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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
4
Britain hopes to match medieval luminescence by reproducing the imperfection that gave ancient windows their glow. About 79 stained-glass artists in Britain design and craft panels, combining heraldry, history and biblical knowledge in a long process from drawing to firing.
A practical guide warns that defective chimneys or heavy soot buildup cause most house fires. Inspect annually, clean if needed, and use professional vacuums. Test for leaks, repair mortar joints, and consider gas chimney guidance from a expert or utility.
Canada prepares a new consumer price index based on 1949 as the base year, meaning the peak cost of living tied to 1951 will appear lower when converted. Officials expect side-by-side release with the old index for months as the change, like the U.S. shift to 1947-49, recalibrates prices since 1935-39.
A reader questions distances and ages in Canada history including rail miles 1901 vs today, taxes paid by a family of four, and the age of the Laurentians. Answers found in another column remark Right-Live Right-Feel Right.
Ottawa officials announce a two month Rockefeller Center exhibit in New York to boost Canada’s textile and clothing exports. G R Poley notes ignorance about Canadian production and import controls as limits while citing 1946 rayon dress exports at three million dollars and South Africa as a key market before controls reduced sales. The display is described as a primary step to improve limited opportunities.
A lighthearted exchange between a fond mother and a babysitter frames a playful joke about Junior’s misbehavior. The sitter recalls a recent moment when Junior slipped from calm to cheeky, delivering a witty remark about the gold standard.
The feature showcases fall couture with lace and applique. An evening dress draws attention with a black velvet bodice and a braided scroll skirt. Dangling jet beads and paillettes add shimmering detail.
One pound fresh green beans boiled and cooled, mixed with eggs, celery, onion, parsley and oil based dressing, seasoned with salt MSG Worcestershire pepper. Garnish with sardines wedges and tomato, served on crisp greens. Makes four servings.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police mounted unit performs a complex musical ride featuring pennant-lanced riders. Training spans 10 months to craft expert horsemen under Staff Sergeant C. W. Anderson, with six weeks for special tour training. The ride boosts Canada’s image abroad, travels in horse cars and sleeping cars, and supports fairs with expenses paid by sponsors.
Alberta publishes a concise look at oil industry growth since 1947 with 3 000 wells and expanding pipelines. It notes the jump from 25 to 25 producing areas, rising development funding to 25 million in 1948 and 200 million by 1951, plus huge savings in dollars and tax relief across Prairie provinces driven by domestic crude gasoline production.
London report notes Miss Diana Durell, 21, a non-smoker, collecting clay pipes found around bomb ruins. She describes bowls carved as women's faces and lions heads, with pipes ranging from thimble-sized to three inches deep. Two finds are believed over 400 years old.
The article offers practical notes on cleaning linoleum with kerosene added to wash water and preserving peaches in waxed paper in the fridge. It also describes making a stone jar cement from litharge and glycerine, usable after drying. It concludes with a claim about Eskimo migration near Lake Superior 2,000 years ago.
Ottawa documents indicate by late this year or early next year Canada will have a true supreme court. The Privy Council in London will finish appeals, making Ottawa the final court of appeal for civil and constitutional cases.
Two billion years. Pulp and paper industry. 13 475 miles. 42 979 miles of track and 2 1720 dollars. Material supplied by the editors of Quick Canadian Facts the handbook of facts about Canada.
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