Weed Essay Contest Seeks Manitoba Entrants
Manitoba rural youths ages 12 to 16 may enter the 1961 Weed Essay Competition. Sponsored by the North Central Weed Control Conference with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation and the National Grain Company Limited, essays of up to 1000 words must discuss weed control on the writer's farm. Local submissions due October 1.
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Manitoba
North Central Weed Control Conference
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
National Grain Company Limited
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United
Agricultural College of School of Home Economics
Native of Russel Honored At Dinner
Dr. Frank Bryant, born in Russell in 1885, was guest of honor at a Victoria Medical Society dinner at the Victoria Golf Club for 50 years of service. He recalled early days with carless practice and a bicycle, later horse and buggy, and noted leadership roles in the Canadian Medical Association and Victoria Medical Society. A waiter at the dinner, Mrs. William Paterson, delivered about 1,500 babies, including her daughter Evelyn Green’s birth 40 years ago. The event included an inscribed cigaret case as a token of appreciation.
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Victoria
Frank Bryant
Victoria Golf Club
Medical Society
William Paterson
Nicholson
Evelyn Green
Tom Green
Brett Avenue
Paterson
Bryant
Oak Bay
Canadian Medical Association
Victoria Medical Society
St. Joseph's Hospital
Local Weed Control Meetings Begin June 14
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation joins with local agricultural reps and weed supervisors to run 19 local weed control meetings in early June. Farmers will learn calibrating sprayers for 2 4D MCPA Dalapon and TCA with sessions on wild oat herbicides and general farm use. Afternoon meetings start at 1 30 CST and evening at 7 30. Details on farm locations available from agricultural representative. Provincial entomologists will discuss grasshopper control in Starbuck and Elie. Two sessions in W T Unryniuk district Inglis afternoon and St Lazare evening.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
Starbuck
Elie
W. T. Unryniuk
Inglis
St. Lazare
Booklets On Bulbs And Gladiolus Available
Manitoba gardeners have two new publications from the Department of Agriculture and Conservation. Bulb Culture of Gladiolus by F. J. Weir covers indoor and outdoor bulb planting and lists tulips daffodils crocus hyacinth scilla and freesias for Manitoba culture. Culture of Gladiolus outlines care and variety recommendations. Publications Branch Room 705 Norquay Building Winnipeg 1.
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F. J. Weir
Manitoba
Norquay Building
Winnipeg 1
FIELD MEET RESULTS HIGHLIGHT OUTDOOR EVENT LISTINGS
Primary and junior athletes from Rossburn Russell Inglis Binscarth Oakburn Elphinstone and Angusville competed in field events across high jump broad jump and hop step events. Top placers include Lucas Pacey Russell Groshek and D Groshek, with numerous records noted for prime, intermediate, and senior divisions.
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Lucas
Pacey
Russell
Groshek
Oakburn
Bodnaruk
Inglis
Jim Keller
G. ‘Silewick
Rossburn
G. Wawrick
Bob Cartwright
N. Tkachuk
Angusville
Mdlanyk
S. Brown
G. Daneliuk
W. Zimmer
D. Groshek
C. Brown
G. Silewich
J.daneliuk
D. Ketcher
D. Kawa
Elphinstone
T. Bauer
Binscarth
V. Kwiatkowski
A. Salewich
Tune Laing
Russel
Junior
Betty MacFarlane
el- 1Chuk
B. Brown
Gooda
Baker
E. Glushka
Ross
Enior
Gregarish
E. Pastershank
Brown
Mo ‘Tanasychuk
Drul
L. Turn ‘Bull
Bingearth
Betty
MacFarlane
D. Bulishak
June Laing
M. Thompson
D. Drosdoski
Cewich
Farlane
Charney Rossburn
H Gooda
N. Hrabeniuk
L. Poole Russell
Hrudies
E. Liske Russell
E Pastershank
D. Fleury
Binscart
Oakburn Dominates Junior and Senior Track Events
The meet lists Oakburn, Russell, Rossburn, Elphinstone, Angu sville and Binscarth athletes across primary and junior events. Winners include Oakburn in several ball throw and running events, Rossburn performers pace discuss events, and Elphinstone runners tally top finishes in broad jump and relay finales.
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Bulischak
Russell
aIntermediate
V. Davidson
Enid Klimack
M. Nychek
Oakburn
E. Kuzenko
Rossburn
M. Zahodnik
Elphinstone
D. Fleury
Binscarth
Nuclear Fallout Booklet For Farmers Available
A booklet titled Fallout on the Farm outlines steps to protect crops and livestock from radioactive fallout. It is available from the culture and conservation department or the agricultural representative, or from the Publications Branch Room 705 Norquay Building Winnipeg 1. The third booklet in the Blue print for Survival series warns farmers to study the survival steps for a potential nuclear attack.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
Agricultural Representative
Department
Norquay
Winnipeg
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