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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1952
Page
2
The article notes ongoing population shifts across Canada and beyond. It cites new industries and resource development as attractors drawing workers, highlighting Alberta districts with oil and gas, and BC's appeal for immigrants drawn by natural beauty and mild climate attracting hundreds annually.
Recent years show Saskatchewan urban population up 24.9 percent while rural declines 7.2 percent. Manitoba urban rise 20.0 percent and rural fall 9.4 percent. Alberta urban gain 58.5 percent with rural drop 7.97 percent. Canada Year Book notes about 500 000 Prairie residents left between 1931 and 1946, with potential Westward openings from petroleum and other growth since.
Population concentration changes create housing, school, church, and hospital needs. Some areas add facilities while others face abandoned farms and underutilized churches as adaptation remains a major social concern for workers, teachers, clergy, and welfare groups.
Edmonton report shows the Lioydminster heavy crude field on the Alberta Saskatchewan border produced 22,000 barrels more in January and February than the same period last year. Total output reached 377,837 barrels with Saskatchewan wells yielding 198,863 and Alberta wells 178,974. Cumulative regional production through February stood at 9,596,867 barrels with 5,406,661 from Saskatchewan and 4,190,206 from Alberta.
Salford Lancashire street lighting committee blames courting couples for breaking 1 285 street lamps since last September. Residents report youths smashing lamps to gain privacy, affecting public lighting and safety.
Montreal's E A Bromley vice-president for purchases and stores at Canadian National Railways spends about 537 dollars per minute. He recorded 275 million dollars last year and 1.65 billion over 11 years, with 264000 orders to 10000 firms. His buys range from ships to lettuce to telephone poles, with 150 warehouses storing the mass.
A collage of light jokes and anecdotal vignettes. Bits about Irish identity and a Western state joke, a basement misdirection, a reply to an income tax form, and a vicar’s sermon impact. The pieces mix social quips with small city humor and generic observations.
Saskatchewan dairy progress highlighted by high milk yields and fat tests. Underview Adorations' Fancy, owned by Lorne F. Barber, produced 8,977 pounds of milk and 471 pounds of fat in 365 days at two years old. Lloydminster and Wolseley herds set junior and senior yearling records with strong tests and volumes.
London doctors Lovett Doust and Robert Schneider report snoring indicates the body's blood supply is recharging with oxygen. After nightly vigils on seven sleepers aged 22 to 36, they publish their conclusions in the British Medical Journal.
An elderly farmer and his wife seek a modern ranch home with a flat roof and turn to a rural lumber yard for a cost estimate. The Western Retail Lumbermen's Association provides drafting services and stock plans, with chief architect T. H. Greenway guiding plans for homes, barns, hangars, and community buildings across the West.
The paper notes that guinea pigs are employed in labs due to their susceptibility to many human diseases, making them valuable for medical research and vaccine development.
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