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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
8
The Bran don Sun notes a nurse shortage in Britain and proposes using returned servicemen as male nurses. It cites six hundred registered male nurses and a plan to train veterans via a three year course, aiming for hospitals to have half male and half female staff.
A 45 inch midget named Miss Helen Magna was found living in a phone booth in a Broadway theater lobby with an alarm clock stove bread milk and salmon. She said there was no room for a midget in New York and moved in then had to relocate.
In a small town a murder shocks residents after Mr. Thomas Todd is found strangled at 5:30 pm. Kay Todd and Tom are arrested amid suspicions fueled by Todd’s planned donation and a missing $400. Detective Williams arrests Jake Smith, suspected of the crime, after a late-night pursuit.
The article contrasts early 20th century prices with postwar costs and wages. It notes that after the First World War prices rose sharply while wages lagged, whereas after the Second Great War wage gains kept pace with rising costs. It cites civic laborers earning 25 cents in 1911 versus 60 cents today.
The London Times urges Grosvenor Square as the best location for a Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial statue. The editorial argues the central square and surrounding garden would preserve the fraternal ties formed there.
In Chicago a car horn parked a half block from the police station blared for nearly two hours until Cleveland Andrew, a nearby resident, walked to the vehicle and kicked a front wheel. The horn ceased after the strike, ending officer harassment from angry callers.
A collection of quick wits and quips about trains gardening suits and parenting. Jokes touch on locomotives banking misunderstandings and curious questions from children, with playful exchanges between spouses suitors and passersby.
Japanese voters produced hundreds of spoiled ballots by writing Gen MacArthur as a candidate for the diet. Others invalidated for mere pencilled notes demanding more food.
Compliment Catcher Pattern 4562 offers feminine flattery with side waist insets and shoulder yokes. The dress comes in sizes 12 to 40, with size 16 requiring 27 yards of 39 inch fabric. Order by sending 20 cents and provide Size Name Address and Style Number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man.
A 1780 soft-wood mace used at Ontario's first assembly in Upper Canada will be placed in an appropriate glass case in the Legislature Chamber as the current session prorogues. Premier Drew notes the relic was taken by United States forces in the War of 1812 and returned recently at Franklin Roosevelt's suggestion, marking Ontario's growth since the 1792 Newark assembly.
A Canada widely sold antiseptic named Moone's Emerald Oil is promoted as a cure for eczema barber's itch salt rheum and stubborn skin eruptions with many cases yielding in days. The product is described as pleasant antiseptic penetrating and effective for pimples and other unsightly skin troubles with satisfaction or money back.
A simple topping blends Grape-Nuts Flakes with melted butter and Canadian cheese. Heat flakes in a pan, coat with butter, then mix in grated cheese. Use as topping for creamed dishes or small casseroles. Optional onion or bacon bits add flavor.
Prepare mashed potatoes with cheese and onion. Shape into six balls, roll in crushed Grape-Nuts Flakes, and bake on a greased sheet at 400F for 20 minutes. Yield six servings.
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