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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
8
The piece explains how rust resistant wheat varieties endure only until new substrains arise. Thatcher showed 14 years of rust absence, then 15-B emerged, now Selkirk tests the field against substrains 12, 15-B and 29. As Selkirk spreads, new strains may appear, risking renewed outbreaks.
Opinion column by Ron Tuckwell criticizes repeated anti coloring arguments in Manitoba on margarine color and Sunday sports. Notes lawmakers, Attorney General Hryhorczuk, Juba, and Pickersgill, and argues consistency and citizenship define public virtue amid debates on Sunday observance and national identity.
Winnie Siddon of Swan River Manitoba a CNR in Vancouver stenographer was named Miss Super Continental and represented the west on the first West to East Canadian National Railways Super Continental tour. She carried greetings from mayors of Vancouver Edmonton Saskatoon and Winnipeg and met Mayor Drapeu of Montreal and Mayor Phillips of Toronto.
The National Barley Contest started in 1945 will be continued in 1955 with Manitoba and Alberta as the only provinces in this year's competition. Manitoba rules remain the same as 1954 and entry deadlines will be announced later. Alberta contestants may enter when shipping begins and the entry requirement stays a carload lot of at least 1,667 bushels.
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