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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
5
Edmonton reports a grasshopper surge led by Johnny Grasshopper and his migratory kin. The pests devastate wheat leaves and stems, hatch in July to fall frost, and staggered hatching makes control hard. Fire bait and dust, cool weather, and dry spells aid efforts.
A Belleville three year old refused to spit on a clean floor for a nickel his mother offered. After a coughing spell he finally expelled the five cent piece, changing his mind about the cleanliness.
A survey of animal stamps from Africa Asia and Europe highlights Liberia Japan Chima Tannu Tuva Liechtenstein Iceland Germany Norway Italy Holland France Belgium Ethiopia and British colonies. New issues include Universal Postal Union anniversaries and country color changes with notes on collectors seeking Canadian Newfoundland and British North American stamps.
London post office says 1 200 pen holders and 7 200 pen points stolen from branches within a month. The theft is to be stamped out. pens likely souvenirs not used for writing.
The Yellow River in China earns the nickname Chinas Sorrow due to recurring floods that devastate nearby fertile farmland and disrupt regional livelihoods.
A reader asks about brightening a log cabin living room and furnishing it for weekends. The reply advises against painting logs, suggests orange shellac and satin varnish, Canadian maple furniture, striped homespun fabrics, and a beige textured floor with bright borders, plus a rustic long picnic table and possible ceiling ledge for display.
Alice Davies, a 69 year old London nursemaid, refuses a New York legal notice seeking next of kin for a $200,000 estate of her aunt Ethel Davies who died at 91. She says she is too old to worry and prefers her simple life abroad.
Ottawa reports 90 percent of prairie households remain husband and wife with or without children. Divorces are about three tenths of one percent and single or nontraditional heads about one-fifth of one percent. Average family earnings in 1946 were $1,873, with female-headed households at $998. 55,886 broken families show 76 percent under female guidance.
London reports Winston Churchill has received an inscribed gold watch he gave away 50 years ago. The gift comes via the widow of Joseph McHenry, who once aided Churchill during the Boer War when he was jailed and escaped. Churchill accepted the watch as a token of thanks.
A reader debates advantages of all female juries, then muses on pipe smoking, cooking, and household skills. The column touches on gender bias, invention credit, and lessons from family life with provocative lines about wives and housework.
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