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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
2
Major A F E Wood of the National Employment Service of Canada urges better vocational guidance as many youths leave school for the first job. He warns of frustrated careers from unsuitable early positions and notes increasing access to guidance via schools families provincial centers and youth councils.
The Guidance service funded by the National Employment Service provides facilities for placing and guiding young workers and calls for cooperation between the local employment office and youth-serving agencies. Major Wood notes that workers in the wrong job face social and earnings difficulties and a cycle of misfortune, yet progress is evident in this vital effort for social welfare and industrial advancement.
Women doctors in Canada total 700, per the Federation of Medical Women of Canada. The 25th annual meeting runs with the Canadian Medical Association convention. Dr. Jean Macdonald of Halifax is president for 1949-50, succeeding Dr. Anna Nicholson of Saskatoon, with vice presidents Roberta Bond-Nichols, Grace Donnelly, Jessie McGeachy, Stephanie Potoski, Pearl Christie-Dowling, and Elda Lindenfield. Emma Richter-Adamson is secretary, Margaret Owens treasurer.
Miss Constance Elizabeth Lucy Aston leaves 15000 pounds to the British Cats Protection League for a cat clinic in London. The legacy marks the largest donation the society has received since its 22 years of existence.
A brief note states the average reader spends six percent of time actually reading while the remaining ninety four percent is absorbed by pauses for the eye and mind to assimilate the material.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports progress toward a black currant resistant to white pine blister rust, note cautious planting where pines are economically important. Black currants thrive in cool northern climates with windbreaks, red and white currants yield heavier. life of a plantation can reach 15 years with proper care. The pamphlet Currant Culture offers full cultural guidance and varieties and is available from Ottawa.
Texas Experimental Station develops a hog breeding crate to handle boars on gilts or sows. Plans describe two 2 by 6 inch runners, a hinged moveable side, adjustable settings for sow size, and multiple gates to restrain and control the animal during breeding.
Ottawa reports Canada will issue a 1947 Newfoundland Confederation commemorative silver dollar. Royal Canadian Mint craftsmen completed a design showing a sailing ship on one side and the King's profile on the other.
Canadian population growth and rising demand demand urgent land conservation. L Dudley Stamp, the British rural land use adviser, warned that mismanaged land could threaten future food supply. He cited Britain’s wartime land reforms and urged smarter use of fertile areas with housing and industry shifts to poorer lands. He noted Britain now relies on imports for wheat while prioritizing fruits and vegetables. He warned global food output per head falls without proper planning as population increases, citing India’s rapid growth.
Federal fisheries department raises Great Slave Lake annual catch quota from 3.5 million to nine million pounds spurring employment growth from about 200 to 4090. William Schrader of McInnes Products Corp notes much whitefish and trout from the lake is exported to U.S. cities.
In memory of Captain Harry Marantz who died in France in 1943 while with the R.C.A.M.C. a lake in Cape Churchill is named Marantz Lake. Dr. Marantz lived in the north before overseas and practiced medicine in Flin Flon for seven years. His widow Mrs Evelyn Marantz of Winnipeg and children Denny and Denise are reported to be in France visiting his grave.
A collection of jokes about tourists in Arizona, a classroom moment on etcetera, wedding outfits, marriages, work politics, wallets after marriage, hotel meal hours, and Uncle Abner’s ninety. The bits mix small observations of everyday life with light social humor.
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