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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
7
Sam Shapiro, down to his last two bits, mutters over a pool hall scene as a beggar on the Bankers Trust Building steps spirits away the coin with a cheerful offer. The moment hints at a plan brewing in Sam’s restless mind amid downtown street life.
A beggar prints a cheque using Bankers Trust President E Wilson Dodds signatures and gives it to Sam Shapiro. Sam cashes it believing the act a charitable disguise, while staff explain Dodds staged the ruse, rewarding the first ten cashers.
A Vancouver Province note reports a drift among German residents to acquire Irish citizenship. Longtime resident Germans in the hotel sector, once content as aliens, now seek Eire papers amid concerns of national belonging, with their names sounding unfamiliar amid Irish surname prevalence.
Anthony C. Chiginski, a laboratory mechanic at Fitzsimons General Hospital near Denver Colorado, received a $150 award for proposing a method saving 10 to 15 minutes in preparing a hypo dermic edge for use.
A Windsor Star view argues postwar loans to Britain and Europe are credits that buy American goods, develop resources, and pay workers. The piece says velocity of money rather than weight creates value, making large credits prudent for the economy.
Darling dress and panty set pattern 4612 with buttons down front for easy wearing. Two versions playtime and dress-up with optional matching panties. Sizes 2 4 6 8, puff sleeve frock in size 6 uses 1% yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents for pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
A brief home baking note offers two sugar mindful treats for a rainy April day. Chocolate coated corn flake patties use the sweetness in chocolate, while cream cheese cookies require only a third cup of sugar. Includes full ingredient lists and simple steps for both.
The Saint John Telegraph Journal argues land farming faces a decline as youth migrate to cities during war years. It calls for attracting competent veterans and others to farming, noting old farmers keep operations running until more qualified workers train and return to the land.
A cheque for 24 pounds by Charles Dickens dating to 1868 was auctioned at Seymour Hall London to aid the Marylebone Services fund for needy ex servicemen. The sale also featured grandfather clocks antiques Persian rug wines and spirits donated by Marylebone residents. A note adds that a dozen different sharks inhabit Canadian waters.
Secretary of State Paul Martin endorses the Canadian Allied Relief Fund clothing drive to run for two weeks starting June 17. He says no words can picture the condition of the sick starving and ill clothed in Europe.
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