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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1945
Page
2
This piece argues citizenship as a source of pride for Canada and the British Commonwealth. It stresses unity at home to foster international cooperation, eliminate racial barriers, and pursue world peace through shared privileges and duties.
Dr H M Tory former University of Alberta president and noted Canadian educator argues Canadians still self identify by racial origin for statistics. He calls for a clear sense of citizenship within the British Commonwealth to guide Canada in world affairs amid proximity to the United States and Russia.
A Canadian Council of Education for Citizenship is formed to deepen understanding of citizenship meanings, privileges, and responsibilities. It will educate those applying for citizenship and native born Canadians, offering impartial information on national life and institutions to foster appreciation and obligations of citizenship.
In 1727 Voltaire faced a hostile London crowd shouting kill the French man. He challenged them asking if being French is punishment enough for him and earned cheers and safe conduct back to his inn.
A collection of aphorisms on individuality from Henry Van Dyke Mary Baker Eddy Emerson and Mill emphasizes personal identity as the source of progress. The quotes stress that common faculties yield unique selves and that strength lies in singular individuals rather than crowds.
An advertisement touts a stainless antiseptic that speeds healing of eruptions sores and wounds and relieves boils and skin affections. It claims eczema itching barber's itch rheumatic itching toes and feet will subside and dry up. The product is sold in original bottles at local druggists.
The Quarterly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics notes Western Canada dairy farms cutting dairy herds and shifting toward beef production as profitable 1944 grain crops lure farmers away. The trend, still emerging, may reduce milk output and other products into winter and into the 1945 summer season.
A satirical quotation mocks French food consumption figures, noting 262 000 tons sent to France versus 200 000 000 tons claimed. It playfully converts tonnage to per person daily intake, suggesting absurd results and closing with a quip about salt in statistics.
A very green army guard at the gate refused to admit a car without a special tag. A high ranking officer rode in the car and ordered the driver to proceed. The guard then questioned the brass hat, asking who he should shoot, the officer or the driver.
Wartime guidance answers readers questions on extending rent deadlines, changing address on ration books, forwarding syrup coupons, and availability of preserves coupons for canning sugar. The Q A covers landlord extensions, notifying Local Ration Board, four preserves coupons per gallon of syrup, and twenty preserves coupons for canning sugar with each for half a pound.
The Dodge plant in Chicago, maker of engines for B 29 Superfortresses, saw its 124th and 125th strikes since December 1942 as workers walked out over foreman practices and idle-time work. Observers note the series is unlikely to be a world record but reflect a troubling labor pattern. An unrelated note claims Ancient Greek as a supreme language.
Fred Stirling has been appointed as the Australian high commissioner to Canada and will take up residence in Ottawa shortly. He is currently counsellor to the Australian legation to the Netherlands government.
A collection of humorous lines and exchanges from daily scenes. Jokes about babies, drivers, hats, cooking, school, parents and children, office life, a maid’s missteps, and a note on the word luxury. Includes quips about age, fare, and a parachute joke.
Sgt Rose Mae Mercier Regina rises from teaching to CWAC language specialization aided by gratuities and rehabilitation credits. She serves chiefly in Saskatchewan with stints at St Anne de Bellevue Camp Borden Dundurn and Prince Albert. Others include Miss Clara May Barker OxBow and Pte Jean White Ottawa making silversmith jewelry and souvenir braces for CWAC members while Pte Isabel Audry Young Yorkton is promoted to Corporal in London.
Air Services Canada is the second largest operator of domestic air services, with Trans Canada Air Lines running non stop passenger and mail service to the United Kingdom. Three weekly round trips are planned to increase to daily, using Lancaster aircraft for mail and military personnel.
An expert notes a locomotive cab houses 57 controls and a operator must understand each before safely operating the engine. The message emphasizes comprehensive familiarity with all interfaces for proper locomotive use.
A fragment notes that baked elephant foot is considered one of the finest foods among African bushmen, reflecting traditional culinary practices and rare delicacies.
Col Alfred Wise proposes Britain station its peacetime army in Germany for 20 to 25 years to free British training grounds and potentially curb German militarism. He argues the move could aid postwar education and restraint, with international police forces training there as a deterrent.
A prisoner at Birmingham Quarter Sessions chose barrister A R Churchill after the Recorder listed counsel aloud. The defendant, charged with house breaking, was bound over for two years and urged to buy War Savings Stamps.
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