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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1951
Page
2
The article notes global concern over hunger and poverty linked to FAO work in Canada and worldwide. It reports Director General Norris E. Dodd in Rome urging faster momentum to wipe out mass hunger, warning that rising hunger could trigger unrest, revolution, and war.
Since the last war population rose 12 percent while food production grew only nine percent, leaving less per person. Prosperous nations hold excess while others face shortages. The FAO pushes greater production and more even distribution, shipping surplus to needy countries, though economic barriers hinder equitable access.
Western Canada faces unfavourable harvests this year raising concern for the world wheat supply. The Food and Agriculture Organization looks to Canada and the United States to meet needs next year as Australia and Argentina expect light yields.
In Edmonton Alberta a 72 year old Vancouver man turned over a $75 cheque to the fish and game branch claiming it was payment he once received between 1909 and 1929 for pelts of six beavers he killed illegally. He said he wished to die with a clear conscience.
At the Beekeepers Association of Manitoba annual meeting president S. J. Lye forecast higher honey production and sales across Manitoba. The remarks tied market optimism to expanded apiary activity and regional demand.
Boy Scouts in Arborfield for over a year have aided an elderly man living alone by hauling water chopping wood and removing ashes. During a hospital stay they cleaned the house repainted two rooms and arranged transport for his return. they continue daily good turns for him.
Hollywood report notes Joan Blondell wore stockings valued at $5,000 for a dance in Wald-Krasna’s The Blue Veil. The diamond studded set was designed by Willy of Hollywood and delivered by an armored car with two armed guards to the RKO studio.
A small car parked daily near the Portland police headquarters displays a rear sign reading Hit Someone Your Own Size Think Right Eat Right Live Right. The message mingles a quip with guidance on living and health.
The census shows Canadian farmers earned 17 percent of cash income from dairy products in 1941. Milk production rose from 10.6 billion pounds in 1920 to 17.5 billion by 1942, with Central Canada as the main producer.
Winnipeg reports the 1951 Canadian wheat crop will maintain grade standards with protein content around 13.8 percent, above the 20 year average. No. 4 Northern Saskatchewan leads at 14.2 percent, while Manitoba 13.0 and Alberta 13.0 show similar baking strength across the top four grades. Total red spring marketings near 440 million bushels.
A montage of light humor and wry lines features a mother quipping about a soldier suitor named Montgomery a joke on will power a hair restorer sales pitch a cart horse joke nagging husbands taxi driver mistaken identity and a witty marital quip about trousers and an apron.
A light verse portrays a contented dog living without cares. The speaker notes the dog’s days spent resting, sunbathing, and playing in the garden while casually hunting for bones, describing a simple, undemanding life.
Yorkton Sask. Andy Marr reported damage to his automobile after a deer leaped from a ditch and struck his car. This marked his second accident in 49 years of driving, the earlier one occurring in 1927 when he ran over a cow.
The Ramsay Company, registered patent attorneys at 273 Bank Street Ottawa Canada, lists inventions and full information sent free.
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