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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1940
Page
2
A discussion on how English pronunciation on Canadian radio shapes a potential national speech. It argues for standardized wording and announcer education to avoid a Canadian tower of babel and to foster a clear, educated broadcast voice.
Liskeard in Cornwall marks its 700th anniversary with a one day celebration despite ongoing war disruptions. The first charter was granted in 1240 by Richard Earl of Cornwall, establishing the town's medieval rights.
John George Howard of Johannesburg who hid Winston Churchill in a mine pit for three days in 1899 after Churchill escaped a Boer war prison camp has died. He aided Churchill’s flight by train to Portuguese territory concealed in bales of wool. Also notes on dye colors in cotton and Greece farming.
Short sentences drawn from years of life and practice convey practical wisdom. The old sayings reflect tested truth and common sense for daily conduct and decision making.
Young Canadians weigh their options as war moves toward mechanization. Mechanics and technical skills are in high demand, with graduate mechanics earning higher pay. Nonmilitia paths exist for those 19 to 45 with certain physiques, while others may train as officers through Canadian Officers' Training Corps. Consider current roles and value to the country before enlisting.
The article notes fourteen of eighteen Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s cabinet members are lawyers, with four exceptions including an engineer and a business man. It cites quotes from Jefferson and Cicero on law and governance, and adds a brief wartime mustard gas usage figure and Australian overweight statistics. It ends with a kitchen tip about buttering sandwiches.
George Herring, head of air and land mail service, told a Commons committee air mail subsidies to Trans-Canada Air Lines and 28 others totaled 2.25 million dollars last year with a 4.5 million dollar projection for this year. He argued expansion will pay for itself in five years as mail volume rose from 39 000 to 740 000 pounds in three years and noted potential rate reductions after December 31.
A stark wartime rallying cry declares Britain's need for total mobilization to avert peril from Nazi domination. It urges all citizens to stand as an unbroken barrier, defend the country to the death, and halt the German advance without delay.
Simmer cottage roll until tender then cool in the cooking liquid. Remove strings and place on a rack. Spread a mustard vinegar paste on the fat, cover with cracker crumbs, score diamonds and place a clove in each center. Drizzle corn syrup, bake at 400 degrees F, and baste during reheating to glaze.
A recipe mixes 1 3 pounds chopped steak salt pepper minced onion Christie s soda crackers egg. Shape into a thin cake and broil. For Spanish Sauce simmer minced onion and green pepper in butter, add tomatoes olives and stock, season to taste, cook ten minutes yields six portions.
BBC said the German Air Force contributes to Britain’s aluminum drive by dropping four foot rods with square plates used to hold incendiary bombs. The air ministry advised finders to hand the rods to local scrap metal depots so they can be sent back to Germany with interest.
A survey shows climate enthusiasm at 57 percent, beaches and oceans at 21 percent, good roads at 14 percent, and mountains at 8 percent as top reasons tourists visit Southern California. Separately, experts warn human bites pose greater health risks than those from common animals due to diverse bacteria in the mouth.
Large airliners are being developed to fly long distances at about 300 miles per hour in the sub stratosphere.
Cosmic rays are described as invisible electronic projectiles from outer space moving at 186000 miles per second toward Earth.
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