy registrar for the national registration will be held in June at the Eight Mile Lake School. Mr D F Tracksell has moved a summer residence from town to the lake.
At Red Cross district a beef ring fund proposes fresh meat on regular turns. Members pay 50c and supply livestock for slaughter, with rules assigned to Bragg Bros. farm and Red Cross School meetings. Details include fees, slaughter dates, and weekly meat shares.
A fragment describes two black mares one marked Pon on the left jaw circling a colf. It notes another three year old with white hind feet and face and mentions recovery and a time stamp 14.43.18 and Bienen P.O. as reference.
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