Purebred Cattle Maintenance Emphasized by Manitoba Speaker
Henry P. Holzman of South Dakota State College told Manitoba Cattlemen the purebred breeder must safeguard breed standards by not selling inferior stock. He described South Dakota tests that select calves likely to uphold quality, noting improvements through constant gain and top breeding animals. He warned field results take years to prove applicability to ranches, but praised show rings and performance tests as complementary to breeding values.
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Henry P. Holzman
South Dakota State College
Manitoba Cattlemen
Holzman
Cattle Breeders’ Association of Manitoba
South Dakota
United States
Walnut corner whatnot and home workshop patterns
A Home Workshop pattern set shows six large perspective sketches for building styles and how to cut and assemble the tables. Variations in length width and height allow space fitting. Pattern 295 costs 35c solo or $1.50 post paid with Living Room Furniture packet. Address: Department P.P.S Vancouver B C.
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Department P.P.S
Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
SJA Advises Best Way Treat Burns
St John Ambulance warns against home remedies like butter or oil for burns. For minor burns wash with alkaline solution, dress, and bandage. for serious burns remove clothing if not stuck, cover, hydrate, and seek hospital care promptly. In fires, crawl low, feel doors, and protect airways with a wet cloth.
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St. John Ambulance
Grey Cup on Display in Edmonton Hotel Lobby
The Grey Cup, symbol of Canadian football supremacy, is shown in the lobby of the CNR's Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton. Edmonton Eskimos won the cup by beating the Montreal Alouettes 26 to 25 last fall.
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Edmonton
CNR
Macdonald Hotel
Edmonton Eskimos
Montreal Alouettes
Bonu s Fowl Oddities Reported in Nobleford
In Nobleford Alberta two oversized livers were found in an otherwise normal chicken according to Mrs Robert Todd. The note cites a claim about medieval monks acting as timekeepers.
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Nobleford
Alta
Robert Todd
Easy-sew apron pattern with embroidery transfer
Paper pattern 7316 offers a medium size washable iron-on color transfer of red petunias with green leaves to decorate an apron. Requires one yard 35 inch fabric and costs twenty five cents. stamps not accepted.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog Offer
A plain ad from Department P P L Household Arts at 60 Front Street Toronto promotes the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog featuring 82 embroidery crochet sewing and color-transfer designs. It offers four patterns printed in the book and asks readers to send 25 cents for a copy with ideas for gifts bazaars and fashions.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Wool Production in Canada and Damaged Grain Feeding Value
The Canada Department of Agriculture publishes two bulletin studies from the Lethbridge Experimental Station. Wool Production in Canada by S. B. Slew covers wool characteristics, harvesting, marketing, and a glossary. The Feeding Value of Damaged Grain by Frank Whiting assesses feeding value of damaged grains for livestock and poultry. Both bulletins can be requested from the Lethbridge station in Alberta.
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Canada Dept. of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Canada
S. B. Slew
Frank Whiting
Whiting
Alberta
Manitoba dairy meeting set for Feb 22 1955
The Manitoba Dairy Association and the Dairy Manufacturers Association of Manitoba announce their annual convention at the Royal Alexandra Hotel Winnipeg from February 22 through 24. The event marks the 70th Annual Meeting of the Manitoba Dairy Association and includes multiple related society gatherings chaired by various dairy industry groups with speakers from university and industry offices.
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Manitoba Dairy Association
Dairy Manufacturers’ Association of Manitoba
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Winnipeg
Manitoba Buttermakers’ Association
Dairy Cattle Breeders Association
Manitoba
Holstein-Friesian Association
Cheese Manufacturers’ Association of Manitoba
Manitoba Cheesemakers’ Association
Manitoba Jersey Breeders’ Club
Manitoba Ayrshire Breeders’ Club
Artificial Breeders’ Association
W. E. Petersen
University of Minnesota
E. B. Kellogg
Milk Industry Foundation
Washington, D.C
Grant Carlyle
National Dairy Council
D. M. Beattie
Dairy Products Division
Ottawa
Miss Marie Fraser
Dairy Foods Service Bureau
Toronto
C. H. P. Killick
Arthritis weapons in fight against the disease
Dr Ovid O Meyer of Wisconsin told medical men that best, adequate diet and early treatment are three chief weapons in the fight against arthritis. He cautioned that miracle drugs are not very helpful for the common types.
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Ovid O. Meyer
Wisconsin
Water Scarcity Spotlighted By Eisenhower Warning
President Eisenhower warns water is the United States' most critical natural resource amid long standing shortages in the West and Southwest. The National Geographic Society cites rising demand for public, industrial, and irrigation use while methods such as sea water conversion and water reclamation are explored to ease distribution and supply.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Kuwait
National Geographic Society
West
Nature
Douglas McKay
Persian Gulf
Dream
Rand Corporation
United States
Winter Ducks In Portage Prairie Attract Hunters
A flock of over 200 ducks winters in Portage La Prairie Manitoba. Ralph Bailey, an avid duck hunter, identifies the birds as mallards. The birds keep a few potholes open and feed on limited bare stubble in nearby fields.
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Portage LA Prairie
Man
Ralph Bailey
Drive-in theatres gain popularity in Saskatchewan
Drive-in theatres rise in Saskatchewan with 37 operating at last count. Proprietors favor them as they boost movie attendance among younger married couples who can bring small children in the car.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
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SJA
Ace Brooks
P.P.L
Front Street W
Peggy
Fire, Automobile and Casualty Insurance
ALL Canada Insurance Federation
Chuck Thurston
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