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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
6
A Saskatchewan study using data from 1927 to 1940 linked rainfall to wheat protein levels. It found rainfall explains about one third of protein variance, with April, early May, and late July rainfall having stronger effects. Experts warn for drier summers to raise average protein content.
The author notes Canada’s population and the vast government payroll across federal, provincial, and municipal levels. He cites about 435,000 full time federal workers and over a million in welfare programs, plus two million families in family allowances. He warns that expanding government functions increases its power and potential intrusion into citizens’ lives.
Rossburn residents narrowly reject the bylaw proposed by the Rural Municipality of Rossburn and the Village of Rossburn with 387 to 215 in total. Rural area votes fell 326 to 119 while the village backed the measure 96 to 61. The report notes a separate, unrelated line about Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island.
The Great Lakes welcome a surge of westward bound foreign tagged reighters as the St. Lawrence seaway progresses toward partial completion by 1960. New ocean style freighters will reach Chicago and Cleveland, with routes from Montreal and Toronto to western ports, reshaping inland shipping.
The article surveys old explanations for the origin of the name Canada. It weighs Algonquin and Iroquois terms, Spanish and Portuguese etymologies, and possible links to Cartier’s voyages. It notes the Canadian Board of Geographical Names finding Cartier’s “Can” as a village origin most plausible, while flagging uncertainty about other theories.
The fleet of giant lake freighters, up to 714 feet long and carrying over 20 000 tons of steel coal limestone and grain, is described as among the world’s largest and will stay landlocked despite St Lawrence seaway plans. The piece notes a fading era of white excursion boats but hints at a revival with possible New York Caribbean and Georgian Bay cruise routes once the seaway is completed. It also recounts foreign freighters’ astonishment at lake navigation speeds and storms, with reflections from veteran sailors and journalist John F. Sembower.
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