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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
2
Fire losses rise yearly with 468 deaths in 1946 and 55 400 fires. Residential property accounted for nearly 80 percent of destruction, displacing about 20 000 people. Winter fires often stem from heating overuse and careless placement of flammable items.
The United States Air Force will begin testing drops of the 42000 pound bomb at Muroc California. The bomb will be suspended in a modified B 29 with half the shackles inside the bomb bay and will clear the ground by inches on takeoff. The tests will use inert duds to study explosive potential.
More than 20,000 pairs collected by schoolchildren across Canada are in Montreal ready for shipment to British children, the Junior Red Cross announced.
A string of jokes and sketches drafts humor from domestic life to fortune tellers. Characters question marriages, wages and daily bargains while light exchanges reveal misread cues and playful misunderstandings.
A guidance note urges proper lawn care to prevent neglect before bloom. It emphasizes timely mowing, watering, and weed control to ensure healthy growth and seed formation.
Pattern 4898 by Anne Adams offers a simple to sew dress with flattering lines and flower embroidery. Includes illustrated instructions and sizing from 34 to 50 with yardage for size 36. Send 25 cents to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. for orders and provide size name address and pattern number.
A collection of aphorisms from Burke Shelley Eliot Gibran and others on toleration silence kindness and forgiveness. Highlights include urging intolerance as a crime urging responsibility for tolerance and praising long suffering faithfulness and charity.
Health officers warn that laypersons should not pick up or handle lenses after eye tests. They caution improper selection could harm vision and urge seeking professional guidance when choosing eyeglasses.
The North West Elevators association estimates western Canada prairie wheat at 318,414,500 bushels for the year from 22,992,000 acres. Manitoba 41,200,500. Saskatchewan 174,654,000. Alberta 102,560,000 bushels. Average yields per acre: 16.5 for Manitoba. 12.4 for Saskatchewan. 16.0 for Alberta.
Ottawa reports upcoming issue of a new lightweight summer dress for active Army sailors and air force officers next spring. Air force officers may wear a similar pattern to US blouse style, with gilt buttons. army officers await firm policy on a unified pattern for all ranks. The change replaces the khaki drill summer uniforms and aims to improve wearability.
Easy modern mince pie using corn flake crust and light lemon glaze. Mince filling thickens with gelatin and eggs, then folded whites create a fluffy top. Chill until firm, yields a 9 inch pie. notes adjust water and mincemeat if homemade.
Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell told civic leaders in Welland that Canada’s high standard of living rests on citizen courage and tenacity. He credited the dollar saving program with guiding Canadians toward future freedom and justice. A note on nutmeg defines mace as a spice from the kernel’s membranes.
Ottawa announces the Veterans Department is testing a suction cup artificial leg for veterans. Major C. A. Bell says it is experimental and not a cure-all. Trials are ongoing with several cases, while Berkeley reports plans to supply the device to above knee amputees in the United States starting in February.
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