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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
6
The article urges small towns to prepare for mass evacuation and refugee support in a nuclear attack. It notes up to 200 miles by 40 miles downwind fallout, need for shelter, clothing, food, and emergency hospitals, plus trained volunteers to assist police fire and welfare services. Federal coordinator Worthington stresses nationwide unity and shared responsibility.
H E Wood of the Department of Agriculture reports seeding has begun in southwest Manitoba but widespread sowing likely not before mid May. If floods and unseasonable weather delay the season many Will switch from wheat to barley. He notes lack of precipitation as favorable but risks remain from the Assiniboine River flooding.
The Department of Agriculture and Immigration releases a 32 page booklet titled The Story of Manitoba's Agriculture. It summarizes statistics from early provincial days to 1965 on field crops livestock farm machinery populations farm size precipitation and seeding harvesting and freeze up. Copies are available from the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Immigration Legislative Building Winnipeg.
The 16 page pocket edition of Facts About Manitoba provides up to date population statistics for towns and villages. Capsule descriptions cover lid varieties grain elevators origin of population and automotile registrations with altitude details. The Manitoba Department Publications Branch offers the booklet.
In loving memory of Sarah Jane Acheson who passed away April 27 1985 at home on the hills of God. Ever remembered by Marjorie Olive and Blan Clarence. In loving memory of James Moore who died May 3 1964 and their mother who died March 16 1947. They wait by the River and across the silent stream where flowers bloom. The Family.
Chrysler Corporation of Canada Limited announced its 15th straight month of higher passenger car registrations in March. Row, president and GM, said registrations jumped 186 percent from March 1968, vastly outpacing the industry which rose 189 percent. Chrysler accounted for 306 percent of all new car registrations with government licencing agencies in Canada. The first quarter shows continued increases.
A report notes a 172 percent increase over the Jane March period of 1988, indicating a sharp growth cue in the measured metric.
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