03 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1939
Page
1
In 1939, a hopeful year begins with gratitude for blessings and fellowship. Yet anxious over dictatorial rises, arms races, and unresolved conflicts that threaten civilization, with courage and a Christmas message of peace as the guiding hope.
Local note urges shoppers to watch bargain counters over the next two weeks as inventory aims to move odd lines and shorts at low prices. Also reports 1938 Min iota statistics and a crime anecdote about Henderson caught twice for pelty theft schemes.
The W. M. S. gathered at Mrs. J. . Vradenburgh’s home on Thursday afternoon for the twelfth meeting of the year with about ten attendees. A Christmas program followed and Mrs. Chalmers presented a descriptive reading about W. M. S. hospital work in the three prairie provinces. Tea and a light lunch were served by the hostess after the meeting.
Mrs. Tom Sidey died in Regina fifteen years ago. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs W Hurlin. Earl Warren of Isabella served as a delegate to the Boys Parliament in Winnipeg. The rural council imposed a dog tax of one dollar per year per dog, two dollars for each additional dog.
A reflective piece by H G L Strange on global trade and war fears. The narrator recalls a dream of a Great Court judging dictators and tariff makers for invading lands and stoking suffering, ending with a wakeful shiver.
The past month’s lovely weather ended on Christmas day in Manitoba. The spell helped travel for holiday shoppers but caused cars to be abandoned by the roadside as people planned visits. Despite the disruption, residents express thanks for a milder spell that shortened winter and eased fuel needs.
Joe Henderson was sentenced in Minnedosa police court on December 22 by Magistrate J Fleming to one year in jail for conspiring to defraud municipalities and six months for false pretences. He planned to alter gopher pelts to look like young wolves to claim a $2 bounty per pelt, leaving the pelts in a can. The municipality secretary involved reportedly sniffed out the ruse, and no bounty was paid. Henderson had prior success in other towns, including Rapid City.
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