Hail control trials reported in central Alberta
Central Alberta scientists and Denver based WRDC run hail suppression tests in the Didsbury area. Alberta Research Council and Meteorological Service of Canada study hail formation as farmers supply data on 6500 plots. Early results show reduced damage in the test zone, with ongoing experiments and questions about storm cell linking and chain reactions.
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Alberta
Alberta Research Council
Water Resources Development Corporation of Denver
WRDC
Didsbury
North America
Mountain View
Knee Hill
Denver Corporation
Bowden
Crossfield
Cremona
Meteorological Service of Canada
The Sports Clinic Passes and Training Hints for Athletes
Practical advice for ice hockey and basketball players to improve passing, spacing, and guard play. Emphasizes pace matching, receiving ease, and teammate preferences, plus corner guarding strategy. Also urges early winter training for track, focusing on weight loss, flexibility, long runs, interval sprints, and relaxation at speed.
Meat Loaf Tips And Banana Prep Hints
Helpful hints cover meat loaf additions like raisins for flavor and banana prep to prevent browning. It notes raisins can improve warmth in a family dish and advises slicing bananas close to serving time with optional pineapple juice or citrus dips to slow browning. It also mentions jackals as wild canids thought to be ancestors of dogs.
Children’s Hospital Week marking new Manitoba build
Manitoba observes Children’s Hospital Week to celebrate the opening of a new 3 million dollar hospital serving the province. Health Minister R W Bond says services will be “second to none in Canada” with over 700 thousand dollars in provincial support plus a 140 thousand dollar equipment grant shared with the federal government. The hospital, founded 48 years ago, provides specialized clinics for cerebral palsy speech and hearing defects squint and physiotherapy and is a leading North American center for Rh disease and congenital heart surgery.
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Manitoba
R. W. Bond
Canada
Bend
Bond
TRY AND STOP ME
A witty composite of quotes and quips about boycotts, theater, TV, and Miss America banter. It features a department store jab about a three percent drop, a joke about Abraham Lincoln, and a World War era baseball gag with Napoleon as third baseman. The fragmentary piece preserves humorous snapshots from midcentury social life.
Good Lighting Reflects Town Progress and Livability
A reader notes that well designed street lighting leaves a strong impression of a town’s progress and desirability as a place to live. The observation links lighting quality to civic pride and quality of life.
Canada Faces Favorable Agricultural Outlook for 1957
Federal experts at a federal provincial agriculture conference forecast favorable conditions for Canadian farming in 1957. They expect steady export demand, similar farm cash income to 1956, and a reliance on crop volumes and export levels for next year’s income. Prices may hold with modest gains in hogs and eggs offset by higher cattle costs.
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Canada
Federal Agriculture Department
Department
Inspect Seed Grain For Weeds In Alberta
In 1956 a seed survey found seed samples containing many weed seeds per pound including sow thistle stink weed wild oats lambs quarter and buckwheat. Farmers should spread a pound of grain to count weed seeds and consult District Agriculturist or Field Crops Branch Edmonton for identification and advice before planting.
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Edmonton
R. L. Pharis
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Durum Wheat Acreage Rises in Western Saskatchewan
Durum wheat acreage has surged in Western Saskatchewan over the last two years as quota restrictions eased. Experimental Farm tests from 1946 to 1956 show Thatcher bread wheat outyielding Stewart durum by about 17 percent, with Stewart maturing later and frost risk higher. 1956 frosts hit durum more than bread wheat.
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Ude
Saskatchewan
Scott, Sask
Thatcher
Stewart
Quiz questions on Canadian leadership and economy
Questions ask the year Vincent Massey became Governor General and the year Canada adopted secret ballots. They probe average dwelling rental payments and provinces where agriculture leads in net production value, plus which product category tops export value.
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Rt Hon
Vincent Massey
Canada
Answers to Quick Quiz Five Canada Fact Pack
Answers to Quick Quiz Five cover wood products and paper. The quiz lists 1878 as a year, 1952 as another, and notes agriculture leads in Prince Edward Island Alberta and Saskatchewan while manufacturing leads in the other seven provinces. A monthly amount of 45 dollars is cited.
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P.E.I
Alta
Sask
Quick Canadian Facts
Facts About
Canada
Be Sure Your Brakes Are Safe This School Season
A brief public notice urges drivers to inspect and ensure brakes are in good condition as the new school season begins, highlighting safety for students and pedestrian traffic near campuses and bus routes.
Hibernation's for the animals and people too
The piece contrasts animal hibernation with human winter routines urging daily walks and outdoor activity. It notes four footed animals sleep in cozy dens while humans lack the instinct and advises winter sports for capable individuals and outdoor exercise for the elderly to stay healthy.
Leghorn hens trace origin to Italian city Leghorn
Leghorn hens originate in the Italian city Leghorn and derive their name from that location. The breed’s lineage and naming reflect its Italian roots.
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Leghorn
City
Italy
Gems of Thought on Charity and Public Good
A compact collection of quotes on goodness and philanthropy from Mary Baker Eddy Thoreau Shaftesbury, urging charity at home and abroad and the duty to promote universal good as a divine temper.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Thoreau
Cumberland
Shaftesbury
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Small Mammal Horizon ta
Puzzle clues list for a crossword titled Weekly Crossword Puzzle Small Mammal with horizontal and vertical entries. Reads like a cryptic set of definitions including depictions, terms for flesh, race course circuit, revenues in French, cravat, cravat, and various abbreviations. Includes entries for animals, body parts, and geography with multiple cross-referenced clues.
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