Canadian farmer leader named head of world growers group
Dr Herbert H Hannan, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, was elected president of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers at its third annual conference at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. The I F A P, formed in 1946, has met in London The Hague and Paris with Sir James Turner stepping aside for Hannan.
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Canada
Herbert H. Hannan
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
LF_A.P
London
England
The
Hague
Paris
James Turner
Hannan
Dr. Hannan Named Longtime Leader With Global Farm Reach
Dr. Hannan has led the Canadian Federation of Agriculture for ten years and will continue as president while also serving as president of the LFA P. A Ontario native and 1926 Ontario Agricultural College graduate he runs a dairy farm near Ottawa and previously held roles with agricultural journals and the United Farmers Co-Operative Company in Toronto. The new appointment expands his duties and enables him to present Canadian farmers' views to foreign governments and deepen understanding of global farming issues.
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Dr. Hannan
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Ontario
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
United Farmers Co-Operative Company
Toronto
LF A.P
Hannan
Ottawa
Dr Hannan
Canada Hosts I F A P Conference Honor and Presidency
Canada welcomed more than one hundred delegates at a conference of the international farm organization. Dr Hannan was chosen president, seen as a notable honor for Canadian agriculture. Twenty three major food producing nations participated, highlighting Canada and its farmers' stake in global policy on production distribution and price stabilization.
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Canada
International Farm Organization
Dr. Hannan
The
I F.A.P
National Library Urged as Great Canadian Project
Winnipeg The establishment of a national library is described as the greatest project for Canadian librarians today by Elizabeth Dafoe president of the Canadian Library Association at the association’s first general session. She envisions a nationwide system stressing information and knowledge with emphasis on the book of the decade rather than the month.
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Winnipeg
Elizabeth Dafoe
Canadian Library Association
Sighting of rare whooping crane near Allan Saskatchewan
Ted Rutledge, a seasoned prairie hunter, reported sighting a whooping crane near Allan in Saskatchewan. The bird, among the continent’s rarest, was seen about 37 miles southeast of Saskatoon.
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Allan
Saskatoon
Ted Rutledge
Prairie Provinces
Key Charge Added To Rent In Hong Kong Visit
Edmonton proprietor Dick Yee, who just returned from five months in China, notes rents in Hong Kong rose to $100 a month for a room and a separate $200 fee for the key. He compares the surge to Canadian rents. The report highlights the high cost of lodging abroad.
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Edmonton
Canada
Dick Yee
China
Yee
Hong Kong
Costume jewellery made from fish heads in Vancouver showpiece
Vancouver chef Mrs. J. Pinkerton creates carved fish head costume jewellery for day and evening wear as part of the Pacific National Exhibition International Hobby Show entries scheduled for August 24 to September 5.
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Vancouver
New Egg Preservation Method Delivers One-Year Freshness
A flash hot treatment Dip eggs in boiling water for five seconds then cool. A thin egg white film forms inside the shell creating a protective coating that keeps eggs fresh for a year or more.
Humorous Dust Names and Small-Town Quips
A collection of jokes and witticisms. A housewife boasts she can write her name in dust. A Bridget jokes about education. A candidate boasts a silver dollar prize to the level-headed voter. Various quips feature a wayfarer, a doctor with a flat tire, a genealogist, and a farmer mixing up mule and cow. The piece ends with a 1859 note on undulant fever and a final number 2836.
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Bridget
Young Ducks Banded In Wildlife Survey
Regina hosts a waterfowl survey where birds of all ages are banded by a group from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian partners. Participants include Johnny Lynch Abbeville Louisiana Floyd Thompson Salt Lake City Utah Ray Schustram St Paul Minnesota and Mary MacDonald Saltcoats plus Dave Colls Winnipeg and others. The program shifts from adult-focused trapping to banding juveniles to obtain a fuller life history, with the effort part of a two month plus international campaign including Last Mountain lake work.
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Regina
Johnny Lynch
Abbeville
Louisiana
Floyd Thompson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ray Schustram
St. Paul
Minnesota
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dave Colls Winnipeg
Dominion Wildlife Officer
Prairie
Mary MacDonald
Saltcoats
Lynch
Canada
United States
Last Mountain Lake
Canada Faces Egg Production Decline Amid Labor Shortage
Ottawa reports a drop in Canadian egg output due to a shortage of workers in the hen houses. Fewer hens at work slow production and impede egg shipments to the United Kingdom.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Lewiston Man Plans 5000 Mile Alaska to Lewiston Sled Trip
Cecil A. Moore a 39 year old structural steel worker plans a 5000 mile dogsled journey from Fairbanks Alaska to Lewiston starting next October for a four month expedition.
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Lewiston
Cecil A. Moore
Fairbanks
Alaska
Speeding and wrong way among Ontario traffic accidents
Ontario reported 1,699 traffic accidents in the first quarter. Speeding caused 506 incidents, wrong-way driving 338, failure to yield 400, and cutting in and out of traffic 26.
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Ontario
Grasshoppers Out Of Luck
In Coronation Alberta two farmers express bleak views on crops as drought devastates harvest prospects. Harold Thornton quips that the crop is “unconscious” from stress, while Bill Peterman predicts grasshoppers will need to supply their own lunch, reflecting widespread crop despair in the east central district.
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Coronation
Alta
Alberta
Drouth
Harold Thornton
Bill Peterman
Bill
Regina Topped Highway Connects to North Portal
Saskatchewan highways department announces completion of 157 miles of blacktop from Regina to the U S border at North Portal. The all weather road, started in 1947 and finished June 15 this year, links No 6 to Corinne and No 39 to North Portal, meeting North Dakota highway 52. W Beattie Ramsey of Regina built most of the road, with about seven miles near Rowatt completed by a provincial crew.
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Regina
U.S
North Portal
Saskatchewan Highways Department
United States
Corinne
North Dakota
W Beattie Ramsey
Rowatt
1948-49 Canada Year Book Issued
The 1948-49 edition of the Canada Year Book has just been released and is available through the King's Printer in Ottawa for $2.00 per copy. It features articles on Physical Geography of the Canadian Western Arctic The Climate of Canada The Contribution of Science Made by the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and The Chemical Industry in Canada plus 11 maps and 43 diagrams including a color political map of Canada.
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Ottawa
Arctic
Canada
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Osprey Description and Size Variation
The osprey is a global bird of prey with males about 22 inches and females around 24 inches in length. Adult males display brown white and purple streaking as part of their plumage.
Harvesting Of Crested Wheat Grass Seed
Swift Current Sask Minion experimental station outlines best practices for crested wheat grass seed harvest. Warns to leave mature heads on fields, swath and combine 3 to 4 days, cut at brown heads with greenish tinge, adjust equipment for minimal waste, and dry seed thoroughly to prevent heating.
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Swift Current
Sask
Minion
Indian princess to enter B C University
Gloria Cranmer 17, daughter of Chief Dan Cranmer of an Alert Bay tribe, will enroll at the University of British Columbia next fall becoming the first Indian girl at the university and pursuing a path toward becoming Canada’s first Indian woman doctor.
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Gloria Cranmer
Dan Cranmer
Alert Bay
University of British Columbia
Gloria
Victoria High School
Canada
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Fleischmann
Jersey
St. Vital
Manitoba
Wayfarer
Prospect
Mark Twain
Wildlife Survey
ARED
Hunk
Jabber
Osprey
B.C. University
Victoria
Crisheaae
Gwest
Les Carroll
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