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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1941
Page
6
A $12,000,000 9,500-ton submarine tender, the USS Fulton, was launched at Mare Island navy yard ahead of schedule by 19 months. The report notes other World News items including leaders and defense aid, plus Canadian industry and health updates.
John Bulger, a jovial mail courier, narrates a comic day with his gray mare and trips to the CNR station. During a radio quiz, he falters on the name of Canada's Postmaster General, letting a two hundred dollar prize slip away and leaving Toronto puzzled.
Seamen from UK and other Empire ports show gratitude to the Canadian Red Cross by giving 500 dollars from a large British ship. The captain asked a Red Cross official aboard to accept as a practical contribution to aid sailors, with letters of thanks arriving from London and Canada. Woollen comforts and other supplies are stored for urgent dispatch to crews facing winter seas.
The war's global disruption shows in thinner milk bottles and lighter packaging in Canadian cities. Glass shortages after Belgium’s fall and British factory focus on glass cut supply to America. Dairies adapt with lighter bottles affecting washing physics. cardboard cartons also shrink in thickness as pulp costs rise from 61 to 78 dollars per ton.
Eighteen local youths in Trenton Ontario unable to join the RCAF due to age form the Trenton Spitfire Club. They pledge five dollars monthly to Lord Beaverbrook’s Spitfire fund in England and raise money by snow removal, wood piling, cellar cleaning, and selling scrap.
A 64 ton four wheeled drive tractor developed for the army can pull a five ton load at 40 to 50 miles per hour and haul its burden up a 40 percent incline.
A reflective line notes widespread discontent among men who waste their own time and seek more purposeful effort. It highlights a social habit of aimless activity and expresses a call for motivation and change.
Harvard astronomer Bart Bok says 1940 slowed by war yet progress persisted. Sun spots disrupted global communications and a partial solar eclipse was hindered by weather. Mercury to Saturn formed a winter heavenly necklace while Pluto was tracked remotely. Mars canals and lunar pumice features teased new studies.
A Winnipeg newspaper union notice advertises a 32 page booklet Making Plants and Flowers Grow Indoors plus 15 cent booklets on slip covers budgeting glass gardens etiquette nursing and more. Readers are urged to grow rubber plants Chinese evergreen and water-grown plants with simple care tips and a mailing address for orders.
Hon Duncan Marshall promotes ensilage made from grass as the main cattle feed for England this winter. Organizers urged farmers nationwide to save grass in silos this summer and in fields where pastures were rich.
Sailor dress pattern 4530 by Anne Adams features pleated bodice and full skirt with sailor collar and optional braid trim. Includes short or long sleeves and calot cap with bloomers, sizes 2 10. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
A Japanese military mission will depart for Germany and Italy to study blitzkrieg warfare. The cabinet announced plans to form commissions under the three power pact, with Lieut. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita leading the mission. The group will travel via Siberia and European Russia to observe German and Italian arms use and equipment.
The Brockville Recorder and Times reports that whooping cough is not a minor illness and may now have a death rate in Canada exceeding diphtheria. Health authorities say it's preventable, like diphtheria, by timely toxoid vaccination. The piece also notes a pint of gasoline has explosive power comparable to a pound of dynamite.
The Roman word minutus meaning small is cited as the source of the term minnow. The note links Latin roots to the fish name, illustrating how language evolves from descriptive adjectives to common animal names.
A global land assessment notes that about 20 percent of Earth's surface is desert. The statistic highlights vast arid regions and patterns of climate, environment, and land use affecting ecosystems and human activity.
Devotional reading highlights need for trust in God over material needs. The lesson cites Ig not the life more than the food and the body than the raiment from Matthew 6 25, with reference to Luke 14 1 14 to illustrate humility and priorities.
A Sabbath gathering with a Pharisee frames Jesus healing a man with dropsy. He challenges critics by asking if they rescue a fallen animal, then offers lessons on seating at table and true hospitality, condemning quid pro quo generosity and urging humility.
Heat carrots lima beans and onion in a buttered greased casserole. Add cold beef to beef gravy season to taste. Turn out over vegetables. Top with buttered Premium Soda Crackers and broil briefly until crackers brown. Serve immediately with four crackers per serving and generous beef mixture.
Dissolve lime Jell-O in hot water with salt. Pour into a ring mold and chill until slightly thickened. Fold in grapefruit sections and juice, then fill center with tuna fish salad and garnish with celery leaves. Serve with mayonnaise. Makes six servings.
Prospectors uprooted 20 000 feet of flooring scrubbed walls and equipment and filtered soil and wash water to recover about 20 000 dollars worth of gold lost in pen point production at the L E Waterman Company fountain pen plant.
John Bull, the English national figure, took his name from a book by John Arbuthnot a Scottish doctor titled The History of John Bull.
A provocative remark argues that there are too many ladies and gentlemen in the world and not enough men and women. The comment highlights gender balance concerns and social familiar dynamics.
Dr. Clarence Mills argues climate affects human stature but nutrition drives growth. He links colder periods to slower development and warmer eras to larger bodies, yet notes food availability as the key factor. He cites India and Africa with tall statures where food is plentiful.
An editorial note offers a free set of articles on the cause and control of cancer. Readers may request Dr. McCullough's writings by writing to The Health League of Canada at 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario and printing their name and address.
The New York Times frames the British success in Egypt as a major deliverance with the Suez threat ended for winter, while Italians retreat in Libya and Albania. It highlights the Allied army of free nations including Britain New Zealand Australia and Free French and suggests a foretaste of larger deliverance to come.
Report says traffic signal bells across Los Angeles districts will be silenced after complaints from housewives that the noise disturbs them. Authority directs removal of audible signals to quiet neighborhoods.
A man teases a woman attempting to back through a 12 foot garage door and then struggles to thread a needle, highlighting a sequence of humorous misfires.
The Pekin News of China is described as the oldest newspaper, with its first issue said to have appeared 1,400 years ago.
February stands as London’s driest month on average while October records the highest rainfall. The note explains monthly rainfall trends with emphasis on London’s climate cycles.
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