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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
4
A discussion on integrating sociology into education to reduce youth rebellion. It argues schools should explain laws and morals, not just enforce them, and that involving youth in planning fosters cooperation. The piece also cites Detroit guidance programs and highlights the role of teachers in curbing delinquency.
R J Lander of Williamsville New York has shipped 194 boxes of books magazines games and candy to the British and Canadian naval forces. Murray Chamberlain customs officer at Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls Ontario and the LO.D.E assisted. Lander began three years ago after meeting Chamberlain shipping six to eight boxes every fortnight weighing 75 pounds each. A valuable set of surgical textbooks became part of a Canadian warship library. Books from the Buffalo library were included and are in excellent condition. Lander hands the boxes to Chamberlain who sends them to Halifax central magazine exchange, with duty free entry as armed forces shipments stamped by ICCE.
Thousands of South African pigeons assist Allied forces by relaying messages to partisans in Greece Crete Yugoslavia and other Nazi occupied regions. The article notes the long history of the carnation from 300 B.C. described by Theophrastus.
Dr FW Routley announces a weekly newspaper for Canadian prisoners in Germany. The paper, cabled from Canada via the International Red Cross in Geneva, emphasizes home towns and sport and excludes war, political, or propaganda content. Distribution follows censorship rules and is a joint effort of the Red Cross, War Services, and The Canadian Press.
Norfolk records many birds settling in war altered landscapes with merlins in harbor wrecks and waxwings seen across districts. A Norfolk Naturalists’ Trust note highlights swift nest creation in trench remnants and a broad interest in wildlife preservation around Hickling Broad.
A Victoria Times column praises wartime humor shown by pilots and civilians under fire. It cites an unnamed pilot in Italy who joked about heaven if bombs had exploded, and a London cockney saved by luck. The piece argues such wit helps prevent mental collapse and keeps morale steady during crises.
British fighter planes have been redesigned for longer range and higher altitude. In the Battle of Britain they could stay aloft about one hour and 20 minutes, but since then endurance has improved greatly and fighter bomber sweeps now venture deeper into enemy territory.
Lieut. David Kingman says Attu in the Aleutians may become a major archaeological site after the war. Navy construction battalions have unearthed hundreds of ivory relics skeletons and other items and many believe entire villages lie buried beneath feet of tundra.
An eagle with a 92 inch wingspan, thought to be a golden species new to the area, was brought by Arthur Ervin near Desbarats Lake about 25 miles east of Sault Ste. Marie. Ervin stunned and killed it after his dog balked at approach. a two pound trap was attached to one leg. Katharine Garrity of London Ont will receive the Caterpillar Club insignia for her son Frt. Sgt. James Garrity, a POW who bailed out over enemy territory in August 1942. The club, sponsored by Irving Air Chute Co., is for those saved by parachutes.
Domei reports Emperor Hirohito approved Tokyo plans under Prime Minister Tojo for a vacant lots utilization program. The city may cultivate vegetables on idle Imperial palace grounds and breed fish in the palace outer moat as part of the initiative.
The efficiency of a jet propulsion aircraft increases at high altitude while a conventional plane loses much of its efficiency in rarified air.
Dr W Blatz of the University of Toronto told parents and educators in Victoria B C that juvenile delinquency costing millions yearly in Canada can be solved only by scientific education for children from two to 20. He called nursery school education the educational discovery of the century.
Ottawa Journal notes Anthony Eden argues for a postwar order led by Britain the United States and Russia. He favors a future world organization but says immediate peace must be steered by the great powers with the burden and voice shared by nations with military clout.
The Dominion Government will again aid provinces in producing and distributing ground limestone to farmers. For each dollar a province spends, the Dominion Agriculture Department pays half up to 75 cents a ton for producing and 75 cents a ton for distributing. This policy aims to elevate soil quality in British Columbia and the eastern provinces where sour land limits crops like clover and alfalfa.
Health survey indicates over one third of two year olds have dental cavities. A border marker survey notes the Canada United States line is defined by 5483 monuments. 2565.
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