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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1938
Page
5
Sir Edward Beatty discusses the country’s economic structure and foresees prosperity if meaningful reforms are enacted. He warns that without action the full measure of prosperity remains unattained.
The Brandon Sun notes that Western Canada wheat farming hinges on rainfall and price. Hard spring wheat yields high protein quality valued by importers for blending with soft wheats, supporting continued but risky production in drought regions. Economic viability depends on shifting to quality over quantity and accepting uneven moisture.
The Canadian Pacific Railway president cites recovery signs across Canada from Atlantic to Pacific and notes high taxes raise production costs. He warns that reduced public expenditures and heavy taxation hinder industrial growth and long term recovery, urging policy changes to ease the tax burden on business.
Widespread field labor details reveal entire families, including small children, picking cotton from dawn to dusk. Bags stretch ten to twelve feet as workers stoop continually to gather fluff, often traveling between fields by battered old car. Report by W. L. Clark in Windsor Star.
Eight boys appeared in Brantford Ontario court with magistrate S Alfred Jones noting counsels. The Crown Attorney F S D Wallace quipped that no one was acting for the defendant and that he would tell the truth.
A demographic note reports that over half of Canada's population is under 25, highlighting a young cohort shaping future labor markets and social change. Data point underscores youthful energy amid economic and policy debates.
The Carnegie Institution of Washington exhibited onions radishes and clover treated with colchicine to AAAS as a new agricultural revolution. Dr. Albert F Blakeslee led the display after earlier colchicine findings at Cold Springs Harbor showed swollen weeds producing hardier plants. Colchicine doubles plant chromosomes, costs about 25 dollars an ounce and is used for gout and lupus.
At the Chicago and North Western Station in Chicago during Christmas, Miss Norma Ballard played carols on an organ to hundreds of waiting travelers. Railroad workers noted smiles and calmer moods as the music filled the vaulted corridors amid trains and crowds. France plans a six motor transatlantic monoplane in 1940 to carry 20 passengers, three tons of cargo and eight crew.
The article reports about global air power on the eve of 1937, noting more than 20 000 war planes on hand and a 12 000 net annual gain. It details production by nation: Britain 4500–5000, France over 4000, Japan a civil military blend, Italy and Germany strong, with the Soviet Union up to 4500. The United States faces a heavy build program with under 2000 frontline planes but rising output.
Archaeologists report fifth and sixth century B C politicians guided voters with marked pottery ballots. A separate quip notes a girl may wear golf attire to signal intent, while a wedding gown signals she means business.
Jiffy Knit offers an easy round knit blouse with sun burst neck detail and raglan sleeves plus a smart flared skirt. Pattern 6019 provides complete instructions for sizes 16 18 and 38 40 with illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
Halifax Herald notes in 1841 Ireland reach 8.2 million and England and Wales 15.9 million, eight decades later Ireland drops to about 4.5 million while England and Wales rise to 37.9 million. Today roughly 4 million Irish in Ireland but two million in Great Britain and 15 million worldwide, with North America housing nearly twice Ireland's count.
The famed tiny mare named Wee Jenny has died in South Africa. Reported as perfectly proportioned, she stood 28 inches high and weighed 45 pounds at death.
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