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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1953
Page
9
Randall awakens in a spotless room at three o clock with a calendar and a nurse entering. He recalls the brakes horn and scream of an accident then grows frustrated at the doctor’s rushed checkup and the cubbyhole room offering inadequate comfort.
Randall plans to use a hospital stay and an accidental warehouse fire to claim insurance money for a fresh start. His secretary reveals the warehouse burned and to his shock the fire insurance policy had lapsed yesterday, undermining the scheme.
The lands and forests department notes a substantial rise in Crown land homestead demands in Alberta for 1952. About seven townships were opened for settlement, ending with 6,250 homestead leases covering 1,520,000 acres and generating 135,956 dollars in net revenue. Forest products value rose to 27.5 million dollars, with 391,101,000 board feet of lumber, 1,194,000 railway ties, and 33,000 cords of fire killed spruce pulpwood removed in 1952.
Regina reports Saskatchewan will export natural gas only on a province first basis. The policy announced in the legislature by Resources Minister J. H. Brockelbank mirrors the Canadian pattern set by Trade Minister Howe in the federal House of Commons.
A historical note states Korea is separated from Japan by 110 miles of water. This geographic fact highlights the closeness of the two regions and the narrow sea stretch between them. The detail appears in a concise world geography snippet.
The Beaverlodge Experimental Station introduces two native Saskatoon strains Pembina and Smoky for prairie and northern gardens. They promise large juicy berries, late May bloom, and ornamental value though propagation by budding is challenging. Seedlings preserve 85 percent of parent quality and provide windbreaks and wildlife benefits.
A Montreal spokesman cites statistics and common sense to link speed and poor manners with most accidents. He offers eight rules for safety including yielding, watching for pedestrians and children, and adjusting speed to conditions.
In Winnipeg, Mrs. Roxie Holmes found a rolled double tabloid from a weekly dated March 6, 1952 inside a turkey kept in her deep freeze since Christmas. The discovery amused her as she recalled a Manitoba turkey who once favored weekly papers over dailies.
A study finds rural populations show higher engagement in music and sustain activity longer after starting. City residents lag in initiation and retention of musical pursuits.
North Battleford Sask. Night Traveller, a Cree elder famed for braids and a red kerchief, has died. He fought at Cut Knife hill in 1885 and preserved Cree legends in syllabics, trusting Queen Victoria’s word and rejecting the revised Indian Act as law.
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