Wheat Variety Survey Reveals Unapproved Wheat Grown
Survey of prairie province wheat shows Alberta Zone 4A has 28.4 percent unapproved varieties with Garnet Marquis and others dominating. Zone 1 16 percent unapproved due to Red Bobs popularity. Saskatchewan Zone 1 shows 30 percent unapproved. Marquis removed from list but still grown. Manitoba not reported.
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Prairie
Alberta
Marquis
Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Christmas Seals 1943 by E L Ross M D
Manitoba appeals for support to fund expanded tuberculosis prevention. Travelling clinics since 1926 have examined thousands, with chest x rays for contacts and suspected cases. New equipment enables broader surveys. over 12 000 x rays done this year, aiming to x ray every citizen in five years contingent on purchases.
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Brandon
Dauphin
Portage la Prairie
Selkirk
Winnipeg
Flight For Freedom story unfolds of vanished flyer before Pearl Harbor
The stirring drama centers on a young woman flyer whose mysterious disappearance near the Jop-held islands is revealed. It explains her secret mission and the two loves that influenced her fate. Hollywood initially barred filming this tale before Pearl Harbor. now the story can be told. Showing at the theater.
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Pearl Harbor
Hollywood
Bradwardine LAC Earl Common Holiday Visit
Bradwardine LAC Earl Common of Halifax is spending a holiday at his parents Mr and Mrs William Common. Mr and Mrs J Hunter and family of Kenton visited in town Sunday. The Ladies Aid of St Matthew s W A met at Mrs George Maitland s home last week. Corporal Wesley Common of Souris spent the weekend here. Mrs Herbert Watkins and Mrs Elgin Hunter are confined to bed after tonsil operations. Mrs G Haycock and children returned home after a week at Mrs A McCrea s.
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Lac
Earl Common
Halifax
Mrs
Wm. Common
Ladies Aid of
St. Matthew’s W.A
Geo. Maitland
Cpl
Wesley Common
Souris
Herbert Watkins
Elgin Hunter
G. Haycock
A. McCrea
Prairie weavers create beauty with hand woven textiles
Prairie weavers have woven about 5,000 yards of 45 inch wide fabric now made into bedspreads blankets curtains tablecloths towels hangings rugs scarves handbags and clothes for all ages. Women design distinct color and motif combinations showing an instinctive desire to surround homes with lovely items.
Scrap yard to war grindstone saves hours for Royal Navy engines
At CPR heavy shops in Montreal under H R Bowen and H R Naylor, a reused grinder built from discarded parts speeds metalwork for Royal Canadian Navy engines. John A Hope led the idea to contour motion links for main marine engines, repurposing iron casting, locomotive rods, and balance weights into a production tool.
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Edian Pacific Rallye Company
Igus
Mont
C.P.R
H. R. Bowen
H. R. Naylor
John A. Hope
Apeneer
Royal Canadian Navy
Angus
Russia
C.P.R. Way
Obituary of Oak River pioneer Grover Henderson dies at 82
Grover Hawiston Henderson George Hamilton Henderson longtime Oak River district pioneer dies in Brandon Hospital on Thursday evening November 25 in his 83rd year. Born Cobourg Ontario June 17 1863 he moved west in 1885 and retired to Oak River after farming. Survived by widow three sons G M Rivers A L with RCAF Souris G H Winnipeg two daughters Eleanor nursing sister CMA C in Winnipeg and Anne in Winnipeg. A brother S H Vancouver. Funeral at Oak River United Church. Burial in Oak River cemetery.
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George Hamilton Henderson
Oak River District
Brandon Hospital
Mr. Henderson
Cobourg
Ontario
Oak River
G. M
Rivers
A. L
R.C.A.F
Souris
G. H
Winnipeg
Eleanor
C.A.M.C
Anne
S.H
Vancouver
The World of Wheat Weaving Plan Progress
H G L Strange outlines the Crop Testing Plan funded by Searle Grain Company. Eighteen months in, 46 weaving classes have formed, teaching about 600 rural women and girls. Weaving circles continue the effort as 150 looms are supported and remain active.
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Searle Grain Company
Praires
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Wheat Variety Survey
Fader
E. L. Ross, M.D
Four Star Theatre
L. D. Morosnick
The
Bradwardine
Grover Hawiston Henderson
Blanshard
Oak River Agricultural Society
United Church
H. G. L. Strange
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