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Newspaper

Miniota Herald

Location

Miniota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 01, 1955

Page

5

New Eskimo Pupils Begin Fort Churchill School Experiment

Twelve brown skinned children enter Duke of Edinburgh School at Fort Churchill as part of a Federal Government Northern Affairs Department assimilation project. The program relocates seven Eskimo families to the northern base with housing and jobs for men, while teachers and officials hope education will guide the next generation toward adaptation to white civilization.

Duke of Edinburgh School Fort Churchill Federal Northern Affairs Department Bill Kerr Northern Affairs Educa Herbert C. Ray Mr. Ray Maggie Berthie Maggie Adams Gordon Canada John McElguin

Insect Damage Warns Manitoba Grain Bins

Manitoba farmers are urged to inspect year-old stored grain for insect damage including Rusty Grain Beetle and Grain Mite. Check for odors, move grain between bins or through a fanning mill, and use fumigants only with gas masks. Information from the Canada Department of Agriculture Stored Products Insect Laboratory outlines controls and where to obtain bulletins.

Manitoba Department of Agriculture Canada Department of Agriculture Stored Products Insect Laboratory Winnipeg Stored Products Laboratory

Antibiotic Use in Potatoes Boosts Yield

The article notes a thousandfold rise in antibiotic use since their medical introduction. The latest practice involves applying terramycin and streptomycin to potatoes to combat disease and reportedly raise yields by up to 72 bushels per acre.

Gems of Thought Echoes on Optimism and Hope

A collage of quotations on optimism and resilience from authors like F C Aspity, David Hume, Mrs A D T Whitney, Mary Baker Eddy, A A Willits, and Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection links hopeful thinking with personal wealth, perseverance, and social effect, urging continued search for silver linings.

F. C David Hume A. D. T. Whitney Mary Baker Eddy Robert Louis Stevenson

Supersonic bailout pilot survives dramatic descent

On February 26 1955 test pilot George Smith ejected from a F 100 at 35000 feet after controls jammed and reached hospital five days later. He endured 40 g deceleration and near total canopy loss as his parachute opened. Smith later regained 20/20 vision and commercial flying certification aiming to fly at 2000 mph.

George Smith Associated Press Los Angeles Smith George Air Force Art Perkell Mel Simon California Berkell Coast Guard Evil Aeronautics Administration

Medicinal Plants Garden Planned at University of Saskatchewan

Associate Professor J A Wood of the College of Pharmacy says a medicinal plants garden is being established to test species for Saskatchewan climate and to answer citizen enquiries about growing medicinal crops. The project guides pharmacognosy studies and may help produce crude drug products if foreign supplies falter. Interest from students is already gratifying.

College of Pharmacy University of Saskatchewan J. A. Wood Saskatchewan

Code of Ethics Aims Fair TV for Viewing Public

The organization spokesman says the code of ethics for television producers seeks to assure the viewing public receives the proper type of shows. The statement underscores standards in programming and aims to build trust and responsibility in broadcast content.

Sion Producers

Moon plots sold for one dollar an acre

A Glen Cove New York firm Interplanetary Development Corporation filed a claim to sell moon plots at one dollar per acre. Robert R. Coles said the venture is partly humorous yet serious and plans Copernicus crater as the starter parcel with 1 937 664 acres.

Glen Cove N.Y Robert R. Coles Hayden Planetarium New York City Behal Interplanetary Development Corporation of Texas Klondike Acres Coles Copernicus Corporation

57 Year Courtship Ends In Quiet Kalamazoo Wedding

Ray Carroll and Pearl Mathis, both widowed, after 57 years apart, reunited and wed in Paw Paw Presbyterian Church. He ran a boat livery. she had lived in Quincy, Illinois. They met again after Carroll offered bus fare for a visit and married shortly after. The tale recalls ancient Romans and polished metal mirrors.

Ray Carroll Kalamazoo Michigan Carroll Pearl Mathis Paw Paw Bourbon Pearl St. Louis Quincy Til

Old Fashioned Corn Soup Ladle-Up Memories

A cozy winter corn soup recipe using creamed corn milk tapioca and onion, served with croutons and garnishes. Includes a second tomato based ladle soup with Tabasco option and parsley garnish.

On The Side: Chicago readers weigh in on parking and bachelors

The column argues New York city has the worst parking, with midtown Manhattan scenes of being blocked in. It compares European and Paris practices, then discusses English betting forecasts and how bachelors navigate services at summer resorts and offices, noting trends in attire sizes and marriage dynamics.

U.S Los Angeles Calif New York Midtown Manhattan Paris Manhattan

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