Canora Celebrates Jubilee With Hudson Bay Route Conference
Canora marks five years as a town and hosts the Hudson Bay Route Association Conference July 1 and 2 with prominent attendees from the National Harbours Board Transport Department and CN Rail. A panel led by Bud Jobin will discuss The Value of the Hudson Bay Route to Northern Development with regional and federal officials, while delegates journey onward to Flin Flon The Pas and Churchill. The event underscores efforts to promote the route amid wheat market pressures and tariff issues to preserve grain exports and save transport miles and costs.
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Canora
Bay
HBRA
Bud” Jobin
Manitoba
Industry and Commerce
Hudson Bay
James G. Gardner
Alex Kuziak
Sask
John Jenness
Economica
Dept. of
Northern Affairs
8. Trachtenberg
Man. Development Authority
Chamber of Commerce
Hudson Bay Route Association
Flin Fton
Pas
Churchil
Canada
Russia
West
Printed Pattern 4979 Misses' Size 16 Capelet Sheath
Lorine Halas offers a sewing pattern for a summer capelet over a sheath dress in cotton silk linen. Sizes 12 through 20 with 34 yards 35-inch fabric for size 16. Includes printed directions on pattern parts and requires 50 cents payment in coins. Send name address style number to Adame Pattern Dept Toronte.
Toothpicks Pose Health Risks at Public Eateries
Many public eating places keep toothpicks for customers. Hands dip into the container, spreading germs and possibly causing disease. Splinters can injure gums. Safer practices include filling dental cavities, brushing teeth, and rinsing after meals to remove food particles.
DDT Used Against Gypsy Moth In Southern Quebec
DDT sprayed from planes on 2000 acres in southern Quebec targets a gypsy moth outbreak, the third in 35 years in Canada. L L Reed of the Plant Protection Division, Canada Department of Agriculture, says diesel fuel mixed DDT at one pint per gallon per acre, a method similar to successful U S programs with near total larvae destruction. About 800 sex attractant traps from USDA will be used, expanding monitoring north and west to detect new infestations. The traps lure only male moths. last season Quebec saw 97 moths trapped after field surveys confirmed established infestations. First gypsy moths arrived in Massachusetts from Europe for experiments.
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Quebec
Canada
L. L. Reed
Canada Department of Agriculture
United States
Mr. Reed
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Massachusetts
Canada Wheat Output and Exports Run Strong
Canada has averaged 395 million bushels of wheat produced annually over five crop years, with exports at about 288 million bushels. The country has held roughly 30 percent of the world export wheat market, underscoring its dominant role in global trade.
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Canada
Mediterranean Tides Remain Minimal Across Region
A scientific note states tides in the Mediterranean are negligible, with tides barely rising or falling across many coastal zones. Researchers cite unique basin geometry, wind patterns, and limited open connections as reasons for the subdued tidal activity.
Miss California 1969 Crowned In Santa Monica Beauty Pageant
Hollywood talent scouts noted sixty one contestants from cities nationwide arrived in Santa Monica for the California Beauty Pageant. Miss Teri Jansen, 18, won the title and the right to represent California in Miss Universe in Miami Beach. She received a trophy, wardrobe, a $1500 Freemont Valley set, an 80 piece Winfield dish set, a $500 college scholarship, and numerous gifts including dance lessons and jewelry.
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Hollywood
Santa Monica
California
Miami
Teri Jansen
Ace
Dick Clark
Florida
Ter
Jansen
Miami Beach
Golf Ball Distance and English Settler Immigration
A golf ball travels 200 yards when the club head speeds about 135 feet per second. The first wave of English settlers arrived in the United States along the Atlantic seaboard from 1607 to roughly 1640.
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United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Compulsory egg marketing debated by B C producers
In Fraser Valley British Columbia a small group of die hard producers push for compulsory egg marketing recalling a failed 1948 plebiscite. At an Aldergrove meeting about 80 attendees heard how price setting works in markets like potatoes and fruit.
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Fraser Valley
British Columbia
Aldergrove
The
Coast Vegetable Marketing Board
Vancouver
Kamloops
Pemberton
Kootenays
Washington
Oregon
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Bill Rose
Vancouver Sun
Clearbrook
Okanagan
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Anne Adams
Lorine Halas
Bach
Merry
Mediterranean
Tommy Jerome
Walking Buffalo
Calgary
New Zealand
Australia
Africa
U.S
Northampton
Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital
B.C
Wheat Board
Prairies
Centrol
Canadian
RED Cross
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