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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
7
A brief item notes a short story titled Qua Complete Short Story You Know Bill by Wheeler. The piece appears in a newspaper page by Byndi, with no further details on publication date or venue.
A conversation unfolds around emotional and financial dynamics as Carol asserts she always has another suitor while Nurse West questions the fairness of obligations. The dialogue hints at wounded pasts and shifting loyalties as characters reveal self-interest and reliance on multiple partners.
The B 29 Superfortress “Flying Laboratory” pursued cosmic ray messengers from near the Canadian border to off northern Chile. The aircraft, with instruments measuring radiation, flew up to six miles high along a 4800 mile path for three months of study. Cosmic rays are highly penetrating and pass through the human body dozens of times per second.
The Bank of Montreal runs nationwide ads urging personal thrift and foresight. Hold on to Victory Bonds, buy only goods in fair supply, save for future shortages, avoid black market purchases, maintain insurance, and grow savings. The advice, stressing prudence, aims to prevent panic and hardship.
London reports the Daily Mirror featured a talking dog named Ben said to articulate human speech. Two British veterinarians examined Ben in Royston near Cambridge and found he could say I want one, with unclear meaning. They suggest teaching him I want more.
In a hospital ward a nurse named Carol helps wounded young men, including Bill Delaney who longs for fishing and a future. She encourages resilience, recalls others who adapt after losing sight, and hints at a cottage by a lake life while Bill plans a chicken farm and a return home with a girl.
Frances Chambers, a skilled cobbler in Vancouver, defends shoe making as a suitable occupation for women. She began seven years ago, learned every phase of the craft, and praises meeting people. Her husband is also a cobbler and she jokes about choosing him over a mended boot.
Anne Adams pattern 4500 offers a low effort slip with three pieces and clever side panels, includes panties and embroidery transfer. Sizes 34 to 50 cover a wide range, 2% yd at size 36. Send 20c to Winnipeg Pattern Dept with name address and style number.
The RCAF reports Canada's war crimes liaison detachment works with Britain and the U.S. to gather evidence on Japanese atrocities in POW camps against Canadians. Lt Col Oscar off Vancouver leads officers tracing testimony and the Birchall diary, a crucial but split archive, amid identification and travel challenges.
Montreal Gazette argues a printer’s missed comma in Gray’s Elegy altered tone. The line The curfew tolls, the knell of parting day adds solemn rhythm when comma is properly placed.
Detroit reports that full volume passenger car production remains out of reach due to interruptions in parts, equipment, and raw materials. UAW CIO members accuse manufacturers of hoarding supplies, while industry spokesmen cite supplier strikes as a key factor. the gap totals about 1.5 million fewer cars than hoped. Goethe wrote a seven language novel at age 11.
Canada exported over 71 000 head of pure bred and dairy cattle in 1945 to 23 countries, with purebred cattle valued at 5 161 561 and dairy cattle at 6 451 594. Early 1946 totals show continued strong exports, reflecting growth since 1930. Shipments also included 3 470 purebred sheep, 852 purebred swine, 26 650 purebred poultry, and 848 880 baby chicks valued collectively at 393 780.
The Canadian Conference of Pharmaceutical Faculties and the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association announce a new national foundation. Led by J R Kennedy of Toronto the foundation will fund student scholarships graduate fellowships and refresher courses for practicing pharmacists. It is established by Canadian drug manufacturers distributors and retailers.
A seasoned home cook outlines a five day week approach with quick meals. Baked beans on a Saturday standby form a fast supper with bran brown bread and a salad. Sunday menus include brunch, scrambled eggs, ham loaf, and mint pineapple juice, followed by a Sunday dinner.
Ontario's natural resources are held back mainly by sparse settlement. Agriculture minister Kennedy told the International Emergency Goods Council on fertilizers that the province has 11 people per square mile and only 25 percent of land under cultivation, with pulp and paper firms like Abitibi exploiting long timber tracts as cycles of growth outpace cutting.
More than 9,400 army, navy and air force personnel remain overseas awaiting return to Canada, according to service headquarters. The group includes 8,700 soldiers and 700 airmen. naval numbers depend on new interim force enlistments.
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