All-Night Hydro Street Lighting Service in Manitoba towns
A Manitoba Power letter informs residents of Austin and Mac Gregor that street lights will be on from dusk to dawn starting September 1. The commission cites improved safety and police protection, offering dusk-to-dawn lighting at the present minimum rate with about 4,000 hours of use, without altering current contract terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
MacGregor
Herbert Cottingham
Manitoba Power
Hydro
Harvest progress in threshing season near end
Harvest and threshing are nearing completion with about a week left. Yields vary widely, with many farmers reporting five to ten bushels per acre and several in different areas of the municipality have harvested satisfactory crops.
Evening Service BAGOT at l p practice Thereday
Evening service notes a BAGOT event at 7pm with participation by The Reday group and a practice session at the parish hall. The entry highlights a scheduled gathering in the local religious calendar and a rehearsal component leading into the event.
Wheat and rye yields rise despite heat across Beaver district
The Hon. Walter Clifford of Austin reports a forty acre rye field yielding about thirty bushels per acre west of No 1 highway. Beaver district shows good wheat yields with Darum and Durom wheats averaging 32 and 19 bushels per acre. Annison farms record 98 acres of Ceres at 16 bushels per acre and 75 bushels from four bushels of Thatcher rust resisting wheat. Barley shipments to Portage la Prairie fetch satisfactory prices while wheat prices have recently fallen from the dollar mark after a period of strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Clifford
Austin
No. 1
Beaver
W. Mowat
Annison
Ceres
Henry Annison
Portage la Prairie
Wheat minimum price set at 87.2 cents a bushel
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced cabinet approval of a 87.34 cent minimum price for the 1936 37 wheat crop, to take effect automatically if No 1 Northern Fort William close price falls below 90 cents. Western producers urged caution as markets reacted to the board policy.
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Cabinet Council
Mackenzie King
Bennett
Wheat Board
Fort William
Canadian Wheat Pools
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
Representives
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Regina
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Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Grain Commission
Adam Brown, Jr
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Manitoba Power Commission
Cowans
Kirshner. Rabkin & CO
United Church OF
Cariana
Jean
Bagot
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Anglican Church
Anday
Trini
Seajed
McLachlan
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Wawanesa Mutual
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Macurege Macgregor
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