Artificial breeding centre starts in Dominion City station aims to upgrade herds
The Dominion City and Vita farmers backed a Canadian Breeders Association plan to open an artificial breeding station. A 140 farmer vote approved the project to bring top genetics to local dairy and beef herds, with semen shipped from Madison Wisconsin. A board including Roy Grier Gordon Kirkpatrick George Nisely Peter Olynyk Bill Lobur and Frank Pott was elected. Delmar Hansen leads the on site technician team as the office preparation proceeds in Dominion City.
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Vita
Canadian Breeders’ Association
America
Aires
K. H. Robson
Selkirk
American Breeders’ Association
Dominion City
Roy Grier
Woodmore
Gordon Kirkpatrick
Ridgeville
George Nisely
Green Ridge
Peter Olynyk
Bill Lobur
Frank Pott
Madison
Wisconsin
Guernsey
Jersey
Delmar Hansen
Raymond Ginn
Carillon News
Steinbach, Man
Prince of Wales 1919 Canadian Tour Feature
The Citizen notes a 1919 Maclean's Magazine feature on the Prince of Wales tour of Canada. An illustration sparked pride at MacDonald Institute in Guelph where a student studied Home Economics. Lunch was served by MacDonald girls at Ontario Agricultural College.
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Maclean’s Magazine
Prince of Wales
Citizen
Macleans
MacDonald Institute
Guelph
Ontario Agricultural College
MacDonald
H.R.H
Guards of Honor
V.lp
London News
Kipling Sask
A Bit of Waste in Lumber Processing
A description of lumber industry waste notes that normally only about one third of a tree becomes usable boards while the remainder stays as high stump, poor quality timber, or ends as sawdust after milling.
Rock and Row Pattern 458 Sailor Boys Guard Boat
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Rock and Row with sailor boys on guard. Two more children may man the boat with an extra passenger or two, increasing fun. Pattern 458, which remains referenced without full context.
Cross Focused Fellowship Enables Unity Among Denominations
A group from another denomination rebuilt a church and shared evening services with local ministers. Over 16 Sundays the experiment deepened vision and love among believers, ending with a joint sermon at the basement dedication. He cites Galatians and Chronicles to urge not glory in buildings but in the cross.
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Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Ike Paul
Jesus Christ
Paul
Stephen
Damascus
Times Delburne to publish three monthly issues
The Times Delburne announces a shift to three issues per month on the 10th, 20th, and 30th starting April 20, 1958. Editor A. T. George explains rising costs and nonrevenue work prompt the change, pledging no subscription price increase and inviting reader feedback.
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A. T. George
the Times
Delburne
Alta
Banded Duck Found Frozen in Saskatchewan Slough
Mike Siermacheski of Bruno reported a recently found banded female Redhead duck near Bruno. It had been banded by New York State Conservation Department at Canandaigua on March 13, 1957, and was trapped in ice after a cold night of October 24 when temperatures fell to one degree above zero. The Journal, Humboldt, Sask.
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Mike Siermacheski
Bruno
State of New York Conservation Department
Canandaigua
New York
Siermacheski
the Journal
Humboldt, Sask
We give the kids too much
Cyrus Eaton argues in American Magazine that modern parents spoil children with lavish gifts. He cites his grandchildren making a crude craft at Deep Cove Farms to show the value of earned effort, contending that youngsters will work if given responsibility and opportunity. He warns against a world where youth expect handouts and insists self reliance and enterprise remain essential.
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Deep Cove Farms
Three youths seek entertainment tainted by skunk prank
Three young men teased a skunk at a show and faced a bored reaction. The skunk turned away prompting the trio to flee to the theatre where three cans of deodorizer were needed to purify the venue. The victims spent the rest of the night digging holes to bury their clothes.
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Davidson
Sask
Knit Bedspread Pattern 7181 Public Notice
Arce Brooks presents a cable-stitch knit spread pattern 7181 for bedspreads in rug cotton. Suitable for modern or traditional settings, with directions for home knitters. Send thirty-five cents to Household Arts Department, Department P.P.L., Front Street, W. Toronto.
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Household Arts Department
Departmeat P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Consolidation Push Considered For Four Area School Districts
Emerson Stockport Manchester Dufferin and Post Road boards discuss merging to form one district. They argue current facilities are inadequate and consolidation offers broader access, higher efficiency, and lower overall taxes, with Marais and Emerado areas included to spread costs. Urgent action urged to hold meetings and decide.
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Emerson
Marais
Emerado
The perfect man in figures of speech and slang
A playful survey of idioms describing a man by body parts and actions. The piece links traits like grounded feet, full eyes, a soft heart, and a steady head to portray a composite character using common expressions.
Old fashioned ideas on modern education
A report on an Ottawa education conference notes mixed results while praising calls for discipline in classrooms. It cites Alberta judge Nelles Buchanan supporting corporal punishment and discusses a Calgary gasoline theft outbreak by youths, with a trucker injured by vandalism and boys claiming gas was needed to drive. The piece questions how schools can spark ambition in such youths.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Nelles Buchanan
Calgary
Surplus farming tips spark odd humor and scare eggs
The note from Ottawa cites two surplus jokes about farmers. Ezra Taft Benson was targeted by eggs at a South Dakota farmers meeting, while fried grasshoppers sell for $1 a tiny carton locally. Entomologists say a good year yields about 1.5 tons per acre, prompting farmers to profit from grasshoppers amid wheat and sugar beet concerns.
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Lethbridge
Times
High Rives
Alberta
Ezra Taft Benson
United States
South Dakota
Science Service Laboratories
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Hanover
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Nwf
Ray Beck
Northwest Territories
BR Gaulat
Cyrus Eaton
American Magazine
Entertainment
Knitter's Delight
By Arce Brooks
Emerson, Man
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Camrose
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