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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
7
Reporter Pamela Lee notes Irma faced an unexpected setback as a rival surged forward during a pivotal moment. The incident raises questions about qualification rules and race strategy as spectators react to the disruption.
Irma Tinsdale, a diligent office worker who kept to a rigid schedule and dreamed of painting, leaves her job after a breakdown and finds new purpose. A chance encounter with Herbert Johnson at a cafe sparks hope as he offers small acts of help, from mending buttons to digging her garden.
For sale printing plant from Lemans Gazette including Linotype with micro therm electric pot 8 and 12 pt mats 2 mags cylinder press two job presses electric caster 2 stitchers punch type two electric motors and a 2 hp gun engine. Movable or the owner may relocate. Price 6000 Semans Sask.
Two motorists traveling in a car a few miles south of Flin Flon escaped unharmed when a 30 foot tree toppled onto the hood as a woodsman, inexperienced in tree felling, watched from the roadside. The car stopped safely and the men exited without injury.
Paris report says Henri Giraud from Ruelle watched 50 cabbages stripped of leaves by curious young girls enticed by a baby from cabbages myth. Police traced the prank to several children and their parents who taught them babies come from cabbages.
Palomino color is not a distinct breed and occurs across several horse strains. The rarity emerges from genetic variation and selective breeding, showing that the golden coat can appear in various lineages rather than signaling a single breed.
Alec Forrest in Langley Prairie grows BC’s only prolific fig tree. Twelve years ago he planted it as a sapling and now supplies large quantities of good quality fruit.
DRUMHELLER Alta Fire Chief William Guterson said Now Ive seen everything after a blaze was extinguished on the roof of the water tank at nearby Rosedale. Vancouver report notes detectives observed a blind man selling artificial flowers to a policewoman in civilian attire and warned him of a summons for selling without a civic license. Moose Jaw Sask Pioneer Arthur L Davies attended the 56th old timers rally, the only 1882 arrival. Regina Sask Federation cooperatives with Saskatchewan Dairy Pool to manufacture margarine at Saskatoon for distribution through co op stores, per President George Urwin.
The story from The Pas Manitoba tells of Maggie Bailey 35 who died after internal bleeding while her husband was away. She saved her four children ages three months to five years by bundling them into bed then died. Fred Bailey found them and took them by dog sled 28 miles to Thicket Portage north of here to report. The log cabin death occurs in isolation, with burial planned for Mrs Bailey.
Edwin J. Johnson wins a civic election to return as Kamsack Saskatchewan mayor, reclaiming the post after previously serving as the town's first mayor in 1907. The result places Johnson back in the top municipal office.
Post office clerks in London request hexagonal pencils to stop round ones from rolling off desks. Florist Mrs. J. Maclean in Sydney wins both first and second NSW lottery prizes sharing 13 400 and 2 240 with friends and family. A Belgian woman survives a jump from a third floor window when a passing suitor catches her. English pastor collects dusters and uses discarded vests as polishing cloths. Newcastle student George Firlstone, 73, receives a French language tribute book. Wooster Ohio golf fan Mrs. Robert Ebert amasses 1 449 lost golf balls near the college course.
Great Bear Lake covers 12,000 square miles making it larger than Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The comparison highlights its vast area and prominence among North American lakes.
Saskatchewan researchers Dr S D Cavers and Dr R L Eager explore whether local lignite can yield commercial wax for shoe polishes and floor waxes. German and California coals reach ten to twenty percent wax, while Saskatchewan tests hovered around four percent, with a pre treatment method aiming for about eight percent. The extraction uses benzine and ethyl alcohol solvents and repeated washing to pull wax from coal, producing a hard black wax whose suitability for commercial use remains to be tested.
In Yorkton Saskatchewan a woman reports a wild goose nesting in a ravine near her home on Sturgis. She quips that the bird's behavior suggests either fine weather or a crazy goose.
Provincial Secretary Gerhart sets a January 2 deadline for all vehicles in Alberta to be tested and affixed with provincial safety stickers. Legislation last March made annual testing compulsory, with a first year July deadline not enforced. About one third of 160,000 car owners have tested at 1,500 approved stations. unofficial reports say failing cars may be removed from roads by police.
Two unnamed Calgary girls waited six months to claim a found sum. Police extend waiting period to one year, delaying disclosure of names and amount. British law guides the extension.
The last issue of the small silver five cent coin was in 1920. Only 1921 dated pieces are valued by collectors, who pay $10 and up for each depending on condition. Fewer than 50 coins with that date reached the public, boosting rarity and price.
In Turner Valley Alberta the Western Canada Natural Gas Company withdraws gas from the earth and reinjects it into 11 underground storage wells near Burdett. Storage is near unlimited with 6.5 million cubic feet daily pumped underground at 645 psi to ensure winter supply. Gas initially comes from Turner Valley fields at 140 psi.
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