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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1942
Page
2
The piece argues Germany aimed for a lightning war using air power to break land and sea forces, but warns that air power has transformed sea power. It notes Britain’s advantage with air superiority enabling large scale sea borne invasions, while Germany confronts an island defense surrounded by a circle of fortified shores.
The text argues Germany erred by focusing on bombers over battleships and underestimating sea power. It contends that British and Allied sea and air power will repel the invader, protect communications and supplies, tighten the blockade, and enable forthcoming land battles for final victory.
Scientists state lightning speed varies widely not a fixed rate. Measurements range from 14 900 to 8 400 miles per second with an average around 28 500 miles per second. After the first stroke several discharges can follow so quickly they look like a single flash.
A historical note recalls a time when Britain and Europe were joined by land and the North Sea lay absent, with a great river meeting the sea between Scotland and Norway. It also extols a simple social virtue the ability to yawn with a closed mouth.
Reverend James G. Endicott told the United Church Ministerial Association in Toronto that every Japanese officer above colonel rank is open to bribery and expects to retire wealthy after the war. He spoke on furlough from the United Church Chinese Missions.
Flatworms lack blood and distribute nutrients through branching food canals. Each body segment can become a new complete worm if the original is cut, illustrating remarkable regenerative abilities across the organism.
Stucco and wall boards can now be made from oats.
A Canadian Base Ordnance Workshop rises under Lt Col G A Secord, led by Victor Sifton, showcasing civilian-led reforms in wartime. The piece notes the unusual ascent from ex-private to commander and parallels with American appoints while promising further notes on colloquial military terms.
A new electric detector resembling a portable radio can sense extremely small amounts of radium. It aims to locate costly radium and safeguard hospital and laboratory staff from stray X rays by detecting radiation at levels as low as one ten-millionth of an ounce.
The basking shark holds the record among its kind with an average length around 36 feet. Canada’s national parks feature about 700 miles of motor highways and 3,000 miles of trails.
A practical guide by Mary Ellen Burgess on planning rehearsals to keep actors fresh for a one act play. It covers scene division, small group practice, biographies for characters, observing real people for characterization, and maintaining punctual, productive rehearsals. The advice emphasizes believable attributions and efficient time use.
Quick bread combines All bran with apple butter for moisture and a toasted taste. The mix yields one loaf, baked at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for about 70 minutes in a greased pan with raisins added to the batter.
A minister advertises for a man servant and the applicant promises breakfast by 7. The man questions the heavy duties and quips he came to marry, implying courtship ends the job. A note explains salary derives from salarium the Roman salt allowance. An ore-to-diamond fact notes four tons yield one carat for jewelry.
Britain mobilizes volunteers to harvest wild rose hips to produce syrup rich in vitamin C. About 500 tons of hips were processed into syrup, enough to supply 2,500,000 babies for a year at 15 drops daily. One ounce of syrup covers a child for a month.
About one-fourth of the gold produced is used as coinage in normal times, the rest going to dentistry jewelry gilding and gold leaf work.
The Canadian Flying Clubs Association reports that civilian flying instructors at British Commonwealth training schools will be allowed to wear pilot wings on their civilian uniforms once the association’s official elementary flying training school uniform is approved. The rest notes an ice age history with five major ice ages and ongoing polar retreat.
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