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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
7
Randy James faces a will test at midnight when Uncle James Bisby demands he renounce marriage for a fortune. He chooses Ann, and the codicil reveals the fortune still bequeathed to him, honoring love over wealth.
Albert F. Grant of Courtenay British Columbia says truck logging today is a piece of apple pie with cheese compared to the old days He claims to be the first truck logger on Vancouver Island and now runs six 3 ton trucks with his brother Bob His first start was in 1921 with a 15 ton truck described as chain drive hard tires wooden wheels and no cab He recalls tires slipping as heat shrank the wheels Also notes cigarettes burn more slowly at 8000 feet above ground.
A Dominion Department of Agriculture letter to Hudson Bay town council proposes a district headquarters to study forest control and to house rangers who would patrol the area for outbreaks of dangerous insects during the summer.
In 30 below zero conditions at Butte Montana a skiing contest was postponed as the cold froze stopwatches and prevented timing. Officials cited instrument failure rather than athlete readiness.
The Saskatchewan health department launches an intensified immunization program to curb preventable diseases among children. Government grants support urban and rural municipalities except cities in backing the drive.
Juvenile court in Edmonton handled 125 offenders in 1948 versus 140 in 1947, indicating better behavior or easier capture. The report notes a decline in cases and suggests improved conduct among youths.
Canada posted a record net tourism credit in 1948 as U S visitors spent 270 million dollars, well above 1947. Canadian spending in the United States fell to 112 million, due to a 150 dollar visitor limit and removal of duty free allowances.
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