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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1947
Page
7
A 73-year-old New Orleans cotton planter, C. R. McKerman, shows a $985,821 cash sale for 6 319 bales of his 1946 cotton to Anderson, Clay ton and Company Pine Bluff. He recalls leaving school after the fourth grade and joking about taking a beating for peace of mind.
Paris designers unveil a convertible day through night dress called The Lie. A woman can switch from a demure day outfit to a cocktail dress by removing a jacket, then transform again into a full dinner dress, all without leaving the ladies room.
Ground crews at Mitchell Field New York demonstrated Ground Control Approach by guiding three distressed aircraft to safe landings. A Peruvian Airlines jet en route from Peru to New York radioed contact and landed with fifteen passengers and five crew. A Beachcraft with one passenger was directed to Mitchell Field at 6 56 p.m. An Army craft from Frankfurt bound for Washington with twenty passengers and cargo also landed safely.
The treasury collected nearly £1.111 billion in customs and excise revenue for 1945 46, with tobacco contributing well over a third. The total rose by about £35 million from the prior year, the customs and excise commissioners reported.
Havana announces that Canadian citizens both native and naturalized are exempt from Cuba’s diplomatic visa requirements. The decree comes from Foreign Minister Inocente Alvarez.
Weyburn motorist avoids hit by steering around a cardboard carton in the middle of Souris avenue. He recalls a Vancouver incident where a boy was killed by a similar carton and applies the memory to spare a six year old inside the box.
Altha Gray of Sudbury writes in the Daily Star expressing a longing for simple home life near diverse workplaces from tannery to cannery, stressing a wish for shelter with four walls and a roof.
Fort William Times Journal praises a young pinboy for quick setup of pins and rapid ball returns, noting efficiency and agility that would impress any expert. The report highlights the player’s energetic and precise technique at the alley.
Halifax reports Evelyn and Joan Batey two English foster children return home from five years in Halifax during the war. The sisters aged 13 and 11 left England in 1940 to stay with the McInnis family and sailed back aboard the Aquitania 19 months ago, now preparing to resume classes at their wartime school.
The ad pages reveal a new option to buy a vacation on installment or charge it with down payment and monthly payments while using the trip immediately. Unclear if refunds are guaranteed and how exchanges between destinations would work. The note ends with a playful line about shopping for a Bermuda month tomorrow.
Gretna Green in early 1800s Scotland attracted runaway couples seeking marriage. A simple declaration before witnesses sufficed until a later law required three weeks' residence in Scotland before the ceremony.
In San Diego a courtroom exchange prompted laughter when attorney Ralph Curran of Los Angeles quipped to Judge Mundo that “but that’s not the issue, honey.” He added he had just spoken with his wife by telephone, revealing a personal moment during a heated argument.
The Botany and Plant Pathology Division of Science Service Dominion Department of Agriculture analysed 3500 Russian dandelion plants. Of these, 376 were kept for their high rubber content at 12 percent or more.
In Lake of the Woods region a new winter sport uses autos to hunt wolves. Clayton Bulmer Eric Lindstrom and Jack McCoombs of Kenora chased wolves over ice, with seven wolves killed and valued at 5 dollars each after a pursuit that left the party surrounded by running quarry.
British reports say South Africa will gift Princess Elizabeth an $80,000 collection of perfectly matched blue and white diamonds for her 21st birthday on April 21 during the Royal Tour. Herman Turk, a diamond cutter, is said to have crafted the gems in secrecy with up to 400 stones, including a piece with 48 stones, most from the Kimberley mines.
The Snowy Owl migrates into southern Canada and the northern United States each winter to feed on lemmings and rodents. A Royal Ontario Museum study found 98 percent of its diet in southern Ontario consists of rats and mice, making the owl a valuable natural check on field mouse populations. Farmers are urged to leave the birds unmolested to maintain this pest control.
William J. Callahan known as Odd Joe died aged 63 after 26 years as Playbill Inc. chief unofficial theatregoer counting audience members for print runs. His task kept programs aligned with attendance, with a precise posture noted in reports.
A summary of Dr Haworth Howorth of New York’s discussion on how fatigue malnutrition and clothing choices worsen posture. It covers effects of bad posture including back strain dullness poor circulation and headaches and outlines improved lying sitting and standing postures with emphasis on spine alignment and comfortable shoulders.
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