Wild Gobblers Unlimited Expands Manitoba Turkey Project
In 1958 a Manitoba group formed Wild Gobblers Unlimited with seven area Game and Fish associations to release wild turkeys from Mandan North Dakota. After a harsh winter the birds thrive in Mount Nebo woods near Plum Coulee with plans to plant more birds next fall and add hens to balance the flock.
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Mount Nebo
Miami
Canada
Ken Friesen
Pembina Hills
Manitoba
Mandan
North Dakota
Plum Coulee
Wild Gobblers Unlimited
Winkler
Morden
Rhineland
Morris
Roland
Steinbach Game and Fish
Gainsborough
Sask
Pembina Triangle
Winkler Man
Printed Pattern 4866 for Misses Sizes 14 to 24
Pattern 4866 offers perfectly proportioned garments for shorter fuller figures. Includes sizes 16 18 20 and fabric yardage 35% for 235 inch cloth. Printed directions on each pattern part. Send 50 cents in coins for pattern and mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto.
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Pomeywecet Mali
Blarney tale ends in English mockery and lore
The old tale of Blarney recounts a siege in which the lord delays surrender, the armistice never completes, and the term blarney becomes linked with sweet talk. Dairy production records in Alberta for 1958 also appear, noting high butterfat and milk yields and a large herd on test.
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Blarney
Cork
Alberta
Women in Industry Hair and clothing safety rules
Women working with machinery should wear a cap or net to restrain hair. Hair should not fall loosely to shoulder length. Long sleeves and jewelry are additional hazards around machinery.
Fire at Parkland Hatcheries Kills 9000 Turkey Poults
A February blaze at Parkland Hatcheries west of Yorkton destroyed a two storey brooder house and killed about 9,000 turkey poults in an estimated 45000 damage. Fire Chief Burton Harper cited a defective oil heater as the cause and noted the limited nearby water supply hindered efforts while water from the department’s pumper protected adjacent buildings. Parkland Hatcheries owner is D. Lou Hluchaniuk.
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Yorkton
Avalon Studios
Parkland Hatcheries Ranch
Parkland Hatcheries
D. (Lou) Hluchaniuk
Burton Harper
Man Calls Wife An Angel Then Finds Reason To Nag
A man praises his wife by calling her an angel in the morning. By evening the wife asks why she was honored. He lists three faults: she flits about, harps on things, and has nothing to wear. The Kennedy Times, Whitewood, Sask.
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Mary
The
Kennedy Times
Sask
Smith Block Fire On Broadway Raises Estimated Damage
The 1959 fire outside city limits does not alter city fire stats. The Smith Block blaze on Broadway caused about 191000 in damage to the treacherous al right block, destroying the block but adding firms and individuals with no loss of life or injury. Three otherTurkey ranch huts housing poults were saved by firemen. a two storey structure and several one storey buildings were also affected.
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Smith Block
Broadway
Turkey Ranch
Signs of Spring Echo Across Town
Signs of spring appear with mild weather as crows are reported from several sources. A gander wanders down Broadway causing stares before heading back home to Tom Woodward's. Mrs Robson keeps a close watch as the town notes the seasonal return.
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Broadway
Tom Woodward
Mrs. Robson
Killarney
Turkeys Safe As Huts Burn At Royal Winter Fair
Turkeys matured without danger while their pens stood some distance from the fire. Army style huts were 40 to 50 feet away as the alarm was raised by the night watchman. Mr Hluchaniuk had won top prize for turkeys at the Royal Winter Fair in 1957 and placed second in 1958. he was absent in Winnipeg on business when the fire occurred.
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Hluchaniuk
Winnipeg
Enterprise
Yorkton, Sask
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Winkler, Man
Ra Halas
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Women IN Industry
Turkey
Tillenius
United States
Interlake
Clarence Tillenius
North America
Ern
National Film Board of Canada
Richard Harrington
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