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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
2
The Port of Churchill opened in 1931 enabling a northern grain elevator complex and an built weir to assist ships. The Hudson Bay Railway connected the bay outlet, expanding access for farmers and delivering a new outlet for western people. The port featured a large wharf providing easy access for vessels.
In 1944 prairie residents formed the Hudson Bay Route Association to boost business through the port. They believed shipping costs, insurance, and transit savings could attract more wheat and manufactured goods from Saskatchewan and Manitoba to Churchill, via Hudson Bay, despite high insurance and other costs limiting gains.
The Hudson Bay Route Association urges moving by Churchill to ship 25 million bushels of Canadian wheat this year and to open the port when ice allows navigation. Last year 5.5 million bushels were shipped and 1,200 tons imported. sixteen ships visited during a two month season, only three with two way cargoes. They seek lower insurance, better facilities, and consideration of water power along the Hudson Bay Railway. The port’s value to the West and economy is debated among national interests.
In Placerville California a court approved a $160000 settlement for Imogene Wittache, 14, who lost both legs when a boat operated by Phil Davis, a wealthy Oakland car dealer, severed them below the knees on Lake Tahoe.
A skunk helps farmers reduce pests by feeding on mice and other insects, supporting crop protection and farm efficiency. Local reports note the animal’s role in integrated pest management.
Winnipeg reports Manitoba Flood Relief fund chairman H W Manning warns that at least 10 million dollars must be donated to aid over 85,000 Red River valley victims. He says this is the bare minimum for essentials and home life when floods subside. Canadians are urged to prevent long misery and squalor for affected families.
The Governors of the 1951 Dominion Drama Festival announced the event will take place in London Ontario during the last week of April. They also set the 1951 Regional Festivals between January 15 and March 31.
Alberta refineries produced 39.827 million gallons of fuel products in January 1950, a 22 percent rise from January 1949. The measure reflects a substantial year over year growth in refinery output.
A collection of brief jokes and quips about marriage talking habits misheard phrases eye doctors bridesmaids and a revival service. The humor shifts from domestic misunderstandings to clever one liners and light theater anecdotes.
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd announces a two year expansion costing 1 000 000 dollars for the Bluebell lead zinc mine at Rionell. The project includes pumping to the lowest level sinking a 970 foot inclined shaft and installing a 500 ton mill and new headframe. Concentrates will be moved by rail car ferried across Kootenay Lake for smelting. Discovered in 1835 the Bluebell is among the oldest deposits in the Kootenay district.
Ottawa reports March farm prices in Canada excluding Newfoundland rose from February but remained below March last year. The 1935 39 price index for all Canada stood at 246.2, up 3.5 points, driven mainly by higher livestock prices with modest gains for eggs and potatoes. year over year, most commodities fell except livestock. Provinces show varied indexes with Ontario and Quebec highest.
Nova Scotia boasts the largest aggregation of apple orchards in Canada, highlighting the province's role in the national fruit industry and the scale of its commercial orchard operations.
The Crown Trust company paid the Alberta government 1 611 711 dollars for oil rights on a 160 acre Redwater quarter section, a new high for government reserves. The sale was one of 13 auctions totaling 6 607 274 dollars covering about 2 000 acres in Redwater and 12 miles north of Edmonton in Excelsior. Minister N E Tanner announced the results.
In the first eleven months of 1949 Alberta recorded more than 100 million dollars in construction outlays as project activity continued to rise across the province.
E J Funk Jr of C M Kemp says eastern US awaits Alberta natural gas for industrial growth. He notes Texas as a potential source and discusses a possible pipeline. Funk is conducting a market survey in British Columbia. market exists but has not been pursued.
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