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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1939
Page
2
The article discusses Canadian views on the likelihood of a future large war and Canada’s potential involvement. It notes public uncertainty after Munich, the influence of popular sentiment, and shifts in American opinion on foreign war. It argues for strengthening Canada’s defense forces amid a tense global outlook.
Joseph Doherty of Chicago, age 69, completes high school and earns a diploma in minimal time as an evening class student. He retired four years ago from a mail carrier job and began schooling to combat what he calls deadly inactivity.
In a rare trend among developed nations Sweden reports men living longer than women in a small margin, reflecting unusual life expectancy dynamics within Nordic health data.
A New Yorker anecdote notes a girl who spent months on intricate bridgework then agreed to a clinic exhibition. She sat with several dental notables and opened her mouth for onlookers while they admired the work, a curious display of pride and fun.
A compact note traces voting in ancient Greek city states the Roman Empire and Germanic tribes and references the year 1555. It also mentions the first lighted beacon on the Pacific coast of the United States erected off San Diego California.
The National Safety Council reports 1938 accidental deaths at 10,200, the lowest since 1933 and the largest yearly decline. Home accidents rose 2 percent while traffic fatalities fell 19 percent to 32,000, saving about 7,640 lives.
In England a Chesterfield case was dismissed as prosecutors failed to prove a mask was His Majesty s property. The magistrate noted damaged masks likely would not be replaced free of charge in war and that hundreds were damaged by children or taken as souvenirs during the Czecho Slovak crisis last September.
Detroit health officer Dr Henry F Vaughan warns Canadians and Americans face heart disease from modern life. He cites frequent nerve strain from traffic, near accidents, and daily stress as likely to wear out the heart over time.
Mrs. Louisa Allen, a 60 year old widow, works in the shop of Rochelle Thomas the famed London antique dealer. She has served for twenty years handling a million pieces of rare bric a brac without a single break. Her hands are described as the safest in the world.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, told the Pilgrims of the United States that New York may become the capital of western civilization in a generation or two. He said London has clearly ceased to be the world's center of intellectual thought and cultural prestige.
A group of 77 city bred Toronto Royal Canadian Air Force flyers will depart to the North to study practical winter air operation problems. They will learn zero weather landings lash down of aircraft in glare ice and other adverse conditions.
A thought experiment considers living on the Moon where observers might view both the Sun and stars simultaneously. It explores light conditions, day-night cycle, and sky visibility in a near-vacuum environment.
Delegates at the 10th annual Alberta Fish and Game Association convention heard reports of a mysterious disease spreading from ruffled grouse to Hungarian partridge and causing water shortages across western and northern Canada. Dr. William Rowan of the University of Alberta explained the illness has killed thousands of ruffed grouse in 10-year cycles and may return in 1947.
The King approved Rt. Rev. Arthur Winnington-Ingram’s resignation as bishop of London effective Sept. 1 after more than four decades in the role since 1901. At 81 he denies fatigue, saying it is fair for an old man to make way for a younger man. The bishop scored three goals at 75 in a Radley College old boys hockey match.
Canada ships 1000 tons of Manitoba wheat and 500 tons amber durum to a Tel Aviv miller for Palestine. From 1936 to 1938 Palestines imports fluctuated 227 to 102 tons per seven months of 1938, with quarterly quotas on wheat and flour. In India 68 percent Hindu and 22 percent Muslim populations are noted along with other groups.
An economist from the Canadian National Railways explains mining output in 1937 would fill long freight-car trains from Montreal to Vancouver for coal and non metals. Copper forms a block nearly three miles long, lead about two miles, zinc about two and a half, silver a wide slab, and gold a thick block.
Deckle edges, once an unavoidable blemish in early hand made papers, were trimmed by craftsmen. Machines transformed deckle edge papers into a sign of hand made origin, and now modern production again creates deckle edges on machine made papers.
A historical note states that water at 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit defines one gram, establishing the basis for metric weight measurements as a volume to mass reference.
A Colorado road segment on Gun-Barrel Road remains level and straight for 57 miles with no curves. The description highlights uninterrupted travel along the route, noting its long level stretch and consistent grade.
A Kentucky farmer, Albert Clark, installed electric lights in his Russelville hen house. A Rhode Island Red, perched in a nest, eyed the bulb, cried when the light went off, and laid an egg shaped like the bulb. He sent the egg to Washington farm officials with the tale.
Sir Robert Philip, 81, renowned tuberculosis authority, died in Edinburgh Scotland. His nationally adopted ideas shaped campaign administration. Fifty years earlier he founded the first tuberculosis dispensary and helped establish the Royal Victoria Hospital for Consumption and the Farm Colony at Edinburgh. He served as honorary vice president of the Royal Edward Institute for Tuberculosis in Montreal.
A Chicago man presented a home made verse in court to argue his position. He was acquitted on the first offense and sentenced to jail on the second count.
A Sudbury Ontario court rules in favor of a husband who asserts the right to spank his wife if she refuses to prepare his breakfast. The decision outlines the legal stance on domestic discipline within a marriage in the region.
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