Traffic Officer Urges Safe Winter Driving Five Points
Regina reports up to November 106 deaths on Saskatchewan highways matching last year’s record. J A Christie, Highway Traffic Board chair, urged motorists to heed five points for safer winter driving: no drinking and driving, moderate speed, safe following distance, stopping at signs, and caution at intersections. He warned continuing unsafe behavior could raise winter death toll.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
J A. Christie
Highway Trafic Board
Christie
Chinook Wheat Recommended For Dry Areas
Chinook, a 1952 hard red spring wheat, suits drier southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. It has strong stem, good drought resistance, and is resistant to most stem rust races but not 15B. leaf rust susceptibility noted. Alberta seed availability higher than Saskatchewan for 1954, with listed Alberta growers over 1 000 bushels. Certified seed about 3.50 per bush el. bulk price lower. Saskatchewan list available from Experimental Station Swift Current.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Marquis
Thatcher
Andrew Bros
Drumheller
Duncan C. A
Lethbridge
Hall R. V
Brooks
Heiden Wm. A
Acadia Valley
Irwin Bros. Barons
Page Walter S
New Dayton
Swift Current
Sask
Yak Tail Fashion in Ancient Rome Drives Fly Switch Trend
The article notes that fashionable Roman ladies used yak tails as fly switches, reflecting sustainable grooming and social vanity in ancient attire. It highlights the accessory as a sign of status and a practical tool integrated into daily feminine ritual.
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Rome
Winter Care Of The Dairy Cow For Cold Weather
A practical guide advises keeping cows indoors during cold or stormy weather to maintain milk production. It emphasizes proper barn ventilation, a well balanced ration with minerals and vitamins, high quality legume hay, and adjustable concentrate. It also recommends culling low producing cows and feeding high producers extra to sustain body weight and milk output.
Canadian farm vehicle counts in 1851 and 1921
The record notes that Canadian farmers owned 525 782 trucks and automobiles in 1851, about three times the 157 022 vehicles owned by farmers in 1921. This contrasts early and later agricultural vehicle ownership across two eras.
Annual Weed Toll Spurs Call for More Control Facilities
Delegates at the Seventh Annual Western Canadian Weed Control Conference in Edmonton unanimously urged federal provincial and university authorities to expand facilities for weed work. Manitoba Weeds Commission chair H E Wood cited wild oats as the major prairie weed with 2 4 D and MCP highlighted as alternatives for sensitive crops.
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Edmonton
H. E. Wood
Manitoba Weeds Commission
Manitoba
Prairies
Peace River
British Columbia
Manitoba Power Commission
Crag
University of Manitoba
Canada
Defective Cars Detected During Drivers Tests
In Winnipeg an average of one or two applicants arrive daily with cars that have defective brakes or steering. When such vehicles are used, registration is suspended and plates removed until the car is repaired. Registrar R. B. Baillie notes the issue is so common mimeographed forms are kept in stock to handle cases.
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Revenue Building
Winnipeg
R. B. Baillie
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
New cattle food experiments at Vancouver university
Summertime grass cuttings from the lawn may become cattle feed if University of British Columbia tests succeed. Researchers ferment cut grass in plastic bags to produce silage for special projects.
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Vancouver
University of British Columbia
First Fox-Hunting Pack Formed in England in 1666
The first pack of hounds formed exclusively for fox-hunting assembled in England in the year 1666, marking a notable development in pursuit sport and fox hunting traditions.
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England
Moose Duel Ends in Deadly Horn Lock Near Glaslyn
Two bull moose fought a fierce battle 27 miles north of Glaslyn on No. 4 highway. Their horns locked, both bulls died. trapper Charlie Morin found them and conservation officer Bill Crothers removed the carcasses and sent the horns to Regina's Provincial Museum.
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Glaslyn
Sask
Charlie Morin
Here
No. 4
Bill Crothers
Department of Natural Resources
Regina
Gems Of Thought On Economy And Value
A compact collection of sayings on economy and virtue from Plutarch Shaw Burke and Horace. Themes stress prudent spending selective saving and the moral weight of frugality across famous voices. The outlook links economy to virtue and wise life choices.
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Shaw
Burke
No Buyer Sought for Alaska Island Sale
The Interior Department seeks a buyer for a five acre island in Sitka Bay Alaska. The site is described as surrounded by very rough water and has been unoccupied for 30 years.
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Washington
Interior Department
Sitka Bay
Alaska
Sheep and Wool Excellence At The Royal Winter Fair
The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto showcased strong interest in sheep with near 80 exhibitors in breeding classes totaling over 600 animals. Ontario led top prizes amid wide regional entry from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, with New York and Pennsylvania breeders joining Canadian competitors. The wool display featured over 70 fleeces judged by grade and breed, highlighting notable improvement and the impact of preparation on final placings.
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Toronto
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Quebec
New York State
Pennsylvania
Oxfords
Southdowns
Ontario
Royal
Canada Brings Down Apple Crop Forecast For 1953
Agriculture reports lower fruit yields across Canada with apples totaling 11,200,000 bushels, down seven percent from 1952. Quebec up 24 percent. declines in Nova Scotia New Brunswick and British Columbia offset gains elsewhere. Pears 1,400,000 bushels up ten percent. Plums and prunes 756,000 bushels down 12 percent. Peaches 2,800,000 bushels down five percent. grapes 73,500,000 pounds down 15 percent. Strawberries 28,149,000 quarts. raspberries 12,594,000 quarts. Loganberries 1,611,000 pounds. cherries 460,000 bushels. apricots 210,000 bushels.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
TV Set Trends in Canada Mid-1953
Over half of television sets sold in Canada during the first half of 1953 were table models, and four fifths of these featured screens 11 inches or smaller.
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Canada
Corn Ear Rows Follow Even Pattern
An ordinary ear of corn displays an even number of kernel rows. The observation notes symmetry in row counts across typical specimens.
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AQT K
Britain
J S.A
NoTram
Wim
Gt South
Kassel
Germany
Moose Lock Horns
Plutarch
Mary Baker Eddy
Horace
Alaskan
the Royal
United States
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