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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
8
Official Manitoba Agriculture report shows crop conditions improving over the past month with heads filling well and strong grain expectations. Macgregor notes about eighty percent of wheat cut, no rust or hail damage, no August insect impact, and predicts a top grade harvest if weather stays favorable.
The Dominion Food Controller announces an Order-in-Council prohibiting the sale and purchase of canned vegetables. Effective August 27, the ban covers peas beans tomatoes celery beets corn spinach rhubarb and pumpkins preserved in cans jars or any container until further notice.
Municipal Council met in Macgregor with Reeve Shaw and five councillors present. Little business occurred aside from seed grain note collection plans and lighting the town with electric light. A resolution granted up to 300.00 toward next year’s levy for the Unincorporated Village Committee. Next meeting set for Austin on September 28. Also news on wartime food measures and shipping constraints affecting Canada and the United States.
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