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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
2
Western Canada shows rapid oil and gas discovery pace with a new find every three days since 1952 and thirty wells drilled in the first 100 days of this year. The ongoing exploration promises further possibilities for regional development and economic impact.
The report notes this year eleven new oil discoveries and twelve gas wells in Alberta, with Saskatchewan showing two oil and two gas wells, British Columbia three gas wells, and several shallow oil wells in the Northwest Territories. Alberta's central region leads activity with ongoing gas and oil exploration.
The discovery of oil and gas in the West reshapes Canada's economy attracting capital from across the country and abroad. Employment rises as residents and migrants fill jobs, and related industries flourish, signaling a nascent era just beginning its development and drawing global interest for future fuel supplies.
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced a U S edict barring hunters from importing cloven hoofed game from Canada this fall due to foot and mouth disease. Only small cooked portions for personal use may enter if inspectors approve. hides or skins may enter if properly treated or sent to a government-approved facility.
Ten year old Lois Goodine, blind, placed third in a Vancouver dance festival class of 20 for ages 10 to 13. The Seattle judge Helen Chase noted eye trouble but did not suspect blindness after 13 tap lessons and a first solo. Lois attends the Vancouver school for the blind and also plays piano and mouth organ.
In Lac du Bonnet Manitoba an early house sparrow nested in an air vent. A swallow arriving later has used the vent for seven years. The swallow killed the sparrow, and both swallows added nest material after the sparrow’s nest was destroyed.
A Graham Land base dispatch reports Argentina has installed a freezing plant at its Antarctic outpost to prevent food spoilage during summer when temperatures rise to 50 degrees after winter lows of 60 degrees below zero.
A coal hauling locomotive that ran here for 70 years was donated to the city of Nanaimo and placed in Piper's Park. The engine’s final trip used coal from an old pit that closed in 1889 to power the journey.
A collage of tidbits and quips featuring wedding banter, mistaken identities, and light curiosities. Jests about love letters, a plumber father at a wedding, a policeman’s number, swimming lessons, and a late romance forecast abound alongside a charity-lecture gag and a weather joke. The humor shifts from romance to schooling, literature, and everyday mishaps, all delivered in breezy, shopworn newspaper style.
Eskimos in the Churchill area reported plenty to eat through winter as caribou numbers rose along Hudson Bay and inland areas. Caribou moved north earlier than usual after wintering in the barren lands, with smaller bands seen and a single herd of several thousand noted near Chesney taking three days to pass.
A flowing well on Jack Drummond’s farm near Penzance Sask has been producing 300 gallons of soft water per minute. Discovered during a Tidewater Oil test drilling the flow has drawn hundreds of sightseers and efforts to stop it have failed.
Advice on improving summer cottage comfort focuses on versatile sleeping furniture. Emphasizes double duty pieces like combination mattresses on legs sofa beds bunks and roll away beds to maximize space and guest capacity while keeping rooms tidy and usable. Prioritizes quality sleeping gear as a wise investment for relaxing vacations.
Flin Flon teachers establish a $100 normal school scholarship to encourage grade 12 students to enter teaching. Open to male or female students, it is believed to be Canada’s first of its kind.
Manitoba business leaders urged a vigorous effort to attract more American visitors. E C Gilliat noted Manitoba's tourist industry could reach about 24 million dollars this year, far behind Arizona's 150 million. He called for clean accommodations, good food, service, better roads, and completion of the Trans Canada highway.
Ottawa Finance Minister Abbott outlined proposed changes to the Canadian Farm Loan Act to raise first mortgage limits from 5 000 to 10 000 dollars and first plus second mortgage limits from 6 000 to 12 000. The act would raise security value limits to 60 percent for first mortgages and 70 percent for combined loans, allow second mortgages to buy land, establish an advisory board, and move auditing to the auditor general.
In Vulcan Alberta two premature babies at the municipal hospital shared a single incubator. Nurses improvised a second incubator using an oxygen hood and heat cradle and alternated the infants between the two until both were discharged in good health.
This antiseptic remedy known as Moone's Emerald Oil is advertised to heal eczema barber's itch lichen simplex and other skin eruptions in a few days. It is marketed as pleasant to use antiseptic and penetrating and backed by money back satisfaction claims.
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