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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
2
Garden notes recommend planting a wide range of flowers and vegetables in solid beds or big clumps. They advise sowing green manure cover crops after early harvests to choke weeds and improve soil. Emphasizes slow, careful gardening and fine soil for tiny seeds.
A two foot span graceful white enamel plane pattern with red and black trim. The pattern includes actual size cutting guides and assembly directions for mounting the cabinet on a ridgepole or in any exposed area. Pattern 210 and 323 priced at 35c each with postage options and a packet deal for kitchen remodeling.
An alloy of copper and nickel changes its magnetic properties with temperature. Weakly magnetic at normal temps, it loses magnetism as temperature rises and is used to compensate for thermal effects in instruments like speedometers and watt hour meters. Without it a car traveling at 60 mph could read about 42 mph in heat.
A public safety note urges fencing farm dugouts and installing life saving gear to prevent drownings. It describes using a 60 ft 4 inch rope attached to a can as a throwing buoy, proper throw technique, and the value of two can buoys, a long reaching pole, and practiced rescue steps.
Hunters in Lethbridge and Magrath, Alberta, reported two lynx shot this winter. Each animal weighed between 25 and 30 pounds.
British Columbia and Alberta plan a joint tourist trade office in San Francisco to attract visitors. Arthur B. Peers of the BC Travel Bureau will represent the provinces. The loon, a diving bird, is found only around fresh water.
Cream shortening and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Sift flour with salt and baking powder, add alternately with milk, mix smooth. Stir in vanilla, bake at 325F for 40 minutes in a greased dish. Top with brown sugar flour water melted butter and nuts, bake 10 minutes more. Yields 8 to 10.
Farmers in the rust area urged to seed the largest possible acreage of Selkirk wheat as protection against rust. The Seed Grain Co operative will pass on operating costs to buyers and refund them at season end. Officials warn that spores moving north could cause severe losses in Saskatchewan if late spring and summer weather favors rust.
Regina reports the third invitation is mailed to about 20 000 former residents inviting them to Saskatchewan Jubilee Year. A calendar of celebrations in 300 communities runs mainly in June through August. The note from Justice Culiton and Jubilee director Fred McGuinness aims to draw visitors back for summer events and local welcome efforts.
H E Wood of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture says rainfall slowed plans for an early seeding season. Some areas like Waskada Deloraine Killarney Somerset and Morden began seedings before the moisture delayed widespread planting likely until May. Wheat acreage may total near 24 million acres with potential rises in sunflowers corn field peas and canning crops. Pastures and hay outlook look promising.
The article explains bacterial ring rot in potatoes, its rapid spread via seed cutting, and how to control it, including disposal of all potatoes and dedicated equipment. It also describes field symptoms and potential misdiagnosis without lab confirmation. It notes an exhibit of Canadian poultry products at a Kansas City conference drawing interest from US buyers.
FAO Director General P V Cardon explains why Clean Water Means Better Health as the 1955 World Health Day theme. He recalls a Pakistan water project adviser buying fish with fresh water and rice, underscoring how safe water supports rural life, farming, and global wealth.
After three years and hosting over 80 000 United Nations soldiers in Tokyo the Canadian Army Maple Leaf Club has closed. Ambassador T C Davis praised its morale impact at a closing buffet. The club hosted soldiers from many nations including 4000 Americans and employed 23 Japanese workers at its peak.
A fragment notes Asiatic cholera accelerates rapidly with deaths occurring within 60 minutes after first symptoms. The brief mentions an urgency about the disease and its swift course.
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