Dawn of the Dormant Oat: High Protein Varieties Emergent
Agriculture Canada researchers report oats with 25 percent higher protein, offering human food potential but lower yields unless sown early. They cross a Turkish wildcat dormant variety with cultivated oats to create seeds that winter on the soil, waking in spring to yield earlier stands. Field trials in Canada test fall sowing, seed spreader use, and management needs for fertilizer and pesticides.
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Agriculture Canada
Turkey
Canada
Canadian Grasshoppers and Grants Reflections
The piece recalls 1930s drought hardships in rural Canada with scarce money and the tenacity of farmers. It notes Winnipeg council facing requests for large grants to performing arts groups and questions why such groups rely on public funds instead of funding themselves.
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Winnipeg
Ports To Issue Olympic Action Stamps
Postmaster General Bryce Mackasey announced three additional Olympic Action stamps by Canada Post. The stamps feature boxing fencing and judo designed by James Hill and will be issued August 6. Denominations eight ten and fifteen cents plus surcharges fund Olympic support and Canadian amateur athletes.
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Ottawa
Bryce Mackasey
Canada Post Office
James Hill
Toronto
Canadian Bank Note Company of
Philatelic Service
Olympic Trust Fund
Canada Post action stamps aid Olympic training funds
Mr Mackasey praised donations supporting Canadian athletes preparing for the 1976 Olympic Games. Tax deductible gifts via the Canada Post Office receipts apply when the donation portion surcharge reaches five dollars or more, with alternatives for those who prefer regular stamps.
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Mackasey
Canada Post Office
Double Ring Wedding at St Andrew's United Calgary
In Calgary Alberta on May 17 a double-ring ceremony joined Sandra Lea Currey and Bryan Harvey Boyce. Rev D Lovewell officiated with music by Alice Gray. The bride wore a white polyester gorgette gown with a three tier bodice and a stand up collar. The bridesmaids wore mint green gowns while Justina Peters and Haver Harburn attended as matron of honour and bridesmaid. Ernie Epp and Greg Boyce served as best men.
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St. Andrew’s United Church
Calgary
Alberta
Sandra Lea
Art Currey
Roblin
Manitoba
Bryan Harvey
Orval Boyce
Makaroff
D. Lovewell
Alice Gray
Justina Peters
Steinbach
Haver Harburn
Red Deer
Ernie Epp
Winnipeg
Greg Boyce
Wedding Details From Calgary Couple's Nuptials
The couple wore coordinated deep-green and mint-green attire with orchid corsages and yellow carnation boutonnieres. They wed at the Highlander Motor Hotel with a toast byRoy Waters. Guests came from Roblin Makaroff Winnipeg Steinbach Lacombe Edmonton Red Deer and Prince George. The pair honeymooned in the Northern States and Manitoba and now reside in Calgary Alberta.
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Highlander Motor
Roblin
Makaroff
Winnipeg
Steinbach
Lacombe
Edmonton
Red Deer
Alta
Prince George
B.C
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Skinner’s Nursery Ltd
Hugh Skinner
Inglis
Pelly Trail
Russell
Millwood
F. Clement & Sons Ltd
Silverton
Bennett’s
G. M. Bradshaw
John Deere
Keating
Reggie
Boyce — Currey
J. Nolan
J. Currey
E. Boyce
C. McGinnis
Roblin Review
Man
Eace Ae
Coats & Jackets
Roblin Florist
Michaels
Michelle
Roblin, Man
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