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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1945
Page
7
Actress Mona Montara endures dental trauma after an auto crash leaves a front tooth damaged. In Dr. Higgins's clinic she confronts a lifetime verdict as two curious boys and a mute mother watch, while a note from the mother asks for help recording her child's words.
The article notes that prefabricated buildings date to 1481 when King John II of Portugal equipped trading ships with prefabricated forts for protection. It mentions one fort, rebuilt and modernized, still in use at Elmina Castle in the Gold Coast.
A mosaic of notes from Shawinigan Falls and Ontario to Maple Creek and British Columbia. Reports tell of a near miss from a balcony fall, a 30 year old ploughing horse, Chinese soldiers in training, big pig orders for Yukon and Alaska, apple and onion industry gains, prolific onion harvests, extensive tree planting by Ed Chappell, and historic election patterns. Also featured is a Quebec adults program and a new $30,000 fruit packing plant near Vancouver aiming for 12,000 tons.
United States Department of Agriculture reports a new lettuce variety named Slo bolt developed by Dr Ross C Thompson at the Beltsville plant industry station near Washington. The variety resists bolting, features frilled light green, savoyed leaves, and seed stocks are being distributed to U.S. growers with turnout expected by spring 1946.
The editor of a country newspaper claims his $100000 retirement fortune came from strict honesty and economy over 30 years. He notes his uncle’s recent death contributing $98,500, along with disciplined work and duty as factors in his success, per Western Retailer.
Instructions for baking light bran biscuits and serving creamed ham. Ingredients include flour, baking powder, salt, all bran, sour cream, and egg glaze option. Directions cover mixing, rolling, cutting, baking at 470 degrees for about 10 minutes yielding 16 biscuits, plus a ham sauce with butter, milk, flour, and cooked ham served on biscuits.
Secret bridge laying tanks enabled rapid cross of ditches and craters up to thirty feet wide without exposing crews. Royal Armoured Corps and engineers used two main types including the scissor design on Valentine tanks and Churchill bridge layer. Tank bridges deployed from landing craft allowed swift operations in Normandy and beyond, reducing engineer casualties.
UNRRA plans to ship 14 500 tractors to liberated European countries to boost fall planting. The move aims to cultivate 2 900 000 acres and produce about 1 500 000 tons of cereals under normal conditions. Herbert H Lehman noted 13 000 tractors will come from the United States with help for paying and non paying recipients. Paying recipients include France Italy Netherlands Norway Belgium Denmark while non paying cover Poland Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Greece Albania with amounts listed.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that modern Hawaii is a blended population with diverse ancestries. It argues Asiatic immigration has reshaped appearance and culture, leaving no single Hawaiian nationality or common tongue beyond English.
Britain accelerates merchant navy revival as eight vessels totaling 37 409 gross tons are launched from Clyde shipyards during May 2023.
A British speculum coating process coats any metal to resemble silver with washing only. Tests show equal initial reflectivity to silver and 400 percent higher reflectivity after a month under identical conditions. Lemon juice and beer do not affect the lustre. The coating resists scratches and flakes even when bent, requiring about one two-thousandth of an inch for protection. Used in UK on household goods and fittings.
A Vancouver Province editorial rejects the belief that advertisers control newspaper policy. It argues advertising is important but not as critical as maintaining reader confidence, which would be damaged if newspapers appeared to yield to financial influence.
Pattern 4633 jr miss dirndl offers a winged sleeve frock with a drawstring neck and swishy gathered skirt in sizes 11 13 15 and 17. Order by mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg with 20 cents, name address and style number. expect postal delays.
A historic note describes butter production by tribes in Tartary using a milk filled skin bag tied to a saddle and dragged over rough ground to churn the dairy.
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