Saskatchewan approves four new forage seed varieties
Regina announces approval of LaSalle Red Clover Climax Timothy Erector Sweet Clover and Vernal Alfalfa for Saskatchewan seed growers. Distribution will be through the provincial department of agriculture with limited supplies from contract growers for the Canadian Forage Seed Project.
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Regina
LaSalle
Saskatchewan
R. E. Meenzie
Department of Agriculture
McKenzie
Canada
Brandon
Wisconsin
Lacombe girl wins essay competition
Miss Jeanne Kievit a 16 year old from Lacombe Alberta wins the North Central Weed Conference essay contest on How We Control Weeds On Our Farm. Open to students in 14 states and Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Prize includes 25 dollars and a 300 dollar scholarship for agriculture or home economics.
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Jeanne Kievit
Lacombe Alta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Omaha
Nebraska
Kievit
Get-Togethers Benefit the Aged in Community Clubs
Loneliness ranks as a major problem for the elderly but social clubs for the aged offer companionship. These groups provide activities, hobby learning, and opportunities to meet peers, helping seniors stay engaged with their generation.
Brome Grass Varieties Surpass Southern Types in Central Alberta
Northern brome grass varieties such as Manchar Martin and Western Iowa outperform southern types in central Alberta’s park belt. Over 1951 55 study at Lacombe Experimental Farm northern varieties yielded more forage and seed, grew taller, and showed fewer weeds compared with southern varieties. Commercial and Parkland also performed well among northern lines.
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Ottawa
Park Belt
Alberta
W. J. Doran
Lacombe Experimental Farm
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Manchar, Martin
Iowa
Siberia
Great Plains
Europe
Corn Belt
Central
Manchar
Martin
Parkland
Commercial
Elsberry
Lincoln
Lyon
Lancaster
Nebraska
Lacombe
Pullman
Washington
University of Minnesota
Western Town
Speed-up in Ontario logging speeds up season
Ontario forestry officials note major camps for big timber now form earlier with earlier fall operations. Advances in road building and heavy machinery plus milder climate enable all weather roads and faster access, while frozen lakes still provide log dumps after spring break. Better refrigeration and access reduce camp meat constraints and aid regeneration by exposing mineral soil for seeds.
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Ontario
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Guernsey Cow Sets Milk Record At Harold Meanor Farm
The Harold H Meanor farm in Clinton Allegheny County reports Hal mar s Royal Hope produced 4429 quarts of milk in a year with twice daily milking notations show an official advance registry record of 8080 pounds of milk and 434 pounds of fat.
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Harold H. Meanor
Allegheny County
Clinton
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Halmar
Royal Hope
Conscience Pays Rail Fare After 40 Years
A Port Townsend man mailed a $3 check to the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway office saying his conscience bothered him for over four decades. He recalled riding Watertown South Dakota to Stafford South Dakota in 1909 or 1910, losing his ticket, promising the conductor to repay, and now sent $3 though the fare seemed about $2.45.
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Minneapolis and St. Louis
Port Townsend
Watertown
Stafford
Manitoba vegetable growers plan three day convention
Growers from across Manitoba will gather Tuesday January 24 at Winnipeg Government building Theatre A for the Vegetable Growers Association annual convention. Topics include soil and nutrition, fertilizer and transplant soil issues, insect control, mushroom culture, hot house crops and small fruits with lectures by Dr C Walker Sr Dr A L Shewfelt Dr Marvin Rostberg and J M Hay culminating in a wind up banquet featuring a illustrated talk on commercial vegetable growing in Europe.
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Vegetable Growers’ Association of Manitoba
Winnipeg
J. R. Bell
Association
W. E. Kroeker
C. Walker
Morden Experimental Farm
R. A. Hedlin
University of Manitoba
A. L. Shewfelt
Morden
J. M. Hay
Dominion Marketing Service
Marvin Rostberg
Minnesota
Walker
Europe
Meets father for first time in emotional reunion
Harold Collins, a 38 year old farmer from near Lesterville South Dakota, reunited with his father Coleman Hancock who had enlisted in the navy when Harold was five months old and was believed killed in service. Hancock now living in Los Angeles and plans to visit the Collins farm and meet his grandchildren.
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Harold Collins
Lesterville
Collins
Coleman Hancock
Hancock
Harold
Washington
Los Angeles
Collins Farm
Residence Limited Panama Canal Zone Access
The policy restricts Panama Canal zone residency to United States civilian employees and their families, along with armed forces and civilian workers, outlining who may live within the zone.
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Panama Canal Zone
United States
Pattern Shop Home Workshop Patterns for Window Designs
The advertisement outlines patterns for indoor shutters with movable or stationary louvers pattern 445 and six other patterns. It details adjustable dimensions for doors windows and screens multiple frame methods and materials lists. Pattern 207 covers cornice boxes nine window framing styles 325 covers curtain methods for many window types. Patterns are 35¢ each addressed to Home Workshop Pattern Service Department P.W.L. 4433 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver B C.
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Home Workshop Pattern Service
Department P.W.L
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Ten garment wardrobe for a dolly pattern 4526
Doll size sewing pattern 4526 offers ten outfits for a child’s doll including party dress school dress suspender jumper blouse coat pixie hat nightie robe slip panties sized 14 16 18 20 22 inches. Scraps usable with yardages shown instructions illustrated and fit tested. Send 35 cents in coins to Department P.P.L Toronto for order.
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Dolly
Bells of Bow Bell Ringing Dream Faces £150000 Ask
London church St Mary le Bow seeks £150000 to repair its famous curfew bells silent since 1941. Nazis silenced the bells in May 1941. the Bow bells tie to Dick Whittington and the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons.
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London
Dick Whittington
St. Maryle Bow
Bow
Whittington
Bow Abell
Minshell
Cheapside
Smile Formula for Teacher’s Success at Ontario Convention
Education Minister Dunlop of Ontario outlines a teacher success formula saying good humor keeps teachers useful. He told delegates at the Ontario Public School Men Teachers' Federation annual convention that a grouchy teacher loses effectiveness.
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Dunlop
Ontario
Ontario Public School Men Teachers’ Federation
Advertisement Offer for Pattern Shipment Request
The notice requests sending twenty five cents in coins to obtain a pattern. Stamps are not accepted. Send payment to the specified address or recipient as listed in the article to receive the pattern described.
Smoking Carriages Found Lrowned by History on Railways
A hundred years ago, 1846, the first smoker was placed in the Great Eastern line in England. Earlier, in 1840, a passenger was removed for smoking. A later case between Edinburgh and Glasgow awarded £86 8s for tobacco smoke inconvenience.
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England
Edinburgh
Glasgow
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St. John's University
Madison Square Garden
University of California
Fleischmann
Finschmanns
DePaul University
Ray Meyer
Ron Sobieszezky
Chicago
the Pattern Shop
Lake
Louver
Rean
J Fashion
P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Richard Whittington
Alice
Ivo Fitzwaryn
Hugh Fitzwarren
Stow
St. Peter's
Rome
Awéice Baveles
Alice Brooks
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Wildroot Ltd
Fort Erie
Ont
Brimms Plasti
Cunard
Sai
Sui Sai
Sai. Sai
Ser
Bermuda
Rinthia
New York
Halifax
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Man
Cunard Line
Mmaar, JI
Cobh
Liverpool
Cherbourg
Southampton
Havre
Hawe
Lverpoot
Howe
Saxsthampion
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