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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
2
Ottawa notice states mail designation under mail rules with W. K Marsh named in the notice as the responsible party.
The Riding Mountain national park records show 334 089 visitors in the year ending March 31 1952, second only to Banff. Officials discuss disinfection baths at park entrances to curb foot and mouth disease and note plans for improved highway surfacing and a new lookout near Clear Lake.
The Riding Mountain national Trade Show Window hosts the fifth International Trade Fair in Toronto with exhibitors from 29 countries. Canada dominates space with over half the exhibits, focused on capital goods, while Germany and the United States also occupy large spaces. The event aims to boost dollar trade and Canadian prosperity through broad postwar industrial achievement and international buyer interest.
An obituary notes the death of a domestic duckling kept by Ken Porter after being rescued near Gerald Porter’s home. The duckling drew local children, but died quietly in its box, with an interment in the garden and a note on its curious dietary preferences and fame.
Prairie Gardener notes best dates May 24 to June 10 for setting out frost tender bedding plants and warns oldtimers of June 10 frost risk. A Dauphin hospital 50th anniversary reception features a cake replica of the hospital with silver dot decorations and a plane view of dates 1902 1952.
Mrs Allan Watson recalls a wild life drama near Moon Lake where a coyote left a distressed fawn in the open. John Lusk and family stopped, decided to transport the fawn, and left it with the warden at the gate for care.
G L Richardson, baritone singer and youth worker, spoke to Dauphin's young people after a Baptist church service. Born in Canada, home in Philadelphia, he serves as Mountain View Bible College music supervisor. He recently toured with his college choir and will perform at a Sunday songfest after the service.
Mayor Bullmore drives a humorous beautify campaign by sowing grass seed and mowing the lawn two weeks later, while residents scramble to grow patches elsewhere. Mrs. G. R. Rowe of Brandon, visiting Dauphin, lectures on drama and leadership, sharing style notes and career balance.
Rae Malcolm and Dawne Fraser skip the chilly lake water while Rosemary Malcolm and Lindy Lou Fraser wade in, unfazed. Bert Caldwell loses a gobbler to marauding dogs. seven poults go missing and seventeen chicks stay safe in coop. Neighbors warn large roaming dogs to be kept on leash at night to prevent further livestock losses and sleep disruption.
A man with a new house offers attractive bird houses but birds ignore them except a pair nesting on a neighbor's clothes line. Howard Campbell helps a stranger back her car from Burrows Ave. June brings many engagements and weddings. A park disinfectant bath uses a cement tub with water for car entry. A nurse graduation at DCTI features a valedictorian. A shop window displays a rotating large wedding ring. A note on dandelion killer and garden flowers concludes the column.
Margaret Mushynski from Ethelbert has joined public health work. Helen Witwicki of Dauphin serves on the Arborg hospital staff. Nan Wilkinson of Clanwilliam is with Swan River hospital. Minnie E. Branisky remains at home in Yorkton. The others listed Marion Blair Ochre River Florence Crawford Dauphin Dorothy Gunin Gilbert Plains Pearl Park Marion R. Sickel Kamsack and Margaret Solar Sifton stay with Dauphin hospital for now.
June brings annual tree worm invasion as a tiny green worm sways from a maple onto a resident. Allan Durston faced two coyotes on his farm and defended his dog using a hammer, killing one attacker.
The writer describes shedding shoes to walk barefoot in drenched grass after a rain. Mud from Dauphin soil mixed with clippings created messy ground as they finished planting at dusk. They asked Nick Perepeluk for an easy cutworm remedy and he recommended a hard to find spring rain solution.
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