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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1942
Page
8
A partially readable notice explains a noon deadline for trading in an empty metal tube. Any used tube qualifies, not only toothpaste or shaving cream containers, and accepted items may include those previously holding other substances.
The report notes Manitoban drivers will receive new license plates next year to conserve money and metal. Plates will be attached to old licenses and remain on the car in 1943. Also mentioned are fashion items like Wabasse Fletie Pyjamas with striped patterns and coat detailing.
A farmer observes many wheat growers taking up pig production and notes widespread poor feeding and management. He warns against hairless litters and high piglet mortality and urges new handlers to consult experimental farms universities or district agricultural reps for up to date feeding and management to save pig numbers cut grain use and reduce labor.
Beulah Set and Mrs A G Reid and Portage are visiting this week in the district. Thr A Stowe RCA SC Por.
Local residents gathered at the home of Mrs. A S Fraser with 14 in attendance. John Spalding spoke on citizenship and Mrs T Shurtell presented on postwar problems for postwar reconstruction. A social period followed with Postum and saccharin beverages.
For sale or rent the residence on Louie Avenue currently occupied by Petey C Watts. Apply in John Spaldifiz Miniots.
Seven room house in Beulah known as the Chane Clifton place. Could serve as storage for grain and is offered at a low price. Apply to Advertiser, phone 61 Birtle.
Anniversary services will be held here on Sunday October 25. The event marks a milestone for Crandall community members and will feature local speakers and fellowship opportunities.
Ellipsed OCR notes show a local Arrow River school preparing for a political event with concerns over allegiances. The fragment mentions parl ties and a gathering at the school grounds. Further details are unreadable.
Rey Brown leaves as night operator. Miss Mau le Dictie becomes night operator. Miss Derren Clark takes over as relay operator.
Miss Roberta Chirk and Miss Marshal of Winnipeg visit homes. Mrs B Whyte dell joined Patricia Bay bound husband. A Rail Day service is set for Sunday at 1 15 p.m. Mrs W Eiverach and Sheila and Bobby of Brandon visit James Stertch home. Leslie Bowman leaves Brandon College for second year. Keith Calverly from Poplar Point visits before RCAF duty.
Clarence Warren Palmerston Virden was home for the week end. Harvey Wallace on furlough returns to Ottawa this week. Miss Donna Douglas taking Grade IIII at iniota was
A fragmented list mentions individuals including Elair, Brandon, Mrs Me Whirter, Lenore, Miss J Curneck, Portage Tom Seens, Hamida, and Nise Wilson highlighting a community roster or social register.
John McKinami and Liord Wirgas were injured when their car was struck by a freight train at the Quadra CN crossing. The vehicle was not square on the track, leaving occupants shaken and bruised with facial and head cuts. Doctors Fraser, Chalmers and Mrs Chalmers treated them. they recovered enough to return home.
Mrs. Donald Sutherland learned her brother W G Wilson an engineer on the C N Ry was killed when a freight train derailed at Portage. Wilson reportedly jumped as the engine rode the ties and struck his head on a fence as the engine righted. Mrs. Sutherland and another brother left for Winnipeg in the afternoon flier. Community sympathy flows to the bereaved family.
A Wednesday night reception honored Donald Carnegie who leaves Friday for Victoria to join the RCNVR. Arrow River and Beulah friends attended. Rev. H. I. Bowman spoke, with a gift from Arrow River by Mrs. W. Tennant and a pen and pencil set from Beulah by Mrs. J. C. Chis-
A Canadian Legion event featured a membership card presented by BE. A. Barnes. J. B. Mitchell contributed a solo, EF. Leland read a piece titled Our Flag, and F. Wiggins performed a cornet solo.
A Manitoba Department of Health and Public Welfare publication outlines health practices, guidance, and programs for residents. It emphasizes public health measures, prevention, and access to services across communities.
The article argues that Canada faced serious physical fitness shortages amid World War II. It notes that, by October 1941, 41 percent of Army applicants were not in Category A, leaving only 56 of every 100 men fit for defense duties, with 44 lost on the homefront before training. A McGill University survey is cited to illuminate industry needs.
A study shows 75 percent of working age Canadians suffer health issues causing 6.4 lost days per man and 8.5 per woman yearly. Illness costs exceed 193 million dollars annually. only 6 percent of this is charged to disease prevention. The text urges broader preventive spending and provincial responsibility for community health.
The Agricultural Representative acts as a conduit between farmers and scientific knowledge. In Alberta and Ontario, district agriculturists connect ranchers with plant, disease, pest, and livestock guidance to prevent losses. Farmers are urged to seek the Ag Rep for time saving, cost reducing access to information.
Mrs. P Beiber left on Monday to attend her son Wilbert's graduation at the Macleod Alta. RCA FY station on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. T Graafstra of Souris with Mrs. K McMullen and daughter Ban of Alma Michigan visited Miss H Turner and Albert Spencer over the weekend.
Viscount Nickleham of Calgary Hopewell hosts a Manitoba Division Red Cross luncheon at the Royal Alexandra Hotel Winnipeg. The guest is former Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett, who will address attendees at 12 36 noon on September 20 with a 1 15 pm broadcast on Cine 4 Cs.
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