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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1962
Page
16
The potato beetle or potato bug is described with adult stripe pattern and reddish larvae. Early spraying is advised as adults are harder to kill, with one to two applications per year. Various insecticides and rates for large acreages are listed, along with garden options for small plots.
Residents and local authorities must submit representations and objections to the proposed Scheme to the Resident Administrator of The Local Government District of Consol by August 11 1962. After adoption the Scheme goes to the Minister of Industry and Commerce in Winnipeg for approval with objections due within 14 days. The notice is dated June 27 1962 at The Pas and signed by W C Morrish Resident Administrator Consol district.
The article describes applying DDT wettable powder with a gallon of water until foliage drips or using about one pound of 3 percent DDT dust on burlap to dust infested plants. It notes that several brand name dusts on the market also effectively control potato beetles.
Victims in a settlement fled barefoot as they lost belongings in a fire or disaster. Murray McKenzie of The Pas organized to collect clothing and shoes and will distribute them to those in need. Readers can contact him to donate footwear or other clothes to be delivered to the affected group.
Mrs Lind and Mrs Perry wear size 7 shoes while Willie is size 1 and Violet size 7 children. Connie the baby wears size 5. Willie, first out after sounding the alarm, says everything caught fire. A coin bank survived the blaze though its coins melted and fused the remaining copper and nickel into a lump.
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