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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
6
Across the western prairies hundreds of farmers reap bumper crops with modern machinery and powerful lighting enabling continuous work after dark. Elevators expand storage to handle the grain rush as 2 000 eastern workers join the crews to aid Canada’s vital harvest.
Saskatoon power corporation will extend electricity service to 2 400 additional homes this year. Churchill Manitoba two ships left with grain for Britain the Begonia 360 000 bushels the Ramillies 250 000 bushels. Edmonton chuckswagon races to be added next summer with about 7 500 prize money. Calgary streetcars to be retired this October transit to be carried by trolley coaches and buses. Eastend Saskatchewan Dalton Doonan won silver horse trophy riding Lee. Saskatoon E T Wiggins elected president of the Canadian Teachers federation defeating Harold Murphey. Vancouver founder Richard S Ford dies at 78. Morning Sun became Vancouver Sun. Dafoe church basement opened for supper by 42 volunteers. basement 24 by 60 feet, 14 feet deep.
Irwin Studer, M P Maple Creek, expects 300 boxes of standard size apples from his dry land farm near Lac Pelletier Saskatchewan. The 3 000-tree orchard, terraced on contour and complemented by raspberries plums and cherries, draws visitors for pick-your-own fruit and discounts.
More than 1,000 delegates from across Alberta will attend the second annual provincial convention of the Farmers' Union of Alberta at the Palliser Hotel from December 4 to 8. Federal Minister of Trade and Commerce Hon. R. B. Howe has been invited to speak.
A 122 500 pound blast by the C N R split 1 500 cubic yards of rock for grading in British Columbia. The event is described as one of the province s largest charges. Date given is June 30 1949. Australia s population is noted at 7 912 000.
A shipment of about 70 head of cattle pigs and sheep from the United Kingdom sailed to Canada aboard the Salacia. The livestock will be auctioned in Brandon Manitoba in October to raise funds for flood relief and includes prize winners from national shows.
Norman S. McLean publisher of the Elmwood Herald was elected president of the Manitoba division of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association in Winnipeg. Elected first vice president was BB Evans of Morden Times and J R Manning of Reston Recorder as second vice president. Directors include A E Lodwick Treherne Times Mrs Una Phillips Boissevain Recorder A H Leech St. Vital Lance H B Munro Swan River Star and Times T E Wilkins Killarney Guide. Committee chairmen named D K Friesen Altona Echo advertising Eugene Derksen Carillon News job printing L J Bennett Dufferin Leader Carman legislation G C Kraft Selkirk Enterprise subscriptions H A Wallace Southern Manitoba Review Cartwright membership.
In a wartime memory tale a returning Johnny seeksNormal life near a cherry tree and a dreamy Betty Lou. He recalls past soldiers who lifted her and asks to see home, wash, and the girl who waits on the limb with the bucket. The scene blends longing, secrecy, and a quiet reunion.
Alberta Briquetting Corporation Ltd announces plans to build coal briquetting plants at Okotoks Ryley and Medicine Hat with a daily capacity of 1000 tons. Additional plants are planned at Brooks Bickerdike Canmore Lundbreck and Red Deer as equipment becomes available.
Arthur Schultz of Darlingford Manitoba slept at the wheel as his truck rammed a construction yard scene in Regina. The vehicle collided with two others, crossed and re crossed a railway area, and smashed two fences while the driver remained asleep.
Beginning with the next issue the column will insert a feature on Stand ard Bridge by M Harrison Gray, noted as likely to attract reader interest in the months ahead.
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