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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
7
A prisoner named Convict No 614568 escapes a granite prison by crawling over the wall with hidden shoe grips learned from Zingo the Human Fly. He follows a guiding light, climbs a railroad embankment, and reaches the tracks as dawn approaches, planning to move north into the back country.
The prisoner known as Convict No 614868 swung from a high track, lost his grip, and fell to a deadly end. Guards report he apparently followed a circling plane's light before vanishing into brush and reentering the prison wall.
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4726 offering a sundress jacket and skirt options for sizes 12 to 40 with a 16s sundress and 35 inch fabric. The pattern includes illustrated, easy to follow instructions and fit testing. Order for 25 cents by mail to Winnipeg Newspaper Union, Manitoba.
A historic recipe describes pressed jelly veal using 20 pounds veal neck and shank with salt water spices, then chilling in a mold until firm. It includes gelatin, vinegar, and pickled beets for garnish, plus a second meat mold of beef veal pork with poultry dressing boiled three hours and pressed to set.
Saskatchewan game officials with Alberta and Montana conducted an aerial survey over 612 square miles in southwest Saskatchewan. The count showed about 2,500 antelope in the surveyed area and more than 5,400 in the three areas, noting the figures cover only a small fraction of the total population. The hunting season runs from late October to late November.
RCM P reported a man's body discovered in a haystack in Lillyfield. The remains appeared to have been there 18 months to two years, with only a skeleton remaining. Also notes highway opening plans, a nurse appeal answer, Drake's rapid freeze plant, and seed demand in Canada.
A British medical leader urged Canadian doctors to expect a national health scheme. Dr H Guy Dain, chair of the British Medical Association council, told the Canadian Medical Association general council that the modern outlook is for everyone to have access to medical services.
The Canadian fund for poliomyelitis and the March of Dimes drive in the United States plan a joint campaign next January to coincide with the U S effort. Ottawa executives decided on the synchronized effort to boost polio relief.
A country man visiting New York remarks on the bustling city traffic and notes the town seems behind in its hauling operations, commenting on the apparent lag in transport.
Nelson's fifth annual midsummer bonspiel will be held July 4 to 9 with nearly 90 entrants from outside and the city, an increase over last year's count. Officials noted the event has expanded from five sheets of ice and the skating arena test was successful enough to keep play area wide open for this year.
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