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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1952
Page
2
Canadian farmers saw cash incomes reach a record in 1851 with an estimated 2.825 million dollars, about 27 percent higher than 1849. Yet operating and living costs rose as well, eroding the high cash income as prices for goods and services increased.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics warned that the 1952 farm income report may show a decline. In January and February the sale price index for farm products fell versus 1951, and the dairy and livestock situation could depress income. Much hinges on the forthcoming crop and market conditions.
The 1951 world demand for Canadian wheat and cattle boosted cash receipts to 1.209 billion dollars from livestock and 424.089 million from wheat. Saskatchewan led the prairie provinces with 626.6 million, Alberta 470.4 million, Manitoba 260.7 million, ranking Canada second to Ontario overall. The year set a peak 14 percent above the 1949 record, with rising costs offsetting gains. outlook hoped for favorable 1952 crops to sustain income.
A Star Idaho reader credits Emerald Oil for immediate relief from leg sores and itching after years of misery. The ad touts Emerald Oil as a stainless greaseless, highly concentrated remedy sold at drug stores nationwide with thousands of bottles yearly.
In the Rocky Mountains 130 miles southwest of Edmonton the Stony Sacree tribes avoid the x ray program and refuse treaty money. Indian parents delay medical treatment until diseases worsen, then blame white men for deaths after hospital admission. Robert Battle, supervisor, persuaded 35 of 7 Indians to submit to the process before treaty money departed.
Mrs Lottye Turney of Shelby Mississippi has an automobile sixteen years old yet has never spent a nickel on motor repairs. She has driven only thirty one thousand miles and has never gone more than sixty three miles from home.
The 1951 census puts India's population at 356,829,485 with 70 percent earning livelihoods from the land. The total shows a 12.5 percent increase since 1941, reflecting continued demographic growth and rural reliance.
A bachelor friend shows many qualities of a good husband but will not propose. The quip compares marriage to how a grocer gains an account once held by a haberdasher, lampooning courting and business in a witty aside.
A collage of humorous quips about money hats and police, plus a recipe for cornbread fingers and notes on thick eggshells. The jokes feature a banker, a policeman, a hostess, and a spinster, with punch lines about salaries, games, and a Board meeting. The cooking item lists ingredients and steps for savory cheese fingers.
Regina report notes Canadian United Church ministers get a $200 annual salary hike for 1952. Home mission committee of the Saskatchewan conference says increases aim to keep pace with living costs, with travel grants and manses modernization planned. The article mentions the Suez Canal length of 104.5 miles.
Edmonton doctor Dr. R. Graham Huckell will meet Queen Elizabeth in London this summer to receive the Canadian Orthopaedic Jewel for his work as president of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. The jewel, decorated with the fleur de lis and maple leaf, marks its first presentation.
In Chichester England a 10 month old North Holland Blue hen named Duplicate broke a 25 year old global mark by laying her 360th egg in 159 days at Fisher Farm North Madham near here. The bird, top egg layer since 1927 holder Lady VICtorie Canada, drew public praise after a TV interview following the record.
Ottawa reports Riding Mountain park gained the most visitors among Canada’s national parks for the year ending March 31, 1952 with 334,089 visitors. Banff led with 482,948, and total park attendance reached 2,193,413, up about 250,000 from the prior year. Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan stretches also posted gains.
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