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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
7
A World War II veteran recalls meeting Monica Philip in Thetford in 1941. He vows to reunite after the war, searches years, and finally spots her in civvy street with her husband, realizing part of his heart went with her.
Classic shirtfrock with deep neckline two button front slantaway pockets in sizes 12 through 42. Size 16 uses 4% yards of 35 inch fabric. Complete illustrated instructions and fit tested. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
Largest crude oil flow yet in Redwater field northwest of Edmonton reported from Pasc Redwater No. 2 well at 2,880 barrels daily. The milestone marks a top early record for the field and highlights continued production gains in Alberta.
Bruno Paradis of Cranbrook found a missing purse containing 2800 dollars along the Trans Provincial Highway near Jaffray after car trouble. The Patten family of Portland reported the loss while helping a bee issue in their car. Paradis will receive a cash reward.
Osias Bob Robert ends 36 years on the same Edmonton mail route. He estimates walking the world around twice and hauling 162 tons of mail. Nearby notes report other provincial updates from Prince Albert to Victoria.
E E Eisenhauer Sask atchewan deputy minister of public works and South Saskatchewan Irrigation Development leader spoke to Weyburn Rotary about irrigation transforming Saskatchewan. He outlined a 10 year dam project to irrigate 500000 to 750000 acres, supply Moose Jaw Regina and 40 rural municipalities, create jobs, sustain crops, and develop power up to 120000 horsepower for about 66 million dollars. He warned irrigation would boost population and industry while raising living standards.
Edmonton reports Alberta will be among the first Canadian provinces to test a newly discovered drug to combat typhoid. Dr. J A Gillett, provincial director of communicable diseases, said chloromycetin supplies are being sent to the health department. Experiments will be conducted with two known typhoid carriers in northern Alberta.
Golden Prairie farmer Adolph Frieze owns a spry gray mare that became stuck with a sulky plow. After attempts to free herself failed she rose dragging the heavy implement and traveled a quarter mile before stumbling and falling under the plow. The animal is described as still healthy.
Prairie region totals 481000000 acres across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with about 110000000 acres classified as farm lands.
In Moose Jaw, Royal Canadian Mounted Police members tend graves of deceased Mounties at 35 Saskatchewan sites. Graves are periodically inspected and weeded to maintain the grave sites.
More than 71 000 Canadians received awards for proficiency in first aid and home nursing from the St John Ambulance Brigade last year, 10 000 more than in 1947, said C A Gray sub-prior of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem at the annual meeting.
Regina. George Dickson chair man of the highway traffic board warns summer drivers to exercise caution on dusty roads. He advises motorists to ensure there is nothing ahead before passing another vehicle.
The Bureau of Statistics reports April wholesale sales varied across Canada with the prairie provinces up 14 percent from last year, Ontario up 2 percent, and British Columbia down 6 percent. For all Canada, sales rose less than 2 percent year over year, with four month totals 2.7 percent above the prior year.
Vancouver reports on a meeting of the American Meteorological Society at UBC where L O Grant discussed cloud seeding with dry ice and silver iodide. He noted potential to induce heavier rain and a 66 percent success rate in a near desert area, outlining cloud conditions needed for seeding.
Cream butter and sugar until light then add egg yolks blend. Fold in flour and chill. Shape into small balls dip in egg white then nuts bake 350F five minutes carve dents and bake fifteen more. Fill hollows with jam after removing from oven.
Combine sugar flour salt egg yolks and egg with a small amount of milk then blend into the rest of the milk. Cook in a double boiler stirring constantly until thickened. Cool and add vanilla. Chill in sherbet glasses and top with Chocolate Fluff.
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