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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1951
Page
2
A Navy engineer with twenty years on soil conservation for the U S government introduces a new theory about soil deterioration. The concept reflects drought and erosion issues familiar to prairie provinces and parallels Western Canada’s long experience with land welfare and conservation measures.
American scientist W. D. Ellison argues rain damages farmland when land is bare. He says two to three thousand pounds of grass per acre protect pastures, and surface residues should be kept on idle land to conserve moisture and prevent erosion.
Winnipeg officials warn of rabies outbreak in Minnesota and the Dakotas with no Manitoba cases yet. The bulletin notes two forms of rabies, urges careful handling of suspected domestic animals, and urges public vigilance without causing alarm.
Peter Carew narrates a modern tale of infidelity and tragedy as a husband discovers his partner stealing his wife, leading to a death and a grave scene. The husband mourns calmly while the partner laments, and the tale ends with a remark on remarriage. The piece also notes mourning colors across China Egypt Ethiopia and Turkey.
Mrs Dale Carnegie extols Blue Bonnet margarine as her favorite choice likening it to savoring nutrition and economy. The ad urges readers to buy Buck Bonnet and enjoy all three flavors highlighting nutrition and value.
A passage of humorous vignettes recounts a nurse mix up a painter's sly punchlines a tightrope walker and a golf quarrel. Jokes span misdirected advice a desert traveler and quips about aging beauty and business, ending with a river bank definition.
Regina report on Hardy Salter of Calgary a Percheron breeder arguing draft horses remain useful on farms. He says horses are a friend not for meat and notes renewed demand for work horses while tractors rise restraining meat-packers. He doubts a prairie return to horses as main power but supports three-horse use and opposes shifting horse prize money to cattle.
In Hawarden Sask a three year old girl Sheila Ann Lucki was killed after being drawn into her father's wheat combine while he repaired it on a farm. He started the machine for a test and it jammed as he missed the child.
The custom of wearing engagement and wedding rings on the fourth finger stems from an old belief that a delicate nerve travels from that finger directly to the heart.
Ottawa the federal agriculture minister J G Gardiner returned from the west and cautioned on crop impact. He believes damp weather will injure less than frost did in 1950, noting ripe wheat stayed damp but thrashable. He added sprouted wheat fares better for milling than frozen grain.
In Vancouver a Woodwards ad mistakenly priced roasts at 59 cents a pound instead of 89 cents. The store honored the sale, selling 350 pounds at the lower price though the regular price was 97 cents.
A Florida man finds 15 large melons on a wild vine in his patch. A runaway Tunisian freight train is stopped by an engineer who boarded it mid-run. An Ohio brick firm hires three women brickmakers. A Stratford mother learns which twin swallowed a penny via X ray. Purdue creates a seed sparse watermelon. A Miami man tries to prove age for social security with his son.
Western Propane Limited operates what is believed to be Canada’s first propane refueling station for motor vehicles in Calgary. The firm, which built Canada’s first refinery in Turner Valley in 1948, unveils the new facility. The note about piano keys being ebony is attached to the item.
Ottawa reports a sharp rise in immigration with July totals lifting the seven month figure to 99,421, a threefold increase over 1950. North European arrivals rose, Britain and the United States contributed smaller gains, while Dutch, Italian, and German immigrants fueled the seven month totals.
Jean de Margerie of Vonda Sask was elected president of the National Federation of Canadian University Students at its London Ontario conference which closed on September 14 He had been relegated from Laval University to the conference.
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