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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
2
Canadians abroad show growing interest in marking historic sites and preserving landmarks tied to great events and notable people. The trend aims to safeguard heritage before its significance fades from memory.
The article notes every province hosts historic events and notable citizens who helped build Canada. It argues national consciousness grows from knowledge of history, pride in past struggles, and key periods like exploration, settlement, self government, and railway development.
The National Museum in Ottawa hosts a major collection of Canadian myths folk tales and dances. Chief curator Dr. P. J. Alcock warns funding limits hinder wider distribution though older generations hold the key to these traditions for future generations.
A vivid consumer note touts a topical remedy for tired feet with corns and calluses. The product allegedly soothes burning and sweaty feet, reducing odor and offering refreshing coolness when applied to the surface. Druggists nationwide are cited as selling it.
Twenty five Canadian air cadets visited Balmoral Castle on a conducted tour as part of overseas service activities. They attended a Crathie Church service, lunched in Braemar hosted by Aberdeen, and traveled next to Belfast where Sir Basil Brooke welcomed them, marking a notable Commonwealth honor.
A Coronet reader May Teressa Holder argues that the "poor old duck" business slumps without advertising. She explains the hen advertises by crowing when laying eggs, drawing attention and boosting demand, while the duck's eggs go unsold.
Federal postal officials announce three new post offices at Oxford House God's Lake Narrows and God's Lake in northeast Manitoba. The facilities will be served year round by the Winnipeg God’s Lake air stage with one round trip monthly.
Bizarre brief items include Jimmy Marge distributing cigars for his cats kittens in New York a pedestrian knocked down in Adelaide walked away and a broken car in a Rome circus crowd gasped when 16 year old acrobat Herbert Lupker mauled by a lion. A Van Nuys couple found their own house via a for sale ad a New Jersey fortune teller asked police to locate her stolen car and a Florence bus rider splashed by a goldfish spurred a by law permitting fish only if motionless in bowls.
In Room 1 Britain opened One Club and East passed Two No Trumps after West strong bid. West led Q and 7 tricks were made. At the second table East opened One Club, West bid One No Trump and Three No Trumps was reached, going three down. Diamonds did not break for Iceland.
Fort Myers, Florida reports that a state parks official claims Florida hosted its first tourists 15,000 years ago. John D. Pennekamp notes shells and curved alligator teeth artifacts found in Indian mounds reach as far as Ohio, suggesting Indians who visited Florida carried them northward.
The BBC program states that global population rose from 1.009 billion in 1850 to 2.316 billion now and continues increasing. It also mentions four originals of the Magna Carta.
PHOENIX Ariz Mrs Maryellen Phillips a grandmother eight times built a three room home in seven and a half months using a book and four thousand dollars saved by denying luxuries Her son Gordon Grover a Santa Fe railroad engineer helped in spare time but she did most of the work herself The roof was the hardest part.
A fragmented comic compilation with quick quips about a gun, engagement gossip, mistaken twins, an Irish worker tardiness, a Scotland bookstore sign, tax office nerves, a knife misjudgment, and domestic humor about saving money and rent. A dated humor fragment collection.
Regina seeks bids to construct 37 miles of 36 inch pipe for Buffalo Pound lake water system. Allan W. Shattuck and Prof. C. R. Forsberg prepared specifications for all steel and reinforced concrete pipes. Bids due Oct 2. council must approve a $4.5 million bylaw for the city's share, expected this fall.
The National Farmers Union said Britain should harvest about 375,895 extra tons of homegrown wheat, yielding an estimated saving of 25 million dollars compared with importing under the international wheat agreement.
A 19 year old from Toronto named Jack Mac Donald was trapped for five days in a CPR box car near Calgary. He endured 101 hours without food while seeking harvest work before being rescued and taken to a hospital in satisfactory condition. He was heard calling for help by nearby children.
Canada’s July foreign trade showed a sharp rise in exports to the United States to 170.7 million dollars, up about 50 percent from 1949. Imports edged up to 172.0 million, narrowing the adverse U S balance to 1.3 million.
Winnipeg reports the Manitoba Red Cross disaster program from the Red River flood last May will be studied across Canada. Helen McArthur, national director of nursing services, praised the response as outstanding and urged continued cooperation to prepare for future disasters.
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