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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1934
Page
2
The author argues intolerance grows amid economic hardship and fear, risking loss of political liberty as dictators seize power. It traces causes from waning self confidence to fear and long standing bigotry, warnings of regimes in Russia Germany Italy, and calls for vigilance against demagogues and militant prejudice.
On January 25 a Junkers plane delivered 600 pounds of mail to the Copper Mine post on Canada's Arctic shore. Pilot Walter Gilbert of Canadian Airways ferried 8,200 first flight covers and Christmas gifts, aided by Postal Superintendent Walter Hale and air engineer Lew Parmenter. The improvised post office serves traders and trappers along a 1,000 mile Arctic coast.
Canadian contralto Sigrid Onegin notes a song by Emiliano Renaud of Montreal in her repertoire. She recalls meeting him in Switzerland five years ago when he sent a bundle of music she and her accompanist reviewed. She learned the pieces and first performed them in Montreal.
Dr Francis Freeth of Imperial Chemical Industries told a London lecture that hot baths render the average person nearly safe during gas attacks. He ridiculed fears of poison gas as a weapon and said the deadliest gases cannot be used in war. Mustard gas is no longer valuable due to complete defensive measures.
An astonishing first annual ball by Birmingham jewellers showcased single pieces valued above $30,000 each. Diamonds, opals, emeralds, rubies, and more dazzled in platinum and gold rings and brooches totaling about $750,000, worn by England's loveliest mannequins as armed detectives mingled in tails.
The Citizens' Research Institute reports 1932 per capita municipal costs reached $54.74, highest ever. Toronto ranked third at $64.61, behind Victoria at $90.95 and Edmonton at $69.51, with declines listed for prior years 1931 to 1929.
A small boy questions hand washing before school, telling his mother he is not one to always raise them. The line captures a humorous, everyday domestic moment focused on childhood views and parental routines.
Dr J A Allan University of Alberta geologist warns of a possible second slide at Frank Alberta as three million cubic yards prepare to give way on Turtle mountain. He notes new fissures up to 40 feet wide and hundreds of feet deep and urges evacuation of railroad highway telephone lines and homes while nature takes its course. Between 85 and 90 people died in the April 29 1903 disaster.
The federation passed a resolution at its Toronto convention calling for a government appointed commission to study the building industry and smooth annual fluctuations. It asks the government to appoint an association member to join deliberations on unemployment relief insurance. W. H. Yates Jr of Hamilton was elected president. Col W A Foster of Vancouver and Cecil Gunn of Winnipeg were elected western vice presidents.
A manager scolds an office boy for a dirty desk and praises the banister rail outside. The boy responds with wit saying he cannot slide down the desk, keeping the exchange lighthearted.
The report notes that traffic on the Peiping Mukden railway in China has just been resumed. It contrasts the approach of outlawing guns with enforcing laws by stating more progress will come from outlawing guns than from enforcing them.
West Canada gains further recognition as F. L. Skinner of Dropmore Manitoba receives the Cory cup for breeding the Maxwill lily. The variety, exhibited last July in London, earns the society’s top honour for a best new hardy garden plant shown during the year. The presentation occurs at the society’s upcoming annual meeting.
The 1956 57 financial estimates show RCMP operating costs at 5 615 595 dollars for next year, unchanged from this year. The total covers pay clothing allowances arms and ammunition barracks maintenance horses dogs and all related items including stationery and printing.
Milngavie Scotland plans to abandon street cars and seeks government approval to run trolley buses under a new transport initiative. Local officials aim to modernize the network while preserving era signaling and routes.
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