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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1935
Page
2
A writer reflects on lavish funeral floral splendor versus simple dignified memorials. The piece cites Marian J. Castle and Alma Hedin and describes Sweden’s Flower Fund that funds elderly housing and care, replacing costly wreaths with lasting memorials.
The remark notes a proposed coast highway between Tunis and Egypt authorized by Mussolini. It frames the plan amid a broader European expansion context and hints at strategic aims and regional impact.
A searching party found the bodies of Mrs Knight and an Englishman on the Sahara heat near Agadez. Two French men were rescued near death from thirst after a May 22 departure from Agadez toward Tamanrasset with Peyton and Kneebret.
A 62 year old man recounts headaches since age ten, pausing after two years of Kruschen Salts in coffee. He credits the tonic with cleansing the body of stagnating waste to relieve headaches and promote lasting relief.
Stanley Baldwin announced in the House of Commons that Special Adviser Lord Weir, a renowned aeronautics expert and aviation authority, will serve as the government's official counsellor of aviation during plans to triple the RAF over the next two years.
R. H. Coats Dominion statistician Ottawa was elected president at Kingston, succeeding D. A. MacGibbon of Winnipeg. Other officers include Vice-president H. Laureys Montreal, J. C. Hemmeon McGill, W. C. Keirstead UNB, W. I. Mackintosh Queen's. Speaker R. McQueen Saskatchewan spoke on Economic Aspects of Federalism.
The Nagoya Railway Bureau of Japan will start a pigeon section costing nearly $1,000. Ninety-five birds are to be purchased initially and bred for distribution to Railway Bureaus nationwide, forming an auxiliary communication system for use if all other means fail.
Dr E C Sewall of San Francisco told the American Laryngological Association in Toronto that a yet unknown virus may be the product of known cold germs. He said frequent cold sufferers likely have the same cold persistently and that a six month immunity could explain endemic transmission from chronic sinus trouble.
Northwest Mounted Police veteran and special Constable Gentleman Joe McKay received the long service medal at Prince Albert. The award, forwarded from RCMP headquarters Ottawa, was presented by Inspector F W Schutz. McKay, who retired years ago, is said to have fired the first shot in the Riel rebellion at Duck Lake about 50 years ago.
Berlin declares German residents in the Dominion and naturalized foreigners will not be forced to return for military service. The interpretation follows Chancellor Hitler's Reichstag speech on conscription.
An English widow, the late Mrs Frederica Cook of London, bequeathed a vast estate valued at 100000 pounds in a will of extraordinary length. The document, described as a 95200 word will, has triggered questions about its validity and execution. Legal proceedings may follow to settle the disputed disposition of the estate.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said three assistant commissioners will retire. Junger of Halifax and Phillips of Vancouver each began in the North West Mounted Police in the late 1890s and rose through the ranks to lead divisions. Cawdron of Ottawa will also retire after leave starting July 1.
The league union in Greater London reports overwhelming support for universal abolition of military aviation and armament limits. Proposals on league support and arms-for-profit bans won 1,400,000 to 100,000. London backed economic sanctions 1,375,061 to 88,521 and military sanctions 872,275 to 386,664 if needed.
The University of Saskatchewan moved its ewe flock with lambs to Beaver Creek summer range near Saskatoon. Lambs aged four days to under a week rode ten miles the first day and completed the second leg easily. Dean A M Shaw notes the trip did not hurt the lambs and they remained fresh despite cool weather, a fact of interest to ranchers and B C sheepmen planning stock moves.
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