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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
7
The Agriculture Minister announced the Agricultural Prices Support Board will offer hoard butter stocks at 63 cents per pound. Details on selling and distribution will follow as butter is needed to supplement production. Ostriches grow a few crops of feathers every six months.
Printed Pattern 4873 offers a low neckline sleeveless summer dress with two sleeve versions for next season. Cinch with belt, no fitting needed. Sizes 9 11 13 15 17, requires about 4¼ yards of 35 inch fabric for size 13. Send 40 cents to Avne Adams Pattern Dept. Toronto with size name address and pattern number.
Saskatchewan Government Airways celebrates ten years of northern service from Prince Albert to Uranium City and Portage La Loche. The carrier, born from the Department of Natural Resources, notes nonstop VFR flights, expansion to wheel aircraft, and a growing fleet including DC-3, Otter, Anson, Beavers, and Cessna 180s with 87 staff and 18 pilots.
Insurance statistics show youths under 24 make up 17.6 percent of drivers in a Canadian province in 1956 yet cause 30.8 percent of accidents. The Gazette urges safer habits and adherence to traffic laws.
A large gas tanker from Moose Jaw overturned on No. 35 highway within town limits on a Wednesday morning. About three thousand gallons of gasoline spilled into a ditch before Kraus Bros. recovered some fuel. The tanker rested upside down with the cab upright. the driver was unharmed. Local residents monitored the hazardous cargo during cleanup, wary of a possible ignition.
Killarney School Board announced an increase in non-resident fees for pupils from grades 1 to 9. The new rate is 60 dollars per pupil per year. Board cites rising education costs as the reason. August 15, 1957.
H E Wood notes prevention programs in 1956 reduced current grasshopper damage. Infestations are spotty but present mainly in alfalfa fields and grazed pastures. Farmers should spray concentrations and harvest infested alfalfa promptly to permit baiting, with an eye to next year.
Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced the first session of the new Parliament will be opened by the Queen on Monday October 14. The Queen will make a five day visit to Ottawa arriving Saturday October 12 and leaving Wednesday morning October 16.
A description notes that early American racks used to display china and silver in ancestral homes remain fitting for modern interiors, highlighting durable design and timeless appeal.
Substantial construction and simple lines make them important pieces of furniture. Pattern 370 is actual size to make authentic reproductions. Price of pattern is 40c.
Pattern 446 provides actual size cutting guides for creating a welcome house number sign with optional name engraving guidance and simple decorative framing.
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