Weekend Travels and Local Notices Highlight Manitoba Roads
Local snippet lists visits and weekend trips across Winnipeg Brandon and nearby towns. Mentions teaching assignments, job ads for a drug store clerk, lost bicycle, and a correction to a prior item. Church and community events scheduled, Bantam Provincial Finals postponed due to rain with Neepawa hosting. Health advice notes slimming trends and practical diet tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Venables
Jerry
Doug
Donnie
Porky Smith
F. S. Venables
Eddie Mathison
Lloyd Baker
Winnipeg
Hamiota
St. James
Neepawa
Hamiota Band Members Featured In 1956 CNR Report
In 1956 the CNR carried 99 Hamiota band members revenue freight totaling million tons over an average distance of 423 miles FETE. The CNR, North America’s largest railway, operates over 33 000 miles of track. Notice The Hamiota United Church Senior Choir resumes practice September 5. An August 27 gathering honored three members leaving Hamiota with band performances, gifts, and a luncheon. The Canadian National Railways is government owned as a corporate entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Herb Smith
Chumah
J. Smith
Hamiota
Everett Tennant
Anita
Bob
Toronto
John Tennant
Miniota
John, Smith
United Church
CNR
North America
Hamiota United Church
Lorna Caldwell
Murray Zuk
Wallace Henderson
Lawrence Tremaine
Glennis Asselstine
Lorna
George Duchart
Jessie Williams
CNR Announces Shuffle in Regina and Vancouver Posts
W B Frame is named superintendent of terminals at Vancouver replacing G F Nelson who has retired. R A Wyman moves from Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific at Virginia Minnesota to Regina succeeding Frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ward
Brandon
John Ward
Olive Smith
Winnipeg
Cecil Rhodes School
CNR
W. B. Frame
Regina
Vancouver
G. F. Nelson
R. A. Wyman
Duluth
Pacific
Virginia
Inoculation Program Planned For Fall In Manitoba
Dr Morley Elliott Manitoba deputy minister of health says Asiatic flu vaccine now being made in Toronto will be ready in fall. Manitoba joins national program with federal funding sharing costs. About 20000 doses expected by September end for essential workers first. Health officers across provinces mobilize plans for inoculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Manitoba
Morley Elliott
Asia
Elliott
Seeding Farm Lawns for Manitoba Homes
Practical guidance for improving farm home grounds through seeding. Recommends August 15 to September 15 as prime window outside spring, with soil prep tips and moisture guidance. Advises Crested Wheat Grass in dry areas and notes Brandon Experimental Farm mix of Crested Wheat and Kentucky Blue Grass. Provides seeding rate of one pound per 1,000 square feet and soil packing steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Brandon
Harvesters Report Fair to Average Wheat Crop
H A Craig of the provincial agriculture department says wheat averages about 20 bushels per acre, matching the ten year norm but below last year’s 25.5. Acreage is down four percent to 2,140,000 acres from 2,199,000. Oats will be fair though below last year, with 12 percent less planted. Barley is poor despite higher acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Craig
Weeds Publications and Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Patchy Crops Cut Manitoba Yield in Tough Year
About 10 percent of last year’s crop, totaling 1 704 00 acres, suffered patchy stands from disease and weather. Altona region saw a 10 percent acreage rise to 865 000 acres while rye and other grains faced losses with hail, rain, and floods causing up to 20 percent crop top losses and $20 000 000 in crop damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Altona
Manitoba
Boissevain
Nail
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat Pateman
Merle Beamish
Stan Taylor
Dianne
Neb. Curl
Mr. Wright
Elaine Beamish
McNaught’s
Man
Hamiota Echo Office
Margaret Allan
Silvia Coutts
Pine Falls
Mrs
Gordon Allan
Eleanor Coombs
Alfred Sorenson
Calgary
T. J. Strachan
Canada
T. V
Rexall and Nyal Drug Store
R Health
Marks’ General Store
Canada Packers
Campbells
Lyons Soup
G. H. Davis Fire
Decker
Canadian National Rail Ways
Government of Canada
Beauty
Arn WA Diamonds
Uakdén
Sefding Farm
Jamieson
Olo
Orion
Ladies & Girls
C. W. Jamieson & Son
I.G.A
Quick Freeze
Minneapolis
Moline S.P
Oliver
USF
Mercury
Caldwell Motors
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