Canada sees housing boom reshapes rural areas across West
A 1949 housing report shows 55 435 new homes built by September, a 32 000 rise from 1948. Western Canada rural areas and farms receive substantial construction, with Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta adding thousands of new houses and farm homes.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Farm Improvement Loans Act
Finance Department
Saskatchewan Woman Elected Head of Farm Union
CALGARY Mrs. R. B. Gunn of Furness Saskatchewan was elected president of the Farm Women's Union of Alberta at the group’s first annual convention. She succeeds Mrs. M. E. Lowe of Namao as second vice president, and Mrs. C. T. Armstrong of Hussar was elected first vice president.
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Calgary
R. B. Gunn
Furness, Sask
Farm Women's Union of Alberta
M. E. Lowe
Namao
C. T. Armstrong
Hussar
Apple respiration and storage by temperature
The text explains that apples “breathe” like humans, consuming sugar reserves. Higher temperatures speed respiration, hastening deterioration, while the coolest place in the house above freezing is best for storing apples.
Tourists to Canada Set for Record Winter Travel
AAA reports Canada as the major foreign travel objective for U S tourists with a winter sports boom ahead. Car crossings into Canada hit 1.5 million in July, Fort Erie port processing six to seven cars per minute, while national parks attract 1.5 million visitors in the first five months of 1949-50, riding Mountain National Park leading gains with 72,022 more visitors than last year.
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Washington
United States
Canada
American Automobile Association
U.S
Walter W. Hubbard
Torontonian
American Motorist
Fort Erie
Ont
Dominion
Hubbard
Riding Mountain National Park
Alberta
Steinbach Poultry Farm Hit By Fast Fire
A 100 foot two storey chicken house on John Nickel's Steinbach Poultry farm near Loss was destroyed with 1200 hens and more than 300 bushels of feed lost. Damage estimated at 8000 dollars. Steinbach fire department fought a blaze out of control. Part of loss covered by insurance.
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Steinbach
Man
John Nickel
Weyburn Band Plans Monthly Concerts for Uniforms
About 400 persons attended a Weyburn Legion hall concert by the Weyburn junior chamber of commerce band. Proceeds from the silver collection will fund uniform purchases as the group plans a monthly winter series.
Crash claims four RAF servicemen near Trenton Ont
Leading Aircraftman William Garnett Nesom of the RCAF from We taskiwin Alto and Trenton Ont was among four servicemen killed when an RCAF twin engine Mitchell crashed near Trenton Ont on Sunday December 11. Nesom born November 1925 in Bishopton England trained as air gunner joined RAF in 1944 left to Permanent Force 1949 as aero engine mechanic later meteorological observer. He married his wife in Trenton, his father listed as Mr T H Nesom of St Albert Alta.
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William Garnett Nesom
R.C.A.F
Wetaskiwin
Alto
Trenton
Ont
Bishopton
Durham
England
Doverly
Sask
Eagle Creek
Alta
Bowden
Vegreville
MacDonald, Man
Permanent Force
T. H. Nesom
St. Albert
Humorous Excerpts from a Schoolroom to the Deck
A collection of light anecdotes spans exams, shipboard meals, party chatter, family finances, caregiving, and school discipline. Jokes touch on courtesy, language costs, and a bishop’s bootboy, offering gentle laughs through domestic and public scenes.
Farm Children Have Better Health Chance
Winnipeg report cites Dr. C. M. Hincks of Toronto saying rural upbringing improves mental health, due to responsibility from chores and stronger outlets for energy. He notes Canada spends heavily on mental hygiene, estimates 2 percent ill and a third under less than ideal mental health, and lists security, self worth, responsibility, and supportive friends as key factors.
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Winnipeg
C. M. Hincks
Toronto
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Hincks
Canada
St Bernard Veteran Receives War Decoration
In Victoria British Columbia Wallace a large St Bernard mascot led a parade of over 65 veterans awarded for overseas service in World War II Capt J R Warburton announced Private Wallace Regimental Number K 9 the dog saluted Brig F N Cabeldu and received awards sealed in a packet from Piper Andy McGeorge Wallace held the envelope in his jaws as the pair returned to rank amid cheers The feather worn by the dog signified bravery
V O N Meets in Winnipeg for 1950 Conference
The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada selects Winnipeg as the site for its 52nd annual meeting in 1950. This marks only the second time the gathering will be held outside Ottawa, with Toronto hosting in 1943 and Ottawa otherwise hosting each year.
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Ottawa
Victorian Order of Nurses For
Canada
Winnipeg
C. H. Locke
V.O.N
Toronto
Wheat And Oats Delivery Quotas Open In Saskatchewan
The Canadian Wheat Board announced an open delivery quota for wheat and oats at all Saskatchewan delivery points. The move, effective now, allows Saskatchewan producers to deliver grain to any elevator with available space until July 31, 1950. All deliveries must be recorded in the producer’s permit.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Wheat Board
Plant Expert Warns Against Spread Of Potato Disease
W N Keenan warns Newfoundland’s Black Wart or Canker threatens a 100 million dollar potato industry. Regulations under the Destructive Insect and Pest Act prevent potato movement from Newfoundland to other provinces. The disease, present in Newfoundland since 1909, is hard to detect until harvest and can render future potato crops hazardous or impossible.
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Newfoundland
W. N. Keenan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Keenan
Confederation
Plant Protection Division
Europe
Britain
Dominion
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