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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
2
The article notes rising Western oil well openings in Canada as surveys explore new areas and production reaches a record high for March. It highlights the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reporting increased output of petroleum and natural gasoline as a key driver of economic development.
Canada's March oil production reached 2,457,727 barrels, up 41 percent from 1949 and 13 percent above the September 1942 record. Alberta led with 2,330,066 barrels as Saskatchewan produced 79,309 and Northwest Territories 27,581 barrels. Exploration expands around Prince Albert and Nipawin with surveys across Alberta.
The Dominion Department of Mines and Technical Surveys organizes a large legal survey in the West. Eleven percent of twenty five field parties will operate in the far north and west to aid provinces with oil lease grants and to survey Northwest Territories Alberta and Alberta British Columbia boundaries. Subdividing Indian reserves in Saskatchewan and Alberta where oil searches occur is also planned. Wells like Leduc and Redwater are hoped to be found, with oil's value driving Canada's economic and industrial expansion.
Toronto reports the Lands Department ordered 200 Sawyer traps for a winter trial by Ontario trappers. The England invention aims to kill instantly by gripping the neck or chest, initially for rabbits but to be tested on mink and marten as well, due to steel traps sometimes injuring animals.
Campbell brothers of Avonlea Sask defeated G W Lick of Swan River Man 11 10 in an extra end to win the Kootenay challenge division. Art Simpson of Bassano Alta beat E C Thode of Saskatoon to take the main event.
Alberta reports a robust timber sector with 900 sawmills, including 300 portable facilities. Industry leaders highlight regional demand and ongoing expansion as forestry firms adapt to mobile production.
Oakland humor note describes R. C. Trotter reporting a hen perched on potatoes, waiting for the spuds to hatch. The tale, light and whimsical, frames a farmer's household scene with a comical chicken and its curious patience.
Wainwright Alta troops at the big summer army camp nickname a Canada line the Hellfire Pass and Whitbang railroad as the most dangerous route. A tank shaped target on the lone rail car will be struck by 75 millimeter Sherman tank guns during exercises.
Vancouver reports that British Columbia coastal lumber operators have guaranteed a steady supply for Canada. A spokesman for the B C Lumber Manufacturers Association said mills will prioritize the domestic market regardless of export demand.
M S Pitman of Winnipeg spotted a smouldering box in a locked store window set afire by sunlight through a glass jar. He steadied the sun's rays and extinguished the blaze before firefighters arrived.
A maze of clues fills a vintage crossword with horizontal and vertical entries. Solvers encounter terms from anatomy and myth to geography and literature as the grid hints at classic wordplay.
A collage of quips and light dialogue from a newspaper page includes jokes about aging and love turning sour, classroom witticisms about Trafalgar and Khartoum, dating lines with architects, and a quip about tobacco statistics. The piece closes with a humorous misquote about a quack and a patient praising him.
Ottawa reports a pact between Canada and the United States to simplify quarantine inspections for ships and aircraft visiting both countries. Under the new rules a vessel or plane receiving an inspection certificate in one country will not need another check in the other, easing international travel by air and sea.
The Peace River South School District approves an 827,840 dollar building program to add 14 new elementary schools, reconstruct 12 more, and furnish and equip others. Dawson Creek gains a new 550 seat building with annex for 100 more. plans include schools at Pouce Coupe East, Sunset Prairie and others. Ratepayers funded 15.66 mills last year and may rise to meet the demand for modern facilities.
A Canada United States treaty for the exchange of port privileges for halibut fishing vessels on the Pacific coast has become effective. Each country grants the other's boats the right to land catches obtain supplies repairs and equipment in Pacific ports. Canada gains these privileges in Alaska and the continental United States.
A group of 18 construction workers lured by a hotel ad were forced to disrobe for a fake medical inspection. An “interviewer” kept their valuables including wallets totaling about 175 dollars, then vanished along with the room being cleaned out. The incident occurred in Baltimore.
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