Manitoba Farmers Call For Renewed International Wheat Pact
More than 3300 Manitoba wheat producers at public Federation of Agriculture meetings endorsed the International Wheat Agreement and urged higher price floors. They want Government action to curb costs and to separate Canadian wheat pricing from IWA levels, aiming for parity and inflation relief amid foot and mouth disease concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation
J. T. McLean
W. J. Parker
J. E. Brownlee
Fiow
International Wheat Council
London
England
Mr. McLean
Canada
I.W.A
McLean
Road politics and calls for new road machinery in Rossburn
A Rossburn reader defends earlier road policies while criticizing past diversions and delays. The letter urges a dedicated road boss, modern equipment, and efficient staffing to improve roads, then responds to a reader asking why operator wages are high.
Vista Community News and Social Notes
Mrs Harold Brown remains a patient in Shoal Lake Hospital and well wishes are sent for a speedy recovery. Sunday School starts at 10 30 am on May 4 with a church service at 11 am. A dance featuring Danc McIntyre's orchestra drew a fair crowd last Friday and another is planned for May 16. Several visitors from Winnipeg Russell Brandon and Rapid City spent time in the Vista district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brown
Shoal Lake Hospital
Danc McIntyre
Appreciation note for Rossburn business closure
In appreciation we thank our customers and friends of Rossburn and districts for 24 years of loyal patronage. We wish continued support for our successor, John Lazaruk. Signed Mr and Mrs Roy Hasiuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossburn
Districts
John Lazaruk
Roy Hasiuk
Ag Rep D L Fletcher Transferred to Carman
A social evening in Shoal Lake honored Agricultural Representative D L Fletcher and his wife as they prepare to move to Carman Manitoba. Local clubs offered greetings and gifts while Fletcher reflected on seven years developing boys and girls work. A drifted lunch closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Agricultural Society
Shoal Lake
D. L. Fletcher
Alexander MacPhail
Vista
Garry Fulton
Pickup
Selsgirth
Bert Mitchell
Rossburn
Fletcher
Mrs. Fletcher
Carman
Manitoba
Wm. Wherrett
A Dime’s Worth of Seed Miracle in a Package
A shopper buys seeds sold for ten cents a package and reflects how the dime holds power life and destiny. The poem notes pansies poppies asters and peas, and muses that each tiny packet contains mystery known only to God.
Hospital Aid Purchases From Fundraising
The Hospital Aid lists purchases funded by teas bazaars tag days and donations. Items include hospital fixtures curtains operating table and linens. Also listed are furniture gowns sheeting electrical range silverware drapes surgical supplies and prizes totaling multiple years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.H.A
Mail service by truck replaces train deliveries
Effective today mail on the Neepawa Russell line of the C N R will be delivered to post offices by truck due to the cancellation of the Wednesday and Thursday trains. Reports indicate mail will be received and dispatched to coincide with the cancelled train service. Further information will be published when available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neepawa-Russell
C.N.R
Marriages mark April ceremonies in Manitoba churches
John Henry Bartram and Lillian Marie Webb united in marriage at the United Church Manse in Birtle on April 19 with Rev. H. T. Smith officiating. The couple plans to reside in Birtle after a Winnipeg honeymoon. Bernice Isabelle Brown wed Charles William Hay at Christ Anglican Church Stony Mountain on April 12 with Rev. H. G. Walker officiating. The couple will live in Esterhazy Saskatchewan after a reception at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
Birtle
John Henry Bartram
Angusville
Chas. Bartram
Lillian Marie Webb
T. V. Webb
Rothesay
H. T. Smith
Edward Bartram
Margaret Webb
Winnipeg
Hay—Brown
Christ Anglican Church
Stony Mountain
Bernice Isabelle Brown
Charles William Hay
J. C Brown
R. Hay
Vista
Man
H. G. Walker
Dorothy
Jocelyn Brown
Old Hay
William A. Brown
Donald Good
George Stethem
David Budge
Mrs
Hay
Esterhazy, Sask
Mystery Bells Revealed as Sears Cow Bells from 1902
Orr Minnesota resident Nick Carter reports a 1902 Sears Roebuck catalogue lists the so called mystery bells as Swiss cow bells priced 33 cents to 1.44 dollars. The bells, found across rural border areas, were used on livestock and distributed widely including reports from Louisiana and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Armstrong
Vista
Nick Carter
Orr
Minnesota
Daily Journal of
International Falls
Sears Roebuck
Carter
Louisiana
Oregon
Veteran trappers banded duck caught on Waywayseecappo Reserve
Alex Clearsky, longtime muskrat trapper, reports catching a banded duck on April 24 at the Waywayseecappo Indian Reserve. He recalls a banded duck caught twenty years ago in a muskrat trap and notes the last duck was provided by the Washington Wildlife Service, No. 496-18465.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Clearsky
Waywayseecappo Indian Reserve
Washington Wildlife Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rossburn Review
Rossburn, Man
Peter
Paul
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Sir
Brandon
Ronald Hay Sr
M.D. Hamilton
Mrs. Hamilton
Portage
Ronald Hay Jr
Kevin
D. MclIntyre
Russell
R. Alexander
Vista District
Messrs
Ernie and
Gilbert Chesney
Anne Blythe
Rapid City
Art Chesney
Cliff Williams
Donna Faye
Billie
Mrs. J. Dunn
Rod Clement
Joe Shipp
M. D. Hamilton
D. Leckie
Alison
Percy Chegwin
Florence Brown
Wilfred Miller
Bert Stevenson
Cook
Lindsay
Huska
Green Bluff Square
Mountain Avenue
C. A. Menzies’ Lhc
John Kozak
Lee's
Bartram—Webb
U.S
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