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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 01, 1934
Page
8
The United Y. S. is preparing in one act play Freelanced Idiot for presentation at the upcoming drama festival in Oak River. Weather the past week allowed farmers to finish seeding and most wheat is now completed. Rain is needed for steady 24 hour precipitation.
A tie results from guesses by Mrs. F Leary and Mr H G Murphy both 2555 while the true number was 2533 A new figure will be supplied from Montreal for another guess by the two contestants United States Ltd Minista A United Church concert by the Virden Concert Group entertained Saturday evening with instrumental and vocal numbers presented faultlessly and enjoyed by all attendees
The explosive force transfers energy to both bullet and gun. The bullet experiences a shorter travel distance to exit the barrel, while the gun recoils a short distance in the opposite direction. Since work equals force times distance, more work is done on the bullet than on the gun due to the bullet’s greater travel distance within the system.
Moist air is heavier than dry air at the same temperature and pressure because water vapor displaces heavier nitrogen and oxygen molecules, reducing average molar mass. The higher moisture increases density under identical conditions.
William A Webster of Welwyn died Sunday April 22 while en route to hospital. Born in Leverington Hall Cambridgeshire England in 1869 he immigrated to Canada in 1899 living at Two Creeks then Welwyn. Survived by seven brothers A F Webster Ed Webster Harry Jacob Cowley James Fred. Funeral was at United Church Welwyn with interment in Welwyn Cemetery.
A reader requests space to reply to a prior letter about telephone users. The writer argues the original miss the point and challenges the suggested salary and cost-saving ideas, noting the small monetary impact and questioning priorities.
The letter writer accuses disgruntled councillors of unfair remarks while noting taxpayers struggle with taxes. They condemn a remote “Telephone User” for meddling and giving unsolicited advice, urging him to mind his own business and quit commenting on council matters.
A fragmented verse contrasts abundance and hardship with a planet full of fools. It notes bankers rewarding dividends while people starve, describing milk and bread overflowing, shops and factories full, then the banker declares economizing. The excerpt presents a satire on wealth disparity and consumer plenty.
Beginning Saturday May 5 the Minicta Creamery will be open until 9 p m for accepting cream and eggs and will keep this Saturday night closing time until further notice.
Mrs E Warren left Sunday to visit her parents in Lockport. Tie W 1 meets Wednesday at 2:50 am at the home of Mrs F Reid. R D L Warren of West Bend Sask spent the weekend there. Mr and Mrs R E Borland of Virden visited relatives. The Lord’s Supper will be administered at Sunday service with a combined church and S S service on Mother’s Day at 1 pm.
SS members present with Mrs. W Hyndman presiding. Hyndman appointed delegate to the Provincial Convention in Winnipeg. Mrs. A Dickey and Mrs. R Vance chosen as delegates to the District Convention in Hamiota. The group endorsed full support for the forthcoming Music Festival with 33 district children taking part and transportation plans discussed. Mrs BR McNaught of Hamiets gave a strong address on keeping the Institute self supporting and on using honey to cut sugar costs. Mrs F C Bennett of Hamiota attended as a guest and the papers were well received.
Two cars of stock were shipped from here on Saturday according to Arrow River notes.
Bronze turkey eggs offered for sale by Mrs K E Cullen Willen at the Miniota exchange. Phone number 2424 listed for inquiries.
For sale three Holstein heifers described as coming into profit and offered cheap for cash. Interested buyers should apply to A Jolley in Miniota and call the listed phone number 14:2.
A sequence of matchups lists teams Hamniota Shoal Lake Miniota Kenton Stratheclair McConnell Hamiota Strathclair across May and June. Pairings cover home and away games with dates such as May 14 May 18 May 21 May 28 May 31 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 19 and June 22. The notes imply a regional league schedule with repeated cross opponents and venue pairings.
Mr and Mrs E Sinclair and Edward visited in Strathclair on Sunday, sharing time with local residents and enjoying a brief family gathering.
Mr and Mrs J P Tennant and two women visited Brandon and Carberry for the weekend. The Father and Daughter Service was well attended on Sunday with the Mothers and Sons in charge of music. Rev J A Stephen preached a very appropriate sermon.
The notice lists Dr Hess Louse Killer 30c per packet and Dr Hess Chick Tablets 50c per packet, attributed to Edward Sinclair of Arrow River. It also notes a U P S staged two one act plays on Friday night with a drama The Valiant and a comedy Grandma Pulls the Strings, praised by adjudicator J Davis of Virden. Proceeds from the event support church funds.
Beulah Bits Miss Winnie Bruce of Roblin and Const. A G Reid spent the weekend at Beulah Bruce's Uno home. Sunday school starts at 10 am. Mr and Mrs Mabley of Rossburn moved to town. Mabley opens a harness and shoe shop. Miss Erma Spence and Hope Breandle of Binscarth visited the Bruce home. A successful Friday dance funded by the high school. St Wilfrid's W A meets Thursday at 3 pm at Mrs Sawyer's. Junior W A meets Saturday at 2 pm at Mrs Titley's.
Schnoour Report lists grade nine students Shirley Johnson and Brian Cooper among top marks. Grade ten features Hilda Williams Mary Evans and Jean Graham leading with strong scores. Grade eleven includes Joyce Dicker Pisie Morgan Mona Orr and others, with final scores 79 62 54 and 2 cA noted.
A few years ago it seemed the days of the horse were nearly over but the recent spring sales show they remain valuable. Demand outstrips supply as horses fetch strong prices at auctions, despite growing use of mechanized power.
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