Community notices from McConnell district provide visits and social events
McConnell residents hosted and visited relatives during the weekend. Norman Brown attended the Winnipeg Pool Elevator Convention. The W I ladies met with 12 members. Miss Armstrong spoke on the district board meeting. A Handy Craft display drew admiration and Cancer Relief fund canvassing was planned. A October gathering honored Miss Kathleen Nicholls and Mrs Harry Nicholls as they prepared to move to B C. Gifts, corsages, and thanks were exchanged. Card of Thanks from Florence Nicholl and family closes.
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Reg Pangman
Winnipeg
Norman Brown
Bert Hamilton
Elkhorn
J. Scott
Murray Richardson
North Battleford
Joan Dow
Canterbury
New Brunswick
J.C. Richardson
Cancer Relief Fund
J. Fowlie
Syrnyk
Kathleen Nicholls
Harry Nicholls
B.C
Muriel Nicholls
Arnold Nicholls
Harding
Louise Swanson
Kay
Wilma Knight
Frances Scott
W.A
Nicholls
J. Allan
Maxwell
Allan
McConnell and District
Florence Nicholl
Manitoba to launch sixth annual Canada Savings Bond series
Manitobans are expected to buy the sixth annual Canada Savings Bond series on sale from Oct 15. Bonds yield 3.21 percent if held to maturity, a rise from 3.4 percent, with dates set for Nov 1 1951 and a 10 year 9 month term. Individual limit rises to 5000 dollars, bonds redeemable at full face value plus accrued interest anytime. Purchases possible by cash, installments, or payroll deductions through employers. corporations cannot buy.
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Canada Savings
Canada
Manitoba
Causes of death in Canada from heart disease to cancer
Agricultural news notes that heart disease and cancer are leading Canadian death causes. It urges early diagnosis and treatment, saying prompt doctor consultation at cancer suspicion can enable prevention or cure, and that heart disease is often controllable for near normal life.
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Canada
Burning Money and Soil Conservation Debate
Soil samples show cultivated lands hold only half the organic matter of virgin soils. Topsoil erodes quickly, while nature needs centuries to replace an inch of black soil. Each fall fields are burned as straw waste, risking fertility. Do you burn dollars through poor conservation practices.
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Nature
Fires of Death and Soil Fertility Explained
The article explains soil renewal through managing straw and stubble, noting each fire harms bacteria that convert straw to humus and release minerals. It emphasizes the link between organic matter and available nitrogen for fertility and calls for added nitrogen when organic matter is incorporated into soil.
Preparing Stubble Land for Grain Rotation at Brandon Farm
The Manitoba Grain Rotation rotates summer fallow wheat wheat oats on the Dominion Experimental Farm in Brandon for over fifty years. The Assiniboine clay soil resists wind erosion. Crops have been removed with the binder as ploughing follows the rotation.
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Manitoba
Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Ploughing Replaces Surface Tillage In 1948 Field Trials
Area discontinued in 1936 and for twelve years tillage relied on one way disc and standard cultivator. Wheat on fallow yielded normally while wild oats increased. After three years of comparison ploughing half fields showed no clear overall advantage for wheat on fallow. second crop wheat gained 3 bushels per acre on ploughed land and oats after wheat gained 11 bushels per acre on ploughed stubble. Ploughing four inches deep in fall killed more wild oats seeds than surface tillage.
Learn Typing and Business Subjects at Home
Read about taking courses in typing shorthand accounting and other business subjects at home. For details write to M C C Schools Winnipeg Manitoba.
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M. C. C. Civil Service
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Birthday Book Seeks Readers Aged Seventy Plus
Local newspaper invites names for a birthday book listing individuals aged 70 or more. Readers should provide full name date and place of birth for publication in the daily birthday column.
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Christian Science Monttor
Home Kindergarten Guide Request
A reader seeks guidance on running a home kindergarten and asks for information from the Canadian Kindergarten Institute in Winnipeg Manitoba. The note implies interest in structured early education resources.
Junior Chef Teaches Breakfast Prep to Spark Interest
A method to engage young readers in breakfast is to have them prepare their own meals. With time, the fun of making cereal frying bacon and toasting bread may build a better appreciation for the morning meal.
Kitchen safety tips for children in the home
Children in the kitchen face burns scalds and cuts. Turn pot handles to the back of the stove and keep electric cords out of reach. Do not leave matches within reach of young children to prevent accidents.
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Chiropractrc
Dre. T. D. Belcher
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Belcher Chiropractic Office
Johnson Block
Gross Block
McConnell
W. 1
R.C.A F. Guard of
Prince Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Montreal
Dorval
Hugh A. Benham
Prairie
Canada Savings Bonds
Agricultural News
Canadian Kindergarten Institute
Loddon
Monitor
U. S
Christian Science Monitor
Norway St
Boston
Mase
USA
Pao
MTA
Sanitoba Telephone
Teta
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