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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1942
Page
8
The Salvage campaign resumes collection this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. A collection truck will call at homes. Prepare salvage items by securing clean rags paper and magazines in bundles of 50 pounds.
An article recounts knitting yarn and shop notes for Perth's Dry Cleaning and Dyeing with Gaited Stores Ltd. It highlights the Miniota Civil Defense volunteer reserve recruiting 14 to 65 year olds, meeting Thursdays at Miniota hall. It also covers the Miniota United Church Y P U sponsored a Friday concert and dance at Miniota hall, featuring plays by local actors, musical solos, a patriotic pageant, and a final $4500 profit after expenses.
Beulah Ron Chisholm and Ted Gunsen of Winnipeg visited at homes over the weekend. Mrs J H Fraser’s W A circle met, planning summer work. Mrs J Horodyski, long a patient at Brandon Mental Hospital, died recently. Wilfrid’s W A held a home cooking sale in Wakefield store, netting about $9. Mr and Mrs J C Chisholm attended the funeral of Mrs V Piett in Pipestone.
The report lists the bon spiel winners with prizes. Grand Chaleres 4 Electric table lamps donated by Manitoba Power Commission for Williams' rink. 2nd Relish dishes donated by Drewery's Ltd for H. W. Stevenson rink. Merchants 1st Half dozen silver plated teaspoons donated by T. Eaton Co for Don MacDonald rink. 2nd pictures donated by Forster Bros for C. Smith rink. 4 boxes of chocolates donated by Ted Wakefield for F Grainger rink. Consolation 12 lbs butter donated by Miniota Creamery for A. Fraser rink. 24 dressed chickens donated by A. S. Fraser rink. War savings stamps donated by Club for R. & Fraser rink.
Hay for sale about ten good clean tons at five dollars per ton at Hugh Hanlin's farm Arrow River contact 204 Minion exchange Auction sale includes household effects Fargo truck and more at Mrs F L Bregenr Mauniota on Saturday April 1st J F M Johnston Auctioneer phone 1923 Crandall exchar
Isabella Pte V Martin returned home to Winnipeg for a few days on sick leave, awaiting further duty and medical clearance.
Clarence Clark and A. F. Stitches spent the weekend at home in Saskatoon and Winnipeg respectively. Mr and Mrs W Shurvell hosted Arnold in Alameda while Miss C Scarth left for Swift Current for her marriage to Mr J Odland of Aneroid Sask performed in Medicine Hat. Red Cross drive at A Warren home raised over 38 for Russian relief with pies auctioned by Warren and Finkbeiner and Tom Stewart topping bids at 3 dollars for a pie.
A fragment mentions weather cues and seasonal change with a crocus found last week by W. Tennant as a sign of spring, embedded in a brief local observation.
Military District No. 10 calls for more recruits. The listed local youths have answered the call to service and appeal for community support. The notice urges readers to assist and directs to the nearest recruiting officer.
Me F Gandham RCASC Portage spent a year away then visited her uncle, seriously ill in Brandon hospital, on Saturday. Mrs N Yockhart and daughter Evelyn visited in Winnipeg. R Keyes and J Douglas Rivers visited W Tennant home last week. Verne Sunley home for weekend from Winnipeg R C A F course. Pte T Gunson Winnipeg Grenadiers visited wife staying with her parents. W A town group met at Mrs W Nankivel’s home Saturday. quilt finished and tea served. proceeds to church board.
Crandall T A Gray is noted among passengers in Winnipeg. Mrs Shettler returns from a Pacific Coast holiday. Red Cross completed five quilts for shipment last week. Pearl Estelle Jacob wife of W Rudd dies in Winnipeg leaving Morris Jacob of St Boniface as her father. A group of youths visited Grant Hyndman for his birthday and gifted him a present. Hyndman received his call for service with the RCN and departed to report for duty in Winnipeg.
The note urges delaying farming duties to store away grain and supplies in a move described as patriotic. The stated aim is to prevent a feared shortage of explosives used in naval, military, and air force operations.
Widespread seed treatment on flax shows higher germination rates. North-West Line Elevators and Dominion Rust Research Lab tested 56 samples with both blotter germination and soil trials. Organic mercury dust treatment raised germination from 53.7% to 78.9% in soil tests, while overall lab results averaged 66.8% vs 8.9% for treated and untreated samples respectively.
The piece urges Canada to increase flax production to replace imported oils and glycerine used in war materials. It notes flax price at 2.25 per bushel for No 1 CW basis Ft William and contrasts with wheat price, urging farmers to act. Also mentions cooperatives for lead purchases via Tom G. Long at Lake of the Woods Elevator Mintota.
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