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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
2
Ottawa announces the addition of twenty four diplomatic service members highlighting Canada’s rising role in global affairs. The service now includes 236 officers, with about a dozen women, reflecting greater international responsibilities and expanded representation after World War II.
Canada began its overseas representation in 1880 with the first High Commissioner to Britain and expanded to 37 countries by 1951. Entry to the diplomatic service requires rigorous testing, with 24 new members chosen from 300 graduates after a six month process.
The Canadian Army plans to improve its soldier pay system by adopting British and United States procedures after an inspection in Japan and Korea led by Col. C. W. Ball, director of pay services. The army did not provide further details.
Chan Kai of Weyburn Saskatchewan reported receiving a letter from Cle Elum Washington stating a meal ticket from 1911 had not been paid. Kai said he could not recall the incident and denied the claim, while the writer offered five dollars as settlement or proof.
Cream butter and sugar then add eggs jam vanilla coconut and chopped nuts. Stir in flour mixture gradually then drop spoonfuls on sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes yields 48 cookies.
Mayor William Hawrelak announced Edmonton will add 25 Irish policemen to the force in November. The city previously imported 13 officers from Scotland in March due to Canadian recruitment difficulties, with Alberta government offices in England handling the applicant search.
The record shows a per capita purchase of 22 pounds of butter and seven pounds of margarine by Canadians in 1951. This reflects the era's household consumption patterns and choices in dairy fat.
A string of one liners and jokes about money, marriage, work, and daily life. Quick quips feature a payroll deduction, a stuttering husband, and a secretary’s wry reply. The humor relies on wit about money, romance, and social quirks.
OTTAWA The Department of Agriculture says Western Canada’s livestock production capacity may soon double with a creeping root alfalfa being tested at 10 experimental stations. The variety is a cross of Ladak and a Siberian alfalfa, with Ladak noted for drought and cold resistance.
The Canada Department of Agriculture Station at Morden Manitoba tests a cross of Chief and Indian Summer as the hardiest raspberry variety. Researchers led by C R Ure evaluate nine promising varieties to enhance hardiness virus resistance wind tolerance strong canes big yields and firm fruit with good storage.
Canada has a total area of 3 845 774 square miles, which is 236 357 more than the United States and Alaska together. The comparison highlights Canada’s geographic size relative to its southern neighbor.
A $10,000 cattle shipment has left Woodstock to restock Western herds depleted by foot-and-mouth disease. The mix includes two Holsteins two Ayrshires and a Jersey heading to Saskatchewan farmers as breeders or herd starters.
A stop and go signal at the Columbia Street entrance to the Patullo Bridge in Westminster was struck twice in one week. In the latest incident a truck hit the post leaving only a pile of rubble. The report notes a cheetah as the swiftest land animal for contrast.
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