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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
5
Corinne Trerice, Nutritionist for the bakers of Canada, argues in Health Magazine that diet fads mislead the public. She warns that miraculous foods promise disease cures and cause unnecessary expense and health risks as modern media spreads these claims.
Miss Trerice notes a counter propaganda for good is ongoing by government health departments nutritionists and teachers in schools and universities enlightened food editors and home economists in business and industry to guard the public against food faddists and promote reliable guidance nationwide.
Rural Canadian readers are reminded that wood stoves remain common yet temperamental. Do not pour coal oil as it can ignite and destroy homes. To help start a stubborn fire, include wax paper, candle ends, or thin wood sticks dipped in coal as quick burning kindling without causing flash fires.
A complete line of Christmas lights and decorations is listed, highlighting various strands, bulbs, and seasonal accents. Local shoppers can plan purchases for holiday decorating and festive displays.
Notes from the Brandon Manitoba Experimental Farm describe barley breeding work under the Barley Improvement Programme. The study focuses on developing rust and smut resistant barley, starting with Jet a low yielding black two row hulless line, crossed with Vantage in 1950 and selection proceeding through inoculation and field trials to a Jet X Vantage family selected in 1952.
The cross combined deaired smut and rust resistance with smooth awn, six rowed kernel traits and hull condition. Hybrids resemble Vantmore and Vantage, show loose smut resistance and disease improvement, with preliminary yields favorable. Of 1955 selections fifty were tested, two thirds outperform Husky and Vantomre. Several top lines will enter advance yield trials this season.
The Silverwood Sewing Circle hosts a Whist Drive and a Dance on Tuesday December 27 at Silverwood Hall with music by the Pensioners. Admission is 75 cents and lunch is included. Also a Tea and Sale of Baking event offers hot coffee after the Santa Claus parade in the United Church basement on Saturday December 17 from 8 to 5 with home baking featured, sponsored by Evangeline Rebekah Lodge No. 41, I.O.C.F.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned on or before 12 o'clock noon Saturday December 1955 for 70 cards of white green poplar cord wood 75 per cent split to be fully 4 feet long. Tenders to be granted in 10 cord lots and state price per cord delivered at Goose Lake Collegiate before May 31 1956.
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