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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
3
The International Olympic Committee may be invited to hold the 1952 Games in Amsterdam. Several international notices follow with varied political and economic developments across Europe and Asia.
The Dionne quints celebrate their 13th birthday at their estate near here on May 28. The sisters, educated by nuns, have finished sixth grade and will take high school entrance exams in June 1948. Each child shows a distinct personality with talents in music, piano, singing, and dance while their father plans a private pool and all resist dictating their futures.
The National Exhibition marks its Diamond Jubilee of electric lighting at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The Dominion and Industrial Exhibition notes nightly Brilliant Illuminations with 200 Arc Lights from multiple firms and displays evolving electric tech from early DC generators to AC hydro power and radar, with television once shown and radar features showcased this year.
Chicago police report a rare stickup incident at the Joy Candy Shoppe. The bandit demanded cash but the clerk offered change instead and secured a receipt for seven dollars signed by the robber calling himself Joe.
Winnipeg report quotes D Leo Dolan director of the Canadian government travel bureau in Ottawa. He predicts June to September will see the peak tourist season and notes the bureau has conducted extensive advertising. He says tourism is a major export industry for Canada and the United States, rivaled only by newsprint and possibly golf.
A Scot arguing with a train conductor over a 25 or 30 cent fare had his suitcase hurled from a moving train during a bridge crossing. The Scot exclaims that the conductor is trying to drown his child as the windowed scene unfolds.
A Stoke Newington police officer says he has received more letters from service men than anyone else in Great Britain, totalling 1,600 since 1939. The claim highlights local support during wartime and the officer’s role in maintaining correspondence for servicemen.
Health ad warns that impaired kidney function allows impurities to remain in the blood, causing poor sleep. It urges improving kidney health to restore rest and well being. The fragment references Dodd’s monte but offers no clear context or entities beyond general health claims.
Auckland New Zealand retiring high commissioner David Wilson said many Canadians would move to New Zealand if shipping access existed after his three years in Canada. He noted persistent interest at hundreds of meetings and two to three dozen inquiries per gathering about emigration, while stressing he did not act as an emissary to promote it.
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USDA entomologists conducted experiments with human volunteers wearing different colored clothing. Results show darker outfits such as black blue or red attracted more bites than lighter hues.
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