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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 1955
Page
5
A quirky guide on planning bridal showers urges keeping details simple and personal. It suggests selecting useful gifts, tailoring theme to the honoree, and offering games like Word Making and Pass the Pack to keep guests engaged.
Leftover desserts include an egg white frosting folded with tart jelly for quick cake frosting and frozen whipped cream portions for future use. Broccoli and sprouts topped with cheese and broiled serve as a lunch main. Mata Hari, famed German spy, was executed by the French. born Gertrud Margarete Zelle, a dancer on the French stage.
A CPC report notes vast wealth remains buried in Great Lakes wrecks and sunken ships. It cites 19th and early 20th century losses, known containers of bullion, gold, copper ingots, and oil, plus salvage potential and legal caveats under Corps of Engineers oversight.
Saskatchewan Archives adds two early Northwest Territories publications to holdings. The Swan River Daily Police News handwritten on wallpaper from 1876 features social notes weather reports and Victoria Day plans. The Little Joker 1888 newspaper from Battleford covers election era cartoons and local news.
The article warns elderly or visually impaired pedestrians to cross intersections only when signals or police directions are clear. It advises waiting for traffic to stop or for other pedestrians to cross if lights are unclear, noting motorists may not stop quickly. It also defines ichthyology as the advanced zoological study of fish.
Regina reports one of the largest hay crops on record in Saskatchewan. R. E. McKenzie notes good spring moisture and ideal growing weather boosting fodder yields across the province. If July stays favorable, farmers can build feed reserves for winter and potential bad years. emphasis on early cutting and silage as storage grows.
The week in Britain notes rising leisure use of Geiger counters for a new outdoor sport, with schoolboys involved and counters made at home or in shops. The Royal Show opens at Nottingham with 3,500 livestock entries on a 166 acre site, prizes totaling 98000 dollars, and royal-owned red poll cattle among the exhibits. Canada remains Britain's top bone china customer, with exports to Canada surpassing 2.52 million dollars in five months. Scotland develops peat fuel tech including a 1000 hour peat test and an English Electric contract for St Lawrence project transformers worth 367,316 dollars.
The Home Office plans a one year experiment using a helicopter and pilot to guide Civil Defence rescue squads by wireless from the air. If successful, flying police will direct operations in future emergencies.
The first teeth are temporary but strongly affect the second set. A child should have the first dental visit by age three to ensure healthy foundations, as dental caries can appear by age three.
The article notes pastel calico check diapers in pink yellow and blue now trend in nursery wear. Colorfast gauze fabrics allow machine washing and fast drying while maintaining softness. Diapers mix with pastel shirts and nighties for coordinated nursery fashion.
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