Farm Exchange Opens Paths for Youth to Europe and Australia
Farm Notes reports young people ages 18 to 25 may apply to work on farms in Europe or Australia under the International Agricultural Exchange Association program. The program offers six month and one year tours in Europe and a six month tour in Australia or New Zealand, with costs ranging from about 750 to 1,250 dollars plus travel to/from Canada. Contact Manitoba agricultural officials or B. R. Poston in Winnipeg to apply as tours depart late October.
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Europe
Australia
International Agricuultural Exchange Association
Ralph Poston
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Worler
Calgary
New Zealand
Vancouver
Winnipeg
B. R. Poston
Norquay Building
Manitoba Hydro Expands Direct Current System
Manitoba Hydro places a 19.6 million dollar order with English Electric A.E.S. Canada Limited for two 270 000 kilowatt 150 000 volt valve groups for the Nelson River HVDC system. The 560 mile line will reach 1.6 million kilowatts once installed, with valve groups five and six added in 1976 and 1977.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Hydro
English Electric A.E.S. Canada Limited
Nelson River
Hydro
Radisson
Gillam
Dorsey
Stafford
England
Manitoba
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Reggies Ramblings and Royalty Jokes Across Borders
Reggies Ramblings jokes about Mark Phillips and Princess Anne inlaws while mocking critics and wrestlers nicknames. A Vancouver style note questions a statue for critics and notes BC Premier Barrett’s potential salary, plus a mix of political quips from Canada and Europe. The column weaves satire on socialism and cultural identity with scattered international references and one line on Iowa hobos.
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Barrett
Canada
Beulah district history praised by visiting historian
An editor’s letter celebrates Beulah district’s history volume, praising its use of primary sources and letters. Manitoba scholars note the work aids provincial research, highlighting Patrons of Industry references and local contacts as valuable resources for historians.
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Beulah
Park Residence Notes From August Gatherings and Visitations
Park Residence residents and neighbors share visits to Inuvik Newfoundland Otterville and Kenton while welcoming new family members and noting hospital stays. Langdon Scott Campbell baptised by Rev E Egilsson. Sympathy extended to the Levins family on Mr Levins passing at Hamiota Hospital.
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J. A. Elliott
Brock
Debra
Inuvik
N.W.T
S. Stewart
St. Johns Newfoundland
G. W. Stewart
Collie
Inlaw
Jane Dale
Victoria B.C
Bert Bollman
Moline
Earl Corbet
J. Smith
Elsie Curtis
Kenton
Belle Mansell
Elsie Petti
Winnipeg
Ethel Baldwin
Harry Levins
Park
Levins
Hamiota Hospital
Army in the Good Old Days Halley’s Comet Tale
A 1910 chain of command joke traces how a colonel, executive officer, company commander, lieutenant, sergeant, and squad interpret a rare Halley’s Comet sighting. Each orders troops to assemble at 2000 hours in fatigues or theater, playing on the 76 year cycle. The humor ends with a shrug at the end.
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Tomorow
Halley
Sargeant
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Tom Baron
Agricultural Exchange
Hamiota Fair
Robert Hedley
Leigh Cochrane
Doug Longmuir
Todd Brown
Burns, Brandon
Hamiota Agricultural Society
Pork Producers
Brandon
Lynn J Boyes Minnedosa
Doug Longmuir Hamiota
O. Blaich
Reggies
Mark Phillips
Princess Anne
Duke
Kcans and Sinners
Butcher Crusher
Mad Dog
Cry Baby
Super Chicken
Repub
Warner Jorgenson
Morris
Waffle
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
NDP
Iowa
Paris
France
Beulah Women’s Institute
Beulah, Manitoba
Sincerely, Brian M. McCutcheon
Army Chain of Command
Anon
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