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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1941
Page
5
Minister Hanlan Mackenzie outlines a sweeping postwar program for health, pensions, and demobilization. He envisions coordinated national reconstruction with provincial cooperation, employment preferences for veterans, and a new social security system to eradicate poverty and insecurity.
Doris Forbes of Red Deer Alabama cares for Mickey a 70 pound pet beaver with whooping cough. The animal joined the Forbes family after a rescued mauling and now shares a pool and meals of twigs and vegetables. Mickey crawled into bed with Doris during her illness and later coughed in sync with her. The beaver remains tame and shows no wish to return to the wild.
A Brooklyn inventor unveils an alarm wrist watch that nudges the wrist rather than rings. Across the show a pills man demonstrates nickel sized discs claiming daily dietary value equal to one person. Exhibits include a safety strap hanger for tubs and a lighted match gadget.
The Journal of the American Medical Association details a compact dried plasma transfusion kit by Dr. John R. Upton Dr. B E Emery and Dr R B Clark. It promises immediate usable plasma supply for shock burns and hemorrhage at injury sites including military and civilian settings.
Anna Rogers of Woodruff SC battled whooping cough mumps and measles over ten months yet never missed a day of school. Whooping cough ended as school began mumps surfaced during Christmas vacation and measles appeared the first day after summer break.
A historical note links selenography to a study of the moon’s geography while mentioning hens laying as many eggs from March to June as in the rest of the year. The snippet juxtaposes astronomy with farming patterns.
The millionaire rail magnate Russell Sage shows a single minded act as he uses his pass to enter an elevated platform while a companion pays fare, explaining he would not abuse the advantage to spare stockholders.
An order in council in Ottawa places wartime prices and trade board in control of hides skins and leather prices. Licenses will be required for traders, Maurice Lanson advised the board. Export of leather hides and skins from Canada now needs wartime board approval, with similar US controls noted.
A woman in attendance observes a fur coat three rows away appears to be imitation mink as a crack halfback races 92 yards for a kickoff return touchdown.
The Assiniboine tribal name derives from a phrase meaning stone boiler, describing the practice of cooking by dropping hot stones into water. The etymology links the tribe to this distinctive method and its cultural interpretation.
Empire airmen involved in ground strafing near a Libyan airdrome are highlighted by the air ministry news service. South African, Canadian, Rhodesian, Australian, New Zealand, and Free French squadrons are cited among forces in the Middle East and North Africa. A New Zealand pilot helped down a large Italian bomber near Alexandria and a Rhodesian downed a ME100 during the German push.
Crochet pattern note explains a pineapple scarf in fine cotton with multiple sizes. Pattern 6871 matches a doily design. pattern 8038 includes instructions, illustrations, and stitches. Send 29 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern details. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
The article notes Britain and the United States’ efforts to aid Canada amid war shortages. It details a Canada wide shortage of basic pharmaceuticals with substitutes scarce, raising drug prices by about 25 percent. It lists drugs affected and notes reliance on British and American labs, plus German and Bulgarian sources cut off. It also covers RAF bombing progression, scale, and impact on Germany’s transportation and industry, as Churchill promises stronger strikes.
Veteran speed ace Sir Malcolm Campbell has designed a new armored car for Britain and produced inventions accepted by the army. He shifted from racing to wartime work after September 1939, leading a motorcycle company before moving to a laboratory role. He notes speed remains his hobby and hints at fast patrol boats as a possible area of work. His Lake Coniston record of 141.74 mph is cited, with current patrol boats deemed possibly slower.
During a raid on East Anglia a German bomber was shot down and crashed in Suffolk. A German airman later surrendered to a postman after mistaking the uniform for a police outfit. In high water the Orinoco River in South America remains navigable for 1 000 miles.
Percy Spender announces Brisbane researchers found processed kangaroo tendons hold value in certain operations and deformity corrections. Doctors note tail tendons surpass catgut in strength and usage rises in Australia, while Spender cites Australia as the world’s largest catgut producer from sheep. Desert Bedouins honor guests with abundant grease on food.
The word sheriff derives from the old English shirereeve meaning custodian of the country’s peace. Mount Aconcagua in Argentina is the highest mountain in South America.
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