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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
3
The article notes that many Canadians saw major employment changes from wartime soldiers and new workers entering industry to postwar demand for civilian goods. It highlights sustained high industrial labor needs for housing equipment and other items over ten years.
The report notes demobilization and Newfoundland joining Canada as factors. Immigration expands the workforce while industry gains more workers than farming for the first time in history. Over a decade, total labour force rises from 4,510,000 to 5,286,153, a 776,000 increase.
The shift from agriculture to industry is marked by a drop in farm workers from 1,132,565 in 1941 to 830,441, while manufacturing roles rose from 744,921 to 841,368. Mechanization and urban wages attract labor away from farms, yet Canada remains a strong agricultural nation with record wheat production.
A vintage home remedy describes making a cough syrup by dissolving sugar in water or using maple or honey, then adding Pinex concentrate to fill a 16 ounce bottle. Claims include fast acting relief and pleasant taste for children, with money back offer if not helped.
A crow named Maxilian at Ohio State University learns to choose a yes or no card in response to questions under psychologist Dr. Philburn Ratoosh. After six months the bird shows reading comprehension and is expected to progress further. Other notes include a Cedar Rapids woman struck by two cars and an Australian man who shouted after severing his finger confessing he can talk, plus a bicycle robbery in Treviso where a bandit kissed the victim.
The Bank of Canada reports legal tender includes $4 bills, 25 cent shin plaster and $25 notes. About 28,824 four dollar bills circulate after half a century since last print. Shin plasters totalling 1,090,000 remain outstanding though not printed in 25 years. Twenty five dollar notes issued in 1935 for King George V Jubilee still circulate at 48,675.
Three calves were born on the Ed Montgomery farm at Willow Bunch Sask on November 15 and all are reported doing well. Gravelbourg Star notes the birth as a local farm milestone with a rare triple birth.
Victoria reports a large winter public works push in British Columbia. Neil N. McCallum from the public works department says favorable weather will be used to accelerate extensive highway projects, with many under way and others to be finished next spring.
Advertises Pattern 7183 for bunny cat dog transfers and simple quick embroideries. Claims 11 inch high toys with parts and directions and offers the 1952 edition of the book for twenty five cents with ninety one illustrations and six in book patterns.
A farmer's wife, visiting New York, buys a fancy hat with ribbons and feathers. A gust snatches it from her head as she steps from her sedan, the hired man shoots at it, and the dog buries the hat behind the kennel. The piece notes castor oil plant origins in tropical Africa 3014.
A string of humorous vignettes about domestic quarrels lazy husbands work ethics and social missteps. Jokes include a wife taunting a husband about money and rings a doctor diagnosing humor as eye-wash and a steel worker’s wife catching her husband after a strike talk. The piece showcases light banter and punchlines in rapid-fire fashion.
Alberta widow Marjorie Heath of Donalda visited Canadian forces in Korea with UNRRA. Her arrival sparked astonished soldiers, a gun salute, and a brief flight back to Seoul with a U S general providing transport. The RCHA officers praised the visit as memorable.
Dr Stuart Houston received reports of 81 water fowl from about five thousand banded at Rousay and Leech Lakes near Yorkton between 1944 and 1948 Sixty four Mallards were shot in 16 states and two provinces led by 13 in Arkansas with five to six in Louisiana Nebraska North Dakota Saskatchewan and five in Tennessee and South Dakota Two Blue winged Teal were heard from with two reaching South America A juvenile male banded August 29 1948 was shot November 6 the same year at Popayan Cauca Colombia at 1800 metres An adult male banded June 19 1945 was shot January 1950 at Lake Lorica near Cartagena Bolivar Colombia Blue Jay.
A set of curling etiquette tips for beginners and veterans. It covers staying out of opponents view, not touching moving stones, cleaning stones, sweeping rules, not distracting players, wiping feet, and focusing on the broom target. The piece ends by noting an additional paragraph from Jim Weyman’s Analysis of the Art.
A Mississippian couple My and Mrs Frank Thomas encountered a hitch-hiking mishap when they met two youths with roadside signs Stop at Bull's 50 yards ahead and Tin Bill guiding them toward their college.
The average adult has about 20 square feet of skin and it weighs roughly seven to ten pounds. This fact highlights the body's largest organ and its biophysical heft.
Mrs Wes McKnight wife of a Canadian sportscaster endorses Brun Bonnet Margarine for formal and everyday use. The ad promotes Buus Bonnets fresh flavor nutrition and budget benefits with Bur Bonnet margarine available in economy and Yellow Quik bags.
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