Veterans On The Land Postwar Opportunities In Canada
Postwar adjustments for veterans include education funding and training to rejoin civilian work, plus the Veterans Land Act enabling home farming. A government report shows 54,809 farms operated by veterans, concentrated in the four western provinces, with Alberta leading in farms and investment. Manitoba Saskatchewan and British Columbia follow with substantial veteran land holdings and values.
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Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Indication of Progress in Veterans Land Act Program
Officials report that few veterans failed to meet land payments and general satisfaction marks the program’s success. The piece notes postwar opportunity benefited veterans and communities, contrasting with post WWI adjustment issues and praising progress in land, trades, and professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Land Act Administration
Funny exchanges reveal town gossip and social quirks
Conversation snippets show flirtations ambitions and money talk at a social gathering. Johnson returns to his hometown after years abroad and is teased about believing he has changed. A party guest jokes about a maid and her employer as the hostess notes the search for a husband.
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Johnson
Real Help for Itching Piles Advertising Snippet
An ad promotes Hem-Roid claiming fast relief for piles with a 60 tablet package priced at $1.59 and a money back guarantee. The piece includes jokes and unrelated lines about insurance, a chemist, a parking ticket, a pulse, a bank, and a zebra.
Selected Recipes Corn Casserole with Pork Chops
A recipe for a corn and green pepper casserole layered with cracker crumbs and butter, topped by seasoned pork chops. Bake at 325 degrees F for 45 minutes after assembling layers of corn mixture, cracker crumbs, and eggs with milk poured over.
Reston Manitoba Oil Prospects Attract Wide Interest
Reston residents and farmers show high interest in oil as private owners hold about 70 percent of rights. Pipestone municipality and local improvement district collect lease revenues totaling over 50 thousand dollars annually, with 82 acres leased at ten dollars per acre and royalties likely if oil is found.
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John MacNaughton
Brandon Sun
Brandon
Reston
F. C. McMurchie
Pipestone Municipality
Munici
E. H. Berry
Pipestone-Albert Agricultural Society
Diversified Prairie Farming Urged At Manitoba Meeting
Winnipeg report cites 1951 imports of wool butter eggs and meats despite Canadian beef and grain surplus. Leslie Hancock notes declines in cattle and calf marketing and urges soils livestock and government groups to craft district production plans and train new farmers in livestock.
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Winnipeg
Leslie Hancock
Federal Agriculture Department
Manitoba Land Inspectors’ Association
Canada
Hancock
Manitoba
Uruguay
Argentina
Denmark
Australia
Britain
Ireland
Wildcat Well To Be Drilled On Duke's Ranch
The Duke of Windsor resumes oil exploration with Anglo Socony Pekisko No. 1, a wildcat well planned on his E.P. ranch eight miles south of Turner Valley. Canadian independents will drill on farmout land from Socony Vacuum Exploration, under a 99 year lease the duke holds on the lands and rights.
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Calgary
Duke of Windsor
E.P
Turner Valley
Anglo Socony Pekisko
Early 20th Century Safety Razor Breakthrough
A historical note credits the first satisfactory safety razor with introducing safer shaving. The development marked a shift from dangerous blades to a more user friendly design, enabling easier, more consistent grooming for the general public.
New Variety Of Malting Barley Proving Superior
At the Canadian Barley and Oil Seeds conference Prof Helgason said the new malting barley may be licensed with about 2000 bushels available for prairie plantings in 1953. Field tests show fertiliser programs boosting yields, while emphasis shifts to irrigation regions in southern Alberta and Manitoba.
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Helgason
Fort Garry Hotel
R A. Hedlin
University of Manitoba
S. A. Wells
Dominion Laboratory of Cereal Breeding
Lethbridge
Alta
A. T. Elders
Canada Malting Company
Winnipeg
Sulphur Vital to Wide Range of Everyday Goods
Sulphur underpins the manufacture of foods, textiles, and countless consumer goods, integral to production across multiple industries. The element supports diverse processes from processing and refining to chemical manufacturing, highlighting its broad role in daily life.
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Ufe
West
Tom, Dick
Darling
Tle
Smith
Toronto
MacDonald
Man
Peggy
By Chuck Thurston
Sally
EAC
Duke
D. D. Dennis
Wells
C.W
W. O. S. Meredith
Board of Grain Commissioners
Scott
Scott's
OATH
Minard
Inards
PAIN
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