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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1941
Page
4
Frances B Hawkins, a Church of England missionary, reflects on postwar Japanese attitudes in Hamilton after 21 years in Japan. She notes a pro British sentiment among common people, German disdain, strict rationing, and myths about China.
In Marborget Switzerland a colonel named Roulet acquired a jewel like plant and gave it to Henri Correvon who named it Rosa rouleti. The pigmy rose stands barely hand high and blooms from April to November with bright rose pink semi double flowers. A visiting bee nearly covers the bloom as it rests on the tiny blossom.
During the Civil War a wary elder rebuked Lincoln for praising the South. He replied that he did not destroy enemies by making them friends, then quipped that a woman’s idea of art is as foolish as a man’s. A car belt noise is likened to a bearing knock.
The Canadian Council on Boys and Girls' Club Work reports 1940 farm club membership at 47,047 up from 45,314 in 1939 a 3.5 percent rise. Since 1931 when organized membership climbed from 21,142 to 47,047 in 1946, with continued gains through 1940 in leadership and program quality while clubs support wartime efforts and welfare causes.
Thousands of Ethiopians gathered near Addis Ababa as princes and chiefs prostrated before Emperor Haile Selassie at his headquarters. Selassie in khaki, the Lion of Judah standard flying, watched hundreds of warriors in Italian uniform seek service and pledge loyalty. News spread that Crown Prince Asfa Wosan had returned to Ethiopia.
The BBC recounts an anecdote about General Von Falkeworst, head of the German army in Norway, finding two copies of the London Times on his table. He demanded to know how the papers arrived, with sources silent on whether a British vessel or a Norwegian boat carried them.
The famed Black Watch, shattered after the Dun Kirk retreat last spring, has rebuilt its ranks and returns to war duty as part of the 51st Highland Division.
A historical estimate claims that 300 billion average sized germs equal one pound in weight. The figure reflects early science views on microbial mass and measurement.
A Cuban note describes jelly sold in small wooden boxes rather than glass jars. The remark contrasts agricultural settings noting a rose would be a weed when growing in a wheat field.
Government authority allows immediate distribution of a memorial cross to widows or mothers of Canadians and merchant seamen who died on active service. Recipients need not apply to the defence department. The cross mirrors the First World War design with a purple ribbon and maple leaves. If both widow and mother survive, both receive a cross.
The dairy products board may impose checks on eastern cheese moving west. Cheddar over 50 pounds cannot leave Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island for Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta or British Columbia without board authorization. Official says the west could nearly meet its own needs and aims to avoid lost effort by preventing westbound cheese returning east for sale.
The lancelot, once seen as a fish, can swim both directions and breathes through vibratory hairs, enabling movement in water.
A Navajo belief forbids entering a house where a tribal member has died, guiding family and community rituals. The rule emphasizes respectful handling of death and mourning within the tribe.
Seven British soldiers recount escaping Nazis twice during World War II and crossing through France to safety in England. They sailed to an east coast Canadian port aboard a British warship after a freighter torpedoed and sunk, leaving 36 hours in icy lifeboats before rescue. They describe hiding in Europe and disguising themselves for months before reaching Africa and then England.
The piece traces the development of practical refrigeration from John Hague in 1834, noting James Harrison of Victoria and Carl Linde of Munich as key figures. It highlights the shift to industrial ice making by 1880 and Britannica’s remark on its engineering impact.
The St Thomas Times Journal cites Italian communiques claiming troops evacuated Asmara and other areas to spare buildings from shelling. The piece mocks Mussolini’s war rationale, notes slow Italian shipbuilding, and questions the idea of war as necessity, wrecking Italian property.
The census manual directs that the head is the person with chief responsibility for maintenance. It notes to report the husband over the wife or parent over an unmarried child, and usually the eldest among brothers and sisters.
Dublin endures a crippling gasoline shortage with private cars nearly vanished, horses scarce, and hoof and mouth disease widespread. Taxis remain a few and buses run on schedule, but most travel is by foot or aged carriages as Ireland grapples with widespread scarcity.
Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton leads Britain's submarine service and holds a record of bold actions in both world wars. He sank German ships in 1914 and earned the Tsarist St. George's cross and later Greek honors. Horton rose to full admiral on merit and served in multiple high profile naval commands and relief efforts.
Over a million fourteen year olds joined nationwide Hitler Youth and League of German Girls drills. A radio address by Arthur Aman urged pledge of duty to the Fuehrer and the flag as youths raised their hands in unison.
A vivid description states that a billion billion water molecules can balance on the head of a pin with ample space remaining.
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