Canada aims to expand foreign markets for farm products
Canada plans a strengthened foreign trade push to sell wheat eggs bacon cheese and fruit abroad. The Dominion Trade Department creates a dedicated branch of the Trade Commission to market Canadian farm outputs. Four agricultural specialists—W F Hillhouse Saskatoon D B Laughton Nelson B C W J Van Viiet Quinton Sask and C J Small Toronto—will be trained for overseas assignments.
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Canada
Europe
Dominion Trade Department
The
Trade Commission
Trade Commission Service
W. F. Hillhouse
Saskatoon
D. B. Laughton
Nelson
B.C
Will Look For New Markets to Sell Canadian Farm Goods
Officials will report on securing new markets in foreign nations interested and able to buy Canadian farm products while other officers in existing markets work to maintain and grow current exports. The drive by the Trade Commission aims to boost demand essential to farmers’ prosperity and price stability.
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The
Trade Commission
Canada Names Bicycle Team for Empire Games
Vancouver riders Johnny Millman and Lorne Atkinson along with Bill Hamilton of Oshawa Ont were named to Canada's Dominion squad for the British Empire Games in New Zealand next February. Alternates Eric Oland of Winnipeg and Real Lamothe of Three Rivers Que were also named. Millman won the quarter mile third mile and half mile at the Dominion championships and was named Dominion champion for 1949. Atkinson won the 10 mile race and Hamilton won the 62 mile trial race.
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Vancouver
Canada
New Zealand
R. W. Millman
Vancouver Bicycle Club
Johnny Millman
Lorne Atkinson
Bill Hamilton
Oshawa
Ont
Dominion
Montreal
Eric Oland
Winnipeg
Real Lamothe
Three Rivers
Que
Millman
Atkinson
Hamilton
Child travelers cared for by Gdynia American Line crews
Nurses psychiatrists and child specialists attend hundreds of children crossing the Atlantic aboard Gdynia American Line ships, providing medical and emotional support during the voyage.
Manitoba Breeders Acquire Herefords
Brandon reporter W L McGregor says Manitoba breeders bought top Hereford cattle at a Britain South Dakota sale. The Revelation 75th sold for 13500, purchased by R J McClement of Hayfield. 77 lots averaged 1654, Manitoba buys averaged 2853 with Thorpe herd animals.
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Brandon
Man
United States
W. L. McGregor
Manitoba
Britain
S.D
R. J. McClement
Hayfield
Thorpe
All-out Attack on 250-Pound Bear Near Yorkton
Peter Brown used a .32-calibre rifle and an axe to kill a 250-pound bear three miles north of Yorkton. He chased the animal into a hangar at the Yorkton airport, fired 12 shots as the bear climbed out a window, then finished with a blow to the head.
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Yorkton, Sask
Peter Brown
Here
Yorkton
Bruwn
Aerial photography maps 4300 square miles in Saskatchewan
Aerial photography by the provincial surveys branch has covered about 4,300 square miles of Saskatchewan since August 16, 1949. Led by A. I. Bereskin the work focused on the Big River and Fort a la Corne areas near Prince Albert to complete a forest inventory for the provincial forestry branch.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
A. I. Bereskin
Big River
Fort A la Corne
Prince Albert
Visitors Enjoy Duck Shooting on Pasqua Lake
Sheldon Marston of Detroit and H S Karch of Chicago praised a week of duck shooting at Leader's and Antipa points on Pasqua Lake. They said they reached their limits daily, noting mallards bluebills redheads canvasbacks and green and blue winged teal. The pair planned a return trip to Saskatchewan and soon headed to Lethbridge to try Hungarian partridge.
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Regina
Sheldon Marston
Detroit
Mich
H. S. Karch
Chicago
Ill
Pasqua Lake
Mr. Marston
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Humorous Snippets From an Atlantic Crossing and Jokes
A collection of light jokes and wry remarks including a sea voyage quip about sky rockets on a ship in distress. Other gags touch on kings and beds, strikes, long-lost work, and a boy’s bald classification of agriculture as farming with a twist.
Weyburn prize mischance sparks door prize switch
A Weyburn man missed the door prize draw at the fall carnival, returning home to dress up. While absent his name was drawn for the $50 prize, then redrawn for the winner who was present. The event occurred during a Weyburn Young Fellows club and Canadian Legion gathering.
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Weyburn
Young Fellows’ Club
Canadian Legion
Manitoba hockey association reports record 3015 players
The Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association announced a record registration of 3015 players at its 35th annual meeting. President Jimmay Dunn of Winnipeg was unanimously re elected to his fifth consecutive term.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association
Jimmay Dunn
Alberta outlines hospitalization plan for wards
CALGARY The Alberta Government proposes to cover half the cost of public ward hospitalization based on 1949 rates. Municipalities would institute a system allowing patients to pay 1 dollar per day during hospital stays. Health Minister Dr. W. W. Cross presented the plan to union delegates at the 45th annual Alberta Union of Municipalities convention.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Union of Municipalities
W. W. Cross
Largest pickerel caught in Northern Manitoba exhibited
A 27 inch pickerel with a 16 inch girth and near 10 pounds was shipped to The Pas for freezing and display at the Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival this winter. The catch ranks among the largest in the region.
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Manitoba
Pas
Man
Grants for Municipal Hospitals Under 1949 Rates
Government grants will cover half the cost of public ward hospital care for all ratepayers and dependents at 1949 public ward rates minus one dollar per day paid by patients. Any rate increase for maternity and pensioners hospital care beyond 1949 levels is deducted from the government share of the grants. Pasteurized Milk Is Safe.
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Western Briefs
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Law and Order
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ST. Vital
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Kamloops
B.C. Beef Cattle Growers Association
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