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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
4
An illustrated guide shows building a durable woodworking bench with a hardwood top and a custom vise. It details framing, dowelled joints, 2x5 sill material, bolted fastenings, and diagonal braces to keep jaws parallel for precise clamping. Apron boards stiffen the frame and a tool rack rail prevents tool loss.
Safety guidance for Saskatchewan winter travel lists survival gear and steps. Advice from Boy Scouts of America explorer Vihjalmur Stefansson and Canadian Red Cross emphasizes preparation, clothing, fuels, tools, and behavior to survive stalled cars and snowbound trips.
Oven dishes clean with borax solution. Clean glass straws by threading pipe cleaners through. Drying sweaters outdoors uses a window screen and brown paper to shape the garment. Fold wet sheets to reduce fiber strain and hang with hems aligned to prevent stretching.
In Hillsboro, New Hampshire, carpenters tearing down a wall in Ernest Berger's newly purchased home uncovered a bushel basket of $2 bills. Excitement gave way to disappointment as the bills were found to be counterfeit.
In a historic event, Bing Crosby was adopted by a Nevada Indian tribe and given the name meaning man of many songs, celebrating his musical legacy. The ceremony bridged native tradition and popular culture in a rare public moment.
A Grand Rapids mother welcomes triplets after five daughters. A snowbound Washington district relies on a flying grocery service delivering 11 orders. A Missouri farmer reports a romance between a buck deer and a two year old heifer. Seattle resident notes car replaces horse as a family tale. Over 300 calls discuss pasture needs as a platypus waddles with balled fists.
Winnipeg’s Junior Chamber of Commerce warns that December sees the highest traffic death toll. It cites Christmas driving and walking, heavier road use, reduced daylight, icy streets, and festive drinking as factors, urging pedestrians and drivers to take extra care.
Salt Lake City man W F Hendrickson recounts how a stray rifle slug from a hunter’s gunfire nearly hit him. He stopped the shooter who claimed accidental shots as he hunted for a deer with no doe or buck permit. The shooter apologized.
A humorous exchange crowns the couple as they joke about navigating life’s rough spots. The husband asks if he has carried his wife over every challenge and she affirms with a playful jab about never missing one.
The Sports College led by Lloyd Ace Percival offers skating drills to improve speed, stance, and edge work. It promotes the eight drill to teach cutting from both wings and emphasizes relaxed posture, keeping feet near the ice, and powerful strides for faster, more versatile players.
After 53 games the team that scored first won 81 times. Montreal Canadiens led with 6 wins from 7 first goals, Detroit 7 of 9, Toronto 8 of 12, Boston 2 of 3, Chicago 6 of 8, while New York Rangers were 1 of 8 and struggled to hold early leads.
Statistics reveal rural populations suffer the highest rate of cold cases, reversing common advice to avoid crowds. Health experts urge targeted measures in countryside communities to curb spread.
Pattern 7326 offers a three color set with a hat and mittens in two sections each for sizes 2 to 12. Directions include hat and mittens instructions. To obtain this pattern send twenty five cents in coins to the provided address.
The notice promotes the latest Alice Brooks Needlework catalogue from Winni News Union at 60 Front Street Toronto. It requests the reader to mail twenty five cents, write plainly their name address and pattern number, and mentions illustrations of crocheting knitting embroidery toys quilts and children's clothes with a free needle work pattern printed in the book.
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