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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1964
Page
5
Quoted lines praise living in the present and looking to the future. Reflections by William Allen White and Christopher Morley urge avoiding regret for yesterday. The quote from Philip M Raskin emphasizes not wasting today by dwelling on yesterday.
The text notes that one sixth of Canada’s population was affected and 30 000 to 45 000 died from the 1918 influenza outbreak in Canada, with more than 29 000 000 deaths globally.
A police promotion program now tests manners as a key factor. 86 sergeants examined, 25 advanced after administration exams, then sent to a course teaching social etiquette from cocktail party behavior to card calling. The aim is to blend politeness with efficiency, echoing London's approach to courteous policing.
An old preacher in Higgins Ferry targets Will Fencher for his chronic lying and moral failings. The narrator recalls the preacher’s strict view of sin and the community’s mixed regard for Fencher as autumn fishing at Crows Point ends abruptly with a new tale of the river and a hermit named Uncle Sid Phillips.
In Higgins Ferry a man is killed after a robbery claim tied to thirty five dollars. A preacher intervenes to save Will Fencher by falsely confirming his alibi, revealing mercy over vengeance and a conviction that truth can be rescued by compassion. An escaped convict is later found with the money, and Fencher attends church regularly, while the preacher cites mercy as a deeper Bible truth.
The Lacombe Globe criticizes Peter Elliott, Alberta liquor control board chair, for blocking Seagram’s art collection in Edmonton. It argues his morality crusade targets beer and liquor advertising and calls for legalization of such sponsorships.
The Peterborough Examiner notes about 3000 Canadians monthly fall for forgeries. It questions gullibility, proposes a one cent stamp on standard cheque forms to fund education and curb fraud, and warns about forged Yankee money while calling for medical guidance on fad diets and weight loss.
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