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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
7
An elderly man and a hitchhiker share a long drive through a scenic river valley. The youth recounts a summer storm in the hills, moving the old man to tears and nostalgia as they reach a hilltop estate and part ways.
Winnipeg reports high muskrat pelt values with 285000 pelts selling for an average 3.75 dollars. Some pelts reached 5.65. Most, 233000, came from the Summerberry area along the Saskatchewan River to Moose Lake, with remaining from Netleymarsh Fisher River and the Delta near Lake Winnipeg.
Hon. B. Claxton issued a call for three doctors to undertake pioneering work in Canada s Eastern Arctic. Two doctors are urgently needed to head hospitals at Chesterfield on Hudson Bay and Pangnirtung on Baffin Island. A third doctor is needed from July 15 to Oct 15 to serve in settlements along Hudson Strait. Each hospital has a staff of two nurses.
The Empire State Building in New York features seven miles of elevator shafts and a complex vertical transit system designed to move visitors efficiently. The vast shaft network connects distinct floors, supporting rapid ascent and descent throughout the towering landmark.
Canada plans a Paris mission to document history under French tenure. Robert Larocque de Roquebrun and Victor Biegue lead four Canadians who fled the outbreak of war to continue collecting historical materials for the Dominion Public Archives. They aim to gather data of value to Canadian historians for Ottawa public archives.
A sequence of humorous exchanges covers marriage, fashion, work, and common sense. Couples joke about lions in a cage, shaving delays, hats and dresses, poetry and woods, car cleanliness, and speed of light. A foreman’s sign prompts a job applicant to humorously justify applying.
A London Free Press quote defines real education as the system of training that enables judgment through time and life experience. It argues that books lay the foundation but true capability comes from learning from experiences after graduation.
The veterans committee of the commons approves a pension commission recommendation extending full Canadian Pension Act benefits to eligible First World War veterans who lived in Canada before enlisting and have returned home. Lower ranks receive the same protection as Second World War veterans, while higher ranks already had similar protection via Britain.
A new five hundred gallon weed killing sprayer operates daily on large UK farms. It features a sixty foot spray boom with eighty six nozzles and pumps liquid at three hundred psi. Daily output reaches up to fifty gallons per minute, with a one day record of spraying one hundred thirty six acres.
Warm weather sewing pattern 4536 offers practical overalls playsuit and jaunty jacket in sizes 12 through 20 and 40. Order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man with size name address and 20 cents in coins.
Listeners of the Bright and Early BBC show heard only recorded chimes for seven minutes. A woman announcer then apologized saying she had slept in.
The term private originally described soldiers hired by feudal barons for their private wars, not a formal military rank. The label reflects personal retainer service rather than organized army structure.
A Dutch reader order from Amsterdam West for a Pina fore Frock pattern 4811 appears in the paper. The piece notes ongoing reader interest and persistent orders for Home Service Booklets despite past advertising cuts in 1943.
A home economy note touts essential foods including milk butter eggs fruit vegetables and cereals. It offers a meat patty recipe using hamburg corn flakes water salt pepper shaped into six 2 inch patties and fried or broiled 7 10 minutes per side with optional onion.
Alberta authorities urge killing of predatory birds to protect other species. The Alberta Fish and Game Association runs a summer campaign and pays a five cent bounty per pair of feet from government funds to reduce crow and magpie numbers.
Ancient Hebrew betrothal tradition required three rings one for the bride one for the groom and one for the witness.
Ad touts Dodd’s Kidney Pills as a remedy for unrest linked to kidney problems. Claiming healthy kidneys filter poisons and acids, the copy suggests improved rest and well being when taking the pills. The number 136 appears at the end.
Savings deposits of Canada’s chartered banks rose to 3.17 billion dollars as of March 31 after dipping to 2.865 billion at year end. Public time and demand deposits reached 5.155 billion, more than double pre war levels from 2.407 billion.
Foundries in England pour hundreds of victory bells weighing from half a ton to twenty tons for churches in the United Kingdom and empire. Most bear the inscription Victory 1939-1945, including Great George destined for Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral with the inscription Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. It weighs fifteen tons and has a 9 foot 6 inch diameter. Pasteurized milk is the only safe milk.
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