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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
7
Helen pines as Nancy weds Harvey Devlin, confessing a past love and enduring friendship. She grapples with heartbreak while blessing their union and steels herself to play gracious matron at the ceremony. The tale ends with acceptance and hope for Nancy’s happiness.
Alexis Creek is a cattle town of 274 in Chilcotin County British Columbia. It features a hospital, a one room school with 18 students, two stores, and a local cinema in Pigeon’s store where Indians attend Saturday night films. Notable residents include rancher Duke Martin and magistrate Mr Carlton, with history tied to founder Alex Graham.
Saskatchewan items report minimal fire losses for 1950 in Kindersley at five dollars. Manitoba apiarist D R Robertson named provincial apiarist for Manitoba. Alberta hotels see 348 sales and 32 new beer licences in five years. Immigrant farm workers depart southern Alberta for eastern Canada. Vancouver forms a POW wing of the Royal Air Force association led by James Lang. Lois Adams wins 300 damages in Supreme Court against a Royal City dentist. Saskatchewan legislature approves 50 mph limit for half ton trucks under 4000 pounds.
Vancouver reports possible start of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway extension from the city to Squamish this year if materials are available. The 40 mile route through West Vancouver and Howe Sound is budgeted at about eight million dollars and may take around two years to complete. The line would give PGE a waterfront terminus and links to trans continental routes, with a future 82 mile northward extension to Prince George planned from Quesnel.
Revelstoke Ski Club honors Gordon Rutherford of Field with a special sportsmanship award. Rutherford, a polio survivor with disabled feet, continued trying in ski events, earning admiration from spectators for his tenacity.
Canada’s December 1 farm census shows cattle and calves at 8,292,100 up from 8,243,300 last year and sheep and lambs at 1,268,000, while horses fell to 1,594,500, down 8.3 percent from 1,738,000. Milk cows dropped nationwide from 3,570,000 to 3,496,700.
Scotland's registrar-general reports Scotsmen now expect to live 68 years as women reach 68 and men 64. life expectancy in 1900 was 44 for men and 47 for women, marking a substantial rise over the century.
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