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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1945
Page
2
After five years of war many soldiers who served since 1939-40 are returning overseas and resuming civilian work. The article notes generous discharge conditions compared with 1918 and urges Canadians to remember the debt owed to these servicemen as peace returns.
A British writer praises the ordinary soldier and his Dominion brothers as the core of military strength. He notes Wellington’s remark about a single British foot soldier determining fate, and cites rapid mobilization from peace to war. He highlights Canada and Dominions forming efficient fighting forces as Britain scales to mass mobilization.
The piece credits the toughness and courage of ordinary soldiers for Allied successes in Europe and Africa. It notes 1940 Norway actions where 24 000 British troops held 37 000 Germans with 1 000 losses, and Wavell’s North Africa drive destroying the fascist force with 133 000 prisoners. It praises Normandy to the Rhine fighting and calls the British and Dominions’ soldiers "extraordinary" to both friend and foe.
An inspection of the liner Queen Mary shows few scars after five years of war service. Arriving in New York with 14,500 U.S. troops, the ship had war fittings removed and sleeping quarters installed while lounges remain, and rails bear the initials of soldiers marking their passage.
A Canadian Youth Commission report estimates 500000 persons will need vocational training during demobilization. It calls for extending vocational guidance and education through secondary schools and continuing the Dominion Provincial youth training program. The text then shifts to describe steam from volcanoes as dry gas.
A collection of light lines and banter from a humor page. It includes exchanges about car upkeep and costs, silver weddings, family quarrels, a witty old lady, lunch trips, camouflage gags, school animal fur talk, and classroom one liners. The humor hinges on misreadings and innocent misunderstandings.
NEA correspondent reports General Patton’s Washington press conference praising tanks as armored infantry. He explained tanks reduce fatigue, carry more gear, and reach battle faster, comparing momentum in battle to a prize fighter’s reach. He noted Americans’ ignorance of animal handling and joked about cavalry in Africa.
Fort William Times Journal notes fixed legal weights per bushel for many commodities in sale contracts. Alfalfa seed 60 pounds, barley 48, beans 60, oats 34, wheat 60, Indian corn 56, potatoes 60, lime 70, peas 60, flax seed 56, soybeans 60, timothy seed 48, malt 36, bituminous coal 70, hemp seed 44, blue grass seed 18, brome grass seed 14, buckwheat 48, clover seed 60, rye 56, other items listed with their respective pounds per bushel.
The justice department tests a mechanical shooting apparatus that would fire a volley at a touch of a button. Danish traitors are named as candidates for upcoming trials and possible execution.
Q A reader asks about temporary ration cards for U S visitors staying in Canada five days or longer. A Yes temporary ration cards are obtainable by applying to a local ration board. Q A reader notes a dry cleaner’s deliveries may be restricted despite lift of delivery limits. A Restrictions on wholesale and retail deliveries and pick ups by laundries and dry cleaners are lifted, but merchants may limit services if they wish. Q A shopper reports a cotton housedress shrank on first wash. A Return dress to store for adjustment. if refused, forward dress with sales slip and label to Wartime Prices and Trade Board office. Q Is it necessary to state the automobile price in an ad A Yes include asking price plus make model body type model year serial number options accessories spare tire and tube name and address. Readers are invited to send questions or request the pamphlet Consumers News or the Blue Book to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board office in their province, mentioning this paper.
The Windsor Star argues rising heart failure stems from the pace and pressures of modern living. It says the issue spans health and society, requiring social and economic change, though individuals should seek medical advice and adjust activities.
Dr. Vanner Bush of the Office of Scientific Research and Development in Boston predicts future memorizing by machine. Writing in Atlantic Monthly he describes a Memex as a device that stores all books records and communications for an individual.
Prince ton astronomer Dr Henry Norris Russell argues that life similar to Earth may exist on far parts of the universe beyond the solar system. His rationale rests on discoveries since the war began.
An advertisement touts Hem-Roid as internal treatment for piles claiming relief from itching irritation and pain. It promises easy, private use at home with a five day trial and a money back promise if not satisfied. The offer emphasizes long use by thousands and a Canadian firm behind the product.
Sgt Josephine Pederson recalls billeting in London with Canadian Military Headquarters and visits to the Tower of London and Edinburgh University. Capt Margaret Donnell narrowly avoided being listed as a serviceman aboard a Halifax Regina troop train transfer. The article also notes librarian appointments for Canadian troops and lists CWAC graduates from No 3 CWAG with names from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
A can of warm milk cools in a refrigerated room at freezing point for 12 hours due to air's slow heat absorption. Water absorbs heat much faster, so using cold water with larger volume speeds cooling. Stirring speeds heat transfer, but stirring water risks introducing bacteria unless water is moved by a wind mill or electric motor propeller.
A compact collection of quoted maxims and excerpts from authors like Josepha Daniels Mary Baker Eddy Francis Hutchson William Hazlitt R A Butler and Longfellow. The lines discuss ideals force moral strength righteousness universal good and the ultimate triumph of the right with hopeful religious cadence.
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