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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1957
Page
7
A Rodney Mercury column defends the paper from subscribers demanding more editorials. It explains editors cannot chase every tip, urges readers to write letters with real signatures or pen names, and vows to publish only signed pieces while avoiding unsubstantiated asks to “stick his neck out.”
RCMP promotes a booklet titled Crime In Your Community with a warning Beware O Bad Cheques. It notes Canada loses about two million dollars yearly to forged cheques and money orders, mostly in retail settings. It urges education and staff training to prevent crime and lists safeguards against counterfeit money.
The article asserts newspapers are the world’s largest selling media and remain essential for advertising. It argues newspapers integrate into family life, provide a permanent record, and offer reliable reconsultation, backing the claim with a vast national outlay of up to 700 million dollars yearly in advertising.
The Gordon report tabled in the House of Commons warns of wheat marketing policy clash and opposition to exporting hydro power. It calls for higher university pay and better facilities, while predicting skilled labor shortages and threefold GDP by 1980. Provinces defend hydro ownership and national authority oppose. Dr Norman MacKenzie backs university funding at UBC.
The article reflects on the teaching profession's long history and evolving role. It praises Brooks and district teachers for high standards, community contributions, and the need for public respect amid debate and criticism. It emphasizes teachers' dignity, authority, and lasting influence on children.
The Christian Science Monitor notes 27 wild whooping cranes remain, plus three in zoos, a count down from last year. It argues for protection over destruction, praising the birds as symbols of a pre industrial era and warning of loss to human dignity if they vanish.
A brief note describes the old building on Dewdney Avenue undergoing a face lifting. The column reflects on changes from its dignified, frilled past to a newer, altered appearance and considers whether the transformation was worth reporting.
Bauer & Black of Chicago replaces cocktails with an ice box party at conventions and meetings. The late evening buffet features cold cuts cheese bread and milk coffee. Attendees praise the shift saying the milk goes over best and reactions are enthusiastic across events.
Red Cross outpost hospitals and nursing stations deliver medical care to residents in remote areas. The article notes Brazilian population largely comprises Portuguese people in Brazil.
Scouts and cubs faced a storage problem when a local dealer refused to take scrap paper from the regular collection. They collected only bundles left outside and tied loose papers at the hall while they toured Acton with trucks borrowed from Thomp son’s Garage and the Acton Free Press.
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