Farmers Struggle as Grain Surplus Hits Current Year
Canadian farmers face storage shortages and high costs despite good harvests. Drought and pests cut yields in Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes while western drought boosted prairie crops. Wheat quality shows some improvement though protein data pending and marketing problems push prices down amid large U S surplus stocks.
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Lake Superior
Fort William
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Niagara
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Selkirk
Malting and Brewing Industry
Brandon
Vantmore
Vantage
Titan
Montcalm
Italy
US Treasury
Victoria Beach Social Notes Highlight Family Visits
A shower celebrated Mrs. Wm Lekei formerly Shirley Vengyi of Winnipeg and Victoria Beach on August 20 at A. J. Smith's home. Wm Lekei received a purse during a stay with George Jeppesen. Numerous locals visited Winnipeg, Elk Island swims impressed readers, and birthday cheers marked George Smith’s August 17 gathering.
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Wm. Lekei
Shirley Vengyi
Winnipeg
Victoria Beach
A. J. Smith
Diane Joseph
George Smith
Local Place Names List Brightens Regional Map
A compact directory lists places including Balsam Bay Beacon Belair Bird's Hill Brightstone and several communities such as Cook's Creek Decimal Great Falls Hadashville Hazelglen Hazelridge Highland Glen noting regional naming variety and place identity.
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Balsam Bay
Beacon
Belair
Bird's Hill
Brightstone
Cook's Creek Decimal
Great Falls
Hadashville
Hazelglen
Hazelridge
Highland Glen
Disasterous Fire Near Beausejour
A fire destroyed the home of Mrs Katherine Kolmatiski at St Clements Municipality along with a barn and chicken house on Saturday August 27. The blaze caused an estimated 40000 in losses, partly insured, including 4000 of electrical equipment owned by Jimmy Colmer. Investigators suggest the fire may have started from a short circuit or lightning during a strong storm around 9 p.m. The owners were away and learned of the fire Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Kolmatiski
St. Clements
William Kolmatiski
Jimmy Colmer
Jimmy
Colmer
Beausejour
Budd Captures Pine Falls Northeastern Open Title
Budd of Elmhurst club won the 18th Northeastern Open with a two over par 72, edging pro Joe Stoddard of Kenora after a 72 tied on cards. Stoddard led pros with 74, while amateur Ron Fiddler placed runner-up at 73. Pine Falls dominated prizewinners across flights as Don Creed praised the course condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budd
Manitoba
Joe Stoddard
Kenora
Stoddard
Wildewood
Hank McClure
McClure
Joe Tachan
Elmhurst
Ron Fiddler
Southwood
Hughie MacKay
Pine Falls
St. Boniface
Don Boes
Ron Seguin
John Polson
Pine Ridge
Percy Gardiner
Jack Aseltine
Don McDonald
Dennis Bergman
Charleswood
Ernie McCutcheon
Philip Cyr
Don Munro
Charlie Miller
Tom Fortier
Dr. H. Johnson
Don Creed
Car Carrying Seven Rolls on Pointe Du Bois Road
A car carrying seven occupants rolled over on Pointe du Bois Road on Friday night around 11 15. One person was hospitalized after the vehicle submerged partly in water. All seven residents of Pointe du Bois had been at Lac du Bonnet. Names include Jim Laurie Clare Atkins Charles Wood Elgin Helps and Paul Popowich with Mrs Atkins hospitalized at Beausejour for observation.
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Pointe du Bois Road
Bishop Hives Officiates At Whitemouth Anglican Service
Whitemouth Anglican Church marked its fiftieth anniversary with a large Sunday service. Rt. Rev. Bishop H E Hives of Keewatin officiated, assisted by student minister T Crowther. The church was decorated with flowers as hymns including Oh God Our Help in Ages Past and We Thank Thee Now Our God were sung.
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Whitemouth
H. E. Hives
Keewatin
T. Crowther
Lofthouse
Hives
Local holiday notices and engagements across Canada and U.S.
DENCROSS Miss Lapchinsky returns from a east coast trip with her Regina twin. Elvira and Cheri Wecreschuk holidayed at Portage La Prairie as guests of H. Yacucha. Beallys from Detroit visited Hutniak Hlady and friends. Wecreschuk cousins stay with grandmother A. Gushte in Libau. Vancouver pair Stan Trombo visit with Palecek family. Mazur family returns to Hamilton after seeing Agnes Mazur. Anne Miller heads home to Toronto. Valerie Hindy plans a week in the city before resuming studies. Congratulations to Bernice Mazur and Rudy Kulbaba on Sept 10 and to Anne Kozyniak and Wesley Arnold on Oct 8.
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Miss Lapchinsky
Regina
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Boston
Providence
R.I
Buffalo
N.Y
Elvira
Cheri Wecreschuk
Portage la Prairie
Bernice Mazur
Rudy Kulbaba
Anne Kozyniak
Wesley Arnold
Wisconsin and Manitoba Residents Visit Town In Summer
Dozens of visitors from Co. E. Leo Meneghin Decimal Man Miss Pola Ivanyshyn and others enjoy holidays here. Families from Winnipeg Port Arthur and Ontario join locals for a week end and late summer visits. Harvesting runs strong as five room cottage nears completion and school plans set for September.
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Leo Meneghin
Man
Canada Pulp and Paper Sector Tops Industrial Buyers
Pulp and paper remains the largest industrial buyer in Canada, with annual expenditures totaling around 700 million dollars. Transportation accounts for 400 million, supplies and electricity 200 million, and pulp wood purchases 100 million.
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Pulp and Paper
Canada
Subscription Renewal Form for Springfield Leader and Lac du Bonnet
Readers are advised to renew subscriptions for the Springfield Leader and the Lac du Bonnet edition. Allow one week for delivery and notify if the renewal does not arrive within that window.
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Springfield
Lac du Bonnet
Man
Audit Bureau of Circulations
3Rd Street
Stop and Save Your Life This Labor Day Weekend
The Automobile Club of America urges drivers to stop speeding, avoid night driving, take coffee breaks, and not tailgate. Canadian safety research notes under 3 percent of crashes linked to mechanical faults, with improvements in HP, windshield design, headlights and steel bodies. Despite conferences, the driver remains the key factor. Reports of multiple incidents near Lac du Bonnet on August 28 highlight dangers. Labor Day weekend pressures loom with 37 fatalities last year in Canada, 18 on highways.
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Automobile Club of America
Lac du Bonnet
Winnipeg
Highway 59
No. 1
Beausejour
P.S
Canada
North Eastern Towns to Hold Sports Meeting
A Beausejour gathering of community sports minded men on Tuesday, Aug 23 discussed forming a northern eastern Manitoba association to promote competitive sports between towns. A Sep 15 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Beausejour Legion Hall will elect officers to start the organization. The aim is to boost parental involvement and provide activities to keep children from trouble and keep them engaged.
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Beausejour
Manitoba
Community Notes From Pointe du Bois August Updates
Community hall showers celebrate July and early August. Donald Burbidge marries in Ontario and honeymoon travels coastward. Visits span Portage la Prairie, Prince Albert, Calgary Stampede, and U.S. trips. Births, illnesses, hospitalizations, and recoveries noted with family ties to Winnipeg and Kenora.
Growing Pains Of A Growing Nation
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report surveys Canadian households last September. It notes 22 percent with no indoor water, 14 percent with cold water only, 64 percent with both hot and cold. Of 820,000 homes with TV, 10 percent had no telephone and 3 percent no radio. Fifty five percent owned a car, nine percent had two or more. About 18,000 of 3,734,000 households lacked cooking equipment. 23,000 used sawdust burners or hot plates. 1,234,900 used wood or coal stoves. 798,000 used gas stoves. 1,456,000 cooked on electric stoves. The piece wryly notes these figures imply little yet reflect Canada’s growing pains.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Unger Paulson wedding at Berean Church Winnipeg
Elizabeth Mary Paulson and Howard Bruce Unger wed August 6 at 4 30 pm in Berean Church Winnipeg with Pastor W J Taylor officiating. Bridesmaids included D Erickson and J Waldner. reception at Vasa Lund Park. Couple to reside at 626 Victor Street after a trip to the Lyke of the Woods. Also notes on proper tooth brushing technique to prevent cavities.
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Unger - Paulson Berean
Winnipeg
Elizabeth Mary
Ray Unger
Kelvin) Murphy
Vasa Lund Park
Charleswood
Lygke of the Woods
Victor Street
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Canadian Wheat Board
Alberta
M. M. Smith
Wally Anderson
Nick Joseph
Teddy Martin
Wendy Ann
Margaret Sigurdson
Hugh Stewart
Beth Paulson
Roonie
Merle Stewart
Bert Martin
Ethel
Edith Kroken
Doris Olafson
Ruth Kaatz
Charley David
Alex Jonsson
John Murphy
Pansy Quiggin
Wm. Parisian
Victor Parisian
Stony Point
Landing
Elk Island
Edith
Winnipeg Beach
Frank Olson
Douglas
Irene
Sam Ateah
Brodie Munroe
Portage
Amon Ateah
Fay Hampton
Beausejour Hospital
Diane, Robertson
Jacky Jonsson
The
Pas
Kirkness
Ladywood
Libau Lowland _ Milner Ridge
Rennie St. Owens
Sand Hill
Scanterbury
Springwell
Walkleyburg
Whiteshell
D. G. Crook
Budd Caps Pine Falls
Bill Budd
Elmhurst Club
Pointe du Bois
Bishop Hives
Dencross
Rita Kovalchuk
Harry Beally
Harry
P. Beally
Detroit, Mich
Hutniak
Hlady’s
Russel
Richard Wecreschuk
Stan Trombo
W. Palecek
Ward, Garry and
Elizabeth
Vancouver
B.C
Joe Mazur
Hamilton, Ont
Agnes Mazur
Anne Miller
T.C.A
Valerie Hindy
Co. E
Aro _Sukava
Ak Efan
Frank Zabronjewich
East Hawk Lake
Steve Novicki
Port Arthur
Thomas Winter
Josie Winter
Pola Ivanyshyn
J. Jacobson
Jos. M. Sitar
John. Shewchuk
Benny Smorong
Mrs
R. B. Smorong
Fred Zarechanski
Lockport
Peter Zarechanski
Tony Stastock
Niddrie
Paul Stastock
Ted Dubel
John Dubel Jr
Michael Janiuk
Umfreville
Harry Kurian
Ole Lanra
Atikokan
Wendeborn
North Eastern
BY Stella Roscoe
Diane Apritchard
Yours Truly
Donald Burbidge
Donald
F. Niemi
Melvin
Joan Nelson
Calgary
Arnold
Edward Niemi
States
Douglas Anderson
Charles MacCrusen
Grace Hospital
Mrs. McIntyre
Mrs. MacCaw
Tuominen
Duluth
Mrs. E. Hawkes
Mrs. Letain
Eva Laas
Gyinnipes
Vaiid Waisanen
Viand
Bues
Rollo
North Daota
Lodge
Nova Scotia
Shan
Ane
Mrs. E. Willson
Banff
Lake Louise
Mrs. E. Bricknell
Art Wanag
Hill
Loomans
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