Health Unit cautions for holiday safety in Manitoba
The Health Unit urges care this holiday season highlighting risks from drunk driving and fire hazards. Advice covers not driving after drinking, safe light checks, drying needles on Christmas trees, clearing ice with sand, stable ladders, and careful handling of decorations to prevent injuries and accidents.
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Scrooge Dicker’ Chretmes Carol
Tine
Manitoba
Reed
Alogan
Martin and Lewis
Driver suspensions hit record 551 in October Manitoba
Manitoba reports record monthly suspensions as 551 drivers lost licenses in October. By month end 5241 drivers were licenseless. Of October suspensions 58 auto for insurance lapse, 77 for accidents or convictions, 7 for physical disability, 4 for mental disability. Over half of 239 serious offenders were drunk driving.
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Manitoba
R. B. Baillie
Registrar of
Police Reports by Region Highlight RCMP and City Roles
The text lists police reporting figures by area with RCMP handling 173 reports, followed by 138 for RCMP, 13 for St. Boniface, and 10 for Brandon, indicating mixed regional and municipal responsibility. It notes interprovincial and local policing divisions without detailing events.
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Nipes
Wi Palice
RCMP
St. Boniface
Brandon
Manitoba farmers urged to buy Selkirk seed wheat promptly
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture and the Dominion Laboratory of Cereal will cooperate to distribute Selkirk Wheat. Farmers who did not buy the 1954 rust resistant variety can obtain surplus seed from local Agricultural Representatives. About 1,800,000 bushels were produced in Manitoba. stockpiles vary by area and may be sold to Saskatchewan as needed.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Dominion Laboratory of
J. R. Bell
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Mr. Bell
Wheat Board
Selkirk
On Stage with Aylesworth and Peppiatt on CBC TV
John Aylesworth and Frank Peppiatt launch a detective themed gala variety show titled On Stage with them. Emcee George Murray and a lineup of vocalists musicians and dancers join the CBC program seen across Canadian television stations.
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John Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt
CBC Television
Simzing
George Murray
Terry Dale
Phyllis Marshall
Wally Koster
Bill Brady
Jack Kane
Canada
Farm to Farm Trade Pitches Seed Surplus Notice
A brief note indicates farm to farm seed exchanges in Canada and agriculture promotions offering surplus seed without resale restrictions. It highlights direct transfers between farms and the noncommercial basis of trade.
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Canada
Agriculture
Advances in Wild Oat Control
A Canadian survey notes ongoing chemical trials to control wild oats using IPC and related compounds. Manitoba University trials from 1953 54 show crops like corn sunflowers rape soybeans and alfalfa resist the chemical and remain oat free while wheat oats barley and brome fail. Eight large field tests planned for 1955 seek practical results through the Manitoba Weeds Commission and partners.
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IPC
TCA
Canada
University of Manitoba
Manitoba Weeds Commission
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Canadian Legion
Miniota Branch
G. Gray
Preident
Arrow River
E.A Barnes
Sec
Treas
Crandall
John W. Pratt
Dennis D. Pratt
Birtle Manitoba
Harry L. Trump
WII
Birtle Hotel
Motel Leland Ae
Hotel McLaren Witrfield
HOTEL
Kirkfield
the Dangerfield Winnnipeg
Manitoba Farmers’ Union
Miniota
Municipal Hall
Mr. Farmer
Mervyn Stewart
Leonard Draper
Edwin J. Spali
Jing
Daniel G. Levenick
L.J
McConnell Bros. Ltd
Hamiet
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