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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1956
Page
3
The Springfield Leader lists local listings for Lac du Bonnet Pine Falls Sports Pointe du Bois River Hills St George Stead Seven Sisters Tyndall Victoria Beach and Whitemouth with names such as J Bouvier L Rempel M Smith and Mrs Erskine. The notice covers multiple towns and residents connected to the paper’s classified and public notices section.
The Manitoba March of Dimes campaign funds the Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Manitoba. Since its sixth year, about 800 polio patients have received help, with 200 restored to productive life and 400 nearing that goal. This year’s objective is 150000 dollars to sustain rehabilitation, counselling, and placement services across the province.
The piece argues that true traffic safety rests with individual drivers and praises the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada for promoting Road-e-os and the National One for the Road Holiday Safety Campaign. It cites Cornell studies showing coffee after alcohol reduces driving errors and notes improved holiday fatality figures from 1953 to 1954.
The 1955 cereal tests at Mor den Experimental Farm show yields mostly below the 1951–1955 five year average due to cool wet spring and hot dry late summer. Lee wheat outperformed, Selkirk and other wheats lagged. durum varieties RL 136 and RL 137 rise but lack long term data. malting OAC 21 and Montcalm mid pack. new varieties Br. 3833 and U. M. 570 show promise. Flax yields were lowest, Marine the weakest among standards. rust pressure affected barley and disease hit septoria in leaves.
The 1955 Seed Grain Survey by Manitoba Agriculture sampled Beausejour area seed wheat oats and barley. Of 40 samples 2.5 percent were No 1 and 72.5 percent rejected. 72.5 percent carried surface born smut with all barley samples infected. Ergot appeared in 20 percent. Recommendations urge renewed seed stocks, improved cleaning facilities, local seed cleaning plant, universal seed treatment, ergot control by seed choice and rotation, and greater weed seed control. Malting barley varieties Montcalm and OAC 21 discussed with yields and susceptibility notes. feed barley Husky Vantmore Vantage Gartons listed for 1956. An extension short course at Libau January 25–27 follows.
An advertisement targets middle aged men ages 45 to 60 offering high earnings in a field with no ceiling. It cites top earners such as Bert Lichti and John Christensen with substantial monthly incomes, claims rapid advancement, immediate pay, and no investment or deliveries required. The Lac du Bonnet Beausejour area is mentioned for a job opening.
An eastern municipality near Li bau is urged to attend a worthwhile course. Short courses will be held at Beausejour Whitemouth and Lac du Bonnet at a later date.
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