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Newspaper

Miniota Herald

Location

Miniota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

May 07, 1953

Page

5

Overcoming Speedball Hitting and Track Prep Tips

This article explains why the average player struggles with speedball pitching and offers practical drills. It covers stance, grip, and swing adjustments, plus a progressive practice plan from close distance to regular pitching. It also advises athletes to assist track officials and manage runner’s nausea with proper feeding, warm ups, and steady training.

Beards Grow Among BEA Pilots and Oddities From Home

BEA pilots increasingly sport facial hair with Captain John Weldon citing passenger confidence as a perk. In Wales Victor Berry and Irene Thomas wed, then depart on a 60 mile motor chair honeymoon. A Canada goose tagged 1947 from Kingsville sanctuary is found dead after stepping into a muskrat trap. A Chicago mother watches a cat give birth to five kittens in her baby buggy. A Wisconsin man reports a bathroom tree sprouting leaves through the floor, now a foot tall and used to hang clothes.

Victor Berry Irene Thomas Invalid Tricycle Association Llanelly Wales Carmarthen John Nesslar Chicago Richard Fitzgerald Sturdivant Wis Fitzgerald

Join Sports College Now for Free Membership

Have you planned to join Sports College but not yet acted. Send a note to Sports College Box 99 Toronto 1 Qnt to request registration forms for your friends team club or school. Membership is free and everyone is eligible to join.

Sports College Box 99 Toronto

Practical Kitchen and Home Hacks from Old Text

Helpful hints describe repurposing waste materials for mats enameled linoleum, cleaning and sweetening pots with baking soda, preserving paint with paraffin, and preparing parsnips by removing cores then frying or mashing into cakes. The suggestions emphasize simple, thriftier solutions for daily chores and cooking.

Side notes on business chains and bridal efficiency

A reader recounts small ventures turning into chains from a fruit juice stand and a six-stool hamburger shop to Montage Burton's 630 branches worth 50 million dollars. The column jokes about blondes and kissing, then offers advice to grooms on selecting brides and streamlining housework for a peaceful married life.

Montage Burton England Burton's

What Other Papers Are Saying

A collage of clipped notes from Canadian papers. Items include a Rapid City demand for dog license fees by April 30, a cow milking mishap in Ed Clark’s hand, a new roof for Memorial Hall costing 2300 dollars, a plea to pay a small ad profit, a historic 1907 horse theft and recovery in Indian Head, and a Delburne wedding forecast with eleven spring unions.

Rapid City Basler Ed Clark Kipling Sask Carlyle Observer Carlyle A. Davidson Indian Head W. J. Davis O'Malley North Dakota Qu’Appelle Qu'Appelle

Cat travels long distance after gift from in laws

A tale from Regina to Wapella tells of a tom cat given by Jules Flaman to his son in law Lawrence McDonald that later returned to Flaman’s door, a journey of about 130 miles, as noted by Wapella Post. Cruising radius of an airplane is defined as the maximum distance it can fly and return at a given speed.

Jules Flaman Lawrence McDonald Regina Flaman Wapella Wapella Post

Farmers Warned Against Bin Burnt Grain

Western farmers with millions of bushels stored in open bins are warned to watch for bin burnt kernels caused by heat from damp grain. Chief inspector A F Dollery notes the danger stretches across regions as rain and melting snow heat pockets of wet grain, risking damage to the entire bin.

Winnipeg Board of Grain Commissioners A. F. Dollery J. A Anderson Grain Research Laboratory Dohery Western Canada Dominion Bureau of Statistics

Mending Fatigue in Kitchen Verses and Ranger Plans

A kitchen poem laments endless mending with worn heels and popping buttons. Alberta game commissioner E. S. Huestis announces more rangers will join an intensified wolf control campaign in the district as wolves grow bolder. Mexico City is noted as North America's third largest city.

Rocky Mountain House Alta E. S. Huestis North America Mexico City

Garden Notes on Weeding and Path Design for Better Gardens

Practical tips for beginners and seasoned gardeners emphasize thorough weeding at the right plant stage, then routine cultivation. It covers creating durable grass or solid material paths, using rock salt on gravel paths, seed soaking, soil prep, pinch back after transplanting, moisture management, and evening transplanting for success.

Crossword Puzzle Grid Based On Clues From A Page

A readable OCR fragment lists across and down crossword clues with numbers, including references to places, mythic figures, and common words. The jumble includes terms like God, river, island, and various language hints, suggesting a themed puzzle section from a historical newspaper page.

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