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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
7
Og-hin-sha the Stoney hunter set hidden traps along his trap-lines to outwit a wolverine thief and a human trap robber. He finally catches the wolverine with a clever pen trap and traps the intruder as the last line leads back to his cabin.
North ern Alberta railways completed a 1200 foot timber trestle bridge using 865000 board feet of timber. Also notes 100th birthday for Vasilia Dmitrev Zaytchef, a long serving civil servant, and regional updates on farming, travel, local mills, and forest resources.
Keith Wigney reported a $140 custom-built radio stolen from his car and placed a wanted ad in an Ottawa paper. A man replied offering the exact radio and the set was recovered. Joseph Smith, 23, of no fixed address, faces a theft charge.
Og-hin-sha witnesses a man stumble and fall after a moccasined step hurts his foot. The cornered wolverine rips the man’s throat, then Og-hin-sha turns the gun on the second trap-robber as the animal snarls. A grim, hard-edged scene of frontier danger.
The Queen announced she will be crowned on Tuesday June 2 1953 at Westminster Abbey. The coronation weekend will distinguish Britain's social week of 1953 with the official birthday celebrations on Friday June 5. Elizabeth II became queen February 6 following the death of King George VI. Her father was crowned May 12 1937 after Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
Montreal Alouettes of the Big Four grid league will meet Calgary Stampeders in an exhibition at Mewata Stadium on Monday Aug. 18 after opening the two game western swing in Edmonton on Saturday Aug. 16. The team will bring 12 imports as part of the trip.
Canadian soldiers of No 1 road maintenance Company Royal Canadian Engineers built the Donk bridge on the Alaska highway near Donner Valley. The $2.5 million structure has eight spans and runs 1600 feet in steel and concrete. Crews endured subzero conditions during winter as they replaced flooded crossings and began pier work in 1949.
In Toronto a Saskatchewan native Hugh Patrick opens a new Church Street salon, after wartime service and steady work in top beauty shops. He values university training but pursued hairdressing, plans to grow the business despite a soldier’s future posting to Korea after completing a long bridge project in the frozen north.
The Ruddy duck, a one pound bird, lays eggs averaging 2.45 by 1.79 inches. A clutch of 14 Ruddy eggs weighs about three pounds, roughly three times the mother’s weight.
An advertisement spotlights Mrs MacDonald Carey endorsing Blue Bonnet margarine for F.N.E. with claims of flavor, nutrition, and economy. It touts Canada's quality all vegetable margarine and urges readers to buy Bright Bonnet in regular and Yellow Quix bag varieties for color and ease in cooking.
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