Fritterin Freedom Away On Farm Acreage Control
Seventy seven percent of United States wheat farmers vote for tighter acreage to maintain a $181 a bushel 1956 wheat price. The piece condemns government planning of crop production, arguing it undermines free markets, restricts farmers’ land rights, misleads consumers, and harms global food supply. It warns such controls ignore real supply and demand signals and threaten the farmer’s independence.
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United States
Free
Miksket
Baby Burned In Freak Accident In Russell Home
John Donald McLeod, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wes McLeod, is recovering after serious burns from an electric hot plate incident at his grandparents home in Russell. Neighbors and passerby Lyle Schwalm helped extinguish flames and the baby was treated at Sacred Heart hospital.
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Winnipeg
John Donald
Wes McLeod
Lyle Schwalm
Sacred Heart Hospital
Judges Begin Manitoba Highway Tour to Inspect Municipal Roads
Manitoba Good Roads Association judges left Winnipeg August 2 on a 13 000 mile inspection tour of municipalities towns and villages. They will judge road systems beautification and will visit offices and local papers. The contest awards trophies and diplomas for best kept roads improvements and suburban systems with a convention and trophy presentation November 9 in Winnipeg.
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Manitoba Good Roads Association
Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. E McAuley
W. J. Kane
W. H. French
P. Beachell
C. 8. Landon
J. S. Pulsher
J. H. Cathcart
W. H. Woodhead
K. Barkan
Regina show honors for Dunn's Head herd with reserve champion
Watson Dunn & Son herd excelled at Regina Jubilee with 330 head and top English bull selling for 6000. Dunn's senior yearling bull fetched 975, and reserve senior champion Keifer sold for 1225 to Carl Ostapowich. Bob Stewart guided Dunn's in-ring results across multiple classes.
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West
Watson Dunn & Son Herd
Regina
England
Whereford
Old Country
Dunn
Russell
Carl Ostapowich
Keifer
Bill Thode
Dundurn
Sask
Bob Stewart
Bunn Herd
Fishing and Baseball Both Good and Poor at Sil er Beach
The Russell Game and Fish association hosted a Sunday derby at Silver Beach where 46 anglers competed. Fred Pachal of Angusville won with a 6 1/4 pound catch, Bill Iwaniuk and Joe Chuchauch trailed by a quarter and a half pound, Jack Cornell of Binscarth placed fourth with 3 3/4 pounds. A doubleheader followed, Foxwarren Binscarth beating Angusville Russell 20-1, then FB's won 5-4 with a pinch-hitter.
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Siler Beach
Russell Game & Fish Association
Fred Pachal
Angusville
Jack
Bill Iwaniuk
Joe Chuchauch
Jack Cornell
Binscarth
Eto
25 Year Badges Mailed To District Postmasters
Pestmasters honored at the Manitoba branch convention in Winnipeg for 25 years of service. Badges were presented to several attendees and will be mailed to others not present, including J. Fraser McLennan of Cracknell and R. S. Cochrane of Russell, former postmaster at Silverton.
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Manitoba
Canadian Postmasters’ Association
Winnipeg
J. Fraser McLennan
Cracknell
R. S. Cochrane
Russell
Silverton
Homemaker Safety Lessons From Industrial Color Codes
A domestic safety piece asks homemakers to adopt industry harm prevention ideas. It notes yellow on stair tops and bottoms for visibility, banishing clutter, boosting lighting, and using white ceilings with light wall colors to reflect light and reduce accidents.
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Ives
High School Exam Results Calendar Noise
Disappointing June Department of Education results list XII and XI students with supple mentals noted by numbers after many names. Names include Berg Glenn Billingsley Donald Bryant Maxwell Chandler Loretta Cochrane Doris Coulter Gavin etc with varied supplementary counts. several entries show zero or missing numbers.
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Department of Education
Berg
Glenn
Billingsley
Donald
Bryant
Maxwell
Chandler
Loretta
Cochrane
Doris
Coulter
Gavin
Dufrat
Edward
Genaille
Garry
Germaine
Marie
Keating
Winona
Kocuk
Helen
Laycock
Maurice
Leifer
Lanny
Mintenko
Georgina
Moffatt
Norman
Mushumanski
Lillian
Nelson
Lois
Pettitt
Lorne
Pushka
Eugene
Robertson
Ann
Sudbury
Jean
Wilderman
Garfield
Wishart
Jerry
Worneski
Verna
Zimmer
Irene
Annual weed losses reach millions in western Canada
Manitoba Agriculture's H E Wood reports annual weed losses in western Canada totaling 255 million dollars, about 1 028 per farm, with Canada-wide losses near 0 33 billion. He cites tillage costs, competition with crops, and pasture carrying capacity as factors amid prairie mechanization, noting progress in control methods.
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H. E. Wood
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Pesticide ‘Technical Society
Edmonton
Mr. Wood
North Dakota graduate John A Goodes earns MA in Commerce
John A Goodes of Inglis Manitoba graduates from the University of North Dakota on August 6 1955 with a Master of Arts in Commerce. He studied economics and marketing since 1953 after earning a Manitoba Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1952. He has worked for Winnipeg Free Press and the U S Veterans Administration and plans to tour Canada to seek industry work. He is the son of Mrs. Gregory Garlick and the late Alexander Goodes.
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John A. Goodes
Inglis
Manitoba
University of North Dakota
Goodes
Shell River
Meisterschaft College
Toronto
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg Free Press
U.S. Veterans Administration
Canada
Mr. Goodes
Gregory Garlick
Alexander Goodes
Red Cross Safety Course Next Week At Silver Beach
Special training in water safety will be given to 25 candidates at Silver Beach in a Manitoba Red Cross Society sponsored school. W. A. Le Blanc will lead with help from the swimming and water safety staff. Candidates hail from Minnedosa westward to the provincial border and from Dauphin northward. Classes run Monday through Saturday with morning and afternoon sessions to train young people as instructors. The Elks' camp at the lake is offered free for the group. From Russell district are Olga Mazur, Cyril Berrington, Joe Kozakowski, Logie Smellie, and Roy Flett, among others.
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Silver Beach
Manitoba Red Cross Society
W. A. le Blanc
Minnedosa
Dauphin West
Elks
Lake
Russell
Angusville
Olga Mazur
Inglis
Cyril Berrington
Sheilmouth
Joe Kozakowski
Logie Smellie
Roy Flett
Dropmore Friends Honor Robb Family Farewell in Winnipeg
In Dropmore on July 29, Roy Robb and family were saluted at the Dropmore Community Hall as they depart for Winnipeg. Bert Hunt and John Robertson gave an easy chair and purse. Dr Frank Skinner praised Roy’s 25 years buying grain. attendees sang For They Are Jolly Good Fellows and sent best wishes to Roy, Mrs Robb, Kay, Irene and Clarence.
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Roy Robb
Dropmore
Roy
Frank Skinner
Robb’s
Winnipeg
Controversy Over Ases bsippi Spelling Persists
A mild dispute arises over the spelling of As(s)essippi with arguments for double s or single s. Authorities offer substantial proof to support their views, while the paper will maintain its usual spelling for now. Ball in the sky features a large red tipped object moving NW seen for miles, sparking speculation it might be a balloon carrying animals released at International Falls.
Burke Garnett Wins Big Silver Beach Fish Derby Catch
Burke Garnett, trolling with Bob Smellie, landed a 20 pound jack measuring 42 inches at Silver Beach Monday evening. The fish was the season’s largest in local waters and fought hard before the gaffed catch.
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Burke Garnett
Silver Beach
Bob Smellie
Burke
Parade Leader Unearths Odd Carrot Serpents in Office
Advance agent for the annual parade of oversized and freakish vegetables arrived last week. Peter Pushka submitted a pair of entwined carrots described as serpentinely twisted, signaling preparations for the event.
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Peter Pushka
Sewer line progress slows on Russell waterworks project
Digging along Ellice avenue faces heavy stone blasting delaying the sewer line as contractors aim for a four month deadline. The wolverine, linked locally to the river district, was sighted by Len Loney and Bill Stasiuk while fishing near Selby Town. The Queen's Hotel sale to new owners is complete and license transfer will determine the change in management.
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Russell
Ellice Avenue
Wolverin
Len Loney
Bill Stasiuk
Assiniboine
Selby Town
Queen's Hotel
Action urged on re routing No 4 highway through Solsgirth
Local supporters press for immediate construction of the twenty mile Ipswich west route and a connecting link east of Foxwarren to Solsgirth. As the press time arrives, crowds gather at Memorial rink for the Giant Curling event signaling a big night for the Russell Curling Club.
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Selsgirth
Ipswich
Foxwarren
Solsgirth
Curlo
Russell Curling Club
All Blue Bomber Games Will Be Broadcast
The Western Interprovincial Football Union grants CKY Winnipeg full season coverage of Blue Bomber games. CKY will follow the Bombers home and away and cover major games between other clubs with Jack Wells on duty for most broadcasts.
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Western Interprovincial Football Union
Blue Bomber
CKY
Winnipeg
Jack Wells
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Heifer
A. M. Pratt
Pratt
Russell School
Bulischak
Olga
Cross
Joann
A. of
N.D. Graduate
RED Cross
Robb
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