Canada Mourns Highway Toll As Weekend Looms
Canadian Press reports a long spring weekend warning that 35 persons may be killed in traffic crashes, down from 37 last year. The piece details provincial safety measures and 1958 tolls by province, noting Ontario leads with 1,112 deaths and Quebec with 821.
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Canadian Safety Council
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Safety Council
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Highways Department
Canada
Alberta
Local Families Visit Relatives Across Saskatchewan and Alberta
Mr and Mrs Frank Schuler spent time in Humbolt Sask visiting relatives. Emil Gehring and family from Lemsford Sask visited John A MacDonald and Gordon Beck. Archie Linderman Kisenger and families from Medicine Hat visited George Scheutzle. Pat Beck returned to Lethbridge after weeks with Ben Beck and relatives. Joe Volk Medicine Hat and Nick Vok Redcliff visited Martin Volk. Diane Woelfle stayed with Hugo Woelfle. Sharon Roll Irvine will teach grade two in Schuler through May and June.
Manyberries Week of Local News and Activities
May 10 game results show our team won 9 to 5 against Conquerville. Barley shipments proceed with multiple barley loads this week. Ed Cunningham attended a Wheat Pool meeting in Medicine Hat. Jerry Woolley and family visited Medicine Hat. others to finals of Search For Talent at Town and Country. Wm. Burr returned from Calgary with a new fuel truck. Second spotted fever clinic scheduled May 21 in Community Hall from 10 to 12. Ed Ellefson and Tom Kvale were Med. Hat visitors. Harald Mattson family moved to summer ranch. Lambing is active amid cold windy weather and frost nights. Seeding partly done. farmers report varying progress.
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Ed Cunningham
Medicine Hat
Jerry Woolley
Eric Holm
Wm. Burr
Calgary
Ed Ellefson
Tom Kvale
Med. Hat
H. Miller
Milk River
Edgar Prouty
Harald Mattson
Last Lancaster Bomber Flown for Disposal from Comox
The last Lancater bomber in the RCAF Maritime Air Command has flown from Comox, B C to Calgary for disposal. Ottawa will decide if RX 219 is scrapped or reused in search and rescue or other duties. The plane was known as the last of the Lanes though others remained in service.
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Vancouver
RCAF
Maritime Air Command
Calgary
Comox
B.C
Air Force
Ottawa
Halifax
Poisoned fish charges hit Universal Seafood leaders
A federal grand jury indicted President Daniel Di Orio and foreman Noel Lo Castro of Universal Seafood Company on felony counts for distributing and selling poisoned fish. The move follows hundreds of illness complaints and the death of a child.
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Philadelphia
Daniel di Orio
Noel Lo Castro
Universal Seafood Company
Crash Kills Three in Cornwall Area Collision
Three men from Cornwall died when their car collided with a loaded tractor float 15 miles east of Cornwall. The victims were George Leger 34 Leopold Bissonnette 41 and Mitchell Martin 42.
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Cornwall, Int
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George Leger
Leopold Bissonnette
Mitchell Martin
Cornwall
Immigration Totals Drop In Canada In First Quarter
Canadian immigration in the first quarter fell to 16,955 from 21,243 a year earlier. Britain dropped to 2,240 arrivals from 4,912, while Italy rose to 5,679 from 4,834 making it the largest newcomer group. Poland and Hong Kong also climbed, with U.S. arrivals steady around 2,100. Western province figures show declines and shifts in regional totals.
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Canada
Britain
Immigration Department
United Kingdom
Poland
Hong Kong
United States
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Liquid Manure Fertility and Tankage Feeding Guidance
Dr. Gustav Bohstedt discusses liquid manure value and urine salts in European farming. He notes urine adds soil salt and potash, suggests collection in a cistern, and explains hog rations rarely balance with tankage alone, recommending about one half percent salt added to maintain balance with by products.
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Europe
Mark Twain
United States
Truog
Soils Department
University of Wisconsin
Top Quality Poultry Eggs Through Year Round Management
Lethbridge Research Station reports poultry consumers demand top quality eggs year round. Key tips include a balanced laying mash, ample fresh water, frequent egg gathering and rapid cooling, and marketing eggs at least twice weekly, especially in summer.
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Lethbridge Research Station
Weather Delays Seeding Across Manitoba Provinces
Manitoba Pool Elevators reports extremely variable spring conditions delaying seeding. Western areas face temperature swings, winds, dust, and wet soil while the east shows better subsoil moisture. The crop outlook is poor without regular rain, with a potential four percent rise in wheat acreage if favorable weather returns. About 20 percent of seed has been sown provincewide, up to 60 percent in some western zones. Weed growth remains minimal due to dryness and low temperatures.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Pool
Portage la Prairie
Man Held on Charge of Impersonating Toronto Star Editor
Pittsburgh police arrested Eldon Hartung 38 for posing as H A Hindmarsh executive managing editor of the Toronto Star. Det Becker chased him from a downtown hotel over two blocks and Hartung said he had prior illegal entry arrests and a Milan Michigan prison release last April after a two year term.
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Toronto Star
Eldon Hartung
Joseph
Becker
Hartung
H. A. Hindmarsh
the Star
United States
Milan, Mich
Calgary Livestock Market Report Hogs Cattle Lambs Prices Mixed
Calgary livestock sales Monday to Thursday show cattle prices 25 to 50 cents higher for some, calves steady, hogs unchanged, lambs 1 to 2 dollars higher. Strong demand for choice butcher cattle with exports to Tacoma Spokane Portland and St. Paul. canners and cutters scarce. veal calves scarce at steady rates.
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Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
St. Paul
Ontario
New Theory On Color Shocks Columbia Scientists
A new color theory proposed by Dr. Edwin H. Land of the Polaroid Corp challenges Newtonian views. Experiments at Columbia show two wavelength colors can, when combined with varying intensities, produce full color perception for observers. Land demonstrated with red and green or other pairs, projecting composite images that appear multichromatic to viewers.
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New York
Columbia University
Edwin H. Land
Polaroid Corporation
Isaac Newton
Land
National Academy of Sciences
NEW HORSEPOWER Denmark's shift to tractors creates own tractor industry
Rapid switch from horses to mechanized farming in Denmark spurs a native tractor industry development. Danish farmers adopt new machines, boosting agricultural efficiency and local manufacturing. Growing demand from farms signals a significant economic shift.
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Agricultural
Denmark
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