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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
2
A report on Churchill port activity shows 7,278,443 bushels moved through, surpassing 1950 Hudson's Bay route total. The season ran August 8 to October 31 with 21 vessel calls, storage elevators at capacity, and 540 cars involved. About 700,000 bushels remained in elevators after closure.
The Canadian Wheat Board directs additional wheat to Churchill as elevators expansion aims at 2,500,000 bushels. Churchill, long a point of controversy, shows practical value for shipping to Western Canada despite rail-haul costs. Seasonal limits challenge its capacity but rising activity boosts support for this northern port.
Senator R. B. Horner, PC Saskatchewan, denounced in the senate that Canada must import 40 million pounds of butter while farms in the western agricultural basin lie idle and decaying. He warned that without dairying encouragement the west could be left with powdered milk from the east even with abundant wheat.
Minnie Foster of Plumpton Devon wheels her 13-year-old rough-haired terrier Jillie in a baby carriage daily. She says Jillie is her best friend and she is caring for her now despite the dog's paralysis in both hind legs. Moths have been reported over the ocean nearly 1000 miles from land.
Ottawa reports Canada admitted 129 885 immigrants in the first nine months, up 75 635 from 1950. Among origins are Britain 21 935 United States 6 015 northern Europe 45 834 and others 56 101. Ontario hosts 72 045, Quebec 27 524, and several western provinces.
The Bentinck Island leper colony in British Columbia now houses four patients after two new cases diagnosed in Vancouver over the past year. The two new inmates are Chinese. a 58 year old man and a 16 year old boy. Canada's only other leper colony remains at Tracadie Nova Scotia.
Vancouver 1954 Empire Games face a $2 million cost estimate. Stan Smith, general chairman of the Empire Games committee, announced the figure at the AAU of Canada annual meeting. Vancouver pledges total $200,000 from 1950 to 1954, with requests for federal and provincial grants forthcoming.
Edmonton installs William Hawrelak as mayor at age 37 after a landslide victory over Sid Parsons. The Ukrainian descent frontman is described as dapper and aims to promote the city broadly and aggressively.
Dr. Tyner at the University of Alberta finds spergon solution removes loose barley smut. Soaked seed in water then 48 hours in two percent spergon kills the fungus with minimal seed damage. Tests across Montcalm Newal Titan Plush Glacier varieties in Alberta and Saskatchewan show near total smut elimination versus hot water methods.
Campbell Innis of North Battleford speaking for the Historic Sites and Monuments board urged the Prince Albert Historical Society to search out district sites of historical importance. He said more sites should be developed in the area.
Lethbridge Alberta Mr and Mrs Leonard G Bantin celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary the day after Christmas Mr Bantin 89 came to Alberta as a homesteader in 1902.
Ilka Chase compares Blue Bonnet margarine to a favorite spread praising its sunny flavor and nutrition. The ad touts economy and versatility for cooking and vegetables, mentioning two packaging options and a quick color bag version.
Vancouver Fraser River harvest was the largest in 36 years with 255000 cases canned. Lloyd Royal of the International Salmon Commission notes 53 percent to Canadian canners and the rest to the U.S. By Oct 27 total BC pack stood at 1910603 cases, surpassing 1947 postwar levels.
A Milan woman telephoned authorities at night claiming young men tried to enter her apartment. The dispatcher corrected her, saying the fire brigade is needed, prompting her remark that the poor boys need a ladder.
A collection of quick quips and snippets about daily life surprises. Jokes range from medical mishaps to classroom gags and police banter, offering light humor on incidents like a nurse removing a railing and a misheard station platform moment.
In Calgary a harsh season hit farmers hard with failed hay crops and rotted stacks. Some prospered by timely feeding and seed choices, while many faced frozen grain and collapsed germination. The piece traces ruined hay, stalled stacks, scarce feed, and market impacts on cattle and hogs as weather cycles frustrated recovery efforts.
More than 500 men in northern Saskatchewan have signed contracts to spend the winter working in the timber industry in northwestern Ontario. The move stems from demand in Ontario forests and offers employment opportunities for workers from Prince Albert and surrounding areas.
The Rockefeller foundation was established in 1913 with an endowment of $182,814,000. This inaugural funding set the stage for decades of philanthropic work across health education and social welfare initiatives.
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