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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 17, 1949
Page
7
Mrs. Kennin tells lawyer Kr Clevins of ten years of mental cruelty and social embarrassment as she seeks a divorce. The attorney pushes to build a grounds case while Mr. Kennin remains silent, and the couple depart with an ambiguous, smiling exit.
Pattern 4886 offers a slim coat-dress in a shirtfrock style with long neck-to-hem line, skirt, cuffed pockets and new revers. Sizes 34 to 50. size 36 uses 41? yards of 39-inch fabric. Includes illustrated instructions and fit tested. Send 25 cents for pattern and order Anne Adams Fall Winter Pattern Book with fashion tips and gifts.
Regina Texas engineer T F O Rourke of Dallas has been named senior petroleum engineer for Saskatchewan department of natural resources. He will direct oil and gas field inspections, monitor production practices, estimate reserves, and provide subsurface data for prospective fields.
CBC board chairman A. D. Dunton says eight applications for Canadian television licenses have been filed by private operators. Four are from Toronto, two from Montreal, and one each from New Westminster and Hamilton. A Victoria interview report reportedly omitted a phrase regarding British Columbia.
Ida Kay recalls a farm near Williamstown on Easter Sunday where a prank ends with a colorful dyed chicken coop startling a rooster that flees the barn and fatally harms a peacock. Mrs Ray Washburn meets a striking blonde claiming to be her husband’s secretary in an office scene. Early Nova Scotia had 30 sawmills in operation by 1760.
A two recipe card outlines a Christmas plum pudding using suet nuts dried fruit and spices with a milk optional finish and baked slowly. It accompanies a marshmallow pineapple cream dessert folded with whipped cream and orange juice garnished with cherries.
Dawsons Creek reports seven of 26 awards for grain from Sudeten settlers at Toms Lake during the Peace River district seed grain exhibition. Alberta harvests hint at the smallest light wheat crop since 1937 due to drought and subsoil moisture loss. Blackburn Roy the collie dies protecting his master's home after two men attack. Upcoming inter-collegiate ski meet at Banff expects eleven teams from Canada and the U S. Foam Lake plans December community day by local board of trade committee.
In Greenwich Kent an almost blind 18 year old girl bequeathed all her money to the parish church totaling 2s 6d. The vicar Rev S H Heat on Shaw called it one of the greatest and humbling gifts they have received.
Calgary reports about 450000 dollars has been paid to Alberta farmers in hail claims this year by the Alberta Hail Insurance Board. The payout represents 10 percent of total Alberta farm losses, with about 9000 insured farmers and 1.5 million acres insured. The board logged 1235 claims, representing 15 percent of insured policyholders.
Keith Stewart, secretary of the Western Canada Fairs Association, listed 1950 B circuit exhibition dates. Lethbridge June 26–28, Weyburn June 30–July 1, Estevan July 3–4, Moose Jaw July 5–8, Portage la Prairie July 18–12, Carman July 13–15, Yorkton July 17–19, Melfort July 20–22, Lloydminster July 24–26, Vermilion July 27–29, Vegreville July 31, Red Deer August, North Battleford August, Prince Albert August 10–12.
The Pas Chamber of Commerce president Wilfred Cudmore reports that Manitoba premier Errick F. Willis confirmed next year's public works budget will fund opening a second traffic lane on the Hudson Bay Railway bridge over the Saskatchewan River. An extension exists but a new approach from the roadway is needed.
Alarm over dangerous coal gas leakage from stove and furnace pipes cited as a potential fire risk. Officials urge inspection and immediate corrective action to prevent disaster.
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