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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
4
In Vancouver Mrs Rudd, a Manitoban curler with eight decades of experience, recalls early days of curling at Crandall and how she and her family built and rebuilt a rink after a fire. Now eighty or more, she joins the Women's Afternoon Curling Club, proving that a true curler never ages out.
Royslde Oil company plans to build a sulphur processing plant in Turner Valley Alberta. Initial capacity 8000 to 9000 tons yearly with several Turner Valley operators signed on. Royalite asks operators to agree to manufacture and sell sulphur from gas processing for a 19 percent royalty. Sulphur price eyed at 17 to 20 dollars per ton in 1952.
A woman asks if a locket holds a memento and another replies with a quip about her husband still alive, joking that his hair is gone. The lighthearted exchange shows readers enjoying witty remarks in a humorous column.
Regina Amerada Petroleum Corporation of Tulsa has brought in North Dakota's first light oil production. The Amerada Clarence Iverson No. 1 well lies about 60 miles south of Estevan, 48 miles south of the border, and 35 miles east of Williston in section 81x 155 north 95 west. Early reports indicate 350 barrels per day of 53 gravity oil and 5 000 000 to 6 000 000 cubic feet of natural gas. Oil gravity in Alberta fields averages 40 to 85.
Ottawa reports Canada will cease minting five cent coins from nickel after July to conserve nickel for defense needs. The Royal Canadian Mint will switch to steel with chromium finish for nickels and plans to exhaust pure nickel stock by July 1. Copper and silver coins remain unchanged.
Helpful hints cover trapping fabric scraps with a bag, cleaning a hot iron on cloth, and finishing techniques for French seams on sheets. Safety advice suggests using a bath towel in the tub to prevent slipping and allow full focus on baby care.
A London chef offers a method for soft boiling eggs. Weigh the egg, measure its width with a slide rule, compute the square cubic root, multiply by one and four fifths, add one, and you get the cooking minutes. The rule is pitched to British housewives as a precise timing method.
Shortening and sugar beaten, eggs added, flour and milk alternated to form a cake batter. Bake in two 9 inch layers, then cool and fill with fruit and nut mixture folded into a portion of boiled pink frosting. Frost and decorate with remaining fruits and nuts and small candles.
The article divides garden plants into four hardiness groups from hardy to tender and outlines safe planting times. It also emphasizes thinning and spacing after emergence, detailing recommended interplant distances for lettuce carrots beans corn tomatoes cucumbers melons squash and peppers.
Vancouver physician Dr. James A. Porter reports on an herbal compound used for rheumatoid arthritis and related conditions. Captain Vereecken holds the formula, derived from a Dutch veterinarian, and says hundreds have benefited after using the 13 herb mixture. Clinical notes claim no drugs or toxicity, with most patients experiencing relief within days.
Canadian National extends block signal systems in the Rockies to improve mountain rail travel. Last year completed 422 miles between Jackman and Red Pass Junction. this year 33 miles from Jasper to Jackman will be added. Remaining work covers Port Mann to Jackman including the Canoe River section where a deadly wreck occurred last year.
Snakes that dwell underground typically avoid digging new tunnels and instead use preexisting burrows and natural holes created by other animals. This behavior helps them stay concealed and conserve energy while living underground.
A cross country survey by The Canadian Press finds agricultural experts forecasting a strong year for acreage and crop variety. Ontario growers aim to raise 250 million bushels of feed grain up from 200 million, with moisture favorable in Manitoba Saskatchewan Ontario and Alberta. BC market gardening survived floods. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland plant early while Ontario and Alberta expect later seeding.
Victoria B C agitation grows in the Peace River region as supporters seek secession to Alberta. Coalition member Glen E Braden cites organized backers and requests for information on legal steps. Government officials note steps include petition to BC Legislature Alberta approval and Parliament ruling. Seventy oil permits cover 9 242 189 acres in the Peace.
In May 1889 Regina began a local clean up of yards prompting Canada’s first Clean-Up Campaign. Since then the program grew into a dominion-wide effort with over 500 communities participating and many prairie towns reissuing or renewing campaigns this year.
A short Q and A on Canada facts asks what percent of homes are wired for electrical service and other trivia. Answers include 1917 income tax act, Viscount Alexander, 70 percent, April 21 1926, and textile production vs wheat.
The article notes that glass-eyed dolls capable of closing their eyes first appeared in 1526, marking an early milestone in toy craftsmanship and automated miniature figures.
Advertisement offers cross stitch motifs for six towels. Pattern 7423 provides transfer designs sized 7 by 8 inches. To obtain the pattern, send twenty five cents in coins to the listed address.
Just out twenty five cents for our new Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue. Illustrations of crafts and hobbies for crochet knitting embroidery and other handwork. A free pattern is printed in the book Includes name address and pattern number.
A collection of quotes on marriage from Mary Baker Eddy Dickens Coleridge Selden Jeremy Taylor and Stanislaus Leszcynski. The statements discuss happiness in partnerships through shared aims trust sacrificing small things and mutual politeness to avoid offense.
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