Post war outlook for Western Canadian farmers
Foresighted prairie farmers weigh postwar savings and planned buying to weather uncertain years. They favor price protections and floor prices, note high farm income and low mortgage debt, and stress staged purchases over three to five years to avoid vulnerabilities. Prospects for land value rise and retirement plans also feature. Montreal singer Ada Warren appears on CBC Dominion Network.
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Dominion
Canada
Experimental Farm Notes on Drying Corn Ears at Brandon
The Seoteh proverb about many amickle saving ripe corn ears suggests savings from three sacks yield two bushels for chick mash or calf meals. Seed corn must be isolated from cross pollination. Drying methods on the Brandon Experimental Farm include open air in crates or indoor racks with heat and ventilation for proper storage.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Hybrid corn drives a wartime food boom in the North Central
The article notes hybrid corn rose from 0.2 percent of North Central acreage in 1933 to 78.3 percent in 1943, boosting yields by about 20 percent. It cites 1942 production at 2.4 billion bushels with hybrid corn accounting for roughly 1.76 billion bushels in the region. Emphasis is placed on research, prize breeders like H K Hayes, and postwar funding to expand agricultural science. The Salvation Army appeals for support to sustain related rehabilitation projects.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economies
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
North Central States
H. KK. Hayes
University of Minnesota
Salvation Army National Home Front Appeal
The Salvation Army explains its work aiding the fallen betrayed and weak. Hostels offer shelter for service personnel and ex convicts with meals and clean rooms. Industrial workshops employ ex convicts disabled workers and salvage waste. A call brings a truck to collect cast off goods and resell reclaimed items at low prices.
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Salvation Army
Dominion
World of Wheat Proposals Warn of Costly Grants to Canadians
The piece argues that proposed grants and gifts to urban Canadians would raise after tax burdens to wartime levels in peacetime. It contends such spending diverts savings to non productive uses, harms wealth and inflation, and would force farmers to bear their full share of taxes. It urges farmers to scrutinize the new plans.
Captain Kenneth J. Kelsey Killed in Action
The community mourns the loss of Captain Kenneth J. Kelsey reported killed in action. His wife is former Jean McGhee, daughter of Mrs James McGhee of Hamiota. His Winnipeg home is where his mother resides. The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved.
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Kenneth J. Kelsey
Jean McGhee
James McGhee
Hamiota
Winnipeg
Share the Wealth returns for sixth CBC season
The comedy show Share the Wealth returns with Stan Francis as emcee and Cy Mack as gift giver. Airing Saturdays at 7 30 p m from Toronto across the CBC Eastern and Midwest Network, the program promises harmony and humor.
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Chubby
Stan Francis
Debonair
Cy Mack
Toronto
CBC
Wounded Veterans Staff C P R Hospital Car
Four porters assigned to regular hospital car service by the Canadian Pacific Railway stand before a map of Europe at Windsor Station Montreal. Each man has 22 years of service and wounds from seven actions in two wars. Jean Napoleon Maurice Montreal wounded at Dieppe and in Italy James E Thompson Montreal casualty of the London Blitz R Winslow Montreal wounded at Vimy Ridge and Amiens Sam Morgan Verdun veteran wounded at Second Ypres and Dien
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Windsor
Montreal
Jean Napoleon Maurice
Dieppe
Italy
James E. Thompson
London
R. Winslow
Vimy Ridge
Amiens
Sam Morgan
Verdun
Ypres
Dien
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Ada Warren
New York
Morton Downey
Brazil
DR . W. WI
The
Salvation Army National Home Front Appeal
H.C. L. Strange
Oscar
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
C.P.R
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