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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
8
A shipboard narrator recites the life of Viorden Burnett, a mysterious sea author who hid his identity. From rags to riches, the writer finds love with a blind music lover, mentors her through nature and sailing, then vanishes at sea in a storm. He later reveals Burnett was Viorden’s real name.
Dawson Yukon residents refuse to accept being a ghost town as they push for revival through year round hard rock mining. They note old buildings decay yet water and electricity remain available while capital moves to Whitehorse, and copper and silver prospects draw US and Canadian interest.
The article outlines Canada’s postwar oil growth led by Alberta fields such as Leduc Redwater and Turner Valley. It cites reserves around 72 million barrels before 1947 rising with new discoveries, production figures for 1951 and 1952, investment totals, refinery capacity, and a shift toward domestic use versus imports. It notes Alberta dominates output with about 96 percent and discusses factors lifting Canada toward greater self sufficiency.
Readable brief items report British Columbia seeking a royal commission on synthetic milk's impact on Canada's dairy sector. Other notes mention a tar blast injury in Edmonton, insurance premium proposals in Regina, drop in Manitoba honey output, a trachiotomy after a basketball injury in Vancouver, Manitoba tourism spending gains, and Northern Ireland police joining Edmonton forces.
Saskatoon reports University of Saskatchewan researchers test vibration methods to speed vernalization and germination in winter wheat. Dr. B C Jenkins uses supersonic waves similar to prior Alberta barley work by George Obelewski to accelerate growth for spring planting.
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