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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1948
Page
7
Silas, a pawnbroker, lends on a gold locket to Agnes Trumbull who seeks redemption for a keepsake. He finally reveals the locket's true value and, recognizing Agnes, contemplates Henry’s past deceit and his own unspoken love. He funds a large loan to keep her ignorant of the betrayal.
Walter Gurney of Lethbridge showcases a diverse collection drawing 43000 visitors in just over two years. The museum features 350 mounted animals and birds, 640 eggs, two albino specimens, WW II war badges, wooden battleships, Indian artifacts, global seashells, and a currency collection spanning Roman to Canadian pieces including a four dollar bill.
In Moorhead Minnesota Bill Wher zog found a dollar bill and four five dollar bills inside a tomato soup can. A crumpled paper inside the can bore printing from the Payroll Savings Plan of the National Bank and Trust Co of New Jersey.
The fact notes that about 75 percent of the planet’s surface lies under ocean waters, a vast expanse shaping climate, biology, and maritime activity. The figure emphasizes the planet’s blue expanse beyond landmasses.
This pattern 4991 offers slip designs that won t ride or twist and suit sizes 34 through 48. Includes illustrated instructions and fabric yardage for size 36. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union with size name address and style number. Camels can drink 10 to 12 gallons at once.
Calgary reports 60 253 head handled in November with 5 135 truck loads and 601 rail carloads excluding direct shipments to local packing plants. Other briefs note a Manitoban elevator blaze, Saskatchewan mineral program, Manitoba power line expansion, a lifesaving dog in Morris, a West Vancouver WW2 memorial library, a giant lemon from Nipawin, and rare Whooping Crane sightings near Cochrane and Vermilion.
Allied officials report Japan's population at 78,220,840, an increase of 5,851,698 since V J Day, with congestion easing only in scattered areas as the islands recover from defeat.
William Gilbert proposed the Earth as a giant magnet with poles and a surrounding magnetic field, laying groundwork for later understanding of electromagnetic phenomena and radio concepts.
A. S. Leversen, retiring president of the Geological Society of America, says western Canada plains likely host hundreds of undiscovered oil fields. He cites Athabaska sand and Mexican fields as size indicators and urges more test wells to gauge continental resources. He warns current demand nears capacity and suggests alternatives or expanded exploration as decades ahead loom.
Ottawa reports Canada has opened a legation in Yugoslavia with Emile Vaillancourt of Montreal appointed as the first Canadian diplomat to Belgrade. Vaillancourt delivered credentials to Cuba’s president on May 8, 1945, before assuming duties in Yugoslavia as Canada’s mission founder there.
The moon sometimes deviates about 20 miles from its predicted path causing small errors in eclipse timing. This wandering explains minor schedule discrepancies observed in past and upcoming eclipses.
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