Wide Variety Of Fruit Displayed At Manitoba Show
Forty three growers submitted 184 entries from Portage la Prairie to Winnipeg with educational displays by Manitoba Boyl School Portage la Prairie and others. Judges praised high quality fruit while noting a lighter stone fruit crop. Special prizes were awarded to several local growers including Mrs. R. E. Marshall and Mrs. A. W. Livingstone with multiple amateur collections recognized. The 1954 show moves to Brandon.
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Manitoba
Portage and District
Popular
Sydney
Gladetone
Dauphin
Wiam
Kinville
Rooseisie
Pine Falls
Morden
Oakville
Hamiota
Dugald
West Kildonan
Norveood
Fast Kildonan
St. Norbert
Winnipeg
Manitoba Boyl School
Portage la Prairie
Poplar Point Horticultural Society
University of Manitoba
Dominion
C. R. Ure
Dominion Experimental Station
KE. T. Andersen
Division of
W. Steen
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Ure
Portage and District Horticultural Society
Brandon
Fishing Still Good At Lac la Ronge
PRINCE ALBERT reports creel census results show Lac la Ronge anglers visiting from May 16 to August 15 total 4,874, up from 4,351 last year. Average catch per angler rose to 38.5 pounds from 37.6, with total angling pounds 187,500 up from 164,410. trophies include a 41 pound trout and 22 to 25 pound northern pike daily.
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Prince Albert
Lac la Ronge
Quick Canadia Quiz Answers in Another Column
This brief column presents a set of trivia prompts about Canadian geography and economy. It asks ranking of Anticosti Prince Edward Cape Breton by area, whether provinces or federal government collect more tax this year, which industry uses one third of Canada’s electricity, which province has the highest cash income from farm product sales, and which provinces have manufacturing as the leading wealth producer.
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Anticosti
Prince Edward
Cape Breton
Canada
Editor Teaches News Gleaning To Young Helpers
In the Bashaw Star a trainer explains news gathering to his eight year old son and the boy brings along a friend with a curious find a one eyed frog and another frog missing a leg highlighting playful education in local journalism.
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Lynn Read
Lynn
New Log Transport Method Using Twin Fraser Tramways
A British Columbia logging firm, Western Plywood (Cariboo) Ltd., unveils a novel log transport system with two aerial tramways spanning the Fraser River. The setup links the Cinema forest operation to the plywood mill pond, cutting travel from 40 to 19 miles. A west Fraser road to Cottonwood Canyon aids log movement to a cable tramway that handles full truckloads before transferring to a second tramway and back to the east mill pond. The method follows trials with river booming that proved costly and risky.
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Quesnel
B.C
British Columbia
Fraser River
Western Plywood (Cariboo) Ltd
Cinema Forest
Cottonwood Canyon
Mill Pond
First English automobile death and dating advice misfire
The article notes Bridget Driscoll as Britain’s first automobile casualty on August 17, 1896 near London’s Crystal Palace, with the car moving four to eight mph. It also shifts to a dated, opinionated human interest piece about flirting strategies and the supposed “good points” of women, including marriage dynamics and gender roles.
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Great Britain
Bridget Driscoll
Crystal Palace
London
Quick Sliced Pickles Recipe from Historic Pantry
Recipe details cucumbers and onions brined separately for hours, then combined with vinegar, sugar and spices to simmer briefly. Add horseradish, mustard seed, turmeric, and alum before packing hot in mason jars and sealing.
Manitoba To Begin Flock Testing And Approval
Manitoba will start flock testing and blood testing of chickens on October 1 under the agriculture ministry. Over 1,200 purebred flocks are expected to be tested this season by the Extension Service Branch, with a refresher course for staff to follow at the University of Manitoba in late September. Last season 1,271 flocks were approved and produced 343,867 hatching eggs, with Light Sussex and White Leghorns among the top breeds and pullorum largely eliminated.
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Manitoba
R. D. Robertson
Extension Service
Department
Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
University
Federal Department of Agriculture
New
Robertson
Longer Tourist Season Urged By C T A
The Canadian Tourist Association pushes extending Canada’s tourist season by moving Labour Day to the third Monday in September. The ad argues a longer season eases accommodation limits, boosts wages by up to 6 million dollars, and raises U S visitor revenue by 50 to 60 million dollars. It cites last year’s early Labour Day cost operators up to half a million in lost business and calls for cooperation among employers, labor, and government.
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Canada
Canadian Tourist Association
Canadian Congress of Labour
U.S
American Paper Dime Found By Victoria Man
Victor Jones of Victoria found an 1863 American paper dime labeled fractional currency receivable for all United States stamps by act of March 3 1863 in a tin can with old papers and coins He seeks its value.
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Victoria
Victor Jones
United States
The Last Supper and the Call to Brotherhood
The essay argues that communion symbolizes true fellowship in Christ beyond sectarian divides. It links the Last Supper to Passover fulfillment, urging believers to embody brotherhood, noting Judas’s betrayal as a warning. True participation requires a renewed soul commitment, not mere outward faith.
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Jesus
Judas
Beekeepers Approve Honey Marketing Plan in Manitoba
Manitoba beekeepers vote by mail between July 15 and August 1, approving a proposed marketing board for honey. Of 432 voters, 327 support and 88 oppose, with 17 ballots spoiled. ballots counted August 24 by D R Robertson with scrutineers A V Mitchener E A Morris and Henry Moore.
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Manitoba
D. R. Robertson
Department of Agriculture
A. V. Mitchener
University of Manitoba
E. A. Morris
Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association
Henry Moore
Food Distributors of Manitoba Inc
Man Extracts Tooth In Hardware Store Stunt
In Cushing Oklahoma a well dressed man asked for pliers in a hardware store, clamped them to a tooth, and yanked it free with three tugs. He calmly replaced the pliers and claimed the toothache was killing him as staff and customers watched.
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Cushing
Okla
Drive With Care Weekly Tip
Vinegar can restore harmony after a scorch on clothing. Rub the brown goat lightly with vinegar then wipe with a clean cloth. the scorch will disappear and your husband may be placated.
Conditioning as Strategy in Sports and Practice
The article explains using conditioning as a strategic edge across sports. It advises sustaining a higher pace to tire opponents, then exploiting fatigue as skills and alertness wane. It notes endurance sports like track, swimming, tennis, football, soccer, basketball, boxing, and wrestling, plus a change of pace in football.
Red Flashing Lights Warn of Emergencies
J A Christie chairman of the highway traffic board urges Saskatchewan motorists to heed red flashing lights from ambulances fire trucks and wreckers. He says slow down pull over and stop when necessary to allow emergency vehicles to pass and that such safety practice protects rescue work and high speed responses.
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J. A. Christie
Highway Traffic Board
Saskatchewan
Mr. Christie
United States
Christie
Sports College membership offer via note request
A call for nonmembers to join Sports College by sending a note expressing interest. The process is simple and free, with a mailing address provided as Sports College Box 99 Toronto 1 Ontario.
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Sports College
Toronto
Ontario
Kitchen Meditations Poem By Jane Dale
A short verse describes simple comfort for a soft boiled egg with pepper tea and bread. The speaker, Jane Dale, celebrates basic kitchen solace over elaborate condiments and sauces.
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Jane Dale
Quick Canadian Facts Answers Fragment Summary
Answers to a Quick Canadian Facts quiz list five items across topics. It notes regions and provinces such as Cape Breton Anticosti Prince Edward Island and Ontario. It also projects tax collections with Ottawa about 4.5 billion and provinces about 1.2 billion, with material from editors of Quick Canadian Facts.
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P.B.I
Sask
Alta
Pulp and Paper
Cape Breton
Anticosti
Prince Edward
Ontario
Ottawa
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Pearl Buck in Boston 1927 Ares North America
Pearl Buck speaks in New York against Amsterdam policies. Republican views shape North American forums as 34th annual gathering convenes. The event highlights cultural exchange and literary impact with Boston as a key backdrop.
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Sinclair Lewis
Pearl Buck
Fenway Park
Boston
Concord
Jove
Ares
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
England
North America
Babe Ruth
Ohio
New York
Eisenhower
U.S
Utrecht
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Jane Harding
Republcan
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