1951 Farm Income Tops Records for Canadian Farmers
The Financial Post reports 1951 cash income from farm products reached an all time high of about 2.83 billion dollars with net income near 2.2 billion after expenses. Strong gains came from wheat and grain payments, higher livestock prices, and rising farm investments while weather and drying posed risks for Prairie crops. Mortgage debt fell and rural electrification continued as Canada braces for another season.
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Kenneth R. Wilson
Financial Post
CBS
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Post
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Handy Household Fixes For Clean, Quick Upkeep
Practical tips include Vaseline on brows to stop soapy trickles during shampooing and blueing with kerosene in hot suds to shine windows. Sandpaper and varnish drawer edges to prevent swelling, varnish inside drawers too. A whisk broom cleans carpeted stairs and reaches all corners.
Smile of the Week A Quip on Pink Fashion
A light exchange unfolds as he compliments a woman by comparing her to Helen Green, while she retorts she dislikes her pink look and radios her sharp response. The brief dialogue captures social humor in a playful moment.
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Helen Green
Answers to Answers
Five facts labeled by Quick Canadian Facts editors. Oats as item five and viscose rayon noted for suits. Location Saskatchewan. A statistic claims under forty percent. The count lists thirteen answers in total.
Classic Egg and Pea Piquant Toasted Bun Cups
A 1940s style recipe for six servings: melt butter, add flour and seasonings with onion, then milk to a thick sauce. Stir in lemon juice, fold in quartered hard boiled eggs and peas, heat through, and serve over toasted bun halves.
Manitoba Leads West In Unemployment Benefits Payouts
Manitoba paid out 4.38 million in unemployment benefits in 1951, the highest among western provinces, with Winnipeg leading the province's cities at 3.78 million. Edmonton and Calgary led Alberta cities, Regina and Saskatoon led Saskatchewan, and Port Arthur led Northwestern Ontario centers.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Dauphin
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Drumheller
Regina
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Yorkton
Port Arthur
Fort William
Kenora
One Soldier Receives Surprise Gift From Mother
Mrs. Julia Pearson mailed two Christmas packages to Korea one for her son Pte Chester Whitamore and another for the YMCAs gift lift. The son found the second package contained a card from his mother and wrote back noting the coincidence of receiving both packages from the same family.
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Winnipeg
Julia Pearson
Korea
Chester Whitamore
Y.M.C.A
Curling Playdowns Set for Western Canada Provinces
Provinces announce dates for provincial curling playdowns to crown representatives for the Macdonald Brier. British Columbia begins in Kimberley on Feb 4, Alberta holds a Feb 16 Edmonton showdown, Saskatchewan starts Feb 22, and Manitoba begins Feb 7 in Winnipeg with champions advancing to the national round robin in Winnipeg.
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Montreal
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
Kimberley
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Calder Memorial Trophy Eligible Rookies Lead NHL Notice
National League notes list 22 players eligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy the NHL rookie award. Montreal, New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto lead with multiple rookies, while several others are not active this season. Also covered are eligibility rules, prize money, and quotes on art by Maugham and Ruskin. It closes with birthday notes for three coaches and a profile of Jim Thomson's goal scoring pace.
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National Hockey League
N.H.L
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Toronto
Fred Glover
Bob Salinger
Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion
Dick Gamble
Paul Meyer
Dollard St. Laurent
Dickie Moore
Hy Buller
Jim Ross
Wally Hergesheimer
Jack Stoddard
Herb Dickenson
George “Red” Sullivan
Jack McIntyre
Real Chevrefils
Leo Labine
Alex Delvecchio
Ben Woit
Glen Skov
Steve Hrymnak
Steve Witiuk
Sid Finney
Hugh Bolton
Rudy Migay
Ray Barry
Jim Morrison
Fred Hucul
Larry Wilson
John Wilson
Lary Zeidel
Jim Thomson
Weather at 77 Below Zero Captured at Snag Station
Weather writers describe the frigid conditions at Snag Station on January 20 as the thermometer plunged to 77.6 degrees below zero. Reports note clear skies, ice fog, calm winds, and the challenges faced by RCMP Sergeant Tolmie and maintenance crews maintaining operations and access to range transmitters.
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Siberian
Verchoyansk
Snag
G. C. Heddle
James Granger
Tolmie
R.C.A.F
Mr. Heddle
Sgt. Tolmie
Quick Canadian Quiz and Answers
The column asks which province grows most of the wheat, notes the present century has had three federal elections, identifies forests producing a new product, states Ottawa expects 4 billion dollars in tax income with a portion for defence, and names the second, principal field crop after wheat.
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Ottawa
Easy to Thrifty Crochet Chair-Set Pattern 7307
Learn to crochet a chair-set or twin scarf ends with simple chain-stitch and double crochet. Filet crochet visuals guide the pattern 7307 with directions. Send 25 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union Toronto for the booklet and add your name address and pattern number.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
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Tommy Ivan
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