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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
2
The report notes years of hardship endured by new arrivals seeking a home in Canada. It highlights how contact with Canadian soldiers or knowledge of Canada influenced many to pursue a better life, while others sought a fresh start due to difficult conditions elsewhere.
The Canadian Citizenship Committee urges public effort to welcome newcomers by pairing each new immigrant with an experienced Canadian to teach electoral laws, social customs, religious affiliations, and local organizations. The proposal aims to accelerate assimilation and broaden the benefits of citizenship for both newcomers and Canadians, learning from past practices.
The Special Products Board announced a five cent per dozen increase for Grade A eggs under the Britain contract, with a further two cent rise effective September 1, 1948. The July and August rise stems from economies in administering the British egg contract, and the September bump aligns with the regular fall premium under the contract.
Anne Adams urges readers to purchase Pattern 4707 for Jr Miss sizes 11 through 17. The ad touts a slim waist and flowing peplum with a simple, tested fit and illustrated instructions. Order by mail to Winnipeg Pattern Dept for 25 cents.
A digest from Banff to Edmonton reports buyers resisting high auto and furniture prices amid taxes. Kelowna notes 7.6 million box apple crop shipments with 13,754 cars this post season. Edmonton lists a 1948 highway program of 15.5 million dollars across 45 projects. Endeavour shares a tractor bound camping honeymoon of Mr and Mrs John Wilkinson. Kamsack postmaster charges 10 cents to reopen boxes, turning 16.50 into charity. Ontario seeks 2,500 western farm workers with Aug 23 31 return window and 10 dollar fares. Glass cleanup tips advise damp cotton to prevent cuts.
An antiseptic oil claims rapid relief from itching and discomfort in open sores wounds and ulcers. It targets eczema pimples barbers itch salt rheum itching toes and feet and other inflammatory skin conditions with drying and scaling within days. Available as Moones Emerald Oil at modern drug stores with satisfaction or money back.
Mrs Georgie Booker of Georgia described her porch rocker as a bit bumpy. The next morning the rockers had crushed a six foot rattlesnake to death.
Searchers discovered 14 year old Norman Henry Locke dead beside his pony that stood in a flooded creek all night after the boy fell in. The scene was in Grand Prairie Alta where rescuers searched the area for hours.
A collection of light vignettes and quips. A passport mix up over hair color. A confessing ex sailor about marrying Mary Smith. A doctor’s cheerful congratulations and a red blue heart token. A charity lecture joke about brotherly love and a boy trout sale. A parson swindle line and a missing enigma remark.
Ottawa reports from the Bureau of Statistics show Canadian doctors average pay rising from 3900 dollars in 1939 to 6200 dollars in 1945, a gain of sixty percent. The note adds a non sequitur that rummy was voted the most popular card game.
Ottawa reports the index of industrial farm prices at 234.0 on April 15, up 2.7 points from March and 36.4 points above April 1947. Prices advanced for grains livestock dairy eggs poultry vegetables potatoes and dairy products while sugar beets maple products and furs showed no gains.
The U S Department of Agriculture set this year's winter and spring wheat yield at 1 192 425 000 bushels. May winter wheat is raised to 32 000 000 from prior estimates, totaling 877 230 000 for June. Spring wheat is forecast at 315 195 000 bushels. The piece notes daily rain and snow totals.
Jasper Alberta delegates hear Dr. R. D. Sinclair University of Alberta professor says soil conservation is vital for prairie farmers. Prof H. M. King of British Columbia stresses intensive production on limited arable land through fertilization irrigation and crop rotation.
Ottawa reports plans for a 146 mile dyking system in Fraser Valley as part of flood control. Estimated costs total 62.5 million dollars with 50 million from the Federal government and 12.5 million from British Columbia. Dykes would be high and strong enough to hold peak Fraser floods and may carry a 16 foot road, echoing wartime barriers in Holland and the lower Rhine.
Tire manufacturers estimate motorists gain about 1,700 miles of tread life per dollar spent on tires, suggesting drivers maximize value when purchasing tires.
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