English bagpipes built in Soho workshop for world markets
London based George Alexander runs a tiny top floor shop near theatre land producing Highland bagpipes for customers from Texas to Tasmania. He learned the craft after a first career in dance bands, now turning out over 150 sets yearly with materials from around the world.
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George Alexander
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Scotland
Alexander
Duke of Windsor
Royal Air Force
London Scottish Regiment
Joe Brown
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Arundel Castle
Duke of Norfolk
Texas
Tasmania
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CPR Opens Combined Truck and Rail Terminal in Winnipeg
CP Merchandise Services unveils a 1.45 million building in Winnipeg as the continent’s fastest freight terminal. The facility spans 585 feet with a 154 foot rail dock, 33 loading bays for trucks, 24 rail cars, and automated systems moving parcels at 180 feet per minute. The city is split into 41 zones with 85 trucks serving Western Canada. The service motto One call handles all freight shipments by highway rail air or sea. It assumes Western Canada LTL duties replacing prior CP Transport and Express roles from Victoria to Port Arthur linking piggyback services with eastern Canada.
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Canadian Pacific
Canada
C.l. Freight
Express
CP Transport
CP Merchandise Services
Trafic Department
Victoria
B.C
Port Arthur
Ont
Canadian Pacific Express
1C. Freight
Smith Transport
Western
Canadian Pacific Transport
Planning an Evening Reception for 5000 Guests
CPR marks opening of new merchandise services terminal in Winnipeg with a reception for 5000 guests. The event showcased 37000 square feet venues and hotels stocked 500 feet of buffet tables and 80 waiters. Food totals included 4000 sandwiches, 2500 pounds of various seafood, 10000 beverages, and 8 new glasses for service.
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CPR
Winnipeg
B.C
Ontario
Harvest Record Despite Storms Across Britain
Britain's farmers harvest a bumper crop despite three months of heavy rain. The Ministry of Agriculture forecasts barley output around 6.3 million tons, an all time record, as corn crops reach historic levels.
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Britain
Ministry of Agriculture
Potato Crop Forecast For Canada In 1963
Canada’s 1963 potato crop is forecast at 443 million hundredweight, from 285 400 acres. This year’s yield and acreage show reductions from 1962 totals of 47 million cwt and 288 100 acres respectively, but production remains above the ten year average. Provinces report Prince Edward Island 7.1, New Brunswick 10.0, Quebec 9.0, Ontario 9.8 million cwt with prior year figures in parentheses.
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Fruit and Vegetable Division
Canada Department of Agriculture
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Keeping calves quiet in Wiltshire study on feed efficiency
A company testing in Wiltshire finds that semi dark conditions calm intensively fed Friesian bullocks at finishing weight can save up to three pounds of feed per pound of liveweight gain. Researchers warn humidity and ammonia buildup may reduce efficiency if ventilation is sacrificed.
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Wiltshire
Beware unanchored belts for children in Canada
Warning issued as unanchored child seat belts appear in Canadian markets. These belts loop through vehicle seats and buckle around the child but do not anchor to the chassis. In a crash they detach with the seat, offering minimal protection and could cause serious injury. Buyers urged to ensure chassis anchorage.
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Canada
Highly Strung Cows Hit by Nervous Milk Herds
Mr H F Hebeler of Langport Somerset told a British Veterinary Association congress that dairy cows, while producing twice as much milk as 20 years ago, have become more temperamental. He blamed current breeding methods and noted milk yields fell by over 20 percent due to stress from unfamiliar milkers or veterinarians.
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H. F. Hebeler
Langport
Somerset
British Veterinary Association
Prince Rupert Fishermen’s Co operative Leader Named to Fisheries Commission
Carl Giske of Prince Rupert, president of the Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co operative, has been named to the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, an intergovernment body with four representatives from Japan, the United States, and Canada, now meeting in Tokyo. Born in Norway six years ago, he is a fisherman as all directors of the co operative must be. A girdle has been defined as an accessory after the fat.
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Carl Giske
Prince Rupert
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