International co operation in sunflower disease research
Dr W E Sackston of the Winnipeg Plant Pathology Laboratory Canada Department of Agriculture recently returned from Uruguay where he carried out disease research on oil seed crops with emphasis on sunflower rust. Working with Uruguayan and Argentinian farmers he found Canadian rust resistant traits could aid Uruguayan varieties and identified new sunflower diseases including a fungus causing Black Pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Sackston
Winnipeg Plant Pathology Laboratory
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Uruguay
Ministry of Livestock and Agriculture
la Estanzeula
la Plata River
Buenos Aires
Sackston
Argentina
South America
Lem
Chile
Peru
Printed Pattern Sale for Misses and Women in Toronto
An advertisement for Printed Pattern patterns 4580 and 4605 offers sewing patterns in multiple misses sizes and features. It urges readers to mail fifty cents or forty cents with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept at 60 Front Street W Toronto. The patterns include dress and jacket options with various necklines and sleeve versions and printed directions on each pattern part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Department
Advertising slumps and local buy-in in The Clarion
The Clarion editorializes on a national advertising downturn affecting weekly papers and urges more local ads to sustain Kindersley’s paper. It argues readers must notice ads to justify investment, urging support to secure the paper’s future and pay the editor’s mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SWNA
Clarion
Kindersley and District
The
Periodic checkup on democracy boosts public accountability
The piece argues for ongoing scrutiny of elected representatives as essential to freedoms in democratic countries. It asserts that citizens and fair-minded figures should welcome periodic probes, noting politicians benefit from transparency and that public officials must be keen diplomatic and honest to maintain trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Man of vision shaped The Pas with his ventures
Herman Finger, longtime sawmill manager in Port Arthur, helped spark The Pas's growth by establishing a northwest mill, securing timber limits, and forming a developers' push. He led fundraising for sewer water, electric light, and telephone services and chaired the 1912 Board of Trade as plans to join the province moved forward. He retired in 1919 but left a lasting town monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pas
Herman Finger
Port Arthur
Northwest
United States
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Herman Walport
Finger
Saskatchewan River
Board of Trade
Roblin
Mr. Finger
Party line manners beg for privacy and patience
A reader laments party line gossip and constant eavesdropping. They recount awkward calls where the caller’s identity is unclear, voices on the line answer questions, and phones stay off the hook, leaving conversations stalled and relationships strained. The piece suggests learning Sanskrit or Tibetian as a joke cure or hoping for better local telephone manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. J
Education is Adventure Opens New School Year in Virden
The Empire Advance notes the new 1957 58 school year begins in Virden with students and teachers ready for an educational adventure. It emphasizes growing responsibility, parental guidance, and balancing study with outside activities, urging real achievement for all from beginners to seniors and welcoming new staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virden
Manitoba Hospital Expansion Imminent
The Recorder notes that Manitoba plans a hospital enlargement with provincial and federal funding likely. It cites Saskatchewan as a model where a CC backed hospital scheme increased beds and hospitalization of minor illnesses. Local demand will rise, making extended facilities and more beds necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Camp Dundurn
M. A. Christiansen
Shell Lake
Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps
Canadian Army
Princess Ensemble
By Hne Leloms
Ie Ee
Unt A
the Clarion, Kindersley, Sask
the Herald
Thamesville, Ont
Man of
the Star & Times
Swan River
Man
the Gazette
Grand Forks, B.C
the Empire Advance
the Recorder
Reston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!