Looks at Ottawa looks at Ottawa by Jim Greenbch
A light feature blends political and wartime anecdotes with Canadian agricultural history. It profiles Padre Harold Graven a Normandy veteran and senior chaplain who earns admiration among troops after securing a government motorcycle and petrol. It also surveys Canada’s fairs tracing roots to Windsor and Pictou and highlights large egg exports and Royal Mint coinage figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Graven
8.C.N
Combined Operations
Normandy
Pugwash
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Winnipeggers and Brando n Residents Visit Home Folks
Weekend notices list Miss Leone Lindsay and Miss Minnie Steski of Winnipeg visiting Brando n area relatives. Miss McCallum of Pincher Creek and Miss J Clark of Brandon return from holidays. Cpl R Steski and others spend leaves with local families. William Rouse recovering after Ham iota hospital stay. Local Ladies Aid held a tea after meeting at Mrs Dowland’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leone Lindsay
Winnipeg
Mrs
Lyle Lindsay
Miss McCallum
Pincher Creek
Alta
Minnie Steski
Mrs. J. Steski
Miss J. Clark
Brandon
Ladies Aid
Rivers Girls Softball Team Wins Twice in Transcona Visit
Ten Years Ago From the Gazette notes Rivers' softball squad traveled to Transcona and defeated the local girls in both games. The entry highlights a strong season wind-up and mentions community events including Mrs. Alex McDonald receiving a gift from the United Ladies Aid, and several local items such as church representation at a bishop consecration, a China return missionary visiting, Crimean War veteran volunteering, and the reopening of Rivers' moving picture theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
Transcona
Alex. McDonald
The
United Ladies Aid
J. A. McKenzie
Winnipeg
St. James’ Church
Archdeacon Thomas
Brandon
Lottie McRae
China
Offen
The Crop Testing Plan by Strange Director
The piece notes generous summer rains produced weed growth and seed spread via unmodified combines. Light fall cultivation soon after harvest will germinate weed seeds and, with winter cold, reduce seedlings. Perennial weeds require deeper tillage. Cerealist G E DeLong of Dominion Experimental Station advocates light fall cultivation and deeper tillage to curb weed vigor.
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G.E. DeLong
Dominion Experimental Station
Lacombe
Unclear Agronomy Note on Weed Control and Ploughing
Fragment mentions control of annual weeds and fall ploughing where perennials abound in fields. No clear entities or events identified beyond generic agricultural practices.
Churchill and Roosevelt Meet Again in Quebec City
In the Château Frontenac and the nearby Citadel, Churchill and Roosevelt with their military and political chiefs reassemble for a second conference. The leaders plan final defeat of Nazi Europe and coordinate the next task to erase the Japanese Empire, with Canada hailed as the host nation guiding the world toward victory and future benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec Citadel
Europe
France
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Canada
United Nations
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Medenal
Ottawa
Jim Greenbch
Windsor
Pictou
N.S
Ontario
Niagara Agricultural Society
Wankleek Hill
Ont
Richmond
Britain
Special Products Board
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Food
Royal Mint
Bradwardine
G. L. Cole
Cooper Hunter
Vancouver
William Rouse
Hamiota Hospital
T. Morton
Miss Alice English
Mrs. Clint, English
Cpl. R. Steski
Military Police
Camp Borden, Ontario
Miss Middleton
Miss Bunting
Miss Joy Post
Wm. Muir
Oak River
Betty Woodhead
Gordon Woodhead
Evelyn Livingstone
Rivers Telephone Staff
Mrs. P. Livingstone
the Gazette
Frank Wadham
Rivers’ Moving Picture Theatre
Jason Gurney
Arthur Bishop and
James Reid
the World of Wheat H.G. 1
Timate
Abe
Berlin
Canadian Army
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