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Newspaper

Miniota Herald

Location

Miniota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Apr 19, 1956

Page

5

Jokes and Quips From a Busy Day

A string of brief humorous exchanges unfolds in a crowded scene outside a church and various venues. A laughing child and amused adults react to weddings, a waiter’s quip, a mower dispute, and a bachelor and spinster who recognize a wedding melody as Maiden's Prayer.

Australian woman fliers first to fly solo from Australia to England

Mrs Harry Bonney of Brisbane completed a perilous Amazon voyage and travels across South America to reach Sydney after eight months abroad. She recounts guiding through Iquitos Peru and dense jungle, trekking nine hours with machete work, and facing wary Indigenous communities before reaching Belem and Rio de Janeiro. The trip culminates with her inclusion on the Fliers Wall at the Mission Inn in California.

Amazon South America Harry Bonney Brisbane Australia Enggland Sydney Mexico Central Iquitos Peru Bonney Pebas Mies Huayancayo Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Paraguay Los Angeles Mission Inn Fowerside Calif

Mason, builder recognized at CNIB golden wedding event

Early 1956 events highlighted J. Arthur Conley, dean of CNIB registered blind in Southern Saskatchewan, as he celebrated his golden wedding anniversary with family. Born in Ontario, he moved west, faced blindness and hardships, and, with his wife’s aid, built CNIB services in Regina including a residence and service centre.

Canadian National Institute For the Blind Saskatchewan J. Arthur Conley Ontario Conley Fioujeau Sask Hearne Regina Canadian National Institute For Riyal Lodge Canada

Mysterious Lids Recovered From Waynesboro River

City workers in Waynesboro Virginia retrieved 16 garbage can lids from the South River with more likely beneath. The lids were found after residents flooded city hall with complaints and noted the cans were still in back gardens.

South River

Pop’s voice saves day on radio program

While PM Williamson directed a record program at WHIM Rhode Island he received a phone call from his wife saying their two year old daughter had waked her out. He decided to let the radio broadcast continue at home to handle the situation.

WHIM Providence, Rhode Island Phon Williamson

Night Sardine Fishing Report From Moonlit Harbor

Fishermen sight glowing anoals during night tides as sardine fishers work after dark beneath a pale moon. Mrs Willameon reports her daughter entered the home after a stern warning about consequences if she did not adjust behavior.

Maple Sugar Time Reveals Canadian Harvest Scale

The report notes Quebec supplies 887 percent of the syrup and 947 percent of the sugar of Canada's maple crop. A 1 437 tree sugar bush on Alfred Raby's farm contributes 500 gallons to the national 2.5 million gallon total as sap collection begins in late March with aluminum buckets and spiles and sap hauled to the sugar house for boiling.

Linda Cafferty Lee Ann Morissey Quebec Canada Alfred Raby Yvon Chemer Jerry Boyce Ottawa Raby Thurso P.Q New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario St. Theresa Raby Farm

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