Gatekeeping and Grudges in a Spring Farm tale
In a spring clash between Silas Hathaway and Sammy O Flynn, a gate becomes the battleground. Hathaway's insistence on punctual chores and control tests Sammy, who seeks Mary Ann Nelson. After escalating quarrels, Sammy departs but leaves the gate shut, a point of pride for Silas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Hathaway
Silas
Sax
Mary Ann Nelson
Sammy O'Flynn
Hathaway
Mary Ann
Sammy
Jack Nelson
Jake Travers
Jake
Wheeler
Alberta No Longer Rat Free
Sibbald Alberta reports rats again after a two day extermination killed 64 Norway rats. Pest control supervisor W A Lobay says eastern border areas now have established rat populations and the province is no longer rat free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibbald
Alta
Alberta
Saskatchewan
W. A. Lobay
Medicine Hat
Winnipeg Curlers Count Tops Ten Thousand
Winnipeg remains a leading curling hub with more than 10 000 active curlers, a figure cited from surveys showing Manitoba’s capital driving national curling prominence. The province shares the spotlight, but Winnipeg has produced many championship title holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alberta Hops Study Under Irrigated Conditions
Western briefs report potential commercial hop cultivation in southern Alberta irrigation areas under study in Brooks. Other notes include Gravelbourg reelecting M. Bonneau as school board chairman for his 21st term, the Arlington hotel in Pincher Creek torn down, a 1200 page handwritten Bible produced in Calgary, sugar beet processing in Manitoba, and a blind amateur radio operator in Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravelbourg
Sask
M. Bonneau
Bonneau
Pincher Creek
Alta
Alberta
Arlington
Curlers Gain Freedom in Rock Delivery Rules
At the Dominion Curling Association meeting in Winnipeg officials allow delivery from the centre line with no restriction on where the rock leaves the hand. Handedness determines stance on the centre line sides, enabling slides up to the rings if possible. Ken Watson caps the debate by challenging accountability for the rock's release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Dominion Curling Association
D.C.A
Ken Watson
Mrs James Mason Endorses Blue Bonnet Margarine
Mrs James Mason compares Blue Bonnet margarine to rival spreads in an appeal for the product. The ad touts its sunny sweet flavor, all vegetable base from Canada, nutrition, and economy with multiple package options including a Yellow Box bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mason
Canada
Brandon Winter Fair Canceled Over Foot and Mouth Disease
Brandon Manitoba directors of the winter fair voted unanimously at a special meeting to cancel the 1952 event due to a foot and mouth disease outbreak. The fair had been scheduled to open March 31.
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Brandon
Man
Manitoba
New Wheat CT 708 Aims To Replace Rescue Wheat
Dr Cc W Farstad head of field crop laboratories says CT TOR CT TOS known as CT 708, a cross from Thatcher and S615, may replace Rescue and Marquis with higher bushel weight and better milling. Development involved A W Platt Winnipeg and others. grown from Lethbridge to Moose Jaw and Saskatoon region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. W. Farstad
Dominion Science Service Laboratories
Marquis
Rescue
Thatcher
Ottawa
A. W. Platt
Lethbridge
New Zealand
Platt
Government Service
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Farstad
Mr. Platt
W. F. Hanna
Plant Pathology Laboratories
Winnipeg
F. R. Peterson
Cereal Breeding Laboratories
Scottish Curlers To Tour Canada In Three Teams
Seventy five curlers from the Royal Caledonian Curling Club will tour Canada in January 1953 as three 25 man teams. The plan, announced at the Dominion Curling Association meeting, follows a 1948-49 single tour. Teams will visit Maritimes Quebec Ontario-Manitoba and Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
Canada
Dominion Curling Association
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
World's Longest Power Span Nears Completion
In Kasol oops spelled Kaslo British Columbia a 10 650 foot power span across Kootenay Lake nears completion It is touted as the world s longest of its type The 170 000 volt lines run from a hydro electric plant at South Slocan to the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company at Kimberley They will traverse from a 366 foot tower on the lake s east side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaslo
B.C
Kootenay Lake
South Slocan
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Kimberley
Do You Know That Marriage Certificates Vary by Province
A note explains that marriage certificates are filed according to the province rather than the entire Dominion. The system treats each region as distinct for record keeping and legal use.
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V. McAvena
King Drug Box
London
Jfashions
Juna Hadams
Anne Adams
Winni Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Sawchuck
Terry Sawchuck
Detroit
Red Wing
Western Briefs
Landmark
Calgary
Pentecostal Tabernacle
John M. Watts
Dolly Gray O'Neill
Victoria
Jack Attwood
Amateur Radio Emergency Corps
Gladstone
University of Manitoba
A. H. S. Gillson
Parratia
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Red Cross
PCI
Anaya
Les Carroll
ESSE
Poes
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