Sediment control in milk and 1974 weed plan notes
Farm Notes discusses preventing sediment in milk by cleaning cows udders, barns, and equipment, plus using filters and sanitary practices. It then shifts to planning weed control for 1974, advising weed inventories, selecting crops to suppress weeds like wild mustard and green foxtail, and noting burning stubble has limited effect on weed seed germination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Mitich
Ucsa Co-operative Extension Services
Fargo
Manitoba to Launch Bread Price Inquiry
Manitoba forms a three member board under the Trade Practices Inquiry Act to probe bread pricing across milling and baking sectors. Dr John Weldon chairs the panel with Muriel Smith and Harry Rachlis as the other members. The inquiry will examine grounds for complaints, wholesale price justifications, and how wholesale and retail prices are set, with a report due after October 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ian Turnbull
Board of Inquiry
John C. Weldon
Department of Economics
McGill University
Montreal
Canada
Weldon
Manitoba Cabinet
McGill
Muriel Smith
Y.W.C.A
United Way of Winnipeg
Action Committee On the Status of Women
Smith
University of Manitoba
Oxford
England
Harry Rachlis
Reggies Ramblings and Mock Headlines Parade
A collage of quips and retro observations recounts prices from 25c beef to 5c bread, notes 15c hamburgers and 20c eggs, recalls a 12 hour 6 day wage of $15, and parodies politics, sports and media with a playful Canadian flavor.
Labour Day Marked Park Fee Cut-off
WINNIPEG Labour Day marked the end of park entrance fee collection for the 1973 summer season on Labor Day at 4 p.m. Beach patrol supervision ended then and swimming became unsupervised. Camping fees continue until October 1 with limited campgrounds available after that for winterizing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Laurent L. Desjardins
Desjardins
Park Residence News Visit Highlights Across Town
Mrs Wesner welcomed a Sunday visit from her Brandon son. Visitors to Mrs Robertson included Mrs Lorraine Barrett of Winnipeg and families from Treherne Arthur Brookdale Neepawa Winnipeg Melita Cardale. At Mrs Morris house guests were Alex Caswell and Tom Wyatt from Melita, Bessie Fraser of Melita, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesner
Brandon
Morris
Alex Caswell
Melita
Tom Wyatt
Cardale
Bessie Fraser
Ida Hackett Graves obituary recalls Miniota pioneer roots
Ida Hackett Graves of Virden district died August 25 1973 at Virden District Hospital at age 86 11 She was born March 1 1887 in Min iota and lived there 58 years She worked at the Park issimo Post Office later Miniota and was a long time telephone operator on the Miniota exchange She married George Colby in 1916 and after his death 1919 she later married William Graves She lived in Winnipeg Peachland B C and Virden before returning to The Sherwood in Virden She was active in Oakwood Chapter 46 Oak Lake Order of the Eastern Star Crocus Rebekah Lodge and United Church She is survived by her son George Edward Colby and two grandchildren Lance Colby and Carole Uilbrich plus nieces and nephews Funeral was Aug 28 at Carscadden Funeral Chapel with Rev Kenneth Bauman and burial at Miniota Cemetery.
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Ida Hackett Graves
Colby
Virden District Hospital
Graves
Miniota
David
Sarah Rowan
Parkissimo
George Colby
Sherwood
Oakwood
Oak Lake
Order of the Eastern Star
Crocus Rebekah Lodge
Virden
Rebekah Lodge
United Church
George Edward Colby
Tacna
Peru
Lance M. Colby
Edmonton
Alta
Carole A. Uilbrich
Nee Colby
Coquitlam
B.C
William Graves
Carscadden
Kenneth Bauman
St. Paul’s United Church
W. C. Lang
W. Lloyd Taylor
John Bonner
Ed. Stowe
J. M. Hanlin
Joseph W. Bonner
Miniota Cemetery
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Tom Baron
By Don Kennedy
John Weldon
Cancer Unit
Canadian Cancer Society
Reggies
Russia
Boissevain
USA
Nixon
Advertises
Observer
New Democrat Party
Liz Windsor
Maclean’s
Bud Barrett
Arthur
Rivers
RED Cross
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