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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
5
More telephone channels opened Monday to handle rising long distance traffic for Saskatchewan Government Telephone. A microwave link between Regina and Saskatoon begins operating, enabling CBC network TV reception from Winnipeg starting June 16 as of Swift Current Sask June 14 1957.
Steve Rusnack a local painter was at the United Church manse when a strange noise led him to open the firepace vent. A wild duck dropped out, soot covered and unharmed, and he guided it outside. The bird flew away from the vent roost. The Globe Lacombe June 6 1957. It takes 35 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.
Canadian and American veterans joined the 20th Memorial Day service in Sherwood with 2200 spectators. Royal Canadian School of Artillery youth formed a rifle troop and a 24 piece band while Camp Shilo soldiers led wreath laying for the Unknown Soldier. Canadian Legion branches and border veterans attended under Major Frank Michie and marshal Sidney Mann. A Canadian-American remembrance plan follows for Gainsborough and Nov 11 ceremonies.
Four Hereford oxen with a combined weight over 7000 pounds are being groomed for the Pion-Era show in Saskatoon on July 16 guided by Joe Delfrari of the Half Moon and Star Ranch near Catknife. Veteran Big Sven joins Lloyd Bellows' stock, awaiting the event at the Intercontinental Packers site.
No time was lost by officials of the N. M. Paterson Co. following the burning of their elevator and annex at Grenfell two weeks ago. By mid last week the site was clear of grain and debris and preparations were made for a new structure. A workshed has been built and a slightly larger elevator is expected to be started soon.
A science note indicates sun spots could expand to as much as 28 times the area of the Earth's surface, signaling large solar activity potential.
The advice stresses relaxed hands and arms to improve fielding in baseball and tennis. Keep wrists loose, let arms dangle, and learn to take grounders and line drives with a floppy touch. Start your swing early to avoid rushed strokes and gain power and accuracy, using wall-practice to train the early cocking of the racquet.
L. E. Sillers of Sillers Limited in Estevan announced a prize of a man's wrist watch for the Maple Leaf baseball team member who leads the team in hitting at season's end. The notice appeared in The Mercury on June 6, 1957.
A 10 year old Dawson Creek boy drowned in the Pouce Coupe River on Sunday afternoon as crowds at Pouce Coupe Park watched nearby. The incident followed a prior tragedy that day that took the life of Tommy Yondo and almost a second victim.
A three year study at Horticultural Substation Smithfield Ontario reports that foliar sprays of 5 10 5 applied with or without soil fertilizer slightly raise early yields in tomatoes and corn only under drought or heat stress do not replace soil fertilization and are costly.
Swift Current readers note a milestone as the Saskatchewan Department of Telephones moves the local exchange to a new switchboard this Saturday night. The operation is purely mechanical and will last about 15 seconds, with staff marking the change though users will hardly notice.
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