World Wheat Prospects Darken Amid Shortages Across Nations
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reviews world wheat prospects for the year noting the outlook is less favorable than eight years ago. US acreage is higher and expected to match last year’s 1.288 billion bushels, while Canada suffers from dryness and grasshopper pressure. Europe reports reduced seeding and poor crop conditions, signaling smaller harvests than 1945.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Europe
Global Wheat Prospects Signal Mixed Rain Needs
The report notes across Europe and Canada rain shortages, while Australia and Argentina expect yields near 1948 levels if weather holds. No accurate forecast is possible until harvest. overall indications suggest no rise and possibly smaller wheat harvest than 1948 due to uncontrollable factors.
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Europe
Canada
Australia
Skye Terrier Prefers Twenty Dollar Bills Over Horse Meat
Caldwell Township New Jersey Lucy the three month old Skye terrier chewed the only twenty dollar bill among eighty dollars left on Charles Foley desk to fetch horse meat. The owner found the bill damaged and missing part. Monroe Wisconsin seven year old Sharon Broge found fifty three thousand dollars in cash and negotiable securities in a pencil case and received a five dollar reward.
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Caldwell Township
Lucy
Skye
Charles W. Foley
Foley
Monroe
Wis
Sharon Broge
Sharon
Bush Fire Gives Clue To Whoopers Nest
Forest fires near Prince Albert National Park raise possibility that three pairs of rare whooping cranes nest in isolated marshes and lake area. Jimmy Cripps and firefighters sighted five of the birds, report sent to Ottawa wildlife service.
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Lake Waskesia
Sask
Prince Albert National Park
Jimmy Cripps
Waskesia Golf Club
The
Wildlife Service
Ottawa
No Parking Law For Swans Enforced By Seaplane
In Idaho, a seaplane patrol pushes whistling swans away from lead polluted lakes in the Coeur d Alene valley. Hundreds were killed last year after resting on the toxic lakes while migratory routes head to Canada. The plane now guides the birds toward cleaner waters farther north.
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Coeur D'Alene
Ida
Canada
Game Department
Vancouver boy wins prize at hobby show for bright socks
Frank Franta aged 15 invaded the domain of women to win first prize at the Vancouver Boys' Club hobby show with a two pair of gaudy socks featuring bright diamond patterns. He plans to knit a sweater for himself.
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Vancouver
Frank Franta
Provincial authorities plan rat exhibits in Alberta
Provincial authorities in Edmonton announce two new rat exhibits to be shown across Alberta. Several rats spotted recently, believed to have arrived by railway cars, prompting public health attention.
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Edmonton
Whooping Crane Found Dead In Saskatchewan
Regina reports a shot dead whooping crane in the Wilkie district. One of only 33 believed alive, the bird’s death endangers the species. Fred Bard of the Regina provincial museum warns of the impact on the rare North American bird. E L Paynter echoes concern and calls public cooperation to prevent such killings.
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Regina
Wilkie
Fred Bard
Texas
Bard
Mr. Bard
E. L. Paynter
Alberta to Call July 4 Gas Oil Session
Premier Manning announced a special Alberta Legislature session for July 4 to pass laws on conservation and rationing of natural gas and oil. The session will also address legislative provisions for company applications to export natural gas.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Manning
Canora Teachers Seek Compulsory Exams for Grades 8 11 12
A Canora Saskatchewan spring institute resolution asks the province's department of education to implement compulsory departmental examinations for all students in grades 8 11 and 12.
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Canora, Sask
Canora
Department of Education
Square dancing makes comeback in Regina says caller
Regina resident Les Loadman, a noted square dancing caller since age 13, says the activity is making a comeback as crowds fill the dance floor. He recalls his loud calling drew attention and even anger in youth while praising the energy of gatherings.
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Regina
Les Loadman
Loadman
Humorous Snapshots From Everyday Rural Life
A collection of brief jokes and lighthearted vignettes from an old time setting. A farmer complains about weather while a minister reminds providence feeds the birds. Children, ants, and classroom quips bring gentle humor with simple, daily scenes.
Massey Harris predicts bumper prairie harvest
J. S. Duncan of Toronto, president of Massey Harris, told Regina the prairie outlook is favorable for another bumper crop. He said urban pessimism is unwarranted, basing his view on salesmen reports and farmer information.
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Regina
J. S. Duncan
Toronto
Massey Harris Company
Prairies
Tourists Flood Cranbrook as Peak Season Opens
California and Alberta visitors lead Cranbrook crowds as the province sees an early tourist influx. Local tourist camp reports overflow days signaling a busy start to the season.
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Cranbrook
B.C
Experiment to Halt Erosion in Saskatchewan Gully
At Neidpath a quarter mile gully was filled in hours using two tractor drawn one way discs. A chrome grass crop will anchor the soil for years. The demonstration, led by A Woodall, P W Coolican, and Walter Vanharlem, shows gullies from wind or water erosion can be overcome with common farm implements.
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Neidpath
Sask
Saskatchewan
A. Woodall
Dominion Experimental Station
P. W. Coolican
Walter Vanharlem
University of Saskatche
Best Givers Ottawa survey on Canadian charity gifts
The Canadian Welfare council reports most individual donations come from earners under 3000 dollars. R E G Davis, executive director, notes the survey shows nearly 60 percent of personal giving from this income group. The article ends with a note on the meaning of the name Frank.
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Ottawa
Canadian Welfare Council
R. E. G. Davis
Council
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Money Matters
Carter
Dad
Foxford
Tom Bird
Jack Leitch
Randolph Klaver
Calgary
Joe Fisher
Kew
Alta
Rosalie
Jimmy
Jimmy Sitdown
Mary
Cook
Irma
Les Carroll
Frank
Exhibition Grounds
Brandon
Manitoba
Otto
Malcolm McGregor
Fleischmann
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