17 Apr 1975
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1975
Page
1
Agricul ture Canada's Melfort Sask Research Station confirms wheat remains a profitable companion to alfalfa or bromegrass as a nurse crop. Over three years, total returns with wheat exceed forage alone, with economics depending on prices, weed pressure, erosion risk, and moisture.
The Birdtail River School Division No. 38 Board met at Crandall on Thursday April 10 1975 at 8 00 p m Trustees present included Butcher Shier Dell Lewycky Falloon Choptuik Bunn Huberdean and Armitage correspondence covered Village of Hamiltona night watchman group life insurance NW Marquette Festival conciliation echoes Minister of Education appointment of Mr N Pound as conciliation officer and salary settlement notes from White Horse Plains Leaf Rapids and related discussions
In safe home planning a Home Ec note warns bathrooms are high risk with over 75 percent of injuries. It offers a safety checklist including slip resistant surfaces grab bars placement and temperature control plus a request for the pamphlet Room with a Bath. The piece then lists financial and municipal notices from Birdtail River School Division meetings and related administrative items held March 1975 with tenders resignations and adjournment details.
Health Centre Laboratory Services in Hamiota reports a new Ballingall Trucking pick up and delivery system to transport lab tests daily from rural Lab and X-ray Units to Westman Lab in Brandon. The service excludes Sundays and holidays and serves Carberry Neepawa Minnedosa Erickson, Racburn, Russell, Birtle, Shoal Lake, Hamiota, Rivers with trips beginning at 9 am and returning after processing.
The report outlines how blood test results can be phoned to the local hospital laboratory on the same day specimens are taken if urgent. Non urgent tests go to West man Lab with results mailed back in two to four days. Special tests travel to Winnipeg labs and take five to ten days or more by mail. X ray services will be covered next week.
In a crowded Winnipeg bus a stream of volunteers offers seats to the elderly, a heartening scene. A Carman resident quips she carries extra cash for shopping to cope with inflation while noting the flood of Canadian published books seems overpriced and fleeting.
At the home of Mrs. G Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cormack visited for the weekend and left April 7 for their new home in Killarney Manitoba wishing them health and happiness. Mrs. Sarah Barnes joined the Pedlows to Winnipeg to visit the new Pedlow grandson born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Winnipeg. Mrs. Alice Pedlow returned home from Winnipeg with them. Mrs. Agnes Levins has been visiting Winnipeg for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Duncan left Friday for Kisby Saskatchewan to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Gayle Liddle and a friend from Flin Flon visited grandmother Mrs. Collie last week. Mr. and Mrs. R Leland visited the latter's mother Mrs. Cowling on Friday. Congratulations to the Hamiota Drama Club on the four night performance of Fiddler on the Roof.
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