Local Notes from June Events and Visits
Redelite Rife Association will hold their first shoot of the season on Saturday June 21. Elks lodge members report a new lattice fence on the north side as a decided improvement. P W Dudley optometrist of Winkies will be in Russell June 16 evening and all day Thursday June 16. Mr Dudley and Mr and Mrs Pred Webb and daughters Jean and Lyla of Grand flow with Mr and Mrs Kevin Plumm of Winnipeg visited Mr and Mrs HA Bell Monday.
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Redelite Rife Association
Wil
The
Elks' Lodge
P. W. Dudley
Winkies
Russell
Dudley
Pred Webb
Jean and
Lyla
Grandflow
Kevin Plumm
Winnipeg
HA Bell
Canadian Agricultural Fairs Unite Across Provinces
The article traces the growth of agricultural fairs from Upper Canada to the Pacific, highlighting youth involvement, national contests at the Royal Winter Fair, and the role of the Canadian Council on Boys' and Girls' Club Work in shaping the farming future. It notes historical roots from 1647 to 1847, government support, and the 1987 88 funding of 299,319.17 to 18 class A exhibitions and related events.
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Upper Canada
Manitoba
Pacific
Brandon
Joy Hughes
Ben Wallace
Afr
Stewart
Wilson
London
England
Ominion
Canada
Canadian Council On Boys
Ttack
Toronto
Agricul
Talon
Three Rivers
Montreal
Quebec
Windsor
Nova Scotia
Pictou
Niagara Agricultural Society
Lord Elsin
Jamaica
Departments of Agriculture
Dominion Department of Agriculture
World Wheat Quality Debate Spurs Crop Testing Plan
The Royal Grain Inquiry Commission stresses the need to preserve Canadian wheat quality amid shifting global demand. The Crop Testing Plan will test about thirty thousand farmers fields, with 750 demonstration plots and 100 larger testing plots offering visible proof of quality improvements. News notes factors boosting prices include Holland buying US wheat and Greece importing Canadian and Argentine wheat, while wet Texas ripening delays and ripenings elsewhere also affect markets.
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Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Turgeon
Argentine
Australa
Russia
Holland
Italian Wheat Board
Texas
Greece
Italy
USA
Australia
Germany
Brazil
Engagement of Evelyn Cope to Donald Wilderspin
Mr and Mrs Gilbert A Cope announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Evelyn Geraldine to Donald Alfred Wilderspin of the Hudsons Bay Company son of Mr and Mrs E Wilderspin of Ford Essex England The wedding is planned for July aboard RMS Nascopi on her Arctic arrival voyage.
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Gilbert A. Cope
Evelyn Geraldine
Donald Alfred Wilderspin
The
Hudson's Bay Company
E. Wilderspin
Ford
Essex
England
RMS
Nascopi
Arctic
O'Brien Mitchell Wedding At Mrs Mitchel's Home
Mary Isabelle Mitchel became the bride of J Clifton O'Brien of Penbrook Ontario on Wednesday June 1 at 3 o'clock. Attendants were Izora Hamilton and Ecklin Mitchell. Rev Greatorex officiated. The couple will reside at Altamont Massachusetts. Out of town guests included C A Myhre Souris Fred Clary Gilbert Plains Cairo Brandon Hall Altamont Robi Locke Minnedosa Irene Tyler Riding Mountain and C Badger Shoal Lake. Strachan Baby Born June 2 in Sacred Heart hospital to Angus Strachan.
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O'Brien
Altamont
C. A. Myhre
Souris
Fred Clary
Gilbert Plains
Cairo
Brandon
Hall
Robi. Locke
Minnedosa
Irene Tyler
Riding
Mountain
C. Badger
Shoal Lake
Local Notes Touch Travel And Community Happenings
The Ranchvate Ladies Aid holds its first meeting of the month at Mrs J A Smiths home. Mrs Wim Brown and Mr Brown plan a trip to Kelso Sask to visit Mrs Brown’s aunt Mrs A Preston. Alex Cleland to start up a saw mill this week to clear his season s cut. Mr and Mrs Gordon Kilburn with guests attended a dance at Angusville. Mrs J R Steele will spend summer with her parents. CCF adherents plan to motor to Shoal Lake for the convention on June 15. Public concerns over stricter Criminal Code provisions for reckless auto drivers are noted. The valley appears lush after recent heavy rains.
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J. A. Smith
Ars. Wim
Brown
Kelso
Sask
A. Preston
Alex Cleland
Gordon Kilburn
Lome
Plant
Angusville
J. R. Steele
Mary Danglake
Schumacher, Ont
Geo
Danyleko
Garden of Eden
Especia
CCF
Shoal Lake
Glen Elmo News Briefs Include Marriages Moves and Incident
On Sunday May 29 Sophie Derlego wed Bil Kosun of Mears Joe Wiadyka relocates from Grandview to Glen Elmo district. Fred Daydu of Glen Elmo reports a steer struck by lightning last Saturday.
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Sophie Derlego
Bil Kosun
Mears
Joe Wiadyka
Grandview
Glen Elmo
Fred Daydu
Alberta Debenture Default on Bell Telephone Purchase
The Alberta government defaulted on a $2,000,000 debenture issue bearing four percent interest due June 1. It marks the province’s first debenture issue, used to fund the Bell Telephone system purchase.
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Alberta
Bell Telephone System
Fall Rye as Supplementary Hay Crop and Pasture
The excellent condition of the all rye crop across western Manitoba this spring shows its value for supplementary pasture and hay. Hardy tall rye starts early in spring, using spring moisture for fall growth. Brandon Experimental Farm plots sown September 7 survived winter with little injury and offered abundant spring pasture by early May. Fall rye likely preferable as pasture, though usable as hay if needed.
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Manitoba
Brandon
Montana oil distress as Turner Valley markets hurt
Alberta board witness Cottle cites Montana oil fields overproducing with 97,000 barrels monthly distress. Lost Canadian Prairie market to Turner Valley leaves producers with limited or no market, while those with one resist sharing. Prices remain unstable with no near improvement projected.
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Alberta Board of Public Utilities Commissioners
Montana
Turner Valley
Cottle
Fall Rye as Early Hay Crop At Brandon Farm
Rye began heading on May 27 at Brandon Farm and could have been cut for hay in the first week of June. The crop is ready earlier than grasses and legumes, staying lush in the blossom stage before turning straw-like.
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Brandon
Transplanting Tomatoes at Brandon Park Practices
Transplanting tomatoes requires careful timing to avoid frost damage. In Manitoba southern districts the safe date shifts earlier, northern areas later. plant height 14 to 16 inches with stocky growth preferred. Stakes should be five feet high, holes dug near stakes, plant depth about half height, tying kept tight to stake, and minimal watering after initial root reestablishment.
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Brandon Exerimental Park
Manitoba
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Royal Bank
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Canana
Russell Branch
D. R. McDougald
Marager
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Strachan
Angus Strachan
Sacred Heart Hospital
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