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Newspaper

Miniota Herald

Location

Miniota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jan 24, 1952

Page

3

Athletes Should Not Smoke Says Sports College Findings

Sports College researchers report that smoking harms teen athletes and reduces conditioning. Tests show smokers work harder for blood purification, experience faster heart strain, and tire earlier, with Olympic data noting no champions as smokers. They urge strict anti smoking rules and coach enforcement. Subscriptions to the Research Guide offer ongoing sport science results.

Stoke Pew Sports College Sports College Track and Field Testing Group

Record Year in Cyprus Weddings and Canada Energy Boom

Overworked priests in Cyprus faced a string of weddings on the last Sunday of 1951. Western Canada reported 108 oil and gas discoveries in 1951, including 40 oil and 68 gas finds, per industry sources. Canadians bought about $2 billion in life insurance in 1951, says J K Macdonald. Warnow yard at Warnemünde began East Germany’s largest postwar vessel, 9 509 tons. UN political committee to back regional forces for peace. NZ plans diplomatic liaison with Japan post treaty. British Columbia led in lumber with 2.366 billion ft bands, more than other provinces combined. Federal health department to cover half of civil defence worker compensation costs.

Canada

Favors Increase in Provincial Fair Grants

The Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies Association in Saskatoon urged raising provincial maximum grants to class C fairs from 50 percent of prize money up to 250 dollars to 60 percent. The move aims to boost funding for fairs across the province. A stray note about the Andean condor wing spans 100 feet appears in the text.

Saskatoon Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies Association Grants Council Department of Agriculture

Five-time bride ad noted and escapologist Marion Murray cited

A late 1920s column cites a classified ad seeking a husband by a five time married blonde who boasts first impressions. It recalls female escapologist Marion Murray who freed herself from 11 locks in 90 seconds. The piece also comments on gambling wealth, Bali hair lore, and Dr John Thorburn Williamson as a bachelor diamond mine owner rumored richest man.

New York Houdini Hardeen Marion Murray Marion John Thorburn Williamson Tanganyiki East Africa Williamson Dr. Williamson

Plans for $65 million forest development in British Columbia

Celgar Development Co announces plans to embark on a $65,000,000 wood pulp and news print development in the Arrow Lakes region of Southeastern British Columbia. The project would be the largest forest development in BC and includes two to four mills near Castlegar, about 250 miles east of Vancouver in the West Kootenay area.

Celgar Development Co., Ltd Arrow Lakes British Columbia Castlegar Vanccouver West Kootenay

Hired Help On Farms May Ask Hourly Wage

W. Taffy Davidson of the National Employment Service advised Ontario farmers at the federation convention that farm workers in Britain have shifted to hourly wages with overtime pay. He said immigrant laborers leave Canadian farms after their year and prefer city work, suggesting Canada may face similar changes.

Toronto W. (Taffy) Davidson National Employment Service Davidson Ontario Federation of Agriculture Britain Canada

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

Puzzle lists many clues for horizontal and vertical entries with varied topics including astronomy geography languages objects and actions. Readers fill in word answers such as Footless border rug deviation anger ship s journal meadow while therefore senes basin finish dog star properly cards Egyptian goddess personifying truth bond Spanish coin European French for and narrow board Nome in Greece conjunction galt young horses halos had reclined cunning respected golf mound attempt to observe through gem friend of pythias by Emory o flower mountain range article of faith wire measure space spreads for drying rants a trinket part of plant to scorch a single time mineral springs to distribute cards stor falsehood brittle rock soapstone endeavored musical instrument pits thick slices oven to govern number piece of fired clay to cut after nick grain body of water transportation line abbr.

Anger Playung Ship's Journal Senes Greece Halos Body of Water Transportation Line

Kitchen Meditations and Skating Dreams

A child asks when he will skate ski grow and go to school with his brother Bill. His mother reassures him about waiting a year or two and learning to skate before joining the Peewee Hockey team. The piece notes crows are among the most intelligent birds.

Mummie Bill Mobley’s Hill Brother Bill Schoo

Weekly Tip A Tight Cork

An obstinate cork can be removed by dipping wool in boiling water and wrapping it tightly around the bottle neck. In a few minutes the cork loosens and can be removed.

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Lioyd Ace” Percival Lotte World Happerings Cyprus J. K. Macdonald Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association Warnow Warnemuende East German Baltic Sea East Germany United Nations Political Committee New Zealand Japan Health Department Helsin’s Finland Bali Maud Bill Huff Puff Minneapolis Frank Langford Langford BY William Ferguson H. O. Booth Col Rem Walter WEA Service, Inc By Jane Dale Peggy Chuck Thurston Daddy By Len Kleis Virgil Ella Priscilla al Vermeer
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