Fragmentary Local Item Signals Unclear Event
A damaged OCR fragment mentions signs and pews with unclear context. Readable words include signs and pews but no clear event, date, or names to identify.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1958
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment mentions signs and pews with unclear context. Readable words include signs and pews but no clear event, date, or names to identify.
Mace Devaul and Bill McCosh reported a duck hunting outing yielding a rare Snow Goose. The bird weighed five to seven pounds with full plumage, an average specimen for the district, according to Birds of America. The Leader Morrisburg Ont.
The town of Vulcan is set to gain a senior citizens home in what officials call a major community project. The plan aims to provide housing and services for elderly residents, with construction details and funding to be announced by city leaders.
Saskatchewan's Minister of Mineral Resources Hor J H Brockelbank said an agreement was signed with W. S. Kennedy Ltd of Toronto granting exclusive prospecting rights in about 6 000 square miles of the William River region south of Lake Athabasca. The deal includes a six month survey, a total exploration spend of 400000 dollars from 1958 to 1962, and a checkered pattern for future land leases within the reduced withdrawal area.
A reflective poem speaks on the value of time and urges living wisely today. It urges taking time to dream pray visit friends and bless others before time runs out.
Dr. T. V. (Tom) Johnston resigns as provincial veterinarian with the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture to begin private practice in Regina. He leaves Nov 28 and will oversee health for about 60 cattle and 40 horses at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.
An unsigned poem about driving carefully near pedestrians urges safe behavior on busy streets. The piece emphasizes cautious driving and memory of children at play, noting it is published despite being unsigned. The poem appears in The Weekly News Leader in Saskatoon.
Railway carloadings declined about 12 percent in the third October week, lowering the cumulative decline to nearly 7.5 percent. Freight volume through Canadian canals during August was close to 5 percent smaller than in August 1957.
Slavery was outlawed in Canada about forty years before it ended in Britain. The text notes that the entry of slaves into Upper Canada was prohibited in 1793 and similar prohibitions soon followed in other colonies.
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