Diary of a Vagabond: Manitoba Sugar Presses Fort Garry Plant Output
Diary notes the Manitoba Sugar Company producing millions of pounds of beet sugar at its Fort Garry Winnipeg plant. J S McDiarmid Jr. provides figures amid references to weather impacts on farming and prairie droughts.
Sugar Beet Crop Records Drive Manitoba Industry Growth
Manitoba growers contracted 31 000 acres in 1963 averaging 40 acres per farmer, up from 1940 levels and contributing to an 8 million dollar output including by products. The Manitoba Sugar Company benefits beets processing locally with revenue largely returning to growers and no waste in production. Beet processing highlights include efficient water reuse and byproduct feeds.
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Napoleon
Wallaceburg
Ontario
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Manitoba Sugar Company
McDiarmid
Canadian National Railway
Wedding Horseshoe Honor Marked Alberni Ceremony
Margaret Esther Ferrier wed Murray C W McMaster in All Saints Anglican Alberni with the English custom of presenting a horseshoe for luck. The double ring ceremony featured a pink floral theme, a gown of white nylon taffeta, and bridal party in matching pink. Attendants, guests from Roblin to Victoria, and a reception at the Greenwood Hotel accompanied the couple’s departure for Victoria and Quesnel.
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Margaret Esther Ferrier
Murray C. W. McMaster
All Saint's Anglican Church
Albernia
John Frith
David C. Ferrier
Alberni
Pearle Limb
Roblin
Stanley McMaster
Horner
Scotland
Jean Trenor
Victoria
Susan Super
Port Alberni
Kathy Ferrier
Ira Ross Gardner
Quesnel
Joe Super
Tim Hales
Greenwood Hotel
D. Ferrier
Lottie Cheavins
Vina Brunelle
John Forsythe
Vancouver
Ira Gardner
Grant
Rita Cummings
Trail
Ralph Turner
Nitrate Poisoning Threat From Frozen Forage
Frost raises nitrate levels in hay and crop residues increasing risk to cattle. Frozen oat hay cereal stubble wheat straw beet tops corn stalks immature barley pig weed and millet are especially hazardous. Signs include gasping diarrhoea tremors and convulsions. Call a veterinarian for treatment. A one-pound forage sample can be sent to the University of Manitoba provincial feeds testing laboratory for analysis.
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University of Manitoba
Judge in dentist's chair verdict echoes vows
A playful news item depicts a judge in a dentist chair asking a mock oath to pull the tooth. The gag frames judicial gravity meeting dental procedure in a humorous courtroom style, highlighting the unlikely scene and its lighthearted tone.
Sunday Radio Schedule on CKDM and CKY
CKDM Dauphin airs Sundays at 5 15 p m and CKY Winnipeg follows at 7 p m on their respective frequencies. The listings indicate regular weekly time slots for the two stations during the Sunday broadcast window.
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CKDM
Dauphin
CKY
Winnipeg
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