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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1957
Page
5
Saskatchewan health minister reports 171 resident deaths in the first six months, with 44 home and 17 farm fatalities. Motor vehicle deaths total 47, while industrial and other accidents show little change. Harvest period seen as most dangerous for farm residents.
In 1957 government transfer payments totaling 2.333 billion dollars were distributed at all levels of government. The payments covered family allowances old age pensions welfare benefits and similar transfers funded by taxation.
The report notes British Columbia as the third largest province by area and population, yet only sixth in occupied farmland due to its mostly mountainous terrain and vast nonarable regions.
Instructions advise whipping egg whites before yolks to avoid washing the beater. Whipping yolks after helps prevent whites from whipping to stiffness.
Unofficial word from Ottawa delays on Alaska highway paving from Dawson Creek to Charlie Lake with a $2.3 million low bid. De fence Construction Ltd says no contract awarded yet and start after tenders or next session funds. Local officials and chamber seek cabinet clarification amid election turnover.
A joke about a Texan who quips Heaven resembles Texas and a gatekeeper correcting him. Other gags include a minister asking for a baby's name and a humorous parental moment with a long name and a plea for more water.
A humorous riff on English plurals and pronouns with examples such as oxen geese feet and teeth and riffs on man brethren and masculine he his him. The piece ends with a stylistic postscript mentioning The Sun Grenfell Sask Sept 57.
Alfred Moseley argues for expanded driver education nationwide. He cites court cases of insufficient practice driving and calls for standardized curricula, certified teachers, required courses, and adult options to improve safety and reduce accidents.
Earl Shipton has accepted the position of Police constable for Midale and assumed duties this week. Recently released from the Canadian Army he resides in Regina and will move with his wife and three children to make their home in Midale.
A married Canadian with no dependents paid $360 income tax on $10 000 annual income in 1917, $655 in 1939, and $1 560 in 1956. The figures illustrate rising tax burdens across mid century.
A. W. Crookshanks of the Canada Department of Agriculture explains renovating thin old farmstead shelterbelts by underplanting with white or Colorado spruce. Seedlings 12 to 18 inches are planted in sod in fall, with spring soil rework, then branches thinned to allow growth. Case study shows 1906 cottonwood plot at Indian Head, later underplanted with 2,200 spruce. by 1936 spruces reached 15 feet, creating a dense understory. Farmers are urged to consider spruce underplanting for healthier shelterbelts.
A satirical item from the Thamesville Herald jokes about loading a natural born fool with booze into a car and letting him go. It sketches a reckless stunt ending with the fool extracted from wreckage and placed in a black plush-lined box garnished with flowers.
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