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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1940
Page
2
A wartime alert warns Americans and Canadians to resist a likely Nazi inspired propaganda push to pressure Britain to lift the blockade and feed subjugated Europe. The piece argues such efforts would be covert, funded by humanitarian fronts, and aimed at swaying public opinion to aid Nazi warfare.
In Manchester Lord Woolton announced no fresh fruit will be imported to the United Kingdom this winter except oranges. Col R L Wheeler said the department had anticipated no apples would be shipped. Woolton also suggested a possible bacon ration reduction for Britons while Ottawa’s Bacon Board maintains weekly shipments of 8,176,000 pounds under the contract through November totaling 425,600,000 pounds.
Ob servation cars use Mount or Mountain names. Sleeping cars with Lake Camp or Fort in titles contain a sleeper setup with ten sections two compartments and one drawing room. Ancient Crete storage jars held up to 25 bushels. Italian bombers attacking Greek churches raise questions about Italian church protection.
A light year is defined as almost six million million miles, illustrating the vast scale of interstellar measurements in astronomy.
Royal King Christian of Denmark confronted a German officer over a Nazi flag on an official building in occupied Denmark. The officer claimed Berlin instructions. at noon the flag was not removed and the King announced a soldier would be sent to remove it. He then declared I am the soldier and the flag was finally lowered.
A London survey on scarecrows finds many agriculturalists scornful of the old practice. Respondents call scarecrows mostly useless beyond a couple of days and some propose moving them frequently to keep them effective. A boy with a rattle is cited as more valuable by some.
A geographer describes Italy's Libya as an unreliable food source, comparing it to America's Dust Bowl conditions and questioning its role as a dependable granary for the colonial empire.
When the handle of the new box is in the carrying position the box automatically locks. The note identifies a built in safety or security feature applicable during transport.
Britain pushes production of a Rolls Royce Merlin engine to beat German fliers by raising ceiling and altitude performance. The supercharged powerplant, already in Spitfires, will reach Hurricane manufacturers, enhancing two seater fighters and sustaining air defense in the Battle of Britain.
George Turner 58, a tomato and potato grower from Jersey, recounts escaping to London with seven others and a girl aboard an Irish ship. He recalls German looting of property, cash withdrawn, seized food and goods, and the fear and censorship under occupation, including bank closures and no radio access.
A compact recipe for bran muffins using pastry flour corn starch bran and dried fruit. Mix dry ingredients with bran then alternate with beaten egg and milk, fold in fruit. Bake ten to fifteen minutes in a hot oven. Substitutions include sweet milk and baking powder for sour milk and soda. Makes one dozen large or one and a half dozen small.
Recipe instructions for Danish fruit dumplings using Holland rusk suet and canned fruit. Mix dry ingredients with suet then add eggs and milk to form a stiff batter. Drop spoonfuls into simmering fruit, cover, cook ten minutes, then serve with fruit over dumplings. Six portions.
A London Daily Sketch carrier rushed to fetch papers but halted by a road rope reading Danger Unexploded Bomb. He swerved and warned an oncoming lorry as he raced to alert the bomb removal squad.
An estimated thousands of residents in New York City have reportedly never ridden a subway train, highlighting a notable portion of the metropolis population with limited transit experience.
A scientist argues that there is little hope Nobel prize awards will ever be distributed again. The remark reflects concerns about future recognition in the scientific community.
Producers grateful as a seance scene near London proceeds with shooting. eerie noises resound and sirens wail early in filming, described by the London Daily Sketch as a Banshee like howl that delighted the producers who plan a government donation for unexpected help.
Washington DC the United States Patent Office demands eight acres of floor space which equals about one third of the vast Commerce Building. The building is among the world's largest office structures and the claim highlights the department's extensive space needs.
Brittany is a north western French province on a peninsula facing the English Channel. Its inhabitants are called Bretons. A proverb notes that the less a man boasts the more his true worth shows.
Two youths in a speeding truck halted to rescue a panicked black squirrel on a wooded driveway. The driver’s braking stopped the animal just in time. the squirrel escaped unharmed and the witnesses praised the boys in a letter to the Ottawa Citizen.
Queen Mary now resides in Western England and reduces London visits due to intensified air war. She is reported to be with the Duke and Duchess of Kent's children and continues daily public service at army hospitals canteens and air raid centers. Her distant country house holds an air raid shelter she reportedly has not used. The celiac ganglion is described as the lower brain behind vital autonomic control.
Navy actions in the Mussolini era show Britain asserting command at sea. Reports indicate decisive British naval influence shaping operations during a period of Italian aggression.
A submarine commander tells the Manchester Guardian that crew members cultivate beards during submerged waits. The beards serve as an in‑joke experiment, with humor about harbor returns and a humorous prize of a long razor, soap, and brush, bought with seven drinks and then shaved.
A London Daily Sketch reports Paris sites along Rue St Honore show Nazi occupation effects. The Elysee Palace houses only a caretaker after a German inspection while the British Embassy rooms were rifled. Gestapo ordered a swastika flag raised as a show of vengeance.
A complex device by John Watt is on display at the London Science Museum Fingland. Watt claims the machine reproduces sculpture and has been understood only by him, baffling visitors and experts alike.
A compact reflection on starting the day with effort. The speaker notes that getting out of bed marks the hardest challenge resolved early, setting a productive tone for the morning.
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