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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
2
The nation has long sought a modern all-weather coast to coast highway. While some sections compare favorably with other major roads, many stretches lag behind modern standards. Labor shortages and high costs have slowed construction since the war period.
A Canadian Chamber of Commerce delegation urged J G Glen to consider a modern hard surfaced highway from Atlantic to Pacific. They argued current facilities are inadequate and a unified interstate highway would boost tourism and defense, to be built when conditions allow.
The piece argues for a trans Canada highway linking East and West. It cites Chamber of Commerce support and tourism gains from a first class road, noting motorists currently must use U.S. routes for a continuous hard surface highway. It urges timely completion when conditions permit.
Ottawa reports 76 738 dwelling units completed in 1947, pushing three year total near 200 000. Some 74 percent were built in metropolitan and urban municipalities as Canada rebounds after the war.
A compilation of humorous exchanges and punchlines spanning spouses doctors students and neighbors. Highlights include a wife improvising dinner chaos with soup and cheese a lifelike portrait joke a plumber relative and quick classroom one liners.
Dominion entomologists map severe and moderate grasshopper outbreaks across western Saskatchewan and southern Alberta with light pockets in Manitoba. Provincial and municipal authorities provide poison bait, leaflets, and instructions to farmers ahead of hatching reports. Rainfall may influence damage.
Lt Cmdr Allan D Beddoe begins drafting Canada's Second World War book of remembrance to list about 45 000 names by year of death. The project aims for a 450 page vellum volume, with the first 100 sheets already sent to Ottawa. The location for the final book remains undecided.
In Penticton Vancouver based Columbia Coachways Ltd faced a 30 hour dash through winter roads to start service by the January 23, 1948 deadline. The company received its first bus on January 21 and completed the run before the time limit. The city council found substantial compliance with the franchise agreement and returned the $3,000 bond.
An 11 year old Vancouver boy John Davies flew a silver mono plane solo from Vancouver Airport reaching 1000 feet then landing. He has been flying 20 months and cannot qualify for a licence for six more years. Ed Bell the U Fly instructor praised his skill after eight hours dual instruction. His mother Mrs W G Davies previously won five hours flying instruction.
The government plans to seed clouds with dry ice in Negros and Negros Occidental to bring rain and protect newly planted sugar cane as drought threatens the region. A spokesperson confirmed the plan.
Robbie Woods 18 months old bit his cocker spaniel on the nose in Courtenay British Columbia. Parents rescued the dog and prevented further injury.
Regina police logged a variety of losses in 1947. Items stolen or reported missing include an upper plate from false teeth a garden gate a fire extinguisher three roosters a box of chocolate biscuits and an oil burner that fell from a truck.
Washington reports the United States population reached 145 340 000 at the start of the year after 1947 saw the largest single year growth in history. A record 3.908000 births occurred, with low death rates and net immigration around 215 000 aiding the rise.
Vancouver report: three maple trees flown from Canada were planted by Princess Alice at a nurses rest home in Britain opened with furnishings funded by Canadian nurses. Grace M. Fairley spoke to the Women's Auxiliary to Vancouver General Hospital. The Canadian Nurses' Association contributed 20000 dollars to a rehabilitation fund for British civilian nurses unable to work, funding courses and other aid.
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