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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
7
Lenny and a stranger meet by chance in a washroom and swap coats after speculating they could be twins. A tailing man demands fifty dollars, then the stranger exits in Lenny’s suit, is pursued by detectives, and arrested as Lenny escapes through a side door.
The advertisement promotes Sew-Easy Two-Pieces pattern 4878 by Anne Adams. It highlights no shoulder seams, simple pattern pieces, and a slimming look. Sizes 34 to 48 are offered with fabric needs listed for size 36 at 4 1/2 yards of 35-inch fabric and instructions included.
In Stenen Saskatchewan the village was placed under government control after the village council dissolved over a vote to join the Canora union hospital district. H Nanuriak, village secretary, was appointed business manager by the department of municipal affairs.
First samples of Australian made stainless steel table knives were received by the Australian retail trade. Australia had previously relied on imports of stainless steel from Sheffield England. The development signals a shift toward local production and supply.
Edmonton council approved selling seven city-owned lots for 150000 in a preliminary move linked to a Montreal group's plan to build a 15-storey six million dollar hotel in downtown Edmonton. The report lists other regional notes from Saskatchewan to Banff and Morden and a Shirley Temple Agar photo item.
Two million bees in 200 packaged shipments flown from Davis California to Alberta reach Westlock for Frontier Honey Co. Provincial apiarist W C LeMaistre praises the air shipment as excellent and likely to become common. Clyde Gault notes earlier delays and spring speeding the plan.
Vancouver hopes to sell power to the northwestern United States in 1949 as the Bridge River project adds 600000 hp for export. Bonneville Power Administration supplied Vancouver and parts of the lower mainland last year, helping avert a power shortage. The U S and Northwest faced shortages this past winter, prompting earlier deals.
Instructions for preparing custards from milk eggs and sugar with steps to bake at 325 F until firm. Use a double boiler to scald milk and temper yolks, then cook until coating the spoon and remove from heat with flavoring and salt. Serve in custard cups or a water bath.
In Winnipeg H E Wood head of Manitoba weeds commission says between 15 000 and 20 000 2 4 D weed control machines will operate to cover more than 5 000 000 acres in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta this summer. Trials and tests have been coordinated this year with pre emergence and other experiments begun in January.
In New York a bugler and a drummer from the police department band stepped out of formation during a Central Park concert to arrest a man in the audience who was wanted for car theft. The duo acted quickly and held the suspect until officers arrived.
Sus near the Persian gulf is noted for the longest continuous existence of any city, spanning from 4000 B.C. to 650 A.D. This ancient site highlights enduring urban development in Mesopotamian region.
A candle clock devised by Alfred the Great of England used candles marked in inch sections, with each candle burning four hours.
The first Canadian test of electrosmosis to prevent mud slides was tried on Sunnyside Hill to save Calgary homes. A direct current pulls moisture from soil via vertical pipes, forming a dry barrier at the hill brow. Professors Hardy and Harle supervise and note mixed early results with long-term potential and cost savings.
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