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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1947
Page
7
Douglas Marlowe recalls his wife Laura on a perfect sunlit day during their marriage. He remembers their honeymoon and a past quarrel over a breakdown trip. Laura’s zest for life continues to shape their quiet, loving home as they anticipate Christmas rituals.
A narrator recalls a warm Christmas Eve filled with gifts and shared treats. The next morning brings a tender scene as a baby cries in the nursery and a visitor speaks softly, while the day’s happiness contrasts with a future absence.
The King will loan a portion of the priceless Royal stamp collection for the centenary international philatelic exhibition in New York next May. Among the highlights are the Mauritius penny orange red and the Mauritius two pence blue. The latter, the only perfect specimen in the world, is valued at £10,000 ($40,000).
The advertisement details Anne Adams sewing pattern 4567 for Jr Miss sizes 11 13 15 17 with simple to sew frock design. It notes 3 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 13 and asks for 20 cents in coins plus mailing to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
Canada's unemployment insurance fund topped 56 million dollars in payments last year and closed 1946 with a balance of 357.222 million. Contributions from employers and employees rose to 64.995 million, regular government inputs 14.1 million, plus 5.49 million in special federal grants. Interest and profits added 7.207 million to the fund.
Austin Craft of Brantford Ontario a sanatorium employee elected trial by judge and jury in Hamilton police court on robbery charges. Police say he robbed a Bank of Toronto in Hamilton of 1000 dollars with two clerks and two customers forced to stay quiet. The gunman carried a hospital bed crank wrapped in paper. Two girl clerks and a third girl called police by coughing loudly. The accused was arrested within a minute after the alarm sounded.
The author recalls a dramatic tie making shot in the first game against Howard Palmer's Calgary rink, forcing an extra end and boosting his team's confidence for the subsequent win in the best of three. He praises his four-man team, noting no skip can win alone.
A brief note asserts Vladivostok in Siberia lies south of Venice, Italy, challenging common geographic assumptions with a surprising latitude comparison.
The Pas Manitoba man Alex Jones a bachelor trapper near Falls Island district reports winter mosquitoes biting him and his cabin despite the cold He says they breed in muskeg under the cabin and survive by staying warm near the stove He kills four or five daily and blames the bites for persistent itching.
A vintage recipe for Soft Crumb Coffee Cake with Crumble or Honey Nut toppings. Includes flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, shortening, eggs, and milk, plus directions to mix bake and top with cinnamon crumb or honey nut mixtures.
Frank P. Grant of Wichita Kansas died at 106 after working as a scissors grinder until age 95. He only retired in 1936 following a serious injury when struck by a train.
A reader’s letter describes waking dull headaches each morning, then using Kruschen Salts daily to feel fresh and energetic. The advertises relief links headaches to stomach constipation and promotes morning doses, costing 25¢ to 75¢ at drug stores.
Cleveland report says U S steel output has risen to the highest level since the war and is moving toward postwar peaks. Demand supply balance remains months away with an excess in flat rolled products beyond mid 1947. Alloy supply remains adequate.
Canada faces a critical shortage of 4000 doctors 6000 dentists and vast gaps in nursing staff with 176 million dollars in hospital and equipment needs noted by George Hoadley Toronto based president and GM of the Health Study Bureau as reported by Canada’s Weekly.
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