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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1952
Page
2
Dr. Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa mayor and social reformer, warns Canada faces a critical nurse shortage as hospital expansion boosts bed capacity by 29 000 and calls for 4 000 additional nurses. She projects nine to ten thousand more nurses needed by year end to meet rising demand while annual nurse growth remains about 800.
A discussion outlines steps to address a serious nursing shortage. Proposals include attracting more young women to nursing, boosting training funds, and expanding practical nurses to assist, plus expanding nursing homes for dependent care.
British Columbians will use the single transferable voting system in the forthcoming provincial election. It allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference rather than choosing one. The cabinet proclaimed the change by order in council, with legislation adopted in 1951.
Mrs Albert Leo Willis told Judge J J Quillin she did not know how to stop her husband from drinking away from home after a drinking and driving accusation. The judge recommended buying a rolling pin and knocking the stuffings out of him if he comes home with beer on his breath.
Spring wind erosion risks rise as frost and thaw break soil into fine granules. Doughty says drifting begins when surface dries, even if deeper soil is moist or frozen, and once started, is hard to stop. Reducing near surface wind speed with stubble, weeds, straw mulch, clods, and furrows helps control erosion.
In Grinstead England a pedigreed cow named Brandy fell into an eight foot water tank. She refused to cooperate with handlers using ropes. Water was pumped in and Brandy floated to the top.
From 1926 to 1948 premature births caused 1,463 deaths per 100,000 Canadian births. In 1950 the rate dropped to 613 deaths per 100,000, reflecting improved survival odds for newborns.
Saskatoon announces no cloven-hoofed animals will be shown at the summer fair due to foot-and-mouth disease quarantines. Cattle swine and sheep are barred while horses remain scheduled. The ban affects all class fairs and calf clubs with potential grant implications.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and witticisms. It features a housewife and tramp pun, a London missionary quip, sheep counting mix up, a remand judge remark, a prisoner's retort, a Dunkirk and desert boast, a landlady curiosity joke, and a skating joke.
Government statistics tabled in the commons show Ottawa imported 19 million pounds of butter and 12 million pounds of cheese for the year ending January 31, while exporting 580 thousand pounds of butter and 30 million pounds of cheese.
A curious geographic fact notes that crossing either the North or South Pole allows continuing in the same compass direction while effectively moving toward the opposite side of the globe. This reflects how lines of longitude converge at the poles and directionality can invert with a nearly 180 degree shift.
Seventy years ago westward yards formed along the Canadian Pacific line. The modern lumber merchant offers lumber, plaster, cement, roofing, glass, insulation and more as an expert on building products and finances. He runs showrooms, contracts, and deliveries while serving as a community leader and adviser in a prairie village of 500.
Alberta reports another successful pest-control campaign against Norway rats From Saskatchewan. W A Lobay supervisor of crop improvement said 121 rats were killed on a farm near Acadia valley and 64 rats at Sibbald.
The Queen has approved the sequence for royal toasts. The order starts with The Queen and continues with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Queen Mary the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police remain the sole policing authority in the Yukon and Northwest Territories enforcing federal provincial and territorial rules across these remote regions.
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