Progress Highlights Shifts in Agriculture Dr Weir Says
Dr Weir outlines farming problems and capital needs for farmers in Manitoba Red River Valley and Kul Barne y areas. He notes capital per farm around 55000 in the north and 27000 in the south central region as agriculture moves from self sufficiency to commercialization.
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Alew
Dr Weir Sayl
Manitoba
Stuthes Om
Red River Valley
South Central
Kulbarney
Eldon Hotel Under Construction at High Prairie Alta
Construction has begun on the Eldon Hotel in High Prairie Alberta a $275000 two story frame and stucco building 100 by 122 feet will house 40 rooms a cafe banquet room waiting room sample rooms and a cement basement It will feature hot water baseboard heating indirect lighting on the main floor acoustic tiles and bathrooms with private or semi private facilities Ostriches are noted as a curious aside in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Prairie
Alta
Eldon
Odd Town Names Stir Saskatchewan Curling List
A Yorkton Enterprise column playfully catalogs unusual Saskatchewan town names from curling entries. It notes places like Springwater, Drinkwater, Goodwater, Rabbit Lake, Snipe Lake, Grasswood, Rapidview, Cherry Ridge, Carrot River and Nottawa, ending with a nod to a representative and a smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Curling Association
Gull Lake
Rabbit Lake
Snipe Lake
Cherry Ridge
Carrot River
Nottawa
Ottawa
Smiley
Yorkton Enterprise
Certified Seed Available For Manota Potato Variety
The University of Manitoba announces for the first time since 1952 that certified seed of the Manota potato is available. Originating from a 1938 North Dakota cross and released as a Manitoba seedling in 1945, the variety has been tested widely. Manitoba seed stocks total about 5,000 bushels, with roughly half kept by seed growers and the rest offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Manitoba
Extension Service
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Manitoba
Canada
Do You Know About Blood Volume in Adults
A typical adult man has slightly more than five quarts of blood in the body. This fact highlights the human body's circulating fluid volume and its distribution.
How the Blood Transfusion Service Operates In Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Red Cross outlines blood transfusion operations with depots in Regina and Saskatoon and mobile teams serving communities. All blood and plasma are provided free to patients. the service includes laboratory testing, Rh investigations, and readiness for polio season with target collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Red Cross
Eee
Regina
Saskatoon
Canadian Red Cross
Medal winner Yeager to receive Stevenson Memorial Gold Medal
Dr. A F Yeager, a horticulturist and North Dakota State College professor, will be awarded the eighth Stevenson Memorial Gold Medal at the Manitoba Horticultural Association annual meeting in Winnipeg on February 18 for his work in developing hardy garden plants and vegetable improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Yeager
Manitoba Horticultural Association
Winnipeg
Dr. Yeager
New Hampshire
Prairie Canada
Home Workshop Bird Boxes and Chair Patterns
A Vancouver pattern notice offers three bird house designs with small entrance openings suitable for wrens, plus a sturdy chair pattern cut from a single board piece. The package includes full size patterns, assembly instructions, and cushion details with 35c per pattern and a 1.50 dollar Bird House Packet price.
Rosalind Man Wins Honors at Dairymen's Convention
Duff Gould of Rosalind man aged to cap several awards at the Alberta Dairymen's Convention held in Edmonton recently. In the producer's section, Mr. Gould was awarded the Dairy Cattle Breeders' Trophy for taking the most improvement over the previous year in cow testing. A cash award from Calgary Power in this section also went to Duff, as well as third place for the greatest average butterfat production among all herds under test during 1953.
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Duff Gould
Rosalind
Edmonton
Gould
Calgary Power
Duff
Man Suffers Broken Leg After Hitching Train Ride
James Muston of Westlock fell from a tender after hitching a ride near Lacombe Alberta. He was found by town police beside the tracks and taken to Lacombe hospital by order of Dr. W A Henry.
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Lacombe
Alta
James Muston
Westlock
W. A. Henry
Lacombe Hospital
Millions For Oil Search In Peace River Block
The Southern Production Co of Fort Worth Texas plans a 15 month, 5 million dollar oil and gas search in the Peace River block spanning Alberta and British Columbia. It partners with Canadian Atlantic on the exploration program which holds 4 million acres under lease and is linked to a US gas pipeline franchise dispute involving West Coast and Northwest pipelines. The Canadian government has granted West Coast permission for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Southern Prouction Co, Inc
Forth Worth
Tex
Peace River
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Atlantic Is Co
Calgary
Canadian Atlantic
West Coast Transmission Co
United States
Peace River Area
Pacific Northwest States
US Federal Power Commission
West Coast
Northwest Pipeline Co
Northwest
Mexico
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Dr. Weir
Weir
Don Fraser
John Gardner
Manota
Cooper
Red River
Stevenson
A. P. Stevenson
Pine Grove Nursery
Morden
F. L. Skinner
Dropmore
N. E. Hansen
Brookings
South Dakota
G. F. Chipman
M. Ross
Indian Head
W. H. Alderman
University
P.P.L. Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Tor
Attern
Rosalind Man
Chelsea
Fleischmann
Large
Tsp
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
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