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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1932
Page
4
P C Colquhoun of Maple Creek urged Saskatchewan farmers to unite share experiences and study conditions to survive current hardship. He advised diversifying into grain stock poultry bees and garden and praised using Russian thistle as fodder. He stressed timely rye harvest for feed and soil protection.
Toronto doctor Dr A J Vining charges Canada’s sentences for narcotics traffic are inadequate. He cites a dealer who received three months yet was free within 26 hours amid alleged influential friends. The claim demands review and public clarity on the case and the justice system.
Wilson Chambers, 83, of Welland County, completed a yearly winter trek on March 14. He crossed the frozen Welland River from Chambers Corners to Welland in an hour using Dutch skates more than a century old.
In Paris, a lighthearted exchange unfolds as a man admits to being robbed of six handkerchiefs and presents a match to a fellow’s claimed loss. The dialogue turns playful, with both sides noting similar misplacements and no serious wrongdoing implied.
Sir Malcolm Campbell, 47, still holds the unofficial title of fastest over land as he pushes his racer on Daytona Beach to nearly 254 miles per hour. He aims for 300 mph and has a habit of breaking records, progressing from bicycle to car to plane with a history of dangerous speed in England.
Two unemployed Viennese men planning emigration to Abyssinia built a home made vessel named Nautilus ID entirely from scrap iron and waste materials. They claim no purchases were made for engines or parts and say the design is original, resembling a submarine in appearance.
In Beirut, housewives buy bread from open-air shops where loaves are exposed to flies birds and camels. Flat loaves have thick crusts to retain moisture, while Syrians are described as preferring dried bread and not worrying about germs.
A 115000 volt submarine cable will cross the Columbia River to Portland, Oregon, delivering power directly from a new Lewis River hydroelectric plant in Washington State.
Frank Dupuis wowed the 1932 Quebec International dog sled derby crowd at the Ancient Capital with vaudeville antics at the Drouin Bridge. He finished daily in fifth to seventh place after three grueling 40 mile legs across four days, and at Chateau Frontenac he joked before presenting his $50 prize to his wife Maggie, a war-time marriage.
Observations from the dry season in Saskatchewan identify green ash as most drought resistant among broad leaved trees followed by American elm Russian poplar cottonwood and willow. Conifers like white spruce and Colorado spruce fare better when isolated or in sparse stands but many die when crowded with broad leaved species. Mortality rises where stands are dense. wide spacing preserves quality. A brief anecdote about a girl at a concert ends with her comment on the singer being repeatedly asked to sing properly.
This column advises rapid growth to avoid toughness. It recommends frequent cultivation and watering, plus a nitrogen rich fertilizer applied carefully near the soil. It then lists preferred vegetable varieties by type with regionally noted names and qualities for early and reliable yields.
Canada moved almost all its overseas wheat through ports in recent months. In January 99.7 percent and in February 99.05 percent of exports left via the all Canada route, with Vancouver rising as a key export hub. Through nine weeks of the current year, 19,824,057 bushels went through the coast port.
Robert Weir the Minister of Agriculture warns prairie farmers not to use frost damaged feed oats as seed. He says such oats are unreliable for crop production and may lead to crop failure. Relief efforts have aimed to supply dependable seed oats free of noxious weeds to avoid future feed shortages.
A New York court held a man can be under the influence of liquor without being intoxicated, overturning a license revocation for driving while drunk. The piece argues drivers must be strictly sober, as even slight alcohol impairment can cause a disaster.
A windowless Fitchburg Massachusetts factory nears completion and will use radio loudspeakers to announce weather conditions to employees shortly before quitting time. It will signal sudden temperature changes or storms affecting work.
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