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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
5
Francis James discusses using companion walls to resolve decorating obstructions. By pairing two wallpaper types in a living room he suggests contrasting window wall treatments with plain or subtly matching backgrounds and coordinating dusty pink draperies to maintain color continuity and add personality.
A playful mix of quirky items includes a purse that blasts when pressed, monkeys ignoring a film, hockey offers, a Montreal dishwashing domestic inheriting 100000 dollars, and Joe Louis' possible return for ten thousand. The piece closes with a hopeful New Year meditation by Charles A. Hutchins urging kindness and shared joy.
A local dog, not on the force, leaped into action during a police pursuit in Milwaukee. He bit the wrong man, sending the suspect on his way and sending the officer to the hospital.
James Muniagh es notes how Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose appeared on many stamps from Newfoundland to Canada and New Zealand, with royal children featured on various issues since 1931. The column cites Newfoundland and other colonies showing royal offspring and upcoming releases in 1940s era stamps, including Prince Edward and future coronation-era issues.
Imperial Oil foresees moving Alberta oil to the Pacific coast and into Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. H H Hewetson told the Montreal Canadian Club that Alberta crude could displace U S imports on the Pacific coast and in Canada open new markets. He noted Leduc’s dollar savings and urged more pipelines, hoping by end of 1950 a line to Regina will operate, despite high risks like the Muskeg dry hole costing 1.6 million.
The piece reports Dr. Donald D. Durrell of Boston University proposing humor education in schools. It contrasts Scotch, American, and English humor styles and imagines how each might be taught or demonstrated in class.
A brief note states that bats travel at about ten miles per hour. This concise fact appears as a small science snippet.
In Akron Ohio officials apologized for a mix up in an operating room where a 20 year old woman received a tonsillectomy instead of a neck gland operation. The hospital blamed the surgeon the supervising nurse and the orderly. The patient likely will not be charged.
Ron Mullis a 24 year old six foot three bus conductor in Exeter finds knitting his main relaxation during shifts. He learned the craft at school and continued through the war knitting sweaters and socks for army comrades in the Italian campaign. He often knits between collecting fares to unwind.
A new wheat variety resistant to cold rust and other diseases was developed by W Single of Melbourne. The breed reportedly yields flour of better quality than many existing varieties and is expected to boost local agriculture and bread production.
In Portland Oregon a 16 year old, Jean La Belle, lost the tip of his nose in an auto crash. His father and a policeman found the missing piece on the street an hour later and brought it to the hospital where surgeons sewed it back in place. They await the outcome of the operation.
London officials report complaints from fair haired women about the bluish day light in the airport waiting rooms. They ordered a change to pink tinted lighting to flatter blondes and improve appearances for passengers.
The brown species with a black head features upper plumage marked by large ocelli resembling a peacock's tail. The female shelters her young with her long tail as a behavior pattern in the Indo-Chinese region and nearby islands.
Hollywood producer Maxwell Shane abandons his high polish role and travels as a regular tourist to gauge audience views. He chats with service-station workers, waitresses, drivers, hotel operators, and ranchers across small towns, discovering demand for relatable crime stories and simple titles like City Across the River. He plans to market his new film Amboy Dukes by highlighting juvenile crime themes.
An article notes women's feet have grown over the last twenty years with size 6 to 14 being common now. It contrasts past perceptions of large feet with today prioritizing comfort and fewer foot problems among younger women.
A fragment argues that women show emotions openly while men suppress them. It suggests that crying is healthy and that emotional expression affects decisions, claiming a male scientist endorses this view. The text ends with a brusque admonition about a man confronting loss.
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