Deer season notes and weather from Rod and Gun Digest 1956
The piece reports varied weather across the province with rain cold snaps and a blizzard, mentions a swarm around Oakdale School, and notes uneven snow cover. It notes strong deer hunting in the west, several trophy heads for provincial competition, and local game associations running deer head contests. A tragic market opening, a hunter in Winnipeg shooting a deer, Molise season dates, and a police hunter incident are described with light, non-graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Benson
Oakdale
Navy
Winnipeg
Deer Beason
Record Number of Deaths On Manitoba Highways
Manitoba highway toll hits new level with 26 killed and 369 injured in October. For ten months, 17 deaths and 1,162 injuries across the province exclude Winnipeg metro areas, with notable rises outside Winnipeg and in suburbs. Winnipeg area shows declines while outside cities climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Winnineg
St. Boniface
Cannibalism And Feather Picking In Laying Flocks
Notes from Brandon Manitoba discuss feather picking and cannibalism in laying flocks. Overcrowding and poor space lead to these vices. proper space and feeder/waterer access, balanced diet, and occasional greens help. Debeaking is advised if cannibalism escalates, with emergency immunization clinics noted for broader public health efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Manitoba
Manitoba Alcohol Education Committee Members Named
The Manitoba Committee on Alcohol Education includes Prof. R. N. Hallstead and Mrs. D. Conly among others appointed by Minister W. C. Miller. The group, part of a Bracken Report initiative, aims a long term advertising program to present alcohol facts across Manitoba and influence broader Canadian and international efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Hallstead
United College
Hallstead
Manitoba
D. Conly
Gilbert Plaing
Whitemouth
J. M. Brown
University of Manitoba
Brown
Manitoba Committee On
Alcohol Education
W. C. Miller
Bracken
Department of Education
Witizetts
Eering
Canada
Immunization booster urged to curb diphtheria outbreaks
Dr. M. R. Elliott deputy minister of health said diphtheria outbreaks are unlikely in most areas if children receive regular booster doses from the provincial health department immunization program. He addressed worried parents asking about the program and its availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
St. James
Elliott
R. M. Creighton
M. R. Elliott
Provincial Health Department
Health Department
Lakes in Canadian north and Hillesmere Island facts
The passage notes that the Canadian north contains more lakes than the rest of the world combined. It states Hillesmere Island is over twice the area of England and Scotland together yet supports fewer than 75 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillesmere Island
England
Scotland
Out on a Limb by Stan
A humor piece recounts Zeke’s rejection and a flippant remark about marriage, then shifts to a California fire near the High Sierra that scorched 17 000 acres near Kings Canyon. It notes forest loss, replanting, and the long road to recovery, plus a brief sermon on tree farming as a crop with future demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Moon
California
High Sierra
Sequoia National Forest
Kings Canyon
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ROD & Gun Digest
R.T
Bill
Bobbinson
Wiperial Oil Limited
Alcohol
John M. Gordon
Firat
Marguerite Marie Guertin
Central Volunteer Bureau
A.W. Hanks
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
The
Prairie Publishers Limited
Mr. Hanks
G. F. Dyker
Dunlop
Roblin Motors
A. E. Yeo
Roblin
Man
Stan
Zeke
Samuel
Vennibel
Review
VOT National
Saskatoon
C.N.R
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