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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1956
Page
4
Dr Bruce Billings of Beird Associates shows Eva the evapograph to American Research and Development Corporation directors. The device uses a thin oil film to focus heat radiation and captures color pictures in complete darkness at ranges up to a mile.
For 29 years Pitzer Transfer Co. of Roanoke Virginia received a $2 monthly check from a Baltimore man for storage. The man finally came to view the stored goods and identified himself to the secretary treasurer. The goods were two chests containing an old model car’s tools and World War I relics. The owner said the storage bill of 696 dollars was finally unpaid and requested disposal of the items.
Kangaroo joeys are born tiny under an inch long. These newborns grow rapidly to reach up to seven feet in height and can weigh as much as 300 pounds as adults.
Beverley Brandstrom of the Eriksdale 4 H Poultry Club is named the 1955 R O P Hatchery Shield winner in Manitoba. The grade eleven student at Eriksdale High School earned top marks in senior poultry judging at Interlake 4 H rally and won first prize at the South West Interlake Festival with “My Hobby Raising Poultry.”
A classic casserole blends elbow macaroni tuna and creamy celery soup with cheese and spices. Layer with eggs green pepper tomato and rice, then bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Substitution tips include canned fish or smoked cod.
The article traces Leap Year origins from Scotland England and Italy through Julius Caesar Pope Gregory and John of Hollywood, explains the 365.2425 day year and the skipping of centurial leap years, notes Oswald Rossini and Gilbert and Sullivan facts, and ends with Leap Day customs and a 1956 Canadian wage bonus.
Fear that symptoms indicate cancer leads many to delay doctors, though early treatment cures many cases. Patients brood over dread, risking illness, while doctors can diagnose and reassure or treat effectively. Also notes coin edge milling as a separate topic.
Illustration Stations farms aim to supply pure seed grain to nearby communities. From 1950 to 1954 nine of ten Lacombe supervised stations sold 4,900 bushels of seed wheat 10,700 bushels of seed oats and 6,780 bushels of barley to 345 farmers, about 48 bushels per farmer. Testing guides yield and adaptability of new varieties for local conditions.
The Weekly Review notes higher counts in dowsing, production, and construction across Canada with 8 to 9 percent gains in early 1955. Merchandising and motor vehicle sales hit new peaks while border travel and wholesale trade rise. Manufacturing shipments totalled 19.56 billion dollars, with inventories and unfilled orders up, and railway activity increasing sharply. Employment and wages edged up by year end with manufacturing earnings at 64.78 dollars per week.
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