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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1941
Page
5
The lifeboat volunteers of Britain save six lives daily and logged 3500 rescues in the first 18 months of the war. Coxswains and crews are unpaid volunteers with modest stipends, while the danger comes from mines torpedoes and air attacks as they launch at night without lights amid enemy planes and U boats.
An official from a Scottish exotic perfume factory said wartime rules forced a shift from stored perfume to onion essence for household use. Workers bottling and labeling onion essence replace rose and lilac scents as onions meet high demand while vast perfume stocks remain unused in vaults across Great Britain.
Rangoon announces large shipments of modern fighting vehicles automatic weapons and motor transport arriving from Britain for Burma defense Reinforcements align with a broader Far East buildup centered on Singapore War demands include civilian sacrifices while in Romania voting rights are limited to women in gainful occupations
Reinforcements are being prepared for Canadian Engineers overseas as road building speed impresses UK authorities. Royal Canadian Engineers operators will receive practical road building instruction through Ontario firms in a two month course. Sixty sap pars will complete the course by year end and then operate heavy equipment to construct modern roads. Major W E Denley reports his Ninth Field Company now more than half strength, with bricklayers masons and husky general workmen still needed.
A murder trial hinges on exact time as counsel questions a lone witness. The witness admits meeting the defendant and recalling the moment, though no clocks or watch existed. The defense argues the life of the accused depends on whether the witness could specify a quarter to nine.
Volunteers recorded 36 000 birds of 111 species at 14 centres from Nova Scotia to British Columbia during last Christmas. The strongest wintering areas were British Columbia coast, southern Maritime provinces, and southern Ontario, with Hamilton, Ontario reporting over 11 000 birds.
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, famed for gallantry, toured the postwar South where he met a Southern devotee who asserted she remained unreconstructed. He bowed and replied that reconstruction in her case would be blasphemous, a sharp retort reflecting his wit and the era’s tensions.
Minneapolis women launch a Canadian rose fund to aid soldiers. They place bowls of roses in buildings hotels stores and clubs. passers by take a flower and donate to a central box. Proceeds support soldiers' funds in Canada as reported by the Victoria Times.
William George of Criccieth Wales nephew of Lloyd George and a tenant farmer applies for unconditional exemption as a conscientious objector to continue farming duties during the First World War.
The per cent of a road grade equals the rise in height as a percentage of the horizontal distance traveled. It defines slope by comparing vertical gain to horizontal run.
The K division RCMP team from Edmonton captured Canada's open revolver championship after outshooting top Dominion marksmen from civic and provincial police departments. Edmonton team posted 1941 of 2000 with Saskatoon police second at 1886. Members: Blair Waters Mighal Eaton Ford. Snowy Navajo Lake wildlife loss noted as winter ice nearly froze the lake years ago.
In 1940 Britain completed four canal banks around Gibraltar to bolster its coastal defenses, turning the rock into a fortified island barrier.
A London correspondent notes landmark losses after the war including Keir Hardie’s former home at 10 Nevill’s Court. Once part of Nevill’s Court dating to 1222, the slummy Fleet Street area cottages behind Fetter Lane carved front gardens and are among London’s oldest houses now ruined by bombing.
The article notes moon exposure blamed for nightmares and headaches in the Middle East, a morning thick head in the Far East, and in Burma the insane are said to suffer mental storms aligned with lunar phases. It closes with a moral about action over contemplation.
A Royal Naval Reserve lieutenant nicknamed Old Andrew stays in Dover awaiting orders and trains to help bring home soldiers from Dunkirk. He endured a broken knee at Dunkirk and still volunteers for dangerous duties, planning to stay on duty until Britain’s invasion army returns from France.
The Simcoe Reformers notes weekly papers from across Canada and the Empire praising the wartime drive. Readers see a vast, coordinated campaign including Victory Loan Recruiting Queen's Canadian Fund Red Cross War Funds Salvage and other efforts. The piece asks if Hitler can withstand a united empire.
The Brantford Expositor notes Lieut General A G L McNaughton warned that a Nazi invasion of the British Isles could come soon. The general, known for practical warnings, stressed the possibility if Hitler seeks progress and urged calm and vigilance.
Rocky Mountain sheep once faced extermination in Canada but now thrive in mountain parks. Hunted only with a camera, the majestic horned climber is a prized big game species, protected by sanctuary conditions in national parks that serve as reservoirs for permitted hunts.
A new screw features a recessed head and a matching screwdriver built to fit precisely. The mechanism aims to eliminate slipping and reduce installation errors for users.
A concise reflection on business success: it relocates only where respected and nurtured. It remains with the rightful owner who can steward it, prioritizing care and opportunity.
Professor J. B. Speakman of Leeds University announced a two year project producing seaweed silk from seaweed with rayon possibilities. The material is suitable for stockings and undergarments and other knits, with an added property of being inflammable.
The gross value of commodities produced on Canadian farms is estimated at 1.2357 billion dollars in 1949, compared with 1.2246 billion dollars in 1989. The figures reflect agricultural output measured across years.
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