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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1941
Page
2
A wartime editorial warns that Nazi Christianity seeks to subjugate Canada and destroy religious freedom. It cites Mein Kampf and a Polish deportation account to illustrate the threat, urging Canadians to oppose Hitler before the danger deepens.
A six foot five soldier enters a shoe-shining stand and demands service claiming an army contract. He calls for Bert to help and asserts the need to shine many boots for a military assignment.
A columnist fears a rapid German invasion of Eve, calling it premature as Hitler has not yet signed a non aggression pact with De Valera. The piece reflects anxiety amid uncertain war conditions and diplomatic moves.
Marjorie Smith renounced her Iowa driver license No 13 saying she is not superstitious. She notes since getting the license two years ago she has had two auto accidents undergone two operations burned arm in a cooking incident and had valuables stolen during a home intrusion.
A range of schools and universities expand citizenship courses urging daily paper reading tax payment and maintaining a positive outlook to ensure graduation. The programs emphasize civic duties and personal conduct as keys to completing studies.
A Winnipeg Free Press item notes Canada studies high speed armored scout cars dubbed blitz buggy. Tests at Petawawa Camp showcased American and British designs reaching up to 80 miles per hour. Parliament members witnessed the blitz buggy in action, highlighting its potential impact on German defenses.
The article explains how punching card systems, pioneered by Hollerith, sped census work from 1890 onward. Canada adopted machines in 1911 and, by 1931, expanded to six machines with 45 columns each. An electric verifier automatically flags inconsistent data such as a married woman listed as head of family.
Still At Old Stand A. R. Baker asserts the firm has operated since 1785 and will not be disrupted by the blitz. From an office near St. Pauls Cathedral in London, he says they are now fairly isolated after adjacent buildings were bombed but will carry on.
A brief note states camels possess eight toes per foot with two main digits on each foot. The text provides a compact zoological fact and references no date place or organization.
A chocolate souffle recipe blends unsweetened chocolate with milk and eggs. It guides heating the chocolate, mixing with sugar flour salt and butter, folding in stiff egg whites, then baking in a water bath at 350 F for about an hour and serving with Marshmallow Mint Sauce.
Combine four cups sugar with one cup water and boil to a thin syrup at 230 degrees. Stir in marshmallows until melted, then pour over beaten egg white. Add peppermint extract and green coloring to form a delicate green sauce. Yield one cup.
A wartime note cites the Dogs Bulletin recipe to feed dogs during shortages. It suggests washing and cutting root vegetables and greens, simmering in water with a bone or dripping, then thickening with coarse oatmeal. The piece notes over 100000 people asked for the recipe to help their dogs endure hunger.
Jack Hylton leads a tour where bomb battered Britons embrace public classical music much of it German. The London Philharmonic, under Dr Malcolm Sargent, toured provinces in two a night vaudeville style and upon return played rare concerts in music halls and the Coliseum in London drawing packed crowds.
Ian Hamilton 15 evacuated to Canada last August arrives in England days after secretly fleeing from Noranda Quebec. He left his uncle’s home on May 13 and hitchhiked to Halifax to sign on a freighter. He says he wants to go to sea again while his mother thinks he has roamed enough.
A new badge approved by the King for invalided men and women of the fighting services features a Royal and Imperial cypher topped by a crown and inscribed for loyal service.
Hoddesdon Hertfordshire school children collected over 1500 safety pins in a house-to-house canvass after local shops could not supply 1000 pins for first aid and cleansing stations.
The Victoria Cross awarded to Captain Edward Fogarty Fegen of the Jervis Bay was presented posthumously to his sister Miss N Fegen by the King at an investiture. The captain went down with his ship in the Atlantic on November 5 while defending a convoy from a German raider, saving most of the escort. The King, speaking of meeting several of the 65 Jervis Bay survivors, said he was moved by the heroic tale.
A San Francisco Medical School team reports immunity to flea bites in about 200 people through inoculation with an extract made from ground fleas. The study outlines potential for broader pest bite protection and future clinical testing.
A report states that 17 of 26 individuals with heart wounds survived due to rapid medical and surgical intervention, highlighting the effectiveness of urgent treatment.
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