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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1963
Page
4
Henry two bag ggee Kempville Ontario spent two days with Mr and Mrs J Rintoul. Lynn Pilkington is home and improving after surgery in Portage hospital. Norma Smith leaves for Winnipeg to attend Teachers College with Edith Wright. High school pupils Murray Gourley Jill Bodie Leonard Roy in grades IX to XI at Rossendale and MacGregor.
The article extols sunflowers as a nutrition powerhouse with seeds used in drinks soups breads and oils. It traces sunflower history from Columbus to Europe and Russia and notes the seed’s deep root system and rich minerals. Readers are urged to eat freshly hulled seeds and enjoy them raw or toasted with various dishes.
Washington and Canada opened the 15th round of negotiations on the Columbia River power treaty with cautious optimism. Canadian External Affairs Minister Martin led the talks, joined by Ivan White for the United States, focusing on the price the U.S. will pay for Canada’s share of dam power benefits. Martin said steady progress is being made but the end is not in sight.
Sports writer Bob Briscoe reviews a wave of waiver and contract maneuvers in the CFL centering on Winnipeg Bombers star Gerry James. He notes cross team dealings, mentions Saskatchewan Roughriders, Al Ackland, and Edmonton Eskimos as related cases, and questions league waiver practices.
Canada faces a potential bumper wheat harvest with 694,331,000 bushels forecast by the Bureau of Statistics, near last year’s record. Saskatchewan leads with 673,000,000 bushels, Alberta up, weather after Aug 15 will determine if the forecast is reached, impacting exports, stocks, and storage costs.
A man died and another was injured when they fell from a radio station tower near North Battleford Saskatchewan Thursday. James Browning of Edmonton died in the fall while James Lynch remained in hospital in fair condition with injuries. The pair were employed by Bird Construction Company during a frequency change for CINB, a North Battleford radio station, and were working on one of three towers.
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