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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1940
Page
6
Lord Waring 79, organizer of British airplane production and war equipment operations in the Great War, is dead. Germany reportedly refused Italian planes bound for Finland passage through the Reich. British warships convoyed 5,911 Allied and neutral ships since the war began, with 12 losses to enemy action.
Astronomical bulletin notes two solar eclipses and a rare planetary alignment in early 1940. By February Mars Saturn and Venus form a triangle while Jupiter and Mercury stretch the line to the west. Venus passes Jupiter around February 20 creating a bright double star. Partial eclipse seen in North America April 7 and total eclipse in northern South America October 1.
The oldest copper roof in the world is on Germanys Hildesheim Cathedral. It was installed in 1320 and remains a historic metal covering for the structure.
The giant star Epsilon Aurigae was identified as part of a long-term effort led by Prof. Edwin B. Frost begun in 1899. The discovery spans 38 years of astronomical observation and analysis.
A quoted statement suggests the salt present in the world’s oceans could fill the United States with a salt layer one quarter mile deep. The remark highlights vast natural quantities of seawater minerals.
A New York Times dispatch notes that Russian casualties and setbacks in Finland are slowly leaking out, but public opinion is tightly controlled by the OGPU. With no channels to protest or mobilize, any serious political reaction hinges on a revolt within the army, as the regime maintains strict media and information suppression.
An Imperial Chemical Industries advert offering “a few thousand wireworms” drew a surge of orders totaling 50,000 in a single post. The piece suggests the public misread hopes of a secret weapon, while noting wireworms are unwelcome pests to farmers and hinting the real aim is to tackle the pest problem rather than warfare.
Anne Adams Pattern 4320 offers a short eight-gore skirt with a jaunty flare and a jacket with a hankie pocket and four-section cap. It suggests a wool suit or a two-piece cotton dress and provides sizing in 3 through 8 with fabric yardage. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for order.
A Aberdeen man uncovered a earthen ware jar while digging for a house foundation. The jar held 200 silver pennies from the reign of Henry II dated 1216 to 1272, believed hidden during fears of Edward I invasion.
A lady driver visited Blairmore Motors and told Frank she had a short circuit and asked to lengthen it while she waited. The remark plays on automotive humor as a light moment at the garage.
A quirk-filled portrait notes Hitler does not smoke drink or exercise and eats vegetables. It highlights a vast 6000 volume library he rarely reads, underscoring a surprising personal habit during his era.
Ray Hammond, a Leamington Ontario hotel clerk, reads a hotelman’s periodical that lists strict rules from 150 years ago. The regulations include charges for beds and meals, limits on occupants per bed, rules about boots, where organ grinders sleep, and bans on beer and certain workers in the premises.
The Moscow paper Trud, organ of Soviet industry, denounces former President Herbert Hoover for aiding the “White Finnish government” and recalls the 1932 Bonus March while he was in the White House.
When traveling at 60 mph, each tire completes about 43,000 revolutions per hour, illustrating the high rotation rate of vehicle tires under normal driving conditions.
The horse named Old Faithful generated 175000 dollars in proceeds used to finance diphtheria antitoxin research and production.
Devotional note on Romans 5 and 28 with the theme that Christ died for the ungodly. References include Romans 5 1 and Romans 8 28 and Matthew 20 guiding the Sunday lesson plan for reflection and study.
The passage notes Jesus third foretold passion during Passover approaching Jerusalem, predicting condemnation, scourging, crucifixion, and resurrection. It contrasts worldly authority with Jesus’ call to service, teaching that true greatness comes from serving others, culminating in his sacrificial death for many.
Canada supports New Zealand Centennial Exhibition with a prestige exhibit. War conditions reduce Canadian purchases and hinder new lines. The Canadian display focuses on dioramas and photographs of scenery and industry to keep wares in New Zealanders’ minds rather than direct sales.
A German blend uses dried strawberry, blackberry, and raspberry leaves as a tea substitute. The mixture trades on fruity notes and herbal properties, offering a caffeine free alternative.
The British government protects optical industry after the 1914 18 war with strong measures. A factory produces high powered binoculars telescopes and gun sights used for national defense. One lens photographs 50 square miles from 22 000 feet at a cost of 1500 dollars. A worker demonstrates cross lines cut from spider web threads for precision markings.
E. E. Eisenhauer secretary of the land utilization board told the Saskatchewan Agriculture College Graduates Association meeting in Saskatoon that irrigation has already transformed Saskatchewan and Alberta. He highlighted the P.F.R.A. plan under which over 400 small schemes covering 12 000 acres have been established and noted water pumping systems on farms delivering benefits and reducing relief dependence. Professor E. E. Brockelbank presided and more than 200 attended.
The article traces locomotive evolution from iron to steel and outlines types including steam, electric, Diesel electric, steam electric, and rail motor cars. It notes engines powered by internal combustion, storage batteries, or external power via trolley wires or third rails.
Amsterdam built 8,950 ton passenger steamship Josef Stalin accepted by Soviet Russia. Cost 4,500,000 florins about 2,393,000 dollars. payment claimed completed. Sailing plans withheld amid war danger. Russian agents sought open sea test runs. Dutch builders refused. Test runs conducted in the North Sea channel.
A field ant is described as able to lift a mass 3000 times heavier than its own body weight. This remarkable strength highlights the insect's powerful mandibles and extraordinary carrying capacity for small objects relative to its size.
Global seismic activity remains high with estimates exceeding 10 000 quakes each year. Researchers track tremors across continents noting frequent shallow shocks and a clustering pattern in tectonically active regions.
Dr J W S Mccullough notes Canadian interest in nutrition and its ties to hearing. British tests show higher middle ear disease among children from poor environments, with about four to ten times more incidence than good conditions. Diet improvements over a year did not cut defective hearing, underscoring social and nutritional factors in deafness prevention.
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
Archaeologists from the Egypt Exploration Society uncover imposing temple walls and columns dating to Ramesses II at Amarah on the Nile's left bank, 120 miles south of Wadi Halfa. The find, described in a Sudan administration report, suggests ruins of an earlier town lie beneath and may illuminate primitive Sudanese and Saharan cultures.
In the Cleveland News column Adams extols unselfishness, noting a kind deed creates happiness that rebounds to the giver. He argues true inspiration comes from seeing others perform good deeds and that unselfish acts initiate an endless chain of nourishing experiences.
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