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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
5
The German Army uses psychological selection to test volunteers for dangerous duties. Officers conduct staged parachute tests and assess willpower, decision making, and character through lengthy exams and motion picture analysis, with psychologists designated as aptitude inspectors.
A detailed account explains the bailing out process aboard a Royal Air Force aircraft. The captain orders abandon ship and signals the tail gunner who descends last, donning a parachute, opening the chute, and guiding a quiet, controlled descent to the ground with potential injuries noted.
The London Ottawa Journal correspondent notes BBC announcers’ popularity, led by Big Ben. A Westminster clock-tower mic keeps the giant bell in tune, corrected twice daily from Greenwich. After wartime blitz, Big Ben’s sentimental reach grows as English mothers reflect on their sons.
Aylmer Ontario recalls a 22 year old who never recovered from injuries suffered in a 1937 car collision, four years after the 1941 death. The piece notes a rising toll of traffic injuries that lead to lasting impairment and life changes.
The French minister to Bolivia Grandin De Leprevier resigned and joined the De Gaulle faction in London amid protests against treason by the Vichy government. The report notes a surge in wartime civic activity and social concerns, including youth education, government studies, and Boy Scouts aiding naval convoy work.
The article argues that changing times affect industries from blacksmithing to printing. It notes the village and buggy era fading, while printing remains vital as a universal need. Radio supplements but cannot replace printing, which endures by meeting literate society’s demands.
The Ottawa Citizen notes that Canada plans to augment regular fire brigades with trained volunteers as back up if Canadian professionals serve in Great Britain. The remaining firefighters would gain confidence knowing volunteers are ready to fill gaps amid heightened demands.
Announcement states that strawberries contain iron amount equal to spinach and are easier to consume, highlighting the fruit as a convenient iron source. Officials promote the health note as a dietary tip for all ages.
British Home Secretary Herbert Morrison defined postwar policy as serving human welfare through high standards of health diet education and well being. He urged universal access to nourishment and living standards surpassing prior aims and warned against returning to scarcity after the war.
William V. C Ruxton, president of the British- American Ambulance Corps, appeals from 480 Lexington Avenue New York for gifts of new or old blankets to aid women and children in Ply mouth and other heavily bombed English cities.
Herodotus notes the Great Pyramid required 100000 workers and twenty years to complete at Giza. This ancient project is described as a monumental effort by a large workforce and enduring time frame.
A Mohican Indian name, Askuta squash, is linked to the word squash. A flash of lightning may last only a tenth of a billionth of a second, illustrating extreme brevity in natural phenomena.
Major General Freyberg who commanded Allied forces in Crete is described as 41 and unusually adventurous. His career includes Gallipoli 1915 where he swam two miles under fire with flares to distract the enemy, and leading the Hood battalion at Beaucourt in 1916 earning the Victoria Cross. He later joined the Grenadier Guards and now commands a Manchester battalion amid blitzkrieg.
In 1939 Ontario allows marriage at 14 while Quebec permits it in law. Ontario also restricts under 16s from movie theaters unless accompanied by an adult, with limited Saturday and holiday hours. Newspapers joke or critique lawmakers as provinces differ in youth rules.
A historical note reports that when one of a trachodon’s two thousand teeth shed, a replacement tooth grew in its place. The account reflects paleontological observations of dinosaur dental replacement patterns.
The piece surveys diverse collectors from stamps and coins to unusual items like gas bills and ice cream wrappers. It notes national interest in exhibitions, hobby groups, and famed collectors such as Sigmund Rothschild, Horace Heidt, Ed Wynn, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, highlighting the breadth of collecting as a modern pastime.
A Bren gun carrier tore through Halifax Street, derailed a streetcar, knocked over a transmission pole, and ripped steps from a dwelling as a rear track broke. Police say the driver was blameless. Pierre Laval reports a frank talk with Hitler, a first for any visitor.
The tarantula, native to Central and South America, is described as the largest spider with a body length of about two to three inches.
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