Take Time to Give Thanks and Trace a Community Sale
In Bagot area communal notes urge appreciation for others and for God, noting rising hydro rates and urging action from governments. The Bagot U C W held its annual sale with multiple tables, despite poor weather and sickness, thanking volunteers and donors. Local visitors, new residents, garden prep, and spring mood fill the community column with updates on health, travel, and weather from early May.
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Bagot U.C.W
Bagot Hall
Bagot
MacGregor
High Bluff
John Doe
Robbie Tarr
Portage General Hospital
Kim Brecknell
Nova Scotia
Soviet Spring Seeding Lag Forces Farm Work Rush
Unfavorable weather delays spring seeding across the Soviet Union as millions of farm workers work day and night. By May 6, acreage sown trailed 20 million hectares behind 1973, with 63.3 million hectares seeded by that Monday, below the 1972 pace during a crop disaster year.
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Piper Investia
Soviet Union
Scientists to Reexamine Ozone With New Balloon Study
J R H Noble of Toronto announced a Canadian project launching two scientific balloons from Churchill Manitoba to probe nitrogen oxide from jet aircraft and its impact on the ozone layer. The $390,000 study involves about 15 scientists from government and universities, aiming to clarify ozone depletion risks amid supersonic aircraft debates.
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Churchill
Man
J. R. H. ‘Noble
Toronto
Federal Environment Department
Atmospheric Environment Service
Earth
Noble
Canada
US Transport Department
World Scientific Community
International Council of Scientific Unions
World Meteorological Organization
Manitoba judge voids pre 1970 auto insurance surcharges
A Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench judge ruled surcharges by Autopac cannot be based on driving convictions before July 1967. The 1970 act does not authorize retroactive assessments. Appeal planned. potential refunds and cross jurisdiction implications are noted.
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Court of Queen's Bench
Manitoba
Public Insurance Corp
John M. Hunt
Wilfred Ward
Insurance Corporation
Justice
Corporation
S. O Kapoor
Howard Pawley
Autopac
Bill Uruski
Public Insurance
CAC Looks at the Battery Situation
The Consumers Association of Canada explains batteries share basic components but differ in size shape and use. It advises buyers to check voltage current suitability storage stability expected life and cost per use for each device.
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Consumers Association of Canada
MacGregor reunion planned in Assiniboine Park in June
A Winnipeg group plans a MacGregor district reunion on June 9 at Assiniboine Park inviting all to visit old friends. The CAC in Canadian Consumer notes battery and storage issues, leakage risks, and the importance of proper packaging to prevent power loss and corrosion. It cautions about battery life factors and safe handling practices.
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Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park
CAC
Farmers expand with FCC loans in Manitoba boom
Notes from Agriculture Canada report a 75 percent rise in Manitoba FCC loan approvals to 731 between April 1, 1973 and February 15, 1974. Loans exceed 27 million dollars, with national totals surpassing 360 million across 8,000+ loans. Younger farmers under 35 increasingly benefited, while land purchases remained a major loan purpose.
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Manitoba
Farm Credit Corporation
Canada
FCC
Ontario
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
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Bagot and District News
J.M. Baskier
Gordon Nichol
Margaret Burroughs
Bert Nichol
Linda
J. H. Adams
the Bodie
Harvey Robinson
Syd Coulthard
Marie MacDonald
Clarence Pogue
Marjorie Lit
Open
Mr. and
Mrs
Ed Barnhart
Nee Betty Quinn
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Macgregor Herald
Iniilalii
WGA
Rey
Department of Resources and Environmental Management
Agriculture Canada
Trimble’s
Royal Road
Tage LA Prairie
Four-Way Motor Products Ltd
A & Bea
V. W
Awerd Customs
Ford van
Dodge Som
Grain Box & Holst
DEL_sm
Dave Nithexe
Boschman Macgregor
Manitobs
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