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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
2
A fragmented report notes Newfoundland progress within Canada’s union and the province’s push to develop natural resources and expand industry. It reflects shifting public sentiment as Newfoundland adapts to national changes and economic expectations over time.
World price trends affect Newfoundland economics with cod fishing slowing while pulp and paper rise to capacity. Government builds wall board cement and gypsum plants and plans a seal tannery and flour mill plus two more paper mills. Union with Canada brings tax relief and social services amid three years of economic adjustment shaping future prospects.
Five tiny sapphire mink were born in a car in Winnipeg, mother fur from Pine Crest farm Victoria Beach. Rex Lester owns them. two sons Gien and Lorne transported the mother in hay packed box. The cubs could fetch up to 350 dollars per pelt and total future value over 1500 dollars. The birth occurred when the mother appeared ill and the young squeaks were heard after an egg was fed.
In Victoria British Columbia Salem Senators outlasted the Victoria Athletics 1-0 after 23 innings and four hours 36 minutes. The marathon game set three records including longest WIL game and most consecutive scoreless innings by a pitcher.
In Manitoba and the summer oil search gains speed with at least ten wells expected. Four are operating now and three more are planned. The Souris Oil Company will drill two new holes and likely four more, with other firms also lining up new operations.
A collection of short humor snippets and quips involving a burglar, a professor, a racetrack find, a mother and child, a spinster and a concert, a student and a parrot, crosswords, a park-keeper, and a trader with an old price list. The jokes rely on wordplay and miscommunication to elicit small smiles.
Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd reveals a 28.318 million dollar program for its Lynn Lake nickel copper property in Northern Manitoba. The plan includes a refinery in Alberta costing 17.522 million dollars and the relocation of about 800 people to the new site by 1954, moving from Sherridan to Lynn Lake 120 miles north.
Alberta to offer about 356 quarter sections in the Peace River district for homesteading with about three quarters suitable for settlement and 50 reserved for school land. The area lies 23 miles northwest of Spirit River, about 50 miles east of the BC border, running 30 miles northwest to Peace River and 30 by 18 miles. The soil is clay loam with wheat oats and barley viable crops, but water supply is scarce and roads are rough.
Victoria reports a mass reforestation project nearing completion on northern Vancouver Island. Two million Douglas Fir seedlings are being planted across 5000 acres at Lawson Lake Morton Lake and Salmon River. About thousand trees per acre at 175000 to 200000 daily seedlings with an estimated 82 percent survival.
In Swansea Wales a mass tuberculosis screen tested 10 000 residents with only 18 showing trace signs of the disease. The program demonstrates low detected prevalence and highlights public health screening reach.
Four Ontario farm boys former Junior Inter-County Horse Plowing champions will tour Eastern U S conservation farms and soil methods next weeks. Gerald Bell, Ivan Bell, George Markle and Tom Braithwaite will visit Kentucky Tennessee Ohio and Muskingum Water Shed areas. The trip is funded by Salada Tea Company with Roy G. Brown organizing.
In Winnipeg a taxpayer paid his income tax and received a well worn shirt with the return. The item suggests a humorous or symbolic gesture accompanying the payment.
Recurrent headaches are a danger signal and may indicate a health issue. Seek medical evaluation promptly to determine underlying causes and appropriate treatment.
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