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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
2
It was announced that in September Canada will distribute the sixth ration book. Earlier hopes that rationing would end after book five proved incorrect as the world food situation worsens. Citizens acknowledge continued rationing while noting Canada’s relative advantage over Britain and other regions, with voluntary daily rationing in many homes.
Mr. Donald Gordon of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board said Canada should cooperate with new ration books. He argued continued rationing is a humane response to world distress and that Canada now faces no major food shortage while other nations cry for help. He added Canadians should willingly aid any measures the authorities deem necessary.
Distribution of the new ration books will begin September 9 at six hundred local ration boards across Canada. Thousands of volunteers are urged to assist in distribution, and citizens must collect books at their local distributing centre. Not all centres will be open continuously. check local hours and bring books promptly to save time.
The Financial Post argues that decades of easy retirement income from life savings are ending. Canadians face higher taxes and living costs, making it harder to secure a comfortable Old Age. A $20 000 investment once yielded about $100 monthly, now $40 000 is needed for the same income. A farmer or merchant selling assets would struggle as interest rates fall.
A science explanation notes that rain forms when dust particles provide surfaces for moisture to condense into droplets, creating rain.
The Niagara Falls Review reports that more German prisoners of war are at large in Canada than since internment began and that many wish to avoid return to Germany. An escaped POW admitted preferring internment to going back, but authorities are urged to round up all escapees and ship them home. Those allowed in should be thoroughly screened for potential trouble.
Francis Campbell Ross Douglas MP, newly appointed Governor and Commander in Malta, born 1889 in Canada and educated at Glasgow University. MP for North Battersea since 1940, former PPS to Education and Home Secretary, chaired London County Council Finance Committee, and served on railway and public works authorities. Acceptance implies resignation from Commons seat.
The sixth century Chinese adopted coal and gas for heating, reflecting early energy use in daily life. The note highlights resource choices for warmth and the historical adoption of fossil fuels in ancient times.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board explains that all meat tokens turned in by voluntary groups are counted at regular intervals. The Meat Board uses these counts to gauge extra meat available for export, noting 325000 pounds of canned meat added for shipment to the hungry by May.
H G Wells argued that Rome's decline arose from no newspaper networks to share information across provinces. The claim suggests media exchange as vital to coordinated governance and public discourse in ancient times.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture endorses the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association plan for a national Salute to Agriculture. The piece hails farmers as neighbors who lifted food production by over 40 percent during wartime and urges them to lead in securing peace hungry world. It urges readers to embrace farming as the best profession and to sustain effort to feed and clothe society while supporting farm families facing upheaval.
The sound of a ship propeller travels underwater and can be heard in a distant vessel's cabin below the water line, illustrating how sound propagates through the sea.
A public safety brief advises drivers to inspect headlight alignment once a month to ensure proper aim and visibility. Properly aimed lights reduce glare and improve nighttime driving safety for all road users.
Puzzle presents a mixed list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with entries across seasons air raid warning signal dog musical note freeholder correlative or noun parts of circle shallow vessel observe Russian city sea eagle mollusk soil bone farce symbol for calcium fee contribution tarried grown out before expenses are subtracted Mohammed ritual prayer warning old form French article to attempt to walk secluded road abstract being roman numeral to value highly juniper tree shrub part of foot plant female horses grist of letters coastline fruit beverage to grieve had appeared above the horizon dyed horse certain colored horse gives zest to defend of part of boat peruses to eat booty moist title of respect child for father toward
Dr L G Cook of Canada’s Atomic Energy Division reveals in a pamphlet for the Chemical Institute of Canada that Canada is the second country to have a moderator stabilized uranium pile. The document outlines early Canadian atomic research and predicts future experiments with radioactive elements and medical advances.
Advertises pattern 4638 for a dress with bodice panels and front buttoned scallops. Lists sizes 34 through 48, requires 31 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36, and asks buyers to send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. Include name address and style number.
A collection of quotations on obedience to divine will and liberty. Lydia Maria Child, D Auberigne, Mary Baker Eddy, Joseph Cook, John Stuart Mill, and Emerson frame obedience as central to love, unity, and right thinking, linking freedom to choosing God’s will.
Chinese ingenuity shows a long tradition of protective coatings with lacquer and other materials dating back more than 3,000 years, highlighting a longstanding specialty in lacquer crafts.
The Liberty Cap cone of an extinct hot spring in Yellowstone Park is dated at 3200 years by analyzing minute radium quantities. The measurement relies on decay quantities to estimate age.
N. N. Bentley principal writes that veterans at Vermilion School of Agriculture excel academically and actively participate in athletic social and literary activities under the Students Union.
Rheumatic pains often stem from excess uric acid in the blood. The text advises keeping kidneys healthy and using Dodd's Kidney Pills to remove poisons and acids, claiming relief and better feel. It promotes Dodd's as a remedy and invites readers to see its effects.
A London Ontario Free Press note urges recognizing farmers as partners in the community. It argues farming risks depend on weather and other forces beyond farmer control, warning that if the farmer loses the gamble, many others may go hungry.
The article notes radium remains actively radioactive for centuries and about half of its initial activity has not dissipated after roughly 2 090 years, highlighting long term hazards and enduring decay.
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