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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
6
In Athens, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, chief of the Imperial General Staff, received the Greek Medal for Gallantry. A foreign ministers council proposed ceding the Dodecanese Islands to Greece with demilitarization.
A London correspondent argues for saving an aging engine nicknamed Invicta. He suggests Wantage as a home, praising its history and beauty, and compares the steam train’s appeal to that of human milestones. The piece laments scrap and urges a fitting sanctuary.
A string of light humorous vignettes and witticisms touching marriage, work, religion, and daily life. Scenes include a husband and wife, a lift boy, a barber, a drug prescription used as a railway pass, a barrister turned preacher, and a desert island sailor, all delivered in brisk punchlines.
Martha Manners plans a kitchen prank on her husband Tom and neighbor Sam Pettibone. A relay of broom ambushes and comic chase ends in shared laughter and a planned fishing trip for next Saturday, with Martha and Sarah joining the men for a nostalgic picnic and breaded trout.
A Melbourne company that made aircraft parts during the war transitions to sewing machine production. It aims for 2000 domestic machines each month and becomes the first Australian firm to manufacture whole sewing machines.
The article argues that rising early yields real work gains if routines are formed. It notes a daily efficiency pattern with high morning output and tapering energy into evening, highlighting many successful self made individuals as morning workers who accomplish more and faster.
A light social quip about Ruskin's view of weather contrasts with a call for substantial rain. The exchange highlights varied perceptions of sunshine rain wind and snow while stressing the desire for plentiful precipitation amid current conditions.
A lawyer questions a witness about seeing over a 14 foot fence while standing on the ground. The witness replies there were four knots in the fence that let him observe what happened on the other side.
Daniel W. Delano Jr of Buffalo says Franklin D Roosevelt was Winston Churchill's seventh cousin through Jennie Jerome. He spent 18 years tracing the Delano lineage from ancient Achaeans to FDR, noting family traits of seafaring leadership and philanthropy.
Mrs Williams seeks a seat beside her sister at the cinema. She asks a nearby youth if he is alone. He mutters through a twisted mouth that his aunt is with him, not turning to face her.
A salesman asks for directions to a hotel. The farmer gives steps that return him to the same spot, claiming the rest of the directions would confuse him if given all at once. The gag highlights how partial guidance can lead back to the origin.
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