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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1953
Page
2
Seismology crews drill shot holes about 60 feet deep to trigger dynamite blasts and record underground reflections. Geologists, engineers, and dynamos map rock traps hundreds to thousands of feet below, guiding drilling efforts with costly equipment and months of operation.
Regina reports Saskatchewn parks branch has enlarged Katepwe provincial park beach and picnic area. Three 14 by 24 foot outdoor kitchens built under trees. painting ongoing. Crew moved 15,000 yards of dirt to raise ground eight inches. gravel road from highway 56 completed with drainage culverts. more earth, grass, and trees planned despite heavy rains.
Twenty five men from Canadian universities chosen for technical and professional training by the English Electric Company Limited. Fifteen will train at Canadian factories of The English Electric Group and ten will undertake a two year fellowship in the company's works in England.
Mrs. H. Anderson reported losing her wedding and engagement rings during a picnic a year ago at Long Lake near Strasbourg. The rings were found this summer in the sand, still untarnished and in good condition.
Mrs. George Welbourn, who just turned 93, recalls Edmonton when the population was about 250 and the area was all bush. She moved west with her husband in 1891 and arrived on the second train from Calgary.
Statistics show over 80 percent of all Canadian births in 1951 occurred in hospitals with public hospitals handling more than 76 percent of the total 3049 births. The trend marks a significant move toward institutional delivery in that year.
Edmonton reports nurseryman E. Manchester claims progress on a new wheat strain named Early Harvest bred from Marquis and Red Fife. Field tests at the University of Alberta aim to suit northern Canada’s short growing season, with projected harvest about 92 days after seeding and potential yields near 50 bushels per acre.
A June Economic Annalist study by S R Burkell shows that over 30 years one third of Canada’s cattle resided in Saskatchewan and Alberta with 1946 peak. It notes beef cattle predominance and grazing on prairie land, plus pasture and hay use as factors in the region’s cattle production.
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