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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
2
An editorial argues that Canada must conserve soil water forests and minerals as prosperity depends on preserving these resources. It notes soil moisture needs in the West and river diversion for land, forest fire losses, and wasted coal from abandoned mines while praising mining reclamation and use of lower grade ores.
The piece argues Canada faces a national issue requiring public awareness. It notes farming, lumbering, and mining as core industries and warns against short sighted resource development. Emphasizes optimism, planning, and cooperative conservation for better present and future times.
Roy Brown of Syracuse swallowed a wood chip at age 16 while chopping wood. Now 51 he had the petrified particle removed from the upper lobe of his right lung after it had turned 90 degrees, a Syracuse surgeon said. Brown recovering at home.
Ottawa reports a substantial increase in advance payments on grain bought by the Canadian wheat board this year. Trade Minister MacKinnon forecast the rise amid speculation that the price could jump 20 cents to 1.55 dollars per bushel.
Canada’s Bureau of Statistics reports employment remained remarkably stable over the last two years. November figures show 4,847,000 employed and 87,000 unemployed among those seeking work, with 4,069,000 not in the labor force. Seasonal factors caused minor shifts from August to November.
Chicago reports that pollenization is the bees main job, not honey. World Book Encyclopedia notes pollen transfer between flowers enables seeds for over 100,000 plants, while earthquakes occur globally about every thousand years.
Ruth and Phillip McCheane of Borden Saskatchewan won first prize with a 408 pound Hereford beef carcass at the Western Canada Dressed Meat Show in Saskatoon. The annual exhibits, staged with the Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition, drew crowds as judges led by Jack Pawley evaluated top beef and poultry displays amid cooler prices for exhibitors.
A country lady checks into a big city hotel asking for an inside room as rain looms. A Henpecked Club meeting ends with a wife storming in, scolding her husband for attending. Various quips about medicine, poison, carpet beaters, and the expression to boot follow in brisk household humor.
Cream butter and sugar until very light, blend in peanut butter. Beat egg whites with sugar water corn syrup over simmering water for seven minutes, then add vanilla. Tint frosting with food coloring for pastel shades. yields cover for cake layers or cupcakes.
The will of Gen Sir Ian Hamilton leaves a seated cross legged Buddha to Winston Churchill. The statue came from a deserted Burmese temple near Mandalay and was tied to a directive of keeping him calm in stress. The will quotes a line about politics and resilience. The piece closes with a proverb about three kinds of people.
Long queues form across Britain as about 250000 people await passage to the Dominions. Of those, roughly 60000 have left this year for Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa with Canada about 36550 Australia 4500 New Zealand 4800 and South Africa 10000 to 12000. A government tally estimates 50000 queued for Canada 20000 for New Zealand and 95000 for South Africa, while Australia immigration applications total about 107000. A Soviet envoy to the United States Alexandre Panushkin arrived in New York proposing improved Moscow Washington ties. He met Anrei Gromyko before moving on to Washington.
Reported letter from Papuan workers asks Mr Woodward to raise pay to £12 a week due to no rations. They claim hard work and threaten consequences if paid refused. Also notes St Peter’s bell in Rome weighs 18 600 pounds.
Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles report 15 minutes in a 250 degree heat room with no ill effects. Dr Craig Taylor said the air corps sponsors the experiment to see if jet pilots can endure heat chambers during supersonic flight, noting jet outside air could be 160 degrees hotter at 1,000 mph.
A brief note states that elephants enjoy onions about as much as peanuts, highlighting surprising taste preferences in these animals.
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