Canadian sugar beet industry advances mechanization and yields
Canada’s 1957 sugar beet crop is estimated at 87 000 tons from 83 911 acres, the fourth largest on record, likely supplying 15 to 20 percent of refined sugar. Seven factories across Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec could process about 1.5 million tons annually, far above current production due to lower Ontario and Quebec acreages. Advances include mechanical harvesters, weeders, and decorticated monogerm seeds to boost planting precision, thinning, and overall efficiency.
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Canadiana
F. Dimmock
Forage Cropa Division
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Roughage Options for Beef Calves in Winter
Canadian agricultural researchers report that roughage such as grass or corn silage can equally support growth in wintered beef calves. Trials at Ottawa and Lennoxville show similar gains, with rye hay and small meal portions. emphasis on maximizing roughage and minimizing grain for steady gains.
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W. A. Jordan
Central Experimental Farm
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Rougheye
Lennoxville Experimental Farm
Local farmer showcases 12-pound pickerel at shop
Ed Roth, a Rosthern area farmer, showed a 12 pound pickerel measuring 28 inches at a shop. A commercial fisherman in Red Lake Ontario did the actual hooking. Ed’s brother Elmer, living there, had the fish frozen and shipped west as bait, a sample of what they use locally.
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Ed Roth
Red Lake
Ont
Elmer
The
Valley News
Rosthern
Sask
Prevention of poisoning in the home and storage safety
The piece urges avoidance of poisons in the home and strict storage to protect children. It warns against partially used bottles in garbage, advises flushing leftovers, and recommends locked high cabinets. It stresses reading drug labels three times and never taking medicines when sleepy, highlighting thousands of poisoning deaths annually.
Manufacturing shipments and rubber markets in 1957 data
January motor vehicle shipments fell sharply from last year's peak but stayed above the prior two years. Cement shipments in 1957 grew by more than twenty percent over 1956. Rubber consumption declined about 3 percent in 1957 compared with 1956.
Man injures neck opening cigarette wrap
Mr Sid MacCarthy of 107 Brock Street South claims cigarette smoking is a health hazard. While throwing away cellophane from a fresh pack he felt a sharp neck pain followed by muscle spasms. Doctors diagnosed a slipped disc in his neck from the effort of tossing the wrap into the waste basket.
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Sid MacCarthy
Brock Street South
MacCarthy
Mr. MacCarthy
Whitby
Ont
Flood relief to Ceylon tops global Red Cross aid totals
Canadian Red Cross led January flood relief to Ceylon with medical supplies baby food and cereal valued at 37150 flown by the RCAF. Major national donors included China Denmark Germany India the Netherlands Romania Sweden Switzerland UK US and USSR. Dr George W Miller served over three weeks as League delegate.
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Ceylon
Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross Societies
League of Red Cross Societies
RCAF
Red Cross
China
Denmark
German Federal Republic
India
Netherlands
Romania
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
U.S.S.R
George W. Miller
Canadian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
James Clark Ross and the discovery of the north magnetic pole
James Clark Ross is credited with identifying the north magnetic pole in 1831 during his polar expedition. The charted voyage mapped magnetic declination and established his role in a landmark geographic discovery.
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James Clark Ross
Gull Lake hospital bylaw vote on 160000 debentures
Gull Lake Union Hospital District voters to decide on a bylaw to raise 160000 by debentures for a new hospital. About 2300 eligible voters include property owners and spouses in the district. Estimated total cost 211000 with 43000 grants and cash on hand. debentures 160000 needed. Advance, Gull Lake, Sask.
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Gull Lake Union Hospital
Gull Lake
Sask
Forest genetics as future cornerstone of forest economy
Cowichan Leader notes forest genetics as a young but pivotal field in the lumber industry and suggests it could become the cornerstone of the forest economy of the future, highlighting its potential impact on Duncan, British Columbia.
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Cowichan
Duncan
B.C
King Coal Fading as Western Mines Cut Jobs
The Coleman Colieries in Coleman Alberta reduced staff amid mine closures and ongoing layoffs across Western Canada. The article notes unemployment rising for hundreds of coal workers and warns more cuts may come as coal orders wane. It frames the industry as struggling to survive amid shrinking demand and uncertain future orders.
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Canada
King Coal
Coleman
Coleman Colieries
the Journal
Alta
Scientific progress makes peace vital in space era
In a Throne Speech reading to Manitoba legislature, Lt Gov J S McDiarmid urged that advances in energy create a need for peace. The speech stressed using new forces for constructive aims and avoiding destructive power, affirming loyalty to the Crown and Commonwealth to deter reckless action.
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Commonwealth
Manitoba
J. S. McDiarmid
McDiarmid
Canadian National Railways Adds Training Cars for Signal Instruction
The Canadian National Railways adds miles af signal circuit to its system annually and operates two cars specially equipped for employee instruction in signalling methods and maintenance.
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Canadian National Railways
United Nations Delegates Visit Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary
Dozens of UN delegates and entourage visited the Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary in Canada during a Christmas recess, viewing 5000 remaining geese. Manly Miner and Jasper W. Miner facilitated banding with United Nations and Jack Miner bands for posterity. Guests toured the sanctuary and home, enjoying tea as the five-hour visit concluded.
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United Nations
Jack Miner
United Nations Assembly
New York City
Far East
Asia
Willow Run
Detroit
Michigan
Canada
Motor City
Manly F. Miner
Jasper W. Miner
Xate V. A. Hamdani
Pakistan
Unitedations
Mong-Yun-Han
Korea
Windsor Star
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4Th Canadian Infantry
Germany
Robert Bond
Saskatoon
Jett
John Coleman
Carrick
1St Regiment
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
National Defence
the Citizen
Kipling, Saskatchewan
King
M . F. AL Jamali
Iraq
Cyrus F. Minwala
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