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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1942
Page
7
Tamar Randolph faces a tense social scene as contracts loom, Dick and Ranny clash over romance and loyalty. The open door scene at the moonlit verandah deepens Tamar's dilemma about love, consent, and allegiance as contracts near finalization.
In a paying gold strike on the Randolph plantation Ranny and Dick fear Tamar and her father will miss their due share under Major Towne's contract. Tamar wrestles with love and loyalty as Dick negotiates revised contracts while Ranny presses for control and Tam weighs romance against business.
A young British soldier who died at Dunkirk is remembered at a Scottish YMCA hut through a nightly ritual. At a set hour the community sings his favorite hymn Abide With Me, a custom sparked by a letter from the soldier asking for the song to be sung as he thought of them. The ritual coincides with the Dunkirk battle across the North Sea.
Manitoba's shelled corn production rose from 25 000 bushels in 1936 to 1 percent million in 1940, spurring a wave of drying equipment. By 1941 fourteen driers operated statewide, including four large commercial units with 1450 to 2000 bushel capacities, enabling moisture reduction from 30 to 13 1 2 percent in about 48 hours.
The scene has Hitler asking a private how things are. The soldier replies he cannot complain. The Fuehrer bluntly agrees that indeed he cannot, delivering a grim, darkly humorous moment in the exchange.
Old customs were observed during the wedding of Miss Olga Sheeligin and Alexander Golovin in Shanghai. A traditional Russian rite placed large crowns on the heads of the bride and groom as part of the ceremony.
A unique typewriter designed for the blind uses six keys to type. The note contrasts eating and studying, saying eating cures hunger as study cures ignorance.
In 1942 the Canadian army may introduce a smart walking out dress in addition to battle dress. The khaki outfit, finer weave and snug cut resemble the Royal Canadian Air Force blue, with a torn down collar, belt, khaki shirt and tie. A khaki wedge cap accompanies the uniform. Soldiers may wear regimental wedge caps purchased at their own expense.
A selection of quotes from Washington Jefferson Mary Baker Eddy Burke Goethe and Wendell Phillips presents reflections on government religion self governance and the relationship between law and divine order. The pieces emphasize liberty peace obedience and personal responsibility in political life.
The Board of Trade report shows bachelors average 30 coupons and unmarried women 29 in the first 19 weeks of rationing. Most groups used coupons sensibly, with 11 percent of men and 6 percent of women spending none. aged 18 plus use 27 and 26 respectively, and youths 14 to 17 use 27 for boys and 25 for girls.
Residents of Entebbe Uganda’s Engino leper colony raised about £5 to support the Allied war effort by selling firewood. Separate note mentions German mustard sold in toothpaste tubes.
The Detroit Free Press reports the German military authorities in Paris ordered the statue to Nurse Edith Cavell destroyed in the Tuileries garden. The vandalism is described as vindictive and childish, yet it deepens memory of her devotion and heroism.
A Home Service notice promotes a 32 page booklet How To Make Slip Covers with diagrams detailing make at home upholstery. It explains pin on fitting for chairs and sofas, color ideas, and finishing touches. Copies cost coins mailed to Home Service Dept Winnipeg News paper Union 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg Man. Also lists other pocket books available for 15c each including Popular Cowboy Songs and Etiquette for Young Moderns.
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