The Farm and Its Research Branch Influence Agriculture
The experimental farm program reaches farmers via provincial education. The Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa plans changes including moving the Animal Research Institute and relocating the museum. International liaison with 26 countries boosts knowledge on crops, equipment, and turf, benefiting farmers, homeowners, processors, and consumers worldwide.
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Western Canada
Central Experimental Farm
Animal Research Institute
Ottawa
Soviet Union
The Optimist script sparks the boss’s sly riddle
A script submitted to a producer is returned with a sorrowful smile after the boss questions the title The Optimist. The puzzled author, new to pictures, is told the title hides a pun about an eye doctor, revealing a playful clash over meaning.
Largest lemon ripens on Maple Creek vine in Sask
Maple Creek News reports Mrs. A. D. Wingfield found a lemon 11 inches around on a home vine. The fruit is the largest seen, with several smaller specimens already forming. The item notes potential for selling lemonade to stampede visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Creek
Sask
A. D. Wingfield
Biscuit Saboteurs Threaten Cairo Factory Strike
Cairo police said workers at a Cairo biscuit factory admitted mixing nails glass razor blades and pins into flour to pressure higher wages. Police linked 330 sickness cases in 13 Cairo and Alexandria schools to the biscuit saboteurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo and
Alexandra
Biscuit
Calgary flour bid discouragement could affect Saskatchewan
A Calgary report says Canadian mills with US ties should not bid on export orders to Red China, but Saskatchewan may be largely unaffected. The discussion centers on a 30000 long ton shipment to Red China by November 1, 1961, with three Saskatoon mills and one Moose Jaw mill potentially affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
United States
China
Saskatchewan
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
China Resources Company
Hong Kong
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Can't Carry A Tune In The Modern Nursery
A Toronto Daily Star piece questions why nine of ten kindergartners in Oakville, Ontario, cannot carry a tune. It blames mothers who no longer sing syllables, cites aseptic cradles, TV ads, stereophonic sound, and even dishwasher spins as factors in eroding lullabies and sleep routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Ont
C. M. Evans
Nod
Soviet Union
Betelgeuse
Yonge St
Toronto Daily Star
Mystery strips in Rosetown field puzzle readers
Mel Greenaway reports a half mile from Sovereign highway an 80 acre field contains strips 10 inches long and a quarter inch wide laid out every 40 to 50 yards that resemble tin foil. He suspects World War II era radar countermeasure material dropped from aircraft. Readers asked to identify the material and its purpose. The note mentions the United States as the leading coal producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosetown
Sask
Mel Greenaway
Sovereign
Mel
RCAF
Mel's Field
Careless Fires Spike in Manitoba Forest Losses
A Manitoba report shows 720 forest fires started by camp fires, 380 by farmers, and 380 from careless smokers. The fires spread uncontrollably, prompting warnings on outdoor burning and smoking practices amid dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Visitors study Sask. Credit Union movement
The Credit Union League of Saskatchewan hosts two visitors May 80th to June 10th. D J Arrivolo of Australia and Stanley Boyd of the West Indies will study Saskatchewan credit unions under CUNA’s world extension plan. They will tour Weyburn Regina Saskatoon Gravelbourg Lafleche Assiniboia Moose Jaw Govan Earl Grey Strasbourg and observe courses at Western Coop College in Saskatoon along with two Chapter meetings and a League Board meeting.
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Credit Union League of
Saskatchewan
D. J. Arrivolo
Australia
Stanley Boyd
West Indies
League
Credit Union National Association
Arrivolo
Elmwood Credit Union
New South Wales
CUNA
Department of Co-operation
Saskatchewan Co-operative Credit Society
Co-op Life Insurance Company
Weyburn
Regina
Saskatoon
Gravelbourg
Lafieche
Assiniboia
Moose Jaw
Govan
Earl Grey
Strasbourg
Western Coop College
Plastic fire hazard noted in Manitoba warning
Hon. J. B. Carroll warns that plastic garbage containers can be a definite home fire hazard. Officials caution that improper use and embers can cause fires, urging concrete bases, distance from buildings, and careful disposal of paints oils and rags. A second note mentions a year round weather station on the Greenland icecap by French scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Carroll
Manitoba
Carroll
Greenland
Smart-step culotte dress pattern description
A printed pattern describes a versatile culotte dress combining pants ease with a flattering skirt silhouette. It suggests fabrics like cotton and rayon and lists sizes and yardage, noting half sizes and fabric length requirements for a 35 inch cut.
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Annette
Annette Allard
By McMullen
McMullen
Prairie Publishers
Ontario
Piesee
Jers
Wynyard
Les Years
Fred Ceal
AIR Transport Command
WR Transport Command
F.S. Carpenter
A.T.C
United Nations
Congo
Bate Oy
Cape Canaveral
Alan Shepard
Laura
Principia
St. Louis
Juliana
Terry Whitefield
Anne Witaltuk
Bottom
House of Commons
Great Whale River
Quebec
Ceylon
U.S
Frances EB. Willis
Colombo
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Scott
R. J. Scott
Gramal
Akaa
Esech
Credit Union
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
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