Provincial Fair Prize Lists Ready for Brandon Exhibition
The 1939 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba prize lists for Brandon July 3 to 7 are prepared and mailed. Augmented prize money and expanded classifications accompany a strong show pace due to good crop prospects in Western Canada. The colt, and boys and girls dairy heifer contests draw focus with expectations for large entries, and provincial shipping aid from the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Fur Board aims to boost livestock movement to the fair.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Canada
Uist
Ion
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Fur Board
New Training Plane Tested in Wins hiper
A new aircraft model designed for primary pilot training for the British Empire air forces underwent a test this week at Wins hiper. The test focused on handling, stability, and ease of instruction for student pilots.
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Winshiper
Special Farmers Convention To Be Held At Brandon
Credentials will be issued at the Brandon convention on June 21 for delegates from nonlocal farmer groups to form a new organization named Manitoba Federation of Agriculture. A draft constitution and bylaws will be presented, aiming for a non-political organization with delegated representation from organized local farming bodies.
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Brandon
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture
Sether
Local Notes Miss Lente Joyce Tours With Sadie Matheson
Miss Lente Joyce left last Thursday with Mine Sadie Matheson on a motor trip to Fremisearth. The brief item notes their departure and travel plans in local notes.
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Lente Joyce
Sadie Matheson
Fsimsearth
Endelidle Rifle Club to Shoot First Meet of Season
The Endelidle Rifle Club will hold and shoot on Saturday June 10, expecting full turnout of members. Other items list a Russell Tennis Club meeting appointing Bill Barry secretary treasurer, and various notices including sales, teaching job, and estate claims.
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Wee
Endelidle Rifle Club
Russell Tennis Club
Bill Barry
J. Geo. Sparrow
Regina
King and Queen
International Air
W. Dimond
Velma Manley
Lou Margetis
Hank Hagen
Tenders for municipal office in Angusville invited
The Silver Creek Council invites tenders for erecting a Municipal Office at Angusville. Plans viewable at the Secretary Treasurer’s Office. Tenders must be received by June 13 1939. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. P W Chittick Secretary Treasurer Rural Municipality of Shellmouth.
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Suver Creek
Aseesigpl
Angusvilla
Silver Creek
Angusville
P. W. Chittick
Shellmouth
Dropmore
Open Season for Sleeping Sickness of Horses
A Montana press report notes three local cases of sleeping sickness in horses. The State Veterinarian warns that vaccination with the Chick vaccine has shown near complete protection under practical use, urging immediate vaccination to prevent a potential epidemic and reduce losses.
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Montana
Departments of Agriculture
Prairie
Jett
Estate claim notice for Daniel Boulton Mutr executor
Notice in Manitoba probate declaring all claims against the deceased Daniel Boulton Mutr must be sent to solicitor W Hancock at Russell, Manitoba by the fifteenth day of June 1929. Dated May 12 1939.
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Nykola Morey
Rossburn
Manitobe
Palmer
Aall
Oakburn
Zee
Manitoba
Smellie Bros. Limited
Province of
Russell
Province of Manitoba
J. Allison Glen
K.C
Smelite Bros. Limited
Smith & Mandziuk
Joseph Peden
George Stuart
Samuel Mitchell
T Russett
W. Hancock
Daniel Boulton Mutr
Destroy Weeds to Conserve Soil Moisture at Brandon Farm
Precipitation records from Brandon Experimental Farm show August to October 1938 had only 1.75 inches of sun, far below the 28-year average of 5.26 inches, with winter snowfall also well under average. The report stresses limited control over evaporation and runoff but urges weed destruction to curb major moisture loss and notes Brandon Farm experiments on summer fallow treatments for annual weeds.
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Branson Experimental Farm
Brandon
Surface tillage vs plowing for weed control in crops
Timely surface tillage proves satisfactory and cheaper than plowing as weed seeds near the soil surface are encouraged to germinate and seedlings destroyed. Several crops of seedlings can be removed in favorable seasons, with plowing advised for dense soils or woody perennials to reduce cultivation needs.
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P. Pacy
John Deere
E. P. Stewart
Silverton, Man
Efoticrron Notary
HMC
Man
Copenhagen
Red Rock
Miike Tod
Stratford S.D. No
Jane 15Th
Jas. Hamstock
Siverton
Winnipeg
Rita Bell
Jean Mann
Belle Snedden
Belle Wilson
Dorothy Shipp
Edith Sudbury
Mar
Celle Leifer
Mildred Houck
Margaret. Angus
Elizabeth Sm
W. Chittion
B. Bradley-Hunt
Mary Ann Elizabeth Peden
Boulton
Inglis
Counsell
J.C. Smith
SPR
Ste Hills ‘Nour
Powell Equipment CO. Ltd
Robertson Brothers
Russell Agricultural Dealers
Russell and District
Vancouver
Victoria
San Francisco
Anadian National
Suaran
Smellie Bros. & Co
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