Soil conservation and farm land restoration critique
The author cites R. J. Deachman urging irrigation, forest preservation, and perpetual pasture to curb soil loss and flood damage. The piece counters this with blame on mortgage companies and big timber interests, arguing government action is needed to tackle land degradation and exploitative practices. It defends farmers and labor against charges while calling for systemic solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
R. J. Deachman
Canada
Co operative Life Insurance leader resigns Saskatchewan Wheat Pool post
H A Crafford of Asquith Sask resigns from the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool board due to duties with Co operative Life Insurance. The company formed in 1945 expanded from Saskatchewan to a Dominion charter and now serves Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario with plans to grow further via support from Western Wheat Pools and other co operatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Insurance
Co-operative Life Insurance
H. A. Crafford
Asquith, Sask
Co-op Life Insurance Co
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Western Wheat Pools
Dominion
Morrison Edwards Wedding at Knox United Church Winnipeg
Wilma Margaret Edwards and Norman Allan Morrison wed August 30 at Knox United Church Winnipeg. Rev D P Irving officiated with music by Mrs Larson and soloist Edna Funk. The couple plan to reside in Winnipeg after a brief honeymoon in Keewatin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox United Church
Winnipeg
D. P. Irving
Wilma Margaret Edwards
Wm. Edwards
Roblin
Man
Norman Allan Morrison
Allie Glover
Jack Rempel
R. E. Glover
G. Popple
Empire Chateau
Keewatin
Mrs. Morrison
Roblin United Church History Unfolds Early Faith Scenes
In Roblin records reveal early Presbyterian and Methodist roots with 1903 first service in a freight shed, Rev. Inglis leading, and a logistically vivid scene. The first double wedding occurred in 1905, and the present Knox church era began in 1908. Union of 1916 linked streams. the manse followed, built after the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Church
United Church
Roblin
W. A. Livingstone
Tummel
First Presbyterian Church
C.N.R
Goose Lake
W. J. Inglis
Castleavery
Presbyterian Church
Frank William Lawrence
Bertha Frazer
Albert Baldwin
Mary Cote
Alex Kemle
John Edward Atkey
Mabel Olive McNeill
Agnes Y. Arnott
Thos. McNeill
Mary Blanche Terry
Albert Terry
First Knox Presbyterian Church
2Nd Avenue
J. Kirkpatrick
Wm. Howe
Charlie Glover
Kirkpatrick
Church of Jesus Christ
Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches
Canadian forces in World War II nine year memory
A recital of Canada’s wartime mobilization starting September 1939 when war against Germany began. It notes the rapid buildup to five divisions and two independent armored brigades, 7,500 first troops, and 375,000 overseas by war’s end, with 101,196 Canadian casualties and 32,046 killed in action across three services.
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Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Sicily
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
North Africa
Hong Kong
Discriminatory tariff and freight rates harm Western Canada
The piece accuses Ottawa's policies of bias against the West, citing high tariffs, confiscatory freight rates, and alleged sabotage of the Hudson Bay Railway. It argues Western Canada would gain from overhauling rates, expanding Hudson Bay traffic, and developing Churchill port to boost incomes in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B
Western
Canada
Confederation
Drew-Duplessis
Ontario
Quebec
Sir John A. MacDonald
Hudson Bay Co
Hudson Bay Railway
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
U.S
Optical Combine
Western Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Liverpool
England
Hudson Bay
Great Britain
Churchill
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Cailiei
W.L. Belton
Gladstone, Manitoba
Morrison - Edwards
Inglis
Gene Tierney
Rex Harrison
Mrs. Muir
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