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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1946
Page
2
Q and A on tokens for butchers and keeping them in circulation. Tire prices are set by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Sugar coupons shift to G and S books when sugar coupons end. Ration books go to the local ration board after a death. Send questions to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board office with paper name and pamphlet requests.
The United and Canadian universities led by Dr. C. J. McKenzie conducted unprecedented research across departments and the National Research Council. Findings contributed to multiple sectors of the war effort as H. H. Lank of Canadian Industries Limited stressed imagination as a key Allied advantage.
A National Research Council survey for 1945 shows expansion of wartime facilities to continue into peacetime. The program spans eleven laboratories and universities, aiming to improve housing, food, health, and overall Canada. It links with Reconstruction to ease the war to peace transition and boost employment and incomes. Western studies include agricultural surplus use and anti freeze from wheat starch, underscoring a broader research push to sustain Canada’s postwar standing.
When back aches appear they may signal lazy kidney function. The text notes that kidneys out of order leave excess acids and poisons in the system, suggesting a public health advisory tone.
Marketing's annual forecast of sales and advertising plans shows total spending rising 15 to 20 percent over last year. Gains are expected across newspapers magazines farm papers radio direct mail poster and streetcar advertising, with a stronger second half as supplies improve.
Ships painted to blend into one theater of war lose effectiveness in other regions as water tones and atmospheric conditions differ across oceans affecting camouflage.
A Sunday Times writer claims Kipling has 17 missteps in On the Road to Mandalay. Cmdr. W G Gerard notes a nautical error in Bread Upon the Waters. The piece argues great authors err yet remain celebrated and cites Scott Hopkins Shakespeare Homer and Hamlet for similar slips.
The statement suggests that eye input governs most limb movement and direction. With eyes closed a person may lose straight-line control and end up walking in circles, indicating reliance on visual cues for spatial orientation and gait.
A Manchester manufacturer of lifts and shutters plans a new servicing scheme using a newly ordered Auster aircraft to move supplies and technicians by air. The initial plane will lead a fleet operating between factories and customers across Europe, piloted by an ex-member of the firm’s staff who served as a pilot before World War II.
Scientists warn the sun is getting hotter as it consumes fuel, making future Earth conditions uncertain. Despite rising temperatures, experts say humanity could remain comfortable for several billion years before drastic changes or migration become necessary.
Col. Leslie E. Simon, director at Aberdeen Proving Ground, disclosed a German weapon described as a lethal sound gun that uses waves to kill a man in 30 to 40 seconds. He said its development was halted by Allied victory but urged further investigation of the instrument’s latent possibilities.
The Composers Authors and Publishers Association of Canada announces the ninth annual 750 scholarship competition drawing entries from across the Dominion. President H T Jamieson notes heavy Western province participation and describes rising talent led by Robert Fleming Saskatoon Jean Coulthard Adams Vancouver and Minuetta Borek Calgary. Education departments support broad teacher and school involvement.
The Daily Express from Berlin reports U S economic planners proposing to withdraw all occupation forces from the Reich in five to 10 years and sign a peace treaty with a new German government. An Allied industrial secret service would monitor German industry for 25 to 50 years, with the plan en route to Washington for potential adoption by the state department and the Allied control council. Public home pressure is cited as driving the push for withdrawal and a shift in U S policy in Germany.
The United States Navy will manage seven active fleets after the war. It will allocate 1,079 combatant ships among three Atlantic fleets, three Pacific fleets, and one fleet covering Mediterranean and European waters, with 319 in active service, 73 in ready reserve, and 687 laid up.
Dominion Apiarist C. B. Gooderham warns those planning to import package bees next spring to place orders now to avoid late or non delivery when the active season begins.
A scrambled crossword puzzle list shows horizontal and vertical clues with partial garbled phrases and stray letters interspersed, making definitions unreadable in several entries. The fragment includes numbers and hints for many common crossword answers but lacks coherent entries or complete clue lines.
A collection of quick one liners and banter spans ministers sailors soldiers a cook and a tramp. Jokes touch resignation and re signing a famine reference a cloak room tip a crocodile fear universal disarmament and a dreaming couple. The humor shifts between social quirks and zany wordplay.
Western Canada bread wheat praised as the finest in the world. Prairies called the world granary as food shortages rise and surplus grain is put to good use.
An air force official says Canada will keep a permanent air force “on the top line of preparation” to meet any possible attack including space ships and atomic threats. The drive aims to recruit civilians into ground crews for a postwar force and stresses constant readiness and partnership with science.
A clean stainless antiseptic known across Canada as Moone's Emerald Oil is promoted as a fine healing agent for eczema barber's itch salt rheum itching toes and other inflammatory eruptions. It is said to relieve long standing cases in days and is sold by druggists with satisfaction or money back.
A compilation of quotes praising charity and benevolence from Adam Smith Thackeray Quarles Mary Baker Eddy and Richter. The excerpts elevate selflessness, justice and Christian charity as central to human virtue, noting charity endures despite ingratitude and ordinary acts hold value.
The News Chronicle, Britain's Liberal daily, began as the Daily News under Charles Dickens and celebrated its centenary on January 28. The item also notes rubies fetch higher prices per size than diamonds, peaking at "pigeon's blood" quality.
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