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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1926
Page
3
Calgary based United Grain Growers will not sell its grain elevators to the three provincial wheat pools. A 250 delegate meeting endorsed selling the facilities to the pools to handle the 1927 crop, but an amendment to lease the elevators failed.
Foreign Minister Briand told the chamber that Italy must control temper and France dislikes attacks on its interests abroad such as Ventimosa after Mussolini assassination attempt. He said progress is being made with Germany’s Dr. Stresemann while seeking a lasting settlement to ensure peace.
Ernest Cling and Harry Nolan, Waikiki beach hotel workers, depart on a world tour after charming traveller Charles D. Clinch of California. In Paris Mme Lombard, former housemaid, wins a million franc lottery but is found in Clermont asylum when bonds are delivered.
Vancouver based Duncan Lumber Company is named as a successful tenderer to supply British Columbia fir timber to the Montreal harbor commission. The contract requires the firm to deliver specified fir wood from British Columbia.
Mrs Michell Davis and her mother in Chapman Kansas ate a meal from a single butter bean measuring 24 inches long and weighing six pounds. The bean was cultivated in the garden of Mrs Davis.
Sir Joseph Pope former undersecretary of state in the federal government and a distinguished Canadian public figure died at his Ottawa home after a short illness aged 78 years.
Unemployment in Paris surges after rapid franc recovery, hitting auto and heavy industries. Firms cut hours and lay off workers, with many planning more drastic job cuts if new orders do not come, and some intend to dismiss foreign workers to protect French employees.
Canada narrowly misses blue ribbon as H F Purd of Montana wins the flax contest at the International Day and Grain Show. M C Trowell of Saltcoats places third, with Lewis Riba of Plentywood as runner up. Canadian entrants claim several top finishes and a stretch of medals in the event.
William Darnborough of Laura Saskatchewan won the spring wheat championship at the seed grain show tied to the Guelph winter fair and also claimed the top peas award. Andrew Schmidt of Mildmay Ontario won the fall wheat class. Darnborough also won best Suffolk ram for his sheep exhibits, and J Whitehead of Nutana Saskatchewan took the Shropshire ewe championship.
A petition asking the League of Nations to urge the Palestine Government to allot a land strip on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem for rebuilding Solomon's temple has been tabled by the Permanent Mandates Commission. The drive comes from a group of Jerusalem Kabbalists led by Rabbi Dressfer. The panel also considered other Palestine Syria and Southwest Africa petitions.
Reports to the twentieth annual meeting of United Grain Growers Limited in Calgary show the past year as the best in the company’s history. Net earnings before tax reached 676 378.35 dollars, aided by heavy grain handling through the firm’s elevators.
Official figures show 10,904 aliens unlawfully in the United States last year. Of these, 2,102 were deported to Canada and more than 20,000 were debarred from entering the country. Notably 15,809 were turned back at the Canadian border.
Winnipeg reports the Silver Leaf Mining Syndicate will begin regular shipments of $1 006 000 worth lithium ore from the Point du Bois area on the Winnipeg river about 90 miles northeast of Winnipeg. T P Bawam secretary confirms Bradford England as destination.
Friedrichshaven marks a milestone as the German air service completes its first commercial air ambulance. The seven passenger high speed aircraft features an interior redesigned for rapid disinfection and patient care.
The Ferguson government secures a clear majority of 37 seats in Ontario elections. Premier Ferguson wins Grenville by 1 384 votes while Liberal Leader Sinclair leads Ontario South by 2 313. Prohibition candidate defeats Kingston’s W F Nickle as government control of liquor looms.
A special dispatch reports 120 men laying rails on 2 miles of the Hudson's Bay Railway. Approaches to the Kettle Rapids Bridge are done and rails will extend to the Limestone River this winter if weather allows. In total 709 workers are on site with two freight engines in operation to Mile 214 and a daily trainload of supplies for construction.
Winnipeg’s Ross McLean has been named Manitoba Rhodes scholar for 1926. Born in Manitoba he graduated Brandon College in 1921 and entered the University of Manitoba in 1922. He has been a prominent figure in university circles for four years.
The U F A convention opens in Edmonton January 18 with far fewer resolutions than in past years due to farmers gaining government, the wheat pool directing grain related issues to the pool board, and a shift away from the Farmers Parliament image. President notes fewer than six resolutions have been received for presentation.
Dominion experimental farm researchers announce Reward, a new wheat variety that matures ten days earlier, resists rust, and yields more per acre. Reward milled finer than Garnet and averaged 65 pounds per bushel at the farm. Plots will be planted at 27 government farms across Canada next spring to test its performance in diverse soils and climates.
Delegates from every province attended the Canadian Red Cross Society's 35th central council meeting in Toronto. Officials discussed a financial campaign to be launched next spring, noting that $650,000 has been spent nationwide on health activities in recent years and that further funds are urgently needed to continue the work.
At the Guelph Winter Fair Ontario the Clydesdales impressed judges. Arnprior Emigrant owned by Reston Agricultural Syndicate of Reston Manitoba led the geldings with Fyvie Star of Brampton and Regina winning junior championship. Percherons saw Westerners win with Carl Roberts of Osborne Manitoba taking champion stallion on Monarch.
Hon. T. A. Crerar, president of the United Grain Growers, told about 400 delegates at a Calgary banquet that Canada will see unprecedented development in the next 25 years and that past 50 years were only the commencement. Alderman Frank Freeze and J. B. Sutherland welcomed the delegates on behalf of the city and board of trade.
British officials and shipping interests in the Far East seek aid from American and Japanese navies after the Sunning piracy and its fire on recovery by the Blue Bell at Hongkong. The effort targets Bias Bay near Hongkong as the pirate stronghold.
Six highly trained horses, chosen from the French cavalry, were unloaded at Montreal docks from the Bolingbroke and shipped to Toronto for exhibition riding at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. They were escorted by special grooms during their voyage from Antwerp and immediately entered in jumping contests at the Water Fair after arrival.
W A Black vice president of Ogilvie Flour Milling Company says tougher Winnipeg wheat does not blunt flour grade but raises milling costs. He notes moisture losses in coarse grains pose greater farmer risk and urges Canada to retaliate with export taxes if foreign tariffs persist. He cites shifting demand from Orient, Siberia, and Australia and growing macaroni flour production in Canada.
Premier Stanley Baldwin and other Dominion leaders spoke on imperial defence at the Imperial Conference. Mackenzie King praised service demonstrations and urged all parts of the Empire to stay current with defence developments. Baldwin stressed the advisory committee’s role and the 50 subcommittees coordinating fighting services and civilian work. He urged Dominion access to the Imperial defence college and noted the Singapore base plan's reduced scope and heavy cost.
The London Sunday Express warns Britain of a Geneva disarmament trap. The memo by Finland with backing from France and Poland proposes a common war chest where Britain would pay thrice what other members contribute, effectively financing Europe’s future wars.
Strasbourg reports the German astrologist Dadetzky foresees 1927 upheaval with Bolshevism ending and European high officials targeted. He also predicts suppression of the Danzig Corridor and a massive French English impact. In Texas Father Mariano Guerrero, church leader, is arrested in Juarez on alleged religious practice charges.
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