28 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1939
Page
1
Brief mentions Fred Pryant and Frank Rowan in Brandon last week and plans for an $8000 rink after a fire. Local marriages and visits to Winnipeg are noted while a reflection on arms material shortages and economic strain accompanies a quote on Hitler and Schacht amid wartime inflation worries.
Miss E. Sararas leaves Saturday for Virden to stay two months due to her mother's ill health. She has a two month leave of absence from the telephone office. United States Ltd Minieta offers colored glasses priced 25 and 50 cents.
Sponsors congratulate contestants for queen and nominees as they volunteer for the New Rink Fund. Organizers expect rising interest over ten days and urge participants to compete in good will to raise funds and create a memorable, friendly carnival.
The Federal Government signals it will not provide seed grain purchases as spring aid. It argues farmers should have saved seed from last year, but many were forced to sell entire crops in 1938 to cover living expenses, and no plan exists to assist drought-destroyed areas.
The article notes the removal of Dr. Hjalmar Schacht as head of the Reichsbank amid economic unease in Germany. It argues that despite mixed opinions, Schacht was the government’s most trusted financial figure, highlighting the fragile state of German economic machinery and the unsettling impulse to replace him at a pivotal time.
The Young Girls Club held a dance. A barn was destroyed at Cave Fleming's Arrow River farm. A royal commission was appointed to probe the Home Bank failure. A Mother and Daughter banquet occurred in United church. The Scoutmaster and 16 scouts enjoyed a social at the Sararas home. Prices for implements declined again. A man bought a mower and binder for 35 cents. Newborn daughters arrived to Hugh Gibbon and T Bryk families.
Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. John Hyndman died at Crandall while Mrs. Wm Armson sister of Mrs. J W and Mrs. M Warren passed away at Rorketon.
In 1895 Dr. James W. Robertson donated $100 to spur youths to select the best oats and wheat, launching a lasting movement that formed the Canadian Seed Growers Association and influenced later Seeds Act and Canada Grain Act. The effort helped establish Canada’s world renowned grain standards and quality guarantees.
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