Manitoba 1953 Grain Crop Second Largest In History
Manitoba's minister of agriculture Hon FR Robertson says 1953 crop is the second largest in history with good quality and stable prices. He notes 1954 livestock output should rise and a fruit resistant wheat variety will reach farmers in small quantities. Restoration spending hits 235000 to repair drainage and roads after flood damage.
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Manitoba
D. Robertson
Broadcas
Robertson
Roberts
P.F. R.A
Doll Pattern 7173 for a 32 Inch Playmate
A Prairie Publishers ad offers pattern 7173 for a 32 inch doll, using flesh colored fabric and straw yarn hair. Send 25 cents to Household Arts Department, Prairie Publishers Limited, 60 Front Street W Toronto with name address and pattern number TEN COMPLETE PATTERNS described.
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Prairie Publishers Limited
Front Street W
Toronto
Alice Brooks
Duncairn Dam Work Completed
The P.F.R.A. finished renovations after 1952 floods. The concrete spillway is enlarged and strengthened, the bottom conduit lengthened and overhauled to support irrigation and riparian water. The dam and reservoir are in first class condition, serving Swift Current area and a 25,000 acre tract.
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Sask
Duncairn
P.F.R.A
Canada
St. Mary On Travers
Alberta
Swift Current
Morse
New Kind of Mince Pie with Applesauce Twist
A 4 cup fruit raisin mince pie recipe swaps chopped apples for applesauce to create two shells of pastry. It combines corn syrup water vinegar butter spices salt and maple flavoring with raisins, then bakes at 450 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
Funny and Otherwise A Collection of Jokes
A string of light humor and puns with exchanges between husbands wives and families. Quips range from drinking and courting to marriage weather and misread sermons, ending with a playful jab about a cosmetic procedure.
Frazer Named Manitoba Grain Commissioner Assistant
Walter Spence Frazer of Winnipeg is appointed Assistant Commissioner, Board of Grain Commissioners for Manitoba by the Minister of Trade and Commerce. Born in Beulah in 1907, he graduated in agriculture from the University of Manitoba in 1950 and has held key roles with Manitoba Agriculture and the Agricultural Institute of Canada. He will assume duties January 15.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Agricultural Institute of Canada
Winnipeg
The
Canadian Council of Forage Clubs
Frazer
Souvenir Expert Harold Smith of Vancouver
Harold Smith a successful souvenir maker in Vancouver works with his wife and two children. His range includes hand painted ties fir cone owls and glass outdoor scenes. The article notes the peach was cultivated in China long before its introduction to Rome.
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Vancouver
Harold Smith
China
Toasted Egg Fluffs A French Toast Variation
Four eggs separated with salt baked in buttered rounds to form custard filled toast. Whip whites to stiff peaks place on rounds and add an yolk in each center then bake until golden. French toast shines breakfast with variations using nutmeg cinnamon or spice for extra flavor.
Record November High for Foreign Vehicle Entries in Canada
Foreign vehicles entering Canada on travellers permits set a November record of 99 192, up 13 percent from last year. January to November totals rose 10 percent to 2 428 726 with Ontario and Quebec leading gains. Distribution shows Ontario 50 884, Quebec 19 913, British Columbia 14 310, New Brunswick 9 189, Manitoba 1 877, Yukon 1 151, Saskatchewan 915, Alberta 893, and Newfoundland and Nova Scotia by ship 60.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Yukon
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Home Workshop patterns inspire portable sewing stand and shelves
A pattern service offers a terrace stand for a sewing machine with storage, a shelf and two drawers. Patterns 380 complete let a weekend cabinet maker build pieces with hand tools and direct-wood lines. Copies mailed for 35c. Living Room Packet No. 1 priced at $1.50. Prairie Publishers Limited, Vancouver.
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Home Workshop Pattern Service
Prairie Publishers Limited
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Moosomin Marks First TV Aerial Installation
Moosomin Saskatchewan powered its first television aerial on December 19 at the Bradley home. The initial day yielded no picture until the set was correctly connected, with reception possible from Regina or Minot if conditions allow. The mention of Siamese twins notes the origin of the term for conjoined twins.
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Moosomin
Sask
Lloyd Bradley
Regina
Minot
N.D
One-Room School In Vancouver Nurtures Rural Ready Teachers
A Vancouver country school trains tyro teachers bound for rural postings with a one room unit on normal school grounds begun in 1941. Twenty five students ages seven to fourteen study in a single classroom and stage extemporized theatre. Miss Helen Grier notes the system builds well adjusted children and citizens who help one another and learn beyond their grade.
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Vancouver
Tyro
Helen Grier
Miss Grier
New Rat Book Describes Control Methods for Manitoba
A Manitoba Department of Agriculture pamphlet on the common rat offers methods to reduce infestations and warns that without regular use of poisons and other controls the problem will recur. Prepared by A Savage of the University of Manitoba, the report urges complete extermination as the objective.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba Agricultural Representatives
A. Savage
M.R. C.V.S
Veterinary Laboratory
University of Manitoba
Do You Know That The Trumpet Call Of The Whooping Crane
The article notes that the trumpet call of the whooping crane can be heard for about three miles, emphasizing the bird’s distinctive sound and wide range.
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Cecil
W.S. Frazer
Teapaceo
Chang and
Eng
Siam
Svacy
Peggy
Chuck Thurston
Yen
Marilyn
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