What Kind Of Bacon Do You Like
Over three thousand visitors to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair participated in a Bacon Exhibit by the Canada Department of Agriculture. Six samples of side bacon were rated Good Fair or Poor and noted as covertable or not by men women and youths under 21. Lean to jean ratios varied but lean preference did not align with overall likes. The best favored sample was breakfast bacon about one third lean two thirds fat. Further surveys will be held in Montreal January and Western Canada to broaden opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Department of Agriculture
Jean
Montreal
Canada
the Royal
England
Quick Canadia Quiz prompts and provincial ranking
The quiz asks for the third largest province by area or population, whether Canadian tariff rates have fallen or risen over the last 15 years, how long Alberta has produced oil and natural gas, the 1939 federal revenue per capita of 45.03 dollars and today’s value, and which Manitoba industry leads wealth in net production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Manitoba
Four-Eyed Fish of South America Has Dual Eyes
The article notes that the four-eyed fish of South America possesses a double set of eyes enabling vision both above and below water. John Curtis of Cairo is mentioned in context with a slight offense and hanging from a structure. Paper from Michigan discusses Indo-China relations.
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Indo-China
Michigan
Curtis
Cairo
John
South America
Abs
Siam
Indoma
Utah
Mich
Garner
U. S
Egypt
Alexandria
George Washington
Edwin
Booth
Lincoln
Athenian Mercury advice to husbands and hats and humor
A column mix of old world dating tips and social musings. It cites the Athenian Mercury on where to find husbands and Marlene Dietrich’s hat rituals. It also offers light anecdotes on elephants, British Army discharges, three wheelers, car coffee pots, and Tahitian romance signals.
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Duchess of Windsor
Marlene Dietrich
Lily Dache
Miss Dietrich
Marlene
Prairie Region Unemployment Benefits Jump in 1953
Unemployment insurance benefits paid to Prairie Region claimants rose 42 percent in 1953 to a new high of 19,369,480 dollars as rates increased July 14, 1952 from 21 to 24 dollars weekly. Manitoba led payments with 7,088,604.92 dollars. Insured persons grew eight percent to 694,131.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
J. W. Temple
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Temple
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
Prairie Region
Weekly Bible Comment on Law and Commandments
A biblical scholar outlines ideal Jewish Law as social justice purity and honor with Moses as the lawgiver. The Ten Commandments anchor moral code yet Jesus fulfills the law through love, transforming commandment into a life of grace and truth guiding society and personal conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasting
Moses
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
In winter the speaker recalls warm summer days and nature’s beauty. The poem contrasts frost and snow with memories of flowers shade trees birds lakes and a wish for spring while enjoying winter activities like skating and sledding. The tone blends nostalgia with hopeful anticipation.
Answers to Quick Quiz Answers
Quick Canadian Facts provides a pocket annual of facts about Canada. The piece lists manufacturing as first and agriculture second, notes Canada’s tariff rates fell by 28 percent between 1937 and 1951, identifies British Columbia and Ottawa as a focus, and states Ottawa's revenue per person is about $300.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Winkler Farmer Tops Manitoba Beet Growers
Altona, Man. Wm. B. Wiebe of Winkler won the Grand Cup for the highest beet yield per acre in Manitoba in 1953 with an average of 16.27 tons per acre from a 15 acre field. His closest rivals were D. L. Hildebrand of Plum Coulee with 16.12 tons per acre from three acres and Terry Morin of Otterburne with 15.59 tons per acre from five acres.
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Altona
Man
Wm. B. Wiebe
Winkler
Winnipeg
Wiebe
Manitoba
DP. L. D. Hildebrand
Plum Coulée
Terry Morin
Otterburne
Prosecution Urged For Importers Of Low-Grade Wheat
United States Senate Agriculture Committee urged criminal prosecution of individuals and companies linked to importing low-grade Canadian wheat into the United States. The report cites conspiracies to mix inferior wheat with good grain for flour or to pass it off as sound grain under subsidy programs. Named transgressors include the Bunge Corporation, Kellogg Milling Company, Hallett and Carey, and Transit Grain Company. W. G. Kellogg is identified as originator of the idea prior to 1952.
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United States
United States Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
Bunge Corporation
Minneapolis
New York
Kansas City
Kellogg Milling Company
Hallett and Carey Company
Transit Grain Company
Fort Worth
Texas
W. G. Kellogg
Hallett and Carey
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Noted Pianist Clue List
A compact set of crossword clues featuring a famed pianist, numerous definitions, and abbreviations. The long list covers and cross references terms from music to chemistry, with entries like Agree Cause Domesticated Employ and symbols for neon sodium thallium.
Puck Handling and Conditioning Tips From The Sports Clinic
The article outlines in game terms how a puck carrier can counter two defencemen by angling wide then cutting back between them, especially against the faster man, and suggests using a wide cut to pull both defenders out of play. It emphasizes purposeful movement and passing to outpace any system. It also promotes whole grain cereals for athletic energy and invites readers to join Sports College via mail to receive registration forms and a membership card.
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Sports College
Box
Toronto 1
Ontario
Weather notes show Chilliwack January rainfall average
Weather recorder H J Friesen reports an average of one inch of precipitation daily in early January. For 1953 the Chilliwack area logged 84 inches of rain, about a foot more than the Agassiz official total.
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Chilliwack
B.C
H J. Friesen
Agassiz
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Athenian Mercury of
London
Mercury
J. P. Morgan
Tahiti
Grand Slasomers
Miami
Fla
Sammy Snead
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Charley Goren
Weekly Bible Comment
Jane Dale
Robin
Winkler Farmer Tops
Manitoba Beet Growers
Crimean River
Citadel
Abraham
Lloyd
Ace” Percival
Gram
George
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Rex Wee
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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