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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
7
Rod reluctantly agrees to take Anna Marie Billings to the Festival Dance after his mother insists the social duty helps the family. He fears a plain, greasy past image but is stunned when Anna Marie descends and appears charming, changing his view as the dance begins.
Mrs Louise Guerrieri of Washington DC wears a simple last minute hat in London that wins introductions to Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth. She sends a dress to the Princess as a wedding gift and is invited to tea with the royal family and to view wedding gifts filling five rooms at St James Palace.
The Chinese dollar fell to 145000 to one U.S. dollar as the foreign exchange committee raised its open market rate from 64500 to 73000 per dollar. The official rate stays around 12000 to one, while financiers warn inflation may hinder any future U.S. aid programs.
Paul Beckley, 32, orders lunch of 10 or 12 scoops of ice cream at his Seattle meal ritual. He says he has always eaten large amounts since boyhood on an Iowa farm and sometimes eats a quart before bed.
An Australian marine branch official says postwar job seekers pursue lighthouse keeper roles for shelter. Since the war, applications have surged as people chase the housing associated with these posts.
Montreal trade speech by Minister MacKinnon says Canada is an extremely favored nation with growing trade opportunities after a 25 000 mile tour. He notes European firms plan to establish substantial branch plants in Canada and cites South Africa as a promising long term outlet for newsprint wheat products canned fish electrical appliances and transportation equipment.
London. Fifty thousand potential emigrants have registered applications for berths with shipping firms to Canada. James Callaghan told the House of Commons that for South Africa the figure is 95,000 and New Zealand 20,000. He noted relief as ships return from military service and new ships are built but did not predict when waiting lists will clear.
PORT ALBERNI B C John Madelung a longtime florist showcases a large chrysanthemum split color with one half bright yellow the other mauve It is a freak of nature among four blooms on a standard mum grown from a slip The other blooms are normal
James Lilly of Ballengee West Virginia said his dog stepped on the trigger of his automatic shotgun and shot him in the foot while he stooped to pick up a quail. The incident occurred during a hunting trip in Hinton West Virginia.
Vancouver British Columbia forest output for January to July 1947 topped the same period in 1946 by over 700 million board feet with all districts posting July gains. July totals reach 296 093 200 feet province wide 84 482 226 feet higher in Vancouver District and an 7 month provincial total of 2 212 067 424 feet.
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