Weekend visitors span multiple Manitoba towns
Oarner Mr and Mr Lyle Ferris of Bowsman visited with the Fleming family. Starley and Sheila Fleming spent time at Clear Lake then Winnipeg. Lea and Bud Goldsborough and Fred Orchard of Starbuck visited the Flemings. Miss Lowe of Reston visited Mr and Mrs George Fraser. P F Kutcher and family of Plum Coulee were weekend guests at R H Andersons. Max Angus and family of Toronto arrived to visit relatives. Gordon Thomson and boys of Brandon spent the weekend at C M Andersons. J F Smithson and family visited relatives in Winnipeg over the long weekend.
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Lyle Ferris
Bowsman
Ivan Fleming
Misses Starley
Sheila Fleming
Clear Lake
Winnipeg
Lea
Bud Goldsborough
Fred Orchard
Starbuck
Fleming Home
Miss Lowe
Reston
George Fraser
P. F. Kutcher
Plum Coulee
R. H. Anderson
Max Angus
Toronto
Gordon Thomson
Brandon
C. M. Anderson
J. F. Smithson
Gammack Crigh ton Wedding at Hamiota United Church
Patricia Grace Crigh ton and Laverne E. Gammack wed Saturday afternoon at Hamiota United Church amid ferns and delphiniums. Officiating minister Rev. J Maxwell, solo by Mrs Parks, reception for 70 at Community Hall McConnell with family attendants George and Bill Gammack assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota United Church
Patricia Grace
H. Crighton
McConnell, Man
Laverne E. Gammack
Ernie Gammack
George
Bill Gammack
Community Hall
Canadian Pacific unveils 2400 HP Train Master locomotive
D S Thomson and G A Meuller inspect Canada’s most powerful diesel locomotive now at Kingston. The 2,400 horsepower unit tops speeds of 75 mph and pulls more than any CPR locomotive. It handles freight and passenger cars and will test on the Montreal Saint John line and then the Kettle Valley Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Thomson
Canadian Pacific Railway
George A. Meuller
Canadian Locomotive Company
Canadian Pacific First
Montreal - Saint John, N. B
Kettle Valley
Wedding Reception and Sendoff for Mr and Mrs Miller
Connell stood framed by a three tier cake in tulle as Mr Chas L Miller toasted the bride. Guests at the bride's home waved goodbyes as the couple left on a Hovey moon bound for the Northern U S. The bride wore a sky blue linen sheath with Eisenhower jacket and pink rose corsage. Mr and Mrs Gammack will reside at Decker, Man.
Gibson wins W. J. Wilson Trophy in Golf honor
Colin Gibson earned the W. and J. Wilson Trophy in a recent golf competition and also won distinction at Gorge Vale Golf Course. Victoria hosts thousands of visitors as the city lights up for tourism with landmarks, shops, and souvenirs drawing crowds. Tom Ballantyne attended a Farm Banquet in Vancouver after years as a grain inspector at Killarney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Gibson
W. & J. Wilson
Gibson
Gorge Vale
Victoria
Tom Ballantyne
Vancouver
Killarney
Wheat Rust Crisis Spurs Call for Greater Canadian Research
The 1954 rust epidemics reduced Prairie Province farm incomes by at least 200 million dollars and highlighted the need for a broader federal supported rust research program. Western farmers, fearing livelihood loss, urge increased manpower and facilities to battle rust and prevent future devastations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Western
Victoria Life and Garden Trials for New Settlers
The Ballan tyne family, new Victoria settlers, labor hard on their first garden and praise the beauty of their plot despite earwig complaints. Bert Thomas, famed Juan de Fuca Strait swimmer, plans Victoria residence after warm reception there. He notes others challenge his records as summer remains pleasant with sunny days and cool evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Ballantyne’s
Bert Thomas
Juan de Fuca Strait
Berts
Weed killing chemicals boost stubble mulch fallow in dryland farming
Field tests at Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station compare summerfallow methods for moisture conservation. Chemical weed control on standing stubble mulch fallow yielded 1.52 inches of water uptake per hour, better than bare and spring plowed plots, suggesting a new, economical land preparation method for Western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Praine
Wyoming Agricultural Experient
Wyoming
Vic torian fur wraps spark polar map debate
A lighthearted note contrasts Victorian fur wraps with American beliefs that Canada lies in the North Pole region. The item plays with climate fashion and geographic myths in a playful column tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
North Pole
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Duncan's Barber & Beauly
Harmiota
Foster
Hemiotato Winnipeg
Arlington Hamota
J G. Smith
Echo
Virden Drive-In
Captain Kidd
Burma
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Ryan
David Farrar
Montana
Jane Russell
George Brent
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. of Canada Ltd
Mobil Oil OF Canada, Ltd
Mobil Oil
Imperial Oil Limited
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. of Canada, Limited
Mobil Oil Building
Calgary, Alberta
Oarner
Birtle Riverside Park
Langenburg Band
Horshoes
Booth
F. W. Decker
Wheat City
Business College
Manitoba
F. J. Greaney
Line Elevators Farm Service
Federal
Alberta Pacific
Pioneer
Canadian Consolidated
Paterson, McCabe, Parrish & Heimabecker
Inter - Ocean
Ellison Milling
Quaker Oats
Greaney
Edercl
Canadian -Onsolidated
Paterson, McCabe, Parrish & Heimbecker
Quacker Oats
Bill Brooks
Sylvania — Dumont
Emerson TV
W. H. Brooks
Hamiota
Hamiota Consumers’ Co-Op
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