Photography competition at the 1959 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Canadians may enter a photography contest as part of the 1959 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto from November 13 to 21. Open to residents, subject must relate to agriculture and rural scenes. entry fee is 1 dollar with a November 5 closing date. Two categories exist black and white prints and miniature colour slides.
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Coliseum
Toronto
Canada
Rex Frost
Allan C. Collier
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
United States
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Grain firms fined for inferior uncleaned screenings
Canada inspectors found ground grain shipments to Quebec and the Maritimes containing weed seeds chaff and fibrous material beyond tolerance. Fairway Milling and Grain Company Ltd and Central Grain Company Ltd of St Boniface Manitoba pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg court and were fined. Freight assistance totaling $6,467 was denied or refunded as the product fell into the uncleaned screenings category.
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Canada Grain
Canada Department of Agriculture
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Fairway Milling and Grain Company, Ltd
Central Grain Company Ltd
St. Boniface
Man
Winnipeg
Department of Agriculture
Ventilation Advice Warns Against Stuffiness and Fatigue
Proper ventilation prevents fatigue and harmful buildup in rooms. Keep a window slightly open even in cool weather to avoid smoke and stuffiness in homes, offices, and stores.
Canada Hosts Far East Seed Specialists Under FAO Plan
Canada hosts Colombo Plan seed specialists under FAO International Seed Year training through November 30. Participants from Pakistan India Nepal Philippines Thailand Japan Burma Indonesia visit Ontario seed plants and farms while learning government and trade seed management, with John A. Dawson directing the program.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
Canada
Far East
Colombo Plan
FAO
John A. Dawson
Fpiant Products Division
Canada Department of Agriculture
Government Organization of Research
S. Ahmad Hussain
Pakistan
E. Gianton
Phillipine Islands
Howard L. Trueman
Bashir Ahmad
N. B. Basnyat
Nepal
Green stamp plan investigated in Alta
The Minister of Industry and Development confirms ongoing inquiry into a green stamp plan used by Loblaws Limited in Alberta. The government fears higher consumer costs from such schemes and may seek authority to regulate similar plans. It hopes retailers revert to recognized methods promptly. Rickshaw note and a fact about a mother wood cock closing the fragment.
Manitoba Urged To Observe Farm Union Week
Premier Duff Roblin commended Manitobans to observe National Farm Union Week marking November 9 to 14. The signing of the order in council was witnessed by Agriculture Minister George Hutton and MFU leaders Rudy Usick and Joe Galensky. Roblin noted farmers’ income share concerns and urged participation in farm organizations to support the agricultural economy.
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Duff Roblin
Manitoba
George Hutton
Rudy Usick
Manitoba Farmers’ Union
Joe Galensky
M.F.U
Canada
University of Saskatchewan field husbandry receives grant
The field husbandry department at the University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon has received a 300 grant from the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool per President W. P. Thompson. Dr. W. J. White says the funds will buy agronomy books for the new field husbandry library. It notes fishermen and scientists believe herrings are the most common fish.
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
W. P. Thompson
W. J. White
In Defence of Women and the Vive la difference
A columnist vents about constant advice and criticism aimed at women and notes the paradox of being accused of losing femininity while praised for masculine traits. They reference a British symposium of prominent women who urged public involvement but made no firm conclusions, contrasted with the French stance that women are different and should celebrate difference.
Vermilion Breeder Sent Two Lochboisdale Yorkshires to Toronto Show
Rod MacMillan of Vermilion Alberta has two Lochboisdale Yorkshire pigs selected for Alberta’s exhibit at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto this November. Lochboisdale Yorkshires Rocky River Rex TON and Lochboisdale Lass 2P are the boar and sow chosen to represent the province, with the sow having won top honors at the Edmonton exhibition and Vermilion Lloydminster fairs. If harvest allows, MacMillan plans to travel with the entries and show them in Toronto.
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Vermilion
Alta
Rod MacMillan
Alberta
Toronto
Edmonton
Lloydminster
MacMillan
Sleeplessness Advice From Health Column
A reader urged to address chronic sleep loss with practical steps. The piece notes eight hours of rest for the average person, consulting a doctor if insomnia endures, and safe home remedies like a short walk and warm milk before bed. It warns against self administering sleeping pills without medical guidance and emphasizes a ventilated bedroom.
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Virginia
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Charles Other
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Saskatchewan
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Baskatchewan
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P.O
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Anne's Arts & Crafts Supplies
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Ottawa
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Colombo
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Canadian Seed Trade Association
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Orient
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