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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 26, 1953
Page
3
The article explains back-checking as a key hockey skill taught by Lloyd Ace Percival. It stresses quick returning play, mopping up fast, staying ready to defend, and maintaining a hard attitude to support the team with rapid turnaround, awareness, and conditioning.
The article describes two moves for shooting while closely guarded. It also includes a skiing breaking method using an up ride V and edge pressure to slow down. It promotes Sports College as a nonprofit information service for improving playing skills and invites joining by mail.
Outsize egg on Frank Fox farm in Saskatoon division weighs a quarter pound and measures seven inches long with six inch circumference. The owner said the hen named Outsize Egg Webb produced the remarkable single egg.
Eliminate a fine scratch from wood furniture with a polish containing a wood dye and let the dye sink in. Then rub the surface with a flannel cloth and plain polish. For a deep scratch remove the shellac and retouch the spot with a brush and thin shellac.
A women columnist advises men to boost sex appeal with height, confidence, and tough looks, citing Gregory Peck as a model. The column also covers handbags, fashion history, and a note on Bernarr MacFadden, plus trivia about dukes and missing heirs, insurance payouts after the 1906 San Francisco disaster, and a tip on car expense mileage.
London report on James James who stole neighbor William Hood’s postal savings book and forged Hood’s signature to withdraw 354 dollars over 12 weeks. Hood could not write and signed with an X. James failed to notice Hood’s X resembled a plus sign, leading to his two year jail sentence.
The British Columbia Lumber Manufacturers Association plans a gift of cedar to Britain to establish a new market for red and yellow cedar. A cargo was sent to London to be used as sample hutments for armed services personnel.
In Nottingham England Winni Pegs Chick Zamick 26 year old center for the Nottingham Panthers will receive a mounted puck from fans. He scored his 400th goal in British hockey tying a mark set by Bobbie Lee of Verdun Quebec with Brighton. A Chicago taxpayer received a 1,000,000 dollar tax payment, the largest single payment of 1952 taxes in the area, with the taxpayer unnamed. Rear tires wear about twice as much as front tires on a hard surface road.
A mixed crossword scan lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and partial entries. It includes color terms weep stand place of combat tree exudation deer horns and more along with several obscure terms and place names from various languages.
The article notes Detroit Red Wings defenseman Red Kelly nearing the NHL goal record for defensemen this season. It compares past marks, highlights Johnny McCormack’s penalty-free streak, lists how many players each team has used, and mentions the pale green ice experiment at Olympia. Gordie Howe leads scorers with 38 goals, including 12 versus Maple Leafs and nine vs Black Hawks.
A nostalgic poem captures the thrill of a noon train’s arrival. The ringing bell reeking stack, great wheels, and freight cars crowd the tracks. The conductor waves and brakeman signals as the train breaks up and shunts cars.
John Melby paid $1 for half a traffic violation after pleading half guilty to parking in a restricted zone. He contends only half of his car was in the no parking area.
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