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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
7
The Mail notes a westward Norway rat migration from Cypress Hills to the North Saskatchewan River with Alberta towns urged to clean harborage and set out permanent bait stations. Some 240 pest control officers will supply poisons and guidance free of charge as residents fight the invasion through vigilance and municipal campaigns.
The Sun reports Swift Current wins a more equitable power agreement with Saskatchewan Power Corporation. A retroactive rate cut from 2.15 to 1.73 per unit, effective January 1, 1956, yields about 83400 in rebates. Mayor McIntosh, aldermen Booker and Bradbrooke, and City Engineer Poo mentored tough talks leading to SPC agreeing to let the city set its own schedule without interference.
The Globe marks its 52nd year of publication with Volume LA No 1 under the masthead. It notes a week by week run for 51 years and recalls Lacombe’s early press history from The Western Globe to The Lacombe Globe in 1936.
The piece argues that reading is essential for education and daily life. It highlights Uncle Tom's Cabin as a pivotal example and notes books aid children, students, and adults alike in knowledge, entertainment, and informed citizenship across professions.
A Harris era column promoting Home and School Associations as community forces. It explains their purpose to unite fathers mothers and teachers for better understanding of education and school life and to foster parental cooperation for progress and civic service.
A Paris professor promotes laughter as a health booster and life lengthener. He teaches laughing, using a gramophone record to trigger amusement among tired executives. A $45,000 prize once offered to make a woman laugh was not won because her facial muscles were paralyzed. The piece notes spinal bone counts: adults 26, children 33.
A Sunday letter reevaluates the biblical tale of Jonah. It portrays Jonah as flawed yet human, noting his disobedience pride and prejudice, and argues the later story of Nineveh conveys mercy over judgment through Jonah’s journey and the worm’s signifying lesson.
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