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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1928
Page
3
Air Marshal Sir John Salmona states the dirigible offers the best chance for ocean flights now and for the next decade. He notes multi motor planes may arise later, with Australia awaiting a Canada to Antipodes leg via Egypt.
Alberta wool growers push toward a formal wool pool modeled on the Wheat Pool. A conference with Premier Brownlee discussed procedure and contract terms with five regional cooperative selling organizations attending. Brownlee offered guidance on building an effective organization. action may follow soon.
Winnipeg hosts launch of Trans-Canada Airways Ltd with provisional directors R Myers J R Adams A M Campbell and J C Berg. Provincial capitalization set at 20000 and headquarters in Winnipeg East Orange NJ reports Doctor Sabin Von Sochocky died from luminous paint used in watch dial painting at a radium plant. Several female workers died from radioactive exposure.
The C G S Montcalm led by Captain John Hearn completes its 1927 voyage from Halifax to Hudson Strait. The mission aimed to establish navigation aids and gather year round data on ice wind and weather, returning to Quebec a few days ago.
Engineers announce successful plane to ground and ground to plane radio telephony enabling pilots to stay in contact with bases while flying on the New York Chicago aerial route. The system will keep air traffic connected with airports during flight.
Helsingfors report states Admiral Oscar Starak who commanded the Russian navy during the Port Arthur defense in 1904 has died at age 82. He lived in Helsinki and served through the Russo Japanese War era with chiefs and officers recalling his leadership and service.
Ottawa reports improving prospects for further substantial tax reductions next year as customs revenues rise. September receipts exceed 1927 by over two million dollars, October by over three and a half million, and seven month totals jump over seventeen million. Excise collections also rise, while overall seven month net is up nearly 3.75 million despite a 25 percent tax cut. Authorities urge careful budget estimates to enable more relief and lower expenditures.
Mount Etna lava flow eases hourly in the Giarre area and natives reorganize their economy under changing conditions. Residents debate tunneling to reestablish rail service as centenarian Leonardo Patane refuses to evacuate and jokes that he warned them all.
Ottawa announces 1928 wheat crop at 500,613,000 bushels from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Fall wheat totals 18,966,000 bushels, down from 22,226,000 last year. Spring wheat reaches 481,647,000 bushels, up from 417,758,000 the year before.
Special agent Patrick Sullivan for the Misses Small aims to use a steam shovel outfit from Boston to excavate the Rosedale dump in hopes of locating the missing Ambrose J. Small. Criminologist Dr. Langsner plans to return to Toronto from Montreal to resume work on the case, with excavation costs estimated around 5600 dollars.
New Zealand referendum on licensing failed by about 100000 votes. Prime Minister J G Coates and his government suffered a major setback as a new united party led by Sir Joseph Ward gained seats nationwide. Final results: Government 28, United 26, Labor 20, Independents 6. three ministers lost seats.
Sir Austen Chamberlain says the British Commonwealth invites full Canadian development and shared foreign affairs responsibilities. He urges Canada to study issues, participate actively, and offer cooperation and constructive critique rather than post hoc fault finding.
Hon C M Hamilton announced the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission to study grading mixing handling and marketing of grain. Chief Justice J T Brown will chair, with John A Stoneman of Saskatoon and Dean W J Rutherford of the University of Saskatchewan as members. Public sittings begin in early December across Saskatchewan for farmer hearings.
A farmer near St Scholastique about 30 miles from Montreal trapped and killed a large wolf weighing 1906 pounds and measuring six feet. The animal had killed 30 sheep in the area.
The civic building committee has granted authority to issue a permit for a 15 storey Canadian National Railways hotel to be built on the site at an approximate cost of $5. This marks official permitting for the project in Vancouver.
A cyclone struck Villa Maria, a railway centre near Buenos Aires, killing eighteen people and injuring many more. Nine nearby towns suffered extensive damage with Villa Maria partly in ruins and total property losses around 1.5 million dollars.
The government statistical department announced the 1928 Australia wheat estimate at 154000000 bushels, up 40000000 from two years earlier.
About 100 carloads of crossed poultry are expected to be sold in parts of Canada and the United States by the central selling agency of the Saskatchewan and Manitoba poultry pools.
With Sir Frederick Stupart’s January retirement as director, Canada’s meteorological service plans to move headquarters from Toronto to Ottawa. The shift follows growth in navigation, forest fire fighting, aviation traffic, and related work across the service and other departments.
Survivors recount the disaster aboard the Lamport and Holt liner Vestris with charges of shipboard inefficiency and delays. United States Attorney Tuttle plans an official inquiry into Captain William J. Carey and crew as 108 perished. Notable rescues include Lionel Shorish and Archibald Bannister. Carey went down with the ship after ordering abandonment, leaving O Laughlin dead at his radio post.
New York reports Noe O Loughlin, radio operator of the ill fated Vestris, praised by veteran radiomen for superb courage. He stayed at his post as water flooded the radio room, sending a last SOS before vanishing, with his name to be inscribed on Battery Park memorial roll of honor alongside Titanic’s Jack Phillips.
At the 1928 annual meeting the United Grain Growers Ltd decided to hold next year s gathering in Regina by an almost unanimous vote. Regina delegates Murdo Cameron and J L Williamson supported the invitation from the city mayor and board of trade. This marks the first time the annual meeting will be held outside Winnipeg or Calgary. Directors and employees received thanks, and satisfaction with last year s results and current finances was expressed.
Winnipeg. Catherwood will be the name of a new station on the Rose town Perdue branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Saskatchewan. The station honors Miss Catherwood of Saskatoon for her Olympic achievements in Amsterdam this year. Judge Felix Hebert, a French-Canadian, leads as Rhode Island's choice for the United States Senate.
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