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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
2
Tess, a twenty year old in love with Jeff Davis, enlists nightly visitor Roger the mouse to lure him. Roger quietly aids Tess by distracting Jeff with a late snack plan, ending with Jeff confessing his feelings as Tess finalmente finds happiness in his arms.
Prairie fields near Reina Saskatchewan see pusher style self propelled combines roving day and night to harvest crops at about 30 bushels per acre. One operator replaces a full threshing crew, as earlier tractor drawn harvesters show similar output on oats with uneven ripening swaths.
Victoria British Columbia government tightens control on official cars after a check showed civil servants used fleet vehicles for pleasure driving. All fleet cars now carry red and white plates for after hours visibility. If ineffective, a centralized pool will limit car issuance to approved trips.
The Polish Supreme Court welcomes its first female justice, Mrs. Zofia Gawronska, marking a milestone in the judiciary. This historic appointment highlights progress in gender representation within Poland’s legal system.
In Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta thousands of turkeys will undergo voluntary government inspection for Christmas quality. Birds must be purebred and free of disease with strong vigor and well kept housing. About 5,000 Manitoba birds were inspected last year. inspectors say the breed is now plumper and better overall.
Baron van Haerscléte, director at the Nautical and Aeronautical Institute and Museum in Rotterdam, declares British Columbia soil and climate offer exceptional potential for a growing bulb industry and notes many young Dutch farmers wish to migrate to Canada to farm.
Pattern 4789 by Anne Adams offers a petticoat whirl dress with ruffles and a peeked slip hem. Includes complete illustrated instructions and sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with fabric yardage for a size 6 dress and eyelet. order form requires 25 cents sent to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
Indians of the North River Reservation in Manitoba shunned a visiting Treaty Party in July and refused treaty money while demanding a new uniform for their chief. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer visiting to retrieve a sick Indian was met with friendliness, the Chief shaking hands and hoping to see him next summer. Officials hope this signals readiness to discuss treaty money and peace.
A Vancouver firm reports natural gas wells in the Peace River block on both sides of the BC Alberta boundary. The Alberta well near Dawson Creek yielded about 20 million cubic feet daily. Plans include a pipeline to the coast, but Alberta controls export and field size to Vancouver remains uncertain.
In Ashcroft a king size yellow tomato weighing 1 pound 5 ounces was harvested by a local gardener. Saskatchewan fur farmers shift to mink as fox farming declines with costs from 20 to 30 dollars and market value about 15. Nearby Revelstoke residents Mrs J Burbridge and Mrs D A McIntosh visit Queen Victoria Hospital after 50 years. Winnipeg farmer Arthur Neimans hosts five displaced persons, offering work and room. The X ray helps detect painting fraud by revealing under painting.
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