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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1940
Page
4
Sperry official Preston Bassett describes a new flight ray instrument using a cathode ray tube to display three lines and a circle. The device shows aircraft attitude speed and altitude, aiding blind landings and reducing cockpit confusion in snow rain or fog. Tests indicate pilots find it effective.
Ottawa reports show strong uptake of the Army education scheme by Canadian Active Service Force members. Courses in economics languages and war material studies are being pursued across training sites aided by university and Y M C A instructors. A correspondence option is under consideration to extend learning into frontline service and postwar reestablishment.
The Cornhill Magazine suspends publication until paper costs fall and the war ends. John Murray publishers say no issues will appear until after the war, with copyright kept and subscription lists preserved for revival after Hitler’s days.
The magistrate in a cruelty case questions the defendant's claim that his wife nagged him to violence and was struck with a golf club. The exchange highlights the judge's unexpected focus on the number of strokes.
In Fredericton New Brunswick a mother cat carrying her growing litter crossed a street. As an automobile approached she lay down in the road to shield one kitten, enabling the driver to pass safely. She then rose and continued with her litter.
Lillian Sholes daughter of Christopher Latham Sholes is credited as the world’s first typist. Her father invented the first successful typewriter, though the initial machine produced only capital letters.
A reasonably adept blind reader can Braille at 75 to 80 words per minute, while sighted readers achieve 200 to 500 wpm. The comparison highlights broad skill gaps in reading speed between the two groups.
In Grand Central terminal a wrinkled woman helped by a red cap receives a large tip. The porter, dazed, explains he offered aid to an elderly traveler and was rewarded with two homemade cookies and a five dollar bill for his kindness.
The 1918 carriage wagon and sleigh sector in Canada employed 4 057 men on wages with products valued near 14 million dollars. By 1928 employment fell to 218 with product value at 676 576 dollars, plus a small sideline output in other industries.
Raymond Hatfield Gardner known as Arizona Bill, a 96 year old army veteran who preferred sleeping outdoors, served as a scout in the Arizona Indian campaign and rode with Wells Fargo and Buffalo Bill. His life included capture by Comanches, a Sioux apprenticeship, and time with the Wild West Show. The article notes traffic accidents rise from driver inattentiveness and improper signals.
A package of unsoiled white gloves, estimated at 250 years old, was found under the floor of a Deal house in England. Experts say the gloves were likely concealed by smugglers to evade customs and transport without detection.
Cadet George Snook of Sydney experienced a luck driven return of £3 when banknotes fell from his coat pocket at 2000 feet over Botany Bay during a slow roll in a Moth aircraft. The notes fluttered during an air eddy and ended up in the instructor’s cockpit where Snook retrieved them.
A London schoolteacher asks a boy named Jimmy an easy question about the ark. Jimmy thinks briefly and replies that it is what the herald angels sing, providing a humorous misinterpretation of a familiar hymn line.
Prairie farmers push apple cultivation across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta led by pioneer A P Stevenson near Morden Manitoba As climate tests persist researchers note hardier Manitoba crab stocks grafting onto sturdy trunks and sheltering sites improve survival While some plots fail others show durable yields and new varieties like Melba Haralson and Florence are expanding with hundreds of thousands of seedlings planned to meet drought and cold challenges.
Britain launches an experimental scrap week at Acton near London to collect old metal for armaments. The Ministry of Supply says 150 010 firms joined the appeal, yielding a collection equal to loads of 12 ships. More scrap weeks planned in dense areas. urgency noted without panic.
The Breslau tailors guild chief says war time limits trousers to a single hip pocket instead of the usual two. This wartime economy measure reflects broader restrictions on clothing and production during the conflict.
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