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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1930
Page
4
A six hour air show at Frendon England staged by the Royal Air Force drew about 200 aircraft including big formations, mass parachute jumps, inverted flight and dramatic maneuvers. The B 101 model sailed across the sky as a highlight among looping, linked squadrons and gyro demonstrations with a Handley Page mimic.
The violinist Jan Kubelik recalls buying his first instrument in Prague. His father refused 500 kronen but advised staged offers of 300 then 400 if needed, ending with 500 if no deal. The shopkeeper accepted the final bid.
A fire burning for 21 years in Seattle continues to smolder in a mountain of timber waste from the Taylor saw mill. Sparks rekindle the blaze and firemen battle the stubborn flames for weeks several times a year, with little hope of full extinction.
The Saskatoon Exhibition committee offers 5000 dollars in prize money divided among five classes for finished beef animals open to Saskatchewan breeders only. An auction of the competing animals is scheduled for Saturday morning, July 26.
One hundred eleven representatives of the Live Stock Breeders' Association in British Columbia meet in Vernon to contemplate forming a livestock council. Temporary officers were arranged for at the gathering.
Iceland's summer climate averages 50 to 55 degrees. A humorous aside compares societal views on marriage, noting a remark about modern girls' reluctance to marry and the social dynamics behind it.
On R H Chant farm near Foam Lake Sask a two acre wheat plot fed with super phosphates under the Department of Agriculture shows 6 to 8 inches more height and 8 to 10 days head start over untreated wheat. Inspector Cameron calls it the best in the province and predicts a gain of 8 to 10 bushels per acre after costs.
A well known business man parks a new Packard and toys pass by asking for the car. He offers to swap if they take his troubles too. The children decline and the writer reflects that envy of others riches ignores hidden burdens. Do not envy, be content with what you have.
A tablet in the Tower of London honors Rev. Alexander John Forsyth, the Scots inventor of the percussion lock and a detonating powder, who died in 1843. He earned an honorary LL.D. and reportedly attracted Napoleon's offer of £20,000. This marks the first private memorial in the Tower precincts.
O. S. Finnie the North West Territories administrator traveled to Aklavik while son Dick joined the Canadian Expedition at Ellesmere Island. Dorothy stayed in Kingston Ontario and Mrs. Finnie remained in Vancouver. All in Canada and separated by vast distances.
Dr. P. Faritsch of Vienna University Austria reports thin leaves of silver have antiseptic value and can promote healing of surgical wounds.
Canada is poised to rise to second among world gold producers behind South Africa with a projected value near 40 million dollars last year. Northern Ontario mines in Kirkland Lake and Porcupine lead expansion, while copper by-products boost output. Manitoba may play a growing role in the near term.
The Air Ministry reports progress in civil aviation with more than 10 million dollars of aeronautical material exported last year. It notes overall gains in private and commercial aviation and states Britain now has 21 light aeroplane clubs with 3,648 members.
The first land surveyors of the west were honored with a memorial cairn and tablet unveiled near Headingly Manitoba where the principal meridian crosses the Portage la Prairie highway. R C Mc Phillips, veteran surveyor, unveiled the cairn.
The National Revenue Department reports Canada’s gross agricultural wealth for 1927 at 7 978 683 000. Ontario leads with 509 434 000, Quebec 320 422 000, and Manitoba 134 085 900. Principal items include field crops 979 750 000 and dairy products 290 000 000.
A New York City emergency is declared due to rising noise levels. The Noise Abatement Commission led by Edward Fisher Brown warns immediate reductions are needed to protect health and city efficiency. A physician sub-committee links noise to brain pressure, metabolism disruption, deafness, concentration problems, and impaired child development. Divorce by letter or telegram offered in Mexico for about $2000 on grounds of mental cruelty, valid in the U S and France.
The Canadian National Railways completed a mobile education car at Fort Rouge shops Winnipeg for Ontario Board of Education. It serves children and adults with classrooms, desks, maps, typewriter, and a living quarter including kitchen and sleeping berths. A 16 ft flag pole and mahogany finished school space equip it for travel along the railway.
Mr. R. F. Goodlet of Tupete Missouri created a full outdoor chessboard on his lawn with marble light squares and concrete borders. A large ivory and dark red set of wooden chessmen was carved to scale and painted, enabling open air play under an electric lantern.
In Ottawa and Western Canada analysis shows thirty one tons of water are needed to make a bushel of wheat. Rain snow dew sun and frost shape soil and crop over millions of years. Farmers contribute to yields but cannot create grain or fix market prices.
The passage advocates work as a source of fulfillment. It contrasts the energetic, purposeful worker with the idle person, arguing that meaningful, well-done tasks bring happiness, growth, and vitality while idle time leads to dullness and decay. Roosevelt emphasizes striving, effort, and personal worth.
Rose growing becomes a rapidly developing trade in Canada with Ontario leading growers while nurserymen and florists cultivate roses in every province. The Ontario Department of Agriculture issues an illustrated booklet on the subject and outlines widespread activity nationwide.
Dr. D. A. Stewart, president of the Manitoba Historical and Scientific Society, tells Rotarians Manitoba has a long, rich history beyond sixty years. He divides Manitoba history into five periods from early discovery by Hudson and Button, through fur trade rivals, colonial growth, to 1930s onward, and notes five modern plagues to be faced.
Workers atop The Monument in London clean the sculpted flames. The structure commemorates the 1666 Great Fire, built 1671 to 1677 at £14 500 in Pudding Lane Eastcheap. It stands 202 feet high and is scheduled for regilding next year using 24 carat gold leaf.
The civic zoning committee orders the city solicitor to prepare legislation to grant the city authority to regulate architectural and other details of all nonresidential buildings in Winnipeg, establishing limits on design.
A quip from Hummel in Hamburg asks why someone would steal a bicycle from a cemetery. The joke hinges on the punchline that the owner was thought to be dead.
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