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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
7
An overview emphasizes progress in medical science extending life from 44 to 66 years in Canada and about 67 in the United States. It cites reduced infant and maternal mortality and urges continued efforts to lower deaths and promote healthful living, especially through school programs.
A 1945 survey by the Canadian Education Association and the Canadian Public Health Association urged greater school and community focus on physical welfare of children along with mental and emotional well being. It argues good health is essential for school progress and that school health efforts lay the foundation for healthier, mentally alert adults. It notes growing school attention to nutrition, dental care, mental health, and physical defects and cites schools as key to improving national health, reducing mortality, and extending life expectancy.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics places the 1948 Canadian honey crop at 43,938,000 pounds, about 145 percent of 1947, provisional as not all harvests were in when estimated. a revised figure will be issued in December.
Hume Ryerson of Brantford Ontario, president of the Canadian Fruit Wholesalers Association, predicts more fruits and vegetables arriving and prices generally lower this winter. The note mentions Magellan's voyage lasting 1,093 days.
A string of light hearted sketches and quips about courtship money and family life. A widow confesses to shooting her husband with a bow and arrow to avoid waking children. A spinster seeks a man not a manager and a farmer offers a tractor dowry while a daughter's reply asks for a photo.
A 1947 national fire loss report shows per capita costs rising to 4.53 dollars in Canada with Saskatchewan at 1.76, Alberta 2.59, and British Columbia highest at 8.01. Large fires beyond 50 thousand dollars drove the totals, including events in Port Alberni, Yale County, and Victoria County.
An ad states Hem Roid provides relief and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after one day of use. It claims a long refund history of over four decades and notes availability at drug stores.
Western Briefs recounts a Salmon fishing incident at Cowichan Bay where a large fish nipped a fisherman before slipping back into the water. The item sits among multiple regional notes about fires, grants, and unusual berry finds across western Canada.
CALGARY. Plastics and paper combined have led to production of innumerable paper products from beer cartons to machine gears. W F Gillespie president of the Pulp and Paper Association of America said paper plus plastics can make gears for quiet running machinery and boxes for items from refrigerators to bed springs.
Canadian navy men returning from a Hudson Bay cruise recount a tiny Arctic settlement meeting. An Eskimo paddled a kayak to the destroyers Haida and Nootka and, after a sailor offered cigarettes, surprised them by using a lighter to start one.
Winnipeg reports that preventing future floods along the Red River valley will require about 17 million dollars. City Engineer W. D. Hurst, with provincial, Dominion, and U S engineers, led the survey after spring flood damage. Already 1.5 million spent by the U S Government, 3.3 million in use, and 12.25 million more authorized for flood control work.
Sweet peas seven feet tall have been grown by 8 Grimshaw in Edmonton's east end. The flowers won four prizes in a local Horticultural Society show.
The grand champion boar owned by St. Peter's College Muenster Sask sold for 235 at the first annual registry swine show and sale at the Saskatoon Exhibition grounds. The provincial jail at Prince Albert bought the top price boar. Second highest price paid by R A Wright of Carroll for a littler mate.
Berlin reports the Canadian government asked U S officials to inspect displaced persons camps in their zone of Germany for a few suitable qualified men. The goal is to recruit instructors to teach reindeer herding to Canadian northwest Indians eager to learn the skill.
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