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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
9
A grocery clerk recalls Miss Eileen Fitzhugh stealing caviar at Mr Primm's store and the manager's quiet adoration. After Fitzhugh's illness and death, the grocer closes the shop for her funeral, silently placing a final can of caviar in her casket.
Farm loans outlook remains unchanged as Bank of Nova Scotia official says no immediate tightening. federal budget left loan discretion to banks. Winnipeg announces Tip-Toppers club for tall men and women over specified heights. Chilliwack reports Canadian Engineers training for Korea with mountain terrain simulating harsh conditions. Vancouver patrol duo maintains harbor safety in a 40-foot boat after a prior cutback was reversed due to public outcry.
Oil production in the Lloydminster field reached about 172,188 barrels in August, averaging 1,554 barrels per day, per a preliminary Lloydminster Petroleum Association report. July production totaled 171,220 barrels, averaging 5,523 barrels daily from 245 wells, with Saskatchewan and Alberta sides showing 95,406 and 75,816 barrels respectively. Alberta led in average per-well output at 729 versus 676 barrels for Saskatchewan. First seven months of 1950 refinery deliveries totaled 1,072,140 barrels, with Saskatchewan accounting for 589,861 and Alberta 482,279.
A quick-freeze storage and fish filleting plant is being built at Cold Lake near Cranberry Portage Manitoba. It will aid fishermen across a wide area.
Ideal August weather boosted the Manitoba power commission rural electrification program. Electric service reached 629 farms across Glenwood Whitehead Lansdowne Langford Cameron Westbourne South Cypress Oakland Saskatchewan Pipestone and Albert, with extensions completed and more lines laid to rural households and farms.
Small farmer groups in Stanley Grey Lorne Roland Dauphin Gilbert Plains and Gransview receive targeted outreach. Officials plan engagements with local producers to discuss programs and resources.
Advertising claims Fleischmanns Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast stays full strength until use and acts quickly when used. It requires no refrigeration and offers a month’s supply kept in the cupboard for convenient baking.
A collection of light humor and quips from family breakfast to store scenes. anecdotes include a farm boy Dawn Sun joke a tall cowhand in a department store a mountain mystery and a waiter soup gag.
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