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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
2
A Dominion Fire Commissioner report notes annual losses of life and property to fires, especially in winter, with many blazes affecting helpless children. It cites preventable causes and urges stronger fire prevention education and better protection methods nationwide.
A 1949 fire report shows Canada endured 54 500 fires causing 65 159 044 in property damage and 422 deaths. Uninsured losses exceed 15 000 000 with unknown origin fires totalling 50 509 254. Defective wiring, heating appliances, careless smoking drive substantial costs.
A Canadian fire report notes arson accounted for 246 of 54 500 fires in 1949, a small share with a downward trend. It urges individual vigilance, better precautions, and public interest to reduce fire loss despite higher corn fire losses and growing construction.
Brandon Manitoba five team Mandak Baseball league approves a 64 game schedule starting May 19 at a special meeting. Umpires Jack Carrigan of Winnipeg and Mark Van Buren of Indianapolis will rotate around the league. Teams include Minot Mallards Brandon Greys Carman Cardinals Winnipeg Buffs and Elmwood Giants progressing with spring training.
Ensure correct shoe fit to support natural foot structure. Distribute body weight evenly across the feet to prevent strain and injury and maintain foot health.
Calgary Power Ltd. announces plans to add about 3,000 new farm services this year to the 9,200 farms already served. Officials say expansion of farm electrification will rely on an extensive construction program of primary and secondary lines.
The earliest seeding in Manitoba was reported April 3 at Dan P. Peters farm Blumenort district with a four acre start. By April 5 J. C. Nickel Rosenfeld district had 40 acres seeded. Last year’s first seeding occurred April 11 with broader seeding not until May. A historical note recalls hail weighing a pound and a half in Natal in 1874.
A sequence of brief jokes about cannibals polite suitors generous fortunes and household mishaps. The humor relies on wordplay sarcasm and mistaken meanings with quick setups and punchlines. The pieces showcase playful social banter and everyday caricatures.
Manitoba anticipates a new tourist trade record in 1951 led by stronger U S visitor arrivals in January and doubled inquiries to Ottawa. Despite 1950 floods that trimmed numbers, overall spending rose to a peak.
Victoria announces a five dollar monthly increase for social welfare recipients retroactive to April 1. Singles will receive 40 dollars monthly and a two-person unit 60 dollars monthly. The other notes cover beef sales at Brandon Winter Fair, a large cattle price, Vancouver cat destruction, Medicine Hat baseball entries with prize money, Edmonton uranium plant work force, and Edmonton baseball opener details.
In Des Moines the waterfowl group Ducks Unlimited reported over 341000 available for breeding-ground restoration this year. Harvey L. Sorensen said in 13 years of field work the group built more than 300 projects for waterfowl on the Canadian prairies and noted growing interest across the U.S. and Canada.
An advertisement promotes Hem-Roid a 60 tablet package priced at 1.50 claiming to relieve congested hepatic and rectal veins by an internal medicine. It asserts an 86 percent success rate in cases and promises a 10 day trial with a full refund if unsatisfied. Fort Erie Ontario Canada producer Leonhardt Proprietaries Ltd markets the product.
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