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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1953
Page
7
Albert mutters about fate as he works a gumboiled farm job with Max Stone and family. Mrs Stone pushes him to hoe and tear out grass while memories of city life and hunger haunt him amid a looming gall bladder operation for Max.
Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book presents ten complete patterns for sew embroider and crochet print ers right in the guide. Includes ideas for gifts home accessories toys fashions and more patterns. Send 25 cents now to obtain the collection.
Saskatchewan farmers report unusually heavy ergot infestations in harvesting rye. Director R E McKenzie warns ergot in rye lowers grade and can poison humans and livestock. He offers seed-cleaning methods including salt bath treatment, air blasts, crop rotation, and deeper seeding to reduce future infection.
A list of Canadian facts includes names and places such as Halifax and Regina, notes on primary textiles mills producing fibres yarns and fabrics, a beluga defined as the white whale of Hudson Bay, and population figures: 46 000 passenger cars 180 000 freight cars 245 000 children under 18 53 000 women 66 000 men.
Calgary architects transform an old streetcar cluster into a holiday motel at Bragg Lake. Sixteen former Calgary streetcars become cabins and communal spaces centered on an outdoor pool, with a church car housing an organ and a spruce cross.
Vancouver reports Poultry Science Association delegates hear that researchers at Cornell and Illinois have developed leucosis resistant chicken strains for 12 years. Experts urge isolating newborn chicks for 6 to 8 weeks to prevent spread, noting no test exists prior to symptom onset and no antidote.
Gull Lake Saskatchewan farm of Sven Persons and Son reports a Holstein cow now 13 years old with 16 calves including three sets of triplets two sets of twins and several single calves. The owner asks if this sets a district record or if competitors have a stronger claim.
The Rocky Mountain system extends about 2,200 miles from Alaska through Canada into the United States reaching New Mexico. The stretch highlights the vast geographic span of the upland ranges and their influence on regional topography and climate.
Calgary Alberta farmers expect at least 3.5 million dollars from the Provincial Hail Insurance Board for storm damage to roughly one million acres of rain crop. Board Chairman Glen Elder said 4,672 hail damage claims had been received for 1953 and the total may reach the 1947 peak of 5,506 claims.
Walter Ashfield of Grenfell, a prominent Saskatchewan weekly editor, was made a life member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at Saskatoon’s 34th annual convention. He has long served as secretary manager of the Saskatchewan division and on the national association executive. His paper The Grenfell Sun won first prize for best front page in a national competition for papers up to 1,500 circulation.
Beluga location unknown in the fragment. In 1952 immigrants to Canada included children, women and men in unspecified split. The country’s largest manufacturing employer in textiles produced unspecified products. No data on passenger versus freight cars. Largest Alberta, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick cities are not provided.
In Rose Valley Saskatchewan Bill Haskins struck a tardy crow on the road and found the bird alive wedged in his car grille after reaching town. The incident hints at a possible new radiator ornament trend while noting the long history of chewing gum.
Victoria British Columbia education officials will add explanatory notes to report cards teaching parents how to interpret marks and assess student progress. Minister Tilly Rolston says the notes will avoid labels and show that a low mark does not mean dullness, addressing parental concerns about the native ability and environment influencing grades.
Lloyd McSorley of Weather Resources Corporation told Winnipeg Kiwanis Club that a Denver study over five years and two million dollars proves hail damage can be controlled. Tests in Colorado reduced hail to mush snow and major insurers show interest. He notes high costs and more equipment, likening weather control to early television.
A rural feature on Stony Rapids Saskatchewan reveals a free north life with Hudson’s Bay factor Douglas Stevens, nurse Margaret Lewis, and resident Fred Erickson. It depicts town routines, fur trade, epidemics, dog team travel, and the R C M P patrol along the lake routes.
Cold rolling serves as the primary process for producing most metal strips. This method shapes metals by passing them through rollers at room temperature, enhancing thickness precision and surface finish. Continuous improvements in rolling mills boost efficiency and strip quality.
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