Alphabetical division marks CN rail station naming scheme
Canadian National lists stations in an alphabetical timetable scheme west of Portage la Prairie. The Continental Limited passes through Arena Bloom Cave Deer Extra Firdale Gregg Hartengelow Justice Knox Rivers Myra Norman Oakner Pope Quadra Miniota Uno Trent Victor Welby Spy Hill Yarbo Zeneta Atwater Bangor Xena Melville and other towns appear in sequence, with some out of order notes and a restart after Manioba Saskatchewan names.
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Canada
Portage la Prairie
Continental Limited
Canadian National Railways
Rolla
Arena
Bloom Cave
Deer
Extra
Firdale
Gregg Hartengelow
Justice
Brandon North
Knox
Myra
Norman
Oakner
Pope
Quadra
Miniota
Uno
Trent
Victor
Manitoba
Welby
Saskatchewan
Spy Hill
Yarbo
Zeneta
Atwater
Bangor
West of
Melville
Xena
Local and Personal News from Oberon and District
Mrs Wm Henderson Mrs T Miners and Mrs M D Moore visited Oberon for a few days last week. Graham F Barker of Kam Hoops BC left Friday after visiting relatives. Mrs Fred Taylor and son from Winnipeg stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs J A McKenzie. Fred Taylor came up for the weekend. Mrs J Brown returned from a month with her daughter Mrs Ted Wonsmos in Alberta with daughter Mildred Brown from Turner Valley. Rivers Masonic Lodge met Monday evening for the Oficial Visit with Rt War Bro J T Shanks D D G M and Most War Bro H Wood. Social hour followed as visiting brethren attended.
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Wm. Henderson
T. Miners
M. D. Moore
Oberon
Graham F. Barker
Kam- Hoops
B.C
Fred Taylor
Little Ison
Winnipeg
J.A. McKenzie
Fred ‘Taylor
J. Brown
Ted Wonsmos
Westward Fa
Alberta
Mildred Brown
Turner Valley
Rivers Masonic Lodge
J. T. Shanks
D.D.G.M
5Th Masonic District
H. Wood
Storm Flash Hits District Barn and Office
A heavy Friday morning storm brought vivid lightning and rain. A bolt struck between the Gazette office and the former Marsh building, causing a small fire in Mrs. Brereton's property but no spread. A nearby barn, operated by R Beever one and a half miles south of Beresford, burned completely. two pigs died, with loss of stock, feed, and harness, all saved except the pigs.
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Gazette
Marsh
Beresford
R. Beever
Ten Years Ago From the Gazette Highlights
The notice recalls the death of Rev. Francis J. Price of Winnipeg and Rivers a pioneer preacher. It reports Principal and Mrs. Stewart returning from a Rockies trip and Geo. A. Moule visiting The Pas friends. A marriage at Holy Trinity Winnipeg joins Alice Maud Smith and Walter Blewitt of Rivers. Basements dug at H B Moxley’s business. Rivers School staff lists Principal J. Mc Neil and teachers Allen Kirkland Haigh. A Labor Day two mile race is planned for sports day. Harvest labor shortages cause farmer recruiting trips to Winnipeg by C Howard and Robi Wilkinson.
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Holy Trinity Church
Winnipeg
Alice Maud Smith
Hull
England
Walter Blewitt
Rivers
Tough grain storage tips from Manitoba agriculture
Tough grain threatens farmers this year due to storage limits and inexperience with combines. Manitoba Agriculture offers steps to avoid loss: ensure grain is dry before threshing, allow ripening before straight combining, swath weedy crops, clean seed of foreign material, store in large bins, and protect floors roofs and paper wrap. Further guidance available from provincial agriculture departments.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Saskatchewan
The World of Wheat by H G L Strange
H G L Strange, director of the research department at Searle Grain Company, Ltd, explores the global wheat industry, its production challenges, and market dynamics shaping prices and agricultural policy.
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H. G. L. Strange
Searle Grain Company, Ltd
Shortage of Harvest Labour Across Prairie Provinces
A writer reports a clear shortage of farm labour in the prairie provinces as young men enlist in the armed forces or work in munitions. Farmers, municipalities, school boards, and local businesses coordinate to harvest, but delays threaten grain quality. The author urges open US labor access and wage ceilings to ease harvesting bottlenecks.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Canada
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Canadian National
Britain
R.A.F
Reat
the Gazette
Francis J. Price
Stewart
Canadian Rockies
Geo. A. Moule
The
Pas
H. BR. Moxley
Rivers School
J. McNeil
Misses Allen
Kirkland
Haigh
C. Howard
Robi
Wilkinson
Winnpeg
Orth West Line
Associa
National Selective Service
Bureau of Technical Personnel
National Selective Service Officers
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Selective Service
National Secrets Service Officer
National Selective Service Officer
Elliott M. Little
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