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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1963
Page
6
Dr H B Specht reports on the European red mite affecting apple trees. Females measure about one fifth inch, move up to 12 feet per hour, and lay up to five eggs daily. mites travel on leaf undersides, with 74 percent on the lower surface in hot weather. One mite rested 96 minutes per leaf before moving on.
Five suspects allegedly pulled down a 25 foot Wolfe monument in Quebec using a rope tied to a truck and a car. Witnesses near a Quebec prison reported the granite column toppled and broke into ten pieces, dating from 1849 when erected by the British Army.
Light, not tight is the fitting story for Spring. Sew pattern 4701 offers a simple three part design in colors. Misses sizes 10 through 18 with size 16 requiring about 2 yards of 33 inch fabric and forty cents postage from Preoat Street, Tarenio.
The text catalogs historic NHL achievements and records, noting Maple Leafs, Black Hawks, Canadiens, and Red Wings as multiple Cup winners with years 1932 1942 1947 1948 1949 1951 1962 for Toronto and 1934 1938 1961 for Chicago. It lists players like Stan Mikita Gordie Howe Maurice Richard and Toe Blake, and notes playoff milestones such as most assists 64 by Howe and most points in a playoff series 82 by Richard.
Saskatchewan Natural Resources Minister Eiling Kramer announced a $500 grant to the Saskatchewan Fish and Game League to aid wildlife conservation and educational programs. The league has long operated the Saskatoon pheasant farm and runs firearms safety and public outreach programs to foster good farmer hunter relations.
Dressing table with mirror lifts to become a desk for day use. Pattern 373 provides material and step-by-step directions and is part of Home Furnishings Packet No. 22 offered for 1.75 dollars. From Home Workshop Patterns at 4433 West Ltd Ave Vancouver.
Canadian Industries Limited sponsorship offers four Canadians an all expense paid African safari as part of a 34 prize contest worth 30000 dollars. Two grand prizes cover East Africa hunts with partners, plus two Canadian hunting trips. Thirty preliminary prizes include shotguns and rifles. Entries open Sept 3 and close Dec 31 1968 with winners announced in late 1963 to 1964.
Yates commutes 60 miles to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to care for 70 guinea pigs. He sells about 400 pigs a month to laboratories at 90 cents to $1.35 each. The income pays his college expenses and supports his wife and 21 month old son.
The Victoria Line begins construction in central London to link Victoria with northern districts. Ten miles long with twelve stations, it aims to carry 85 million passengers annually at a projected cost of 150.5 million dollars. Concrete tunnel linings replace cast iron in most sections to save costs while water in the clay requires bolted cast iron at some points. The project promises to ease road traffic and aid tourists in navigating London’s underground network.
A stamp collection auction in London realized 30 000 as parts of many stamps were printed upside down. A 1959 Canadian five cent stamp sold for 1 650 for inverted imagery. A two cent U S stamp with a train motif also brought 4 200, matching a block of inverted Argentine stamps from 1890 to 1900.
The advertisement offers a Colonial Mansion bird house pattern with 18 rooms for swallows or martins, 28 inch chimneys and verandas. Pattern 324 priced at 50 cents, included in Bird House and Feeder Packet No. 81 for $1.75. Department P. L. advertises at 4433 West 5th Ave Vancouver.
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