Portage la Prairie and Beyond: A Patchwork of Rural News
A collage of rural notices from Canadian papers includes a 2 year old tractor in Portage la Prairie, a 60 year old log church in Millarvale Alta, a North American duck find near Bittern Lake, lobsters in Digby opening season, and a hospital birth on Minnedosa. It notes farmers' resilience, cows and spuds, and local musings on democracy and public manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage la Prairie
Man
Agricultural Museum
Burnaby
MrKa
Jane Elizabeth Faorett
Pose
Miller
Dalhousie
Carl Astner
Bittern Lake
Alta
Digby
N.S
Courier
Millarvale Church
Roy Walton
Bowden
Jake Britz
Lake Lenore
Sask
Rotary Club At
Mission
B.C
George Crabtree
Durham
Household Tips From a Bygone Era
Practical remedies for handling car odors and stains include a paste of boiled water and fuller’s earth with magnesia to extract oil from carpets, ceruloid needle straightening via hot water and steam, and alum-soaked newspaper pulp to fill floor cracks.
Harvests Across War Zones Signal Hopeful Yields
Amid global tension harvests continue. In Korea a peaceful harvest follows three hours of war and in Israel Virginia tobacco leaves yield 324 tons, praised as superior. In Trieste notices of shifts by the United States and Britain hover as the grape harvest proceeds in Italy with young girls selling fruit in towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koreas
Israel
Trieste
Zone A
Italy
Barley News Highlights Canada Leads World 1953 Harvest
Barley production surged in Canada during 1953 with the country posting the largest barley crop among available figures. New varieties Husky Gateway and Vantage gained attention, while winter barley interest grew in Ontario and British Columbia. Breeders note smut resistance remains a priority as yields remain strong despite late seeding.
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Canada
University of Saskatchewan
Husky
West
University of Alberta
Gateway
Alberta
Peace River
Vantage
Brandon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
D. G. Hamilton
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Ontario
Sugar Speeds Pigs Growth at University of British Columbia
Vancouver report says Dr. Alex Wood of the University of British Columbia reports that pure cane sugar in pig diets can cut growing time in half, turning a piglet into a 200 pound hog in about 122 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Alex Wood
Animal Nutrition Laboratory
University of British Columbia
Ireland Enters Fashion Lists With Own Designs
A major airline and a national store present five silent fashion ambassadors from France Italy Spain Ireland and England in a new cooperative fashion show. Irish ball gowns and cloaks designed by Sybil Connell highlight native fabrics cambric linen and wool, with gowns ranging from suits to extravagant ball gowns. The Sybil Connolly strapless ball gown and matching cloak, shown at right, feature a striking petticoat red cloak in the International Fashionations Fair collection.
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France
Italy
Spain
Ireland
England
Paris
Rome
Madrid
Dublin
London
Sybil Connell
Amercan
Sybil Connolly
Canada Facts Quiz and Economic Notes
A column posing questions on Canada’s Governors General since Confederation and per capita rankings in steel use. It asks when the first transcontinental railway was completed and if the universal old age pension is funded by a two percent tax. It notes manufacturing work week hours 20 years ago at 51.5 hours and invites answers in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Duck Given 75 Mile Ride After Entering Car Fender
A duck wedged in the front fender of a car in Alta Rosemary rode a local garage vehicle for about 75 miles before being freed. The bird appeared unharmed and flew away once released by the motorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary
Alta
City Lights Amaze Arctic Youth in Edmonton Visit
Seventeen year old Samuel Smith from Aklavik flew south of the Arctic Circle to Edmonton hoping to join the Navy but was told he was a year too young. He marveled at lighted streets a moving car a local movie theater and cheap snacks. He will return to Grade IX with correspondence from the Alberta Education Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Samuel Smith
Arctic Circle
Aklavik
Navy
Corona Hotel
Samuel
Anglican Mission School
Alberta Education Department
Record Alberta cattle population hits 1.91 million head
A government report states Alberta's cattle population reached 1,910,000 head as of June 1, up from 1,745,000 a year earlier. The surge reflects strong cattle numbers in the province and implies growth over the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
The text lists numbered quiz items with numeric or factual responses. It includes hours, a year reference to 1885, a count of eighteen, a statement about special tax needing loans from general revenue, and a claim that Canada ranks second worldwide in steel usage. Material is attributed to editors of Quick Canadian Facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick Canadian Facts
Handbook of Facts About
Canada
The Bald Eagle Not Actually Bald
The article explains the bald eagle gains a white head only after several years, giving the appearance of baldness. It notes that the bird’s head turns white with age, not at birth, clarifying a common misconception about the species.
Bruins and Rangers clash of old rivals in 1930s tale
The piece recalls Lynn Patrick and Mitt Schmidt as Boston Bruins captain and spark plug, once fierce rivals with Patrick of the New York Rangers from 1936 37 through 1941 42. It notes NHL team weights, missing Leafs stars, and a trend of home teams winning more often in the early season.
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Lynn Patrick
Mitt Schmidt
Boston Bruins
Lynn
Ami Mist
Patrick
Schmidt
New York Rangers
Bruins
Alternate captains named across NHL teams this season
The season features two new alternate captains Jim Thomson of Toronto replacing Max Bentley and Maurice Richard of Montreal taking over for Billy Reay. Most teams appoint three alternates at start, with lists for Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York and Toronto. Don Raleigh of the Rangers is noted as the lightest player at 148 pounds and 5 feet 11 inches tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Bruins
Bruins
Boston
Bruin
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Leafs
Max Bentley
Hugh Bolton
Howie Meeker
Bentley
Ottawa Senators
Meeker
Stratford
Ont
NHL
Jim Thomson
Rangers
Maurice Richard
Canadiens
Billy Reay
Victoria
Bill Quackenbush
Ed Sandford
Hal Laycee
Chicago
Gus Bodnar
Milt Mosienko
Jim McFadden
Detroit
Red Kelly
Bob
Don (Bones) Raleigh
New York
Britain builds largest machine tool for Canada export
Britain produces the largest machine tool ever built there a vertical boring and turning mill designed to export to Canada for hydro electric component manufacture. The unit costs over 400000 dollars weighs 650 tons occupies 3700 square feet of floor space with a 41 foot diameter table and can turn workpieces 42 feet 6 inches in diameter and 13 feet 6 inches high weighing up to 100 tons.
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Great Britain
Canada
Migration of Farm Teens and Young Adults Reported
A Twentieth Century Fund report notes more farm girls than boys move to cities during teen years, but by age 20 boys leave the farm in greater numbers than girls, highlighting shifting rural to urban patterns among youth.
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United States
Twentieth Century Fund
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Indian Head
Alliston
Post-Express
Jaywalker
Korea
Seoul-Munsan
Montana
Tzara
Edna Miles
Arctic
Chuck Rayner
Lorne Worsley
Pete Babando
Jim Conacher
Gaye Stewart
Andy Bathgate
Edgar Laprade
Herb Dickenson
Steve Kraftcheck
Jim Ross
Neil Strain
Jack Stoddard
Eddie Slowinski
N.H.L
National Hockey League
Britain
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