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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
4
A village editor, unnamed by request, quietly rewrote front pages to spare a grieving mother. He removed soldier tragedy references and produced a one copy special edition for the ill woman, then planned a follow up. The employee calls him the finest boss and honors him in a private Hall of Fame.
Greenland supplies a critical cryolite deposit near the southern Arctic fringe, the sole commercial source, called ice stone for its icy look. The large open pit sits beside a fjord with thin rock walls guarding the sea. Cryolite, once an ore, now serves as a flux in extracting aluminum from bauxite, fueling Canadian industry with Greenland shipments.
A brief note states lightning travels at about 29000 miles per hour, describing the rapid electrical discharge. The figure underscores the extreme speed of atmospheric phenomena and the awe they inspire.
Former NHL players from Edmonton Winnipeg and Oshawa join Ottawa Commandos at the Canadian Army Training Centre in Lansdowne Park Ottawa. They drill hard in the sun and study Bren guns and bayonet fighting while awaiting OT C selection and Officers Training.
Two elderly men in northeast Scotland joke about the prime minister's virility praising him for not working. They insist his strength comes from him not working, noting the phrase vrocht meaning worked.
Reports across the Union of South Africa show severe crockery and glass shortages. Hotels in Johannesburg suspend toom-service, Durban serves beer in champagne glasses, and East London auction prices soar for cracked cups. War shipping limits and priority government orders leave few imports, with factories unable to meet demand.
Government archaeologists report discovery at Tel Hassouna southwest of Mosul showing earliest human encampments by herdsmen from Anatolia and the Caucasus. Finds include goat bones goddess figurines and early pottery, dating centuries before Egyptian relics and shedding new light on Iraq's ancient history.
In March this year the British air forces achieved a monthly bomb output of 12,000 tons and destroyed over 2,000 German war factories, signaling a significant sustained bombardment campaign.
Nutrition services note grandmothers used rich milk, whole grains, eggs, baked beans, and large portions to meet many vitamins and minerals. They relied on hearty dishes like oatmeal, mufins, Johnny cake, and ample vegetables, often surpassing modern refined choices in quantity and protein.
A collection of aphorisms on speaking wisely and avoiding excess. Notable voices include Lord Chesterfield Isaac Barrow Quarles Mary Baker Eddy Oliver Wendell Holmes and George Augustus Sala. The quotes warn against tiresome talk indecision and saying the wrong thing at a tempting moment.
A new chapter in Canadian farm history unfolds as Saskatchewan farmers travel east to assist Ontario with the harvest. This marks the first instance of western harvest help heading east, reversing the 1920s trend when thousands of harvesters moved west annually.
The Moscow radio, quoted by the Soviet monitor, said a state commission investigating German atrocities had found that the Nazis killed more than 6 000 people by poison gas at Krasnodar.
The piece notes Britain upheld historic asylum roles for political persecution victims and cites over a hundred new industries established since Hitler’s rise. It recalls the North African campaign where about 250000 enemy soldiers were neutralized and the British Army under General Wavell suffered under 2000 casualties.
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