Manitoba Tories pick Duff Roblin for new leader
Manitoba politics focus on party leadership as Duff Roblin becomes Conservative leader amid lingering calls for stronger rural organization and opposition. The piece notes past missteps by Errick Mis and highlights the role of local editors in weekly papers and civil defense incidents, urging provincial support for rural waterworks and debenture financing.
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Manitoba
Tory
Errick Mis
Red River
Campbell
Duff Roblin
Roblin
Public Utilities Board
Plow Shares Over War Tools Urged By Farmer
J. H. Poyser argues in a wartime style letter that Canadian farmers excel at plowing and should convert weapon funding into agriculture. He questions two billion spent on arms and suggests killing is outdated in a peace time world, praising peacetime production and penury avoidance.
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J. H. Poyser
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