Seed Shortage Foreseen For 1942 By Dominion Board
The Seed Supply Committee reports potential 1942 shortages in biennial field roots and garden vegetables. Mangel Swede Beet Cabbage Cauliflower Parsnips and Radish Spinach are at risk due to reduced Holland and Denmark supplies and uncertain British imports. A joint plan with Provincial Agriculture Departments aims to produce seeds in Canada to cover definite quantities.
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The
Agricultural Supplies Board
Holland
Denmark
Great Britain
Departments of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Board
The Province's Grain Harvest Report Highlights Varied Yields
A weekly Department of Agriculture crop report shows Western and Southern Ontario lagging in harvests with waterlogged fields and seed shortages, while Carleton and Frontenac report strong yields. Northumberland tops the spring grain harvest, but blight threatens potatoes and fall wheat remains unharvested.
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Ontario
Department of Agriculture
Carleton
Britain Buys Quebec Eels For War Time Export
Quebec trade minister Oscar Crow announced Britain will take a large eel shipment with 67 000 pounds ordered for England and 2 000 pounds of large eels sent as samples. A further 40 000 pounds may go to National Defence as prisoner of war food.
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Quebec
Germany
Italy
Gisat
Britain
Oscar Crowin
England
Department of National Defence
Wisdom as guide to life in Proverbs lesson
The lesson extols wisdom’s value and outlines four blessings for those who seek it. It stresses two life paths, urges careful conduct of the heart and speech, and counsels straight, steady steps away from evil, ending with a note on modern planes with many safety devices.
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Solomon
Weeds and their stubborn resilience in farming notes
John D. Mac Leod warns weeds outlast crops, citing Seed World data on seeds per plant and germination years. England and U S findings show soil years of weed survival and numerous disadvantages, from fertility loss to lower yields, amid biblical proverbs and scattered word-puzzle notes.
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John D. MacLeod
Ont
Dept. of Agriculture
Toronto
England
United States Dept. of Agriculture
Good Deed Club Returns on CBC Airwaves Saturday Morning
Radio report highlights the Good Deed Club eighth season bow at 9 45 on 1120 and urges listeners to write in for membership prizes. The piece notes youth performers under 16 and long running CBC Toronto broadcasts, plus quick blips on Radio Theatre and other light entertainment news.
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Good Deed Club
Good Deed Club of
Good Deeds Unlimited
Johnny and
Mary
Hamilton Good Deed Club
Radio Theatre
Columbia
Cecil B. DeMille
Alec Templeton
Bob Burns
Burns
Crosby
CBC
Orch
Russ Morgan
Percy Faith named conductor for CBC Contented program
The National network lists Percy Faith as conductor for the CBC Contented program airing Monday nights at ten on the red network. Mary Graham leads CBC children’s broadcasts with new fall and winter plans, including Just Mary for preschoolers.
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Percy Faith
Canada
Red
Faith
Mary Graham
CBC
Mary
Toronto Leads in Air Travel Among Canadian Cities
TC A statistics show Toronto passengers top the list with 864 departures in July and 862 arrivals. Montreal ranks second with 820 departures and 804 arrivals, followed by Ottawa with 795 departures and 760 arrivals, and Vancouver with 680 departures and 699 arrivals.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Toronto
Canadian City
T.C.A
Montreal
Ottawa
Vancouver
William FergusON Explores Digestive Transport System
The piece presents FergusON discussing how swallowing triggers a complex, multi step journey through the body. It emphasizes the stomach’s role and describes the intricate bodily processes involved in moving food along the digestive tract.
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Dave Robbins
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Christ
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Pop
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