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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1957
Page
3
A mixed guide from Lloyd Percival covers hockey stick tricks to win puck battles and basket shooting tips. It advises players to practice stick work, bait opponents, and target the basket rim for improved accuracy, urging quick shots and decisive follow-through.
A collection of jokes about a fire policy note to a storekeeper, O’Leary’s late night kitchen search for whisky, invisible hairpins at a department store, a punny math answer from Willie about dogs, and a lighthearted classroom exchange.
The York retreat opened by William Tuke marked England's first institution to treat the mentally ill with kindness and humane care.
The $325,000 pre stressed concrete bridge will span the Assiniboine River west of Brandon as part of the Trans Canada Highway. Benjamin Brothers of St Boniface won the contract and have begun preliminary work on a site southwest of Brandon linking with No 1 near Kemnay. It will be Manitoba’s first pre stressed concrete bridge.
Canadian agronomists note that overreliance on Montcalm and OAC shows declining barley yields on the Eastern Prairies. Parkland offers higher yield, good bushel weight, and stronger straw but limited disease resistance. Scientists press for broader variety portfolios to stabilize long term production.
An Nova Scotia study from Nappan stresses constant access to clean water for broilers and laying hens. Increasing watering space improved carcass grades in 70 broilers, while dry waterers reduced feed gains. automatic founts suit large flocks, while large manually filled units help small flocks to avoid supply gaps.
The Department of Northern Affairs built a plastic igloo designed by an Eskimo as a centerpiece at the Ottawa Men's Press Club Ball. It toured from the Canadian National Exhibition to the Art Gallery in London Ontario and will move to Hamilton then back to Ottawa for the National Museums rotunda before departing for England for the Jamboree. A test snow house at Cape Dorset experiments with dry windproof waterproof plastic to test Arctic suitability.
A local notice warns of frequent barn accidents this season and urges plain housekeeping to prevent injuries. It emphasizes careful storage, clear aisles, and regular maintenance to keep barns safer for workers and animals.
The questions ask which Atlantic province has the largest population and which prairie province is largest, the under 15 Canadian population with options 2 4 5 million, the urban share now two thirds, the main driver of rural to urban migration, Amundsen’s forty year voyage, and the share of personal income taxes in federal revenues.
Answers reveal that less than a quarter is correct, quiz item three highlights manufacturing growth, Nova Scotia and Alberta are key provinces, the first voyage through the North West Passage is noted, five million is cited. Material prepared by Quick Canadian Facts editors.
Thirty Danish geologists conduct an unusual treasure hunt between Scoresby Sound and Danmarks Havn in eastern Greenland. They search under the ice for polymolybdenum a rare metal valued for strengthening steel and used in armour and jet engine components.
A mixed list of clue prompts appears in two orientations. Some entries span horizontal lines and others vertical, with numbers indicating positions and references such as ships, gods, metals, and measurements.
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