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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
7
In Bareilly the age old purdah is breaking as wives of soldiers at the Jat regimental centre organize a Women’s Institute. Wives of sepoys and officers meet for leisure, with a creche, playground, sewing and needlework classes, a purdah school, a four bed nursing home, a child welfare centre and an Indian woman doctor guiding activities.
London press reports successful penicillin treatment by UK doctors for mastoid infection. Early intervention yielded good results, avoiding a previously required risky operation. Normal bloodstream injections used, with a nine month old cured after 66 injections over three weeks. Wound dressings formerly lasted six to nine months. Mastoid is bone behind the ear, rich in cells and near the brain.
Dr. Wilton Krogman professor of anatomy at the University of Chicago warns that Miss Average America appears more like a hay stack than a beauty queen and is fat fiat-chested knock-kneed. The report does not state which country he plans to visit next.
Ten cases of rare Chinese books including Sung dynasty works were recovered from a Japanese allied headquarters. They are the property of the National Central Library of Nanking and will be transported to China by air.
Peter Watson contemplates murder to gain wealth and marry Beatrice. Lola his sister assists by disguising as Isabelle and staging an accident on a lake shore estate. Isabelle vanishes after driving to town, later presumed dead in river rapids.
After a season of quiet, Peter Watson plans marriage to Beatrice but doubts rise with Beatrice’s fortune. Lola dies in a skiing accident, and two strangers visit the eve of the wedding. They reveal daffodils grew from bulbs in Beatrice’s jacket pocket when she was buried.
The Windsor Star notes that police mounted on horses kept crowds clear during a motor car parade, illustrating that horses provide irreplaceable service. Motorcycles and cars proved less effective in crowd control, as both officer and mount require intelligence no machine yet matches. The piece argues mounted police remain essential for crowd management tomorrow.
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. advertises pattern 4772 a one piece blouse with wrap ties and a matching dirnd skirt. Available sizes 12 to 20 with size 16 needing 3 yards of 39 inch fabric, price 20 cents to be sent by coin to Winnipeg address.
Historians note coffee cultivation began in the Arabian Peninsula circa 575 AD, marking the plant's earliest known domestication. The find helps explain spread to Africa and Europe through trade routes.
Mr and Mrs John Doe urge Canadians to conserve food to boost wheat sent overseas. The government confirms cutting three bread slices a day can free enough wheat for 750000 bushels in three months, via pie cake reductions and mindful serving in homes and restaurants.
In the Senate chamber Viscount Alexander used a barrister’s stamp as a substitute governor’s seal since his royal arms are not yet approved. The private and mint seals will later bear his arms once Heralds settle his coat of arms, as last used 11 years ago with Lord Tweedsmuir.
The Geological Survey will send two field parties into northern Manitoba this summer under the department of mines and natural resources. J D Allen of Edmonton will lead the Lynn Lake party mapping at one inch to one mile, with focus on the Granville lake area following recent nickel copper discoveries. G D Springer will head the Knee Lake party from Norway House and reach Knee lake north of God's Lake via air, mapping at one inch to four miles.
Oakland Girl Guides in New Zealand honor Lady Baden-Powell on Thinking Day. They cycle at dawn for the hills to think of her, marking the joint birthday of Lorg and Lady Baden-Powell. Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone erupts about every 70 minutes.
Aletha Orr Mrs A R Healey recounts three years entertaining troops in Britain and battle areas in a personal narrative. The book titled No Stars for Ensa will be issued in England. it features stage and screen stars and details hardships and adventures from a performer’s viewpoint.
Industry forecasts put frozen food sales at 250 million last year with a three billion dollar volume by 1950. Printers Ink notes rapid bundling of frozen foods with dispensing equipment and locker sales in stores. Fruit vegetables meats fish poultry and eggs constitute the bulk of sales as product emphasis shifts to specialties.
Rev J G Seebold of Royston Yorkshire argues to strip glamor from war victory celebrations. He says replace rifles and tanks with crutches and wreckage laden convoys and funeral coffins, followed by grieving parents and widows.
A wartime pause ends as the freighter Santa Leonor arrives with about 120 monkeys and 120 other animals from South America. The cargo includes boas, deer, a turtle, an ocelot, and 60 anteaters, bound for New York firms and distribution to 38 U S zoos.
The king approves two new medals for Second Great War service. A war medal honors full time operational or non operational service, and an India medal recognizes three years of non-operational service with Indian forces. Attlee announced this in the House of Commons.
A vintage recipe card describes Victory Bran Muffins using shortening sugar milk flour bran and egg. It notes variations for corn syrup substitutions and sour milk adjustments with baking powder and soda ratios and baking guidance.
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