Better Schooling for Canadian Youth Report
A four year study by a joint committee from agriculture commerce education industry labour and home groups to define suitable secondary schooling for students who enter the workforce. Funded by national associations firms and labour bodies the work was inspired by the late Dr Fletcher Peacock of the Canadian Education Association.
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Felda of Agriculture, Commerce, Education
Fletcher Peacock
Canadian Education Assocation
The
C . Manufacturer's Association
Slow To Meet Rural Needs
A report on Canadian secondary education notes agriculture is a major industry yet rural schools lag in offering courses. It counters the view that farming needs little formal training, arguing agriculture is a business requiring technical and broad education.
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Canada
Studies Should Go On in Rural Secondary Schools
The report urges rural high schools to stress farm related skills and agricultural economics, conservation, marketing, farm management, and consumer issues. It calls for improving farm life through electrification, recreation, and home modernization while advocating ongoing research to modernize Canada’s secondary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
1951 Was Good Year For Farmers
Ottawa reports 1951 as the second best year for agricultural output since 1935 to 39 base. The index reached 157.1, up from 139.5 in 1950 and below the 164.2 record of 1942, driven by bumper prairie grain crops and higher livestock tobacco vegetables poultry and eggs. Dairy products potatoes sugar beets fruits and maple products rose less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Alaska River Breakup Winner Draws $102,000
Charles R. Montjoy of Juneau won a $102,000 pool from Alaska’s Tenana River breakup when the ice left the river on May 12. Over 130,000 Alaskans paid $1 for guesses, but taxes will take about $69,000, leaving the winner with far less.
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Nemana
Alaska
Tenana Rive
Charles R. Montjoy
Juneau
Marriage Advice Keeps Workers Happy At Coventry Factory
In Coventry England a factory uses loudspeaker talks giving marriage advice to workers arguing happiness at home boosts factory morale. Harry Weston the factory manager and Coventry mayor says the program is a great success and plans to expand it.
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Coventry
England
Harry Weston
Nightclub Whispers and Witty Nonsense Gales
A chaotic string of jokes and vignettes unfolds from a night out. An escort notes a forgotten message while friends gossip, a mother-in-law arrives to live with relatives, a fiery display scars the home, and quips about marriage, prison governors, and humorous miscommunications punctuate scenes at a luncheon and workplace.
Forestry Association Poster Contest Draws Thousands
The Forestry Association ran a poster competition during Forest Conservation Week open to Western Provinces pupils. Alberta led with 382 posters, followed by Manitoba with 319 and Saskatchewan with 246, totaling 947 entries from over 700 schools. Grand prize went to Miss Larone Ferguson of Keg River Alberta, with multiple prizes awarded across Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan to students and schools. Judges were Winnipeg-based Miss N H George Mr J G Somers Mr Corey Kilvert Mr Alan Beaven.
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Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
N. H. George
J. G. Somers
Corey Kilvert
Alan Beaven
Winnipeg
Larone Ferguson
Keg River School
Keg River
Manitoba Poster Contest Winners Announced
The Association congratulates first prize winner Mr Garry Patton of Earl Oxford School Brandon Manitoba and Joseph's School Saskatoon Saskatchewan. It thanks all participants and acknowledges input from art teachers school staff the press radio and forest services of Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and the contest judges.
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Garry Patton
Earl Oxford School
Brandon
Man
Maida Bird
David Taylor
Gwen Homeniuk
Isaac Brock School
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Patty Jo Bennett
Keith McCallum
Norma Paylor
Terrace School
Flin Flon
Joan Thompson
Earl Haig
Saskatchewan
Diana Deprose
Prince Edward School
Prince Albert
Brandon, Man
Alberta
Hay-Fever-Free Vacations In All Canadian Provinces
Ottawa reports that hay fever sufferers can find fever-free vacations in every province. British Columbia and Alberta’s Rocky Mountain area are nearly ragweed free, while Saskatchewan is largely clear except the extreme south. Manitoba has ragweed pockets. Ontario should head north of Parry Sound Pembroke or to Muskoka Algonquin. Quebec’s Ga peninsula north of Rimouski Matapedia is inviting. Temiscamingue Abitibi refuges remain safe as far south as Mont Laurier. Newfoundland is almost ragweed free and Atlantic provinces have less. Nova Scotia conducts a control campaign. other provinces plan similar actions.
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Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Rocky Mountain
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Riding Mountain National Park
Ontario
United States
Parry Sound
Pembroke
Quebec
Ga Peninsula
Rimouski
Matapedia
Temiscamingue
Abitibi
Laurentians
Mont Laurier
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Canada Boosts Wheat Exports
Ottawa reports Canada exported 169.8 million bushels of wheat in the first eight months of the current crop year, a 67 percent rise from 101.4 million in the same period last year. About one third of shipments went to Britain as world supplies shrank and Canadian stocks stayed ample.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Britain
Rice Nut Loaf Recipe a Budget Friendly Meat Alternative
A low cost Rice and Nut Loaf recipe yields a meat like flavour, is easy to prepare, versatile hot or cold, and inexpensive. The menu pairs baked loaf with corn potatoes peas and custard sauce, yielding 6 8 servings.
Repainting Guidance for Oil Painted Walls in Kitchen
Before repainting wash walls previously painted with oil paint using a detergent to remove all grease and dirt. In kitchens cooking deposits a grease film that can interfere with drying and adhesion of new paint.
Cypress Park To Get Electric Power
The se ven provincial parks program includes electrifying Cypress Hills and a new Kenosee golf clubhouse. A Maple Creek to Cypress Park power line will serve 16 to 20 farmers along a 25 mile route, aiming for completion before tourist season.
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Regina
Cypress Hills
Kenosee
Bureau of Publications
Maple Creek
Greenwater Lake
Madge Lake
First Wheat For 1952 Shipping Arrives At Churchill
Fourteen cars of wheat, the first of the 1952 season, were unloaded at Churchill Manitoba on May 12. Damp grain was dried at the terminal elevator. Prospects point to a record year with at least 10 million bushels to be handled for European markets.
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Churchill
Man
Manitoba
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Eczema Relief
An advertisement urges readers to buy Moone's Emerald Oil at drug stores to treat eczema and related skin conditions. It claims rapid relief from itching, drying of eruptions, and scaling within days, noting the product is antiseptic, non staining, and money back guaranteed.
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Moone
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