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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
4
Agricultural guidance stresses dairy manure as a fertilizer equivalent to about 100 pounds of 10-5-10 per ton of fresh manure. It cautions on nutrient losses from storage and weather, and outlines five practices to maximize returns, including saving liquid, using bedding, applying superphosphate, adjusting nitrogen for drier manure, and careful lime use.
A Canadian driven effort supports 70 000 children in war torn Europe and beyond through Foster Parents Plan for War Children. About 200 Canadian foster parents and leaders like Chief Justice Rinfret fund children with $15 monthly for food and medical care, receiving photos and letters in return. This nonpolitical nonsectarian program originated after the Spanish Civil War and operates from London and New York with Canadian outreach led by Miss Gloria Matthews.
Discolored carpet spots can often be restored by sponging with a diluted ammonia solution. Small designs suit bedrooms best for aesthetics and a restful effect. A magnet in the sewing machine drawer helps locate a fallen needle. Measure curtains before washing to approximate final dry size. 2984
Ottawa reports wholesale prices slide for the eighth straight month with the index dipping to 230.8 from 232.6 in February. Canadian farm product prices at terminal markets fall to 248.3 from 251.2, as the animal section declines to 283.2 from 297.3, offsetting a rise to 213.3 from 205.1.
Istanbul reports bands of romantic minded men abducting dozens of girls from Turkish homes. Police blame Hollywood films for inspiring young couples to elope by force. Families pressure for high dowries, while some prosecutions fail if the girl consents. Police estimate many marriages arise from such abductions.
Taxi driver Don Black faced a large brown bear when he checked his cab tires at night. He fell into a water-filled ditch. the bear toppled over him, then scrambled ashore and fled. Passenger Ross McDougall helped pull Black from the ditch as the bear disappeared.
Geared as a brief quiz, the item asks: George VI’s reign year at death, which two provinces have official flags, the proportion of a woolen suit cost from cloth, whether one hour’s work bought more bread in 1929 or 1951, and which province leads in farm field crops value. Answers are said to be in another column.
Winnipeg reports field mice are a minor problem in Manitoba, says H E Woods of the Manitoba department of agriculture. He cites Alberta infestations as severe, noting Manitoba rodents are usually kept in check by birds coyotes and other predators during harvest.
A historical note states that about three quarters of the Dutch population resides beneath sea level. It highlights the country’s reliance on dikes polders and water management, reflecting enduring agricultural and urban planning challenges.
Nightwatchman in Fort Worth borrowed a nickel from a burglar to call police. A tomato seed sprouted in hours, two inches by seven and a half. A London salesman set a customer’s hat aflame then used a fire extinguisher to finish the sale. The London Horse Trough Association offers spare troughs as horses fade from city streets. Grand Rapids man hires and later marries his housekeeper after a brief employment stint.
A brief, humorous school anecdote recalls a spinster teacher asking pupils to define a miracle. A quick boy answers that a miracle would occur if the mother’s ultimatum to marry the new minister within three months is fulfilled.
Sedwyn Manitoba farmwoman Pauline Stetz aged 68 died soon after a pasture attack by a recently calved cow. She was found semi conscious with a broken arm bruises and a crushed chest and died at Gimli hospital from shock. No inquest will be held. Sedwyn lies about five miles west of Riverton.
The muscle that powers a bird's wings is heavier than all other muscles in its body combined.
Garden notes advise long handled tools to ease work and recommend spacing 30 inches or more between rows for easier cultivation. It covers pest control with sprays and dusts, proper timing, and cautions on following directions. It also explains pinching bedding plants to promote sturdier growth and more blooms.
In Minnedosa Manitoba the first show and sale of the year paid 23.58 cents per pound for fat cattle. A yearling Hereford raised by 15-year-old Robert Thompson sold to the T Eaton Company for 50 cents a pound as grand champion. The reserve champion, a 15 month old Hereford raised by J A Kartanson, sold to Burns and Company for 25 cents. Heavy stock averaged 21.5 cents and light cattle up to 25 cents, with overall show and sale averaging 34.11 cents per pound.
Prof. Dougald McDougall of the University of Manitoba told a druggists course that penicillin now costs about 1.40 for 100 000 units, down from roughly 20 for the same amount in 1943, as efforts continue to make new drugs affordable for patients.
A simple layered casserole combines cooked macaroni with a white sauce made from butter flour and hot milk stirred with dry mustard. Alternate layers of macaroni and sauce with shredded process cheese bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until cheese melts and browns.
The notice advertises pattern 7230 with 24 three color motifs from 1x2 to 44x10 inches for towels sheets and pillow slips. It claims no embroidery needed and washable use with ready made eyelet edging. Buyers send twenty five cents in coins to obtain the pattern.
The 1952 edition of the Alice Brooks Needlework Book publishes twenty five cents. It features ninety one illustrations of patterns and six easy to do patterns printed in the book. The notice lists the Household Arts Department and Winni Newspaper Union in Toronto addresses.
Dayton report says a General Electric engineer T P Curtis of Schenectady foresees a one minute hot dinner using an electronic dispenser. He cites a magnetron tube as the key to thawing and heating a pre cooked frozen meal in about a minute and believes mass production would make the device economically practical.
Quick Canadian Facts provides concise facts including Sask at five, 12 per cent, a clue to 16th year earnings, and a claim that 1951 earnings nearly doubled 1929. Quebec and Nova Scotia are listed as examples with material supplied by editors of the Quick Canadian Facts handbook.
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