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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
2
The article notes that exchanging information and ideas between nations accelerates progress in many fields. It highlights farming as an area where Canadian agricultural scientists work on solutions and stresses the value of learning from other countries to gauge relative advancement.
Dr. E. S. Archibald, director of federal experimental farms, returned from New Zealand where he studied soil erosion prevention methods. As part of the Canadian delegation to the Pacific Science Congress he toured experimental stations and compared New Zealand practices with those in Canada.
Dr Archibald praised New Zealand for year round grazing and higher fat yields per acre, noting Canada's potential gains from similar climates. He urged that research and experiment will boost Canadian agricultural prosperity through soil conserving forage grasses. He added scientists' exchange of ideas between the countries should yield mutual benefits.
In Waco a farmer buys a cow that resembles the calf he already owns. The calf’s mother had been stolen and sold at an auction. The farmer discovers the cow he bought is the calf’s mother, leading to a hunt for the thief and a reunion.
CHICAGO Tuberculosis in children of tubercular parents comes from infection after birth and not from inherited weakness. The Journal of the American Medical Association said scientific knowledge denies beliefs that children of tubercular parents inherit susceptibility or lack immunity. The Journal adds that children with an infected parent are more likely to contract TB if they remain in contact.
Port Pierce Florida. O G Hill hooked a large jewfish while fishing from a bridge. The fish pulled hard then released. It returned with a strong jerk lifting Hill over the rail. He clung to the bridge until fellow anglers pulled him to safety. The fish escaped.
Rural correspondent notes a good community secretary records local activities and recognizes efforts in county papers. The saying contrasts community service with the idea that even large industry requires more than raw resources to build progress.
A collection of short jokes and quips ranging from classroom gags to rural punchlines. The items feature teachers, children, a chem teacher, a mountaineer, a fish angler, and a porch conversation with playful misinterpretations. A lighthearted look at everyday misunderstandings and wit.
The 1948 Canadian forest fire report cites 3 306 000 acres of timberland destroyed 5 368 fires burning 70 percent more area than the prior decade and costing firefighting over 2 500 000 dollars. Weather and human care tied to most blazes with 40 percent from campers and tourists and another 40 percent from railways and settlers.
Margaret Littlewood, one of Canada’s few women pilots, remains at her stenographer post in Edmonton after earning a transport pilot licence. She has logged over 1,000 flight hours since 1939, trained others, and says flying is no novelty for women, while continuing to work at the post office.
Six year old Patricia Florence was pinned under a 100 pound flower box that toppled from a window ledge at her home in Chicago area. She died after an hour and a half in a Park Ridge hospital, crying to rescuers not to touch her.
The United States navy big flying boat Marsh all Bars carried 301 passengers and seven crew on a San Diego flight, a record since it previously carried no more than 269. Takeoff was uneventful, with mattresses on the floor for those without seats.
In Shelbourne Nova Scotia Bill Matthews notices his horse wandered off after losing a shoe. The missing horse was found a mile away at a blacksmith shop patiently waiting to be shod.
Manitoba officials report intensified oil and gas exploration in the southwest, with seismographic surveys by Brandon Exploration, a Standard Oil of California subsidiary, and a projected yearly outlay of 150000 to 160000 dollars. A test well near Lyleton, three miles from the US border, is down to 3000 feet by Souris Valley Oil, backed by Imperial Oil, while Rio Bravo and Waywasecapow Oil are active in the district.
Ottawa reports summer survey and prospecting in the North West Territories may be curtailed due to winter epidemics. Dr P E Moore cites polio at Chesterfield Inlet and influenza deaths among Eskimos at Cambridge Bay. A semi quarantine may last six months.
John B. O'Meara seeks a name change for waitresses in Toronto to food merchandisers. The piece notes a tip about loosening a ribbon knot using talcum powder.
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