Ottawa bingo boom called world’s capital by Maclean’s
Maclean's magazine says Ottawa is the bingo capital with three service clubs and a veterans' branch running 35 bingos a year in two indoor arenas, drawing over 250000 attendees and generating about 9 million dollars in annual activity. The piece notes social benefits and widespread controversy, including police court actions and debates over costs and conduct.
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Ottawa
Herbert Manning
Maclean’s
Capiial
Service Cubs
Lions, Kingsmen
Richeleu
Veterans’ Organization
Canadian Legion
Eastview
Manning
Lions Club
Maclean's
Ontario Court of Appeal
Charlotte Whitton
On Stage Denny Vaughan and Joan Fairfax Shine Weekly CBC TV
A CBC TV program featured Denny Vaughan and Joan Fairfax performing romantic duets as weekly highlights on the variety show On Stage. The article notes their regular presence, the show's Wednesday night airings, and the involvement of special guests while parliamentary committees pursue inquiries.
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Joan Fairfax
Denny Vaughan
CBC
Denny
Joan
Malting barley acreage hits new peak in western barley
Western barley sowing to malting varieties climbs to about 62 percent this year, highest in six years. Manitoba leads with over 74 percent, Saskatchewan around 50 percent, Alberta near 60 percent. Montcalm dominates Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Olli leads Alberta fields.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Weed killing chemicals boost stubble mulch fallow in Western Canada
Field tests at a Wyoming agricultural station show weed control chemicals on standing stubble improve water intake under heavy rain, outperforming spring-plowed and sub-surface tillage methods. Researchers hail this as a promising, economical land preparation for dryland farming in the prairies.
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Canada
Praine
Wyomingicultural Experiment Station
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Lions
Pinkerton
Cubs
Omawa
Silver Beach
Russell Game and Fish Association
Roblin Agricultural Society
NEMOR
W. Ward
W.R. Scott
Federal
Alberta Pacific
Pioneer
Consolidated, Paterson, McCabe, Parrish , Heimbecker
Inter - Ocean
Ellison Milline
Quaker Oats
Se Chemical
F. J. Greaney
Wie
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