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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
7
A pawn shop encounter leads George to a wary romance with Evelyn Marshall a gun collecting woman. He pursues her to her warm comfortable home where he learns of her past and ambitions while she questions his poker driven past and finances.
In a Wheeler Syndicate vignette Abraham Lincoln's estate is noted at 110,974.62 reflecting a period tone. A gambler faces moral pressure from Evelyn who forgives with a peace offering of an unopened deck of cards. The scene hints at a budding friendship.
A Lac la Ronge spawn camp will gather great northern pike and pickerel eggs for Fort Qu Appelle and Montana. Fisheries officer F S Mitchell and a five man crew aim to collect 100000000 eggs this season with over 90 percent pickerel.
Manitoba floods disrupt Alberta spring tree planting. Lilac stock from the Morden experimental station will be unavailable until fall. Prairie shipments of poplar willows evergreens and spruce have already been sent directly from Indian Head Saskatchewan and the Oliver nursery in Alberta.
Victoria reports more than 1.5 million dollars in road surfacing tenders across British Columbia. The Vancouver Island region led with contracts over 400 thousand dollars, with work slated to proceed this year.
Dan Collins of Fort William fished in his basement after sewer water backed in. He said the smell was noticeable but he had a fine catch and planned to have them for dinner.
St Jean resident Maan Letellier devised a plan to move cattle from flooded fields. He tied a rope to his horse's tail, attached three cows, mounted, and rode into town as the cows swam behind in six feet of water.
The Financial Post notes rising rural electrification as farms shops and factories buy more power. Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan and Ontario regions plan or study expanded hydro capacity and new plants. Calgary Power Canadian Utilities advance generation and transmission while Pine Falls and Boundary Falls projects loom.
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