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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
7
A thief named Joe eyes a rich purse on a bank bench while his girlfriend Allie plans to deposit savings for a cottage and a future with a child. An old woman beside them clutches her purse as Joe plots a quick grab and escape. The scene ends with a warning as the purse clicks shut and Joe pretends concern.
Misses sizes 12 through 42 offered for a simple one day dress pattern. Features include a curvy neckline fitted bodice and described skirt. Pattern 4553 from Adams Pattern Dept lists yardage for size 16 as 35 yards of 39 inch fabric and requires 35 cents, with full instructions included.
Beekeepers face spring weather challenges as blooms from willows, wild fruit, and dandelions supply pollen and nectar. Poor flight due to cold or rain requires feeding with sugar syrup to build colony stores and reach 50 000 to 60 000 bees for a good honey crop. A well fed colony maintains at least 10 pounds of stores and seeks early population growth for summer yields. Dinosaur Park fossils lie in the Red Deer river valley north of Calgary. The Saskatchewan river was first documented by La Verendrye and sons before 1741. 3092
The Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association reports that over 78 percent of death claims go to wives, children, and relatives. About 60,000 policies paid roughly 79 million dollars, with wives and children receiving over 70 million. Husbands were beneficiaries in 9 percent of cases but received only 2 percent of benefits.
Statistics bureau shows BC retail trade dominated by auto dealers and service stations accounting for about twenty percent of every ten dollars spent in 1953. The report notes car dealers received 2.08 dollars and filling stations 0.42 dollars of each ten. The item also mentions US silk consumption exceeding half of world supply.
Alberta industries saw capital expenditures exceed 38 million dollars in the year, up from 22 million in 1952. Four major firms began operations. Canadian Chemical Plant Clover Bar and Canadian Industries Limited near Edmonton produced chemicals, polythene, and other products. Crane Limited Calgary opened plant for valves and fittings. Western Chemicals at Duvernay produced caustic soda and chlorine. Alberta incorporated firms numbered 1 202 with capital over 137 660 000 while 190 outside companies registered with Alberta expenditures over 48 million.
Josie Waltz a Saskatchewan nurse who spent six years among Sas katchewan Indians prefers northern Saskatchewan to New York. She describes rapid tuberculosis vaccination efforts, travel with an Indian guide, and life in bush camps versus city ships, noting fewer fears and strong public health work north of the Saskatchewan frontier.
Provincial veterinarian Dr. T V Johnston reports Bang’s disease prevalence among Saskatchewan livestock herds has declined from about seven percent to under four percent over the past decade.
Complete directions for a needle woven baby jacket bonnet and soakers plus eight other patterns from Muriel Douglas Rorke Lindalee Instruction Book. It uses less wool and resists shrinking. 45 cents. Order Dept PPL Home Workshop Patterns 4433 West Fifth Ave Vancouver BC. Send for your copy.
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