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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
8
An anonymous threatening letter to Judge Davidson Fraser hints at revenge after a controversial death sentence. The judge, already under strain, dismisses it as harmless, yet the note presages danger as the story recalls the judge's perilous career and a son’s fatal case.
Judge Fraser, awaiting son Jim's return from the war, confronts a grim night vision at his study. A shadowy intruder fires the automatic. a fatal choking cry, then the body revealed is Jim. The judge calls police and faces the grisly truth in a fatal act.
The text argues that the force demonstrated by Hiroshima and Bikini must be redirected to peaceful ends. It warns the world cannot live in terror and urges universal resolve to chain the power, lest humanity exist on the edge of annihilation.
The Svine Sund bridge near Fredrikshald spans 1260 feet with a 465 foot main arch and rises 200 feet above the water, the highest in Europe. Begun 1939, finished after the war in 1945, it cost over 3 million kronor and reopens the western Scandinavian motor route.
London reports that seven years of war and austerity have not spurred opium use. Maj. W. H. Coles, Britain's UN Narcotics Commission representative, notes Britain faced a large dope ring after WWI but remains among the least troubled by narcotics. He says Englishmen stay away from narcotics despite worries.
Allied finance division reports Hirohito household has reduced payroll by 3 946 employees and now operates with 4 785 staff, reflecting wartime austerity and consolidation measures.
The Canadian Authors Association held its 25th annual convention in Toronto with over 200 attendees. West representation noted by William Arthur Deacon and Earle Birney includes Earle Birney of Vancouver Kathleen Strange of Winnipeg W. G. Hardy of Edmonton and Ross Annet of Consort Alberta among others.
A prime ministerial appeal urges local authorities and citizens to conserve and grow more food to avert a global famine. The letter emphasizes Britain’s duty to help others, warning that millions may starve if nations with food do not act, contrasting with past wartime deprivations.
Sir Datar Singh, leader of the Indian Trade Delegation to the U.S., explains that cows were made sacred in ancient India to prevent slaughter and ensure milk supply as cattle numbers dwindled.
The article notes the moon’s tidal force on Earth's oceans is more than twice that of the sun, highlighting lunar gravity as the primary driver of sea levels and tides.
The Indian affairs trust fund, totaling 17.1 million dollars, is paid annually to Indigenous bands for lands surrendered under treaty. Over 90 percent of the funds belong to individual bands, with the Blackfeet Band holding about 2.75 million and the 240 Dokus of the Sturgeon agency holding about 958 thousand.
Two recipes are provided. One makes six corn flake patties from beef water salt pepper and optional onion, fried or broiled 7–10 minutes per side. The other makes about ten six-ounce jars of strawberry preserves using prepared fruit sugar Sure-Jell and paraffin, with Certo as alternative.
Two men in a club recall buying a used car. One describes taking the car on a test drive to another dealer and asking for a purchase offer to reveal defects, revealing a clever ruse to uncover hidden problems. The tale, from Boys Life 2681, illustrates skepticism in the car market.
Advertisement touts Pattern 4538 a dirndl style dress for girls with puff sleeves and heart appliqué offered in sizes 6 8 10 and 12. The 10 size requires 2% yards of 35 inch fabric and orders must be sent with 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
A historical note records the Mayflower as about 100 feet in length and 20 to 25 feet in width, reflecting its small size for a vessel of the era.
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