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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
2
The Caneasian National Institute for the Blind has 50 years of work shown in rehabilitating blind people and helping them gain economic independence. Public support and cooperation are seen as key to expanding employment and security for the visually impaired.
The report states 15 644 registered blind people and 38 618 prevention cases with 2 909 receiving aid last year. It notes that many new cases arise and are treated, underscoring the need to maintain and expand prevention services to reduce preventable blindness.
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind urges expansion of free library services for the blind including Braille Moon and talking books. Demand for these services, especially talking books, calls for many more centres and additional residences recreation and service centres for the blind. The institute notes thirty years of service and appeals for public support to sustain its humanitarian work with Winnipeg Vancouver Toronto provinces named in the appeal.
May gold production totalled 285,566 fine ounces, down from 286,065 in April but above May 1947's 268,910. For January–May 1948 output reached 1,394,308 ounces, up from 1,244,822 in the same period in 1947, with western provinces detailed by region.
Hamburger mixture with bread crumbs formed into loaf and topped with bacon bakes at 400 F for 45 minutes or 300 F for 2 hours. Serve with pan gravy, then apple puree and custard sauce using boiled water, lemon juice, egg whites, and sugar.
Medical men note that boiling and mashing potatoes in Canada destroys about half the vitamin C. Baking potatoes in their jackets preserves almost all of this nutrient. The article also mentions medieval armies avoiding winter campaigns.
A collection of light quips and anecdotes across family, education, and travel scenes. A mother questions a pantry scene while a rescuer boasts marriage and swimming prowess. Jokes cover boarding house meals, animal group terms, dignity, colds, doctors orders, and railway fare humor.
A nervous man hurries to the station platform, causes a rush as other travelers grab their luggage and flee. He then returns to secure the best seat, waiting calmly for a train that arrives in about thirty minutes.
Ralph Forrester, government sealer for Manning Logging Co., found an egg from Vancouver with no yolk at the breakfast table. The oddity is reported as a freak egg mystery occurring in Fraser region markets.
A brief item notes that cinnamon is used as a flavoring agent in certain medicines. The reference section mentions a product code 2790 a 7 Py Pils.
Dominion Agriculture officials see only western egg imports as a possible relief for high prices. Ontario reports a 26 percent drop in chick production due to late pullet births and farmers avoiding market. Prairie output also down though less severe, signaling a severe egg shortage as costs rise.
Joseph Robert Smallwood, 48, called the apostle of Confederation, is expected to become Newfoundland’s first provincial premier. He is both adored and detested, with opponents saying he stands out among three million and that he is a formidable speaker who helped push confederation. In the days leading to the July 22 referendum he spoke at 52 meetings.
Saskatchewan reports over 1,600 hail damage claims this year, about double last year, with heaviest losses in Govan Imperial Davidson Loreburn and Dinsmore. Manitoba sees greater damage around Morden Thornhill Darlingford Manitou La Riviere and Pilot Mound. Alberta also affected with Red Deer Calgary Lethbridge Coaldale and near Edmonton. Alberta Hail Insurance Board notes to date two thirds as much hail insurance written versus last year’s level, with 362 claims this July compared with 1,500-plus last year.
The article debunks the idea that the century plant blooms only once in a hundred years. It notes that in warm regions it blooms in about seven or eight years, while in hot houses or cold climates it may take 80 or 90 years.
Three men Lavelle Donahue Kennedy Moody and William Monscharch were fined 2500 each in Seattle federal court for selling bad eggs to the U S government during the war. They allegedly acted on orders from three California firm officers who were jailed and fined 25000. Thousands of eggs were involved with fraudulent invoices and government shortchanging.
Manitoba will introduce a new high school program in September 1949 offering five courses for Grades 10 to 12 general university track commercial home economics agriculture and industrial with English math science and social studies in all. Aptitude tests guide choice and schools may select one or more courses or offer only the general track.
Vancouver reports Late Blight of potatoes spreading in parts of the Lower Mainland with severe rot losses. Assistant plant pathologist J C MacSwan warns of rapid spread by wind and rain and urges precautions to prevent field and tuber infection across second early and late crops.
Deposits of leonardite have been located in southern Saskatchewan near Estevan. Dr. W. Graham of the University of Saskatchewan reports on an ongoing year long research program funded by the Saskatchewan Research Council. Potential uses include wood staining waterproofing with varnish tanning paper drilling mud pottery and paint pigments. Leonardite is a black jelly like weathering product of lignite coal.
A collection of brief quotes on conscience rights and public life from Eddy Napoleon Garfield Punshon and Washington. The sayings urge self government honesty risk conviction and moral integrity in leadership and personal conduct.
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