Farm Machinery Cost Probe Group To Meet
WINNIPEG The Manitoba Legislature special committee on farm machinery costs will convene at 10 a.m. Monday October 21 in Room 254 of the Legislative Building for an organizational meeting after reconstitution. The 13 member panel has held three public hearings with users manufacturers dealers and labor representatives and will report on sale and use of farm machinery in Manitoba focusing on provincial legislation design exemptions from federal taxes and duties. The group plans to submit its findings at the next session of the Manitoba Legislature.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Legislative
Manitou
Go out and shape the future Birdtail River graduation ninth annual
The Birdtail River School Division held its ninth annual graduation in Miniota on Oct. 12, the first under the unitary board. Guest speaker Dr. Evan H. Pepper urged graduates to shape the future, weigh decisions, and resist prejudice, linking dissent to progress. Awards honored top students in university entrance and general courses, with gold medals for highest averages and scholarships awarded.
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Miniota
Birdtail River
Evan H. Pepper
Brandon University of Brandon
W. C. Davidson
Dr. Pepper
Great Britain
U.S
J. E. Nield
L. R. Fulton
J. G. Hyndman
Division Board
H. P. Funk
Department of Education
Sharon Maryatt
Birtle
Allan Keith Preston
Hamiota
Penny Lou Widdicombe
Foxwarren
Brian Lloyd Todd
Kenton
Muriel Mavis Gamey
Strathclair
Ronald Ean Stewart
Douglas Robert Lee
Newdale
Betty Tean Cormack
Constance Sandra Strachan
Karen Annette Lowe
Murray Elmer Johns
Betty Jean Cormack
Marlene Gloria Prost
Birdtail River Teachers’ Association
W I Meet Beulah Holds October at Gow Home
The W I met at Mrs P N Gow for the October gathering with Mrs Mann presiding. The Ode opened the meeting and the Thought for the Day asked How Do You Rate Yourself. Roll call pondered What career would I choose if I were a 68 graduate. Discussions covered Education for the 20th Century Woman. Minutes and treasurer reports were read and branch reports given. Plans were made to serve lunch at the J Hawes sale.
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Beulah
W.I
P. N. Gow
J. Hawes Sale
Fall Avadex Application Tips From Farm Notes
Fall Avadex use should follow container rates and soil incorporation practices. Ensure 50 percent soil coverage with finely broken surface, use 5 to 10 gallons per acre, and incorpora tion into the top 2 inches with a discer or harrows at right angles. Apply as close to freeze up as possible.
Priority For Increased Grain Advances Urged
Winnipeg Manitoba Minister of Agriculture J Douglas Watt has telegrammed federal ministers urging the Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act ceiling rise from 3000 to 6000 dollars. He says the change should take effect quickly due to slow grain sales and a late Manitoba harvest from wet weather. Watt also seeks a raise in advance payments per bushel from 50 to 100 cents for wheat with corresponding increases for oats and barley, noting the higher ceiling only helps farms with more than 1000 acres unless per bushel payments rise.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. Douglas Watt
Trade and Commerce
Jean-Luc Pepin
Agriculture
H. A. Olson
Mr. Watt
Watt
Ramblings on baseball and politics with mixed tone
The piece mocks Tommy Ewing of the St. Regis Hotel for predicting a Cardinals series win as Detroit defeats them in a marred fashion. It also notes widespread dismay, and departures from optimism toward the Cardinals. It ends with a jab at Prime Minister Trudeau regarding the Bi-Bi Boys.
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Tommy Ewing
St. Regis Hotel
Tigers
Cardinals
Tommy
St. Louis
Trudeau
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