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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
5
New York reports a new chemical compound called pas may combat tuberculosis especially resistant strains. Mayo Clinic trials in Rochester, Minnesota, show pas can kill or hinder resistant bacteria and may allow shorter, safer treatment for many TB forms.
Scientists hope the Egbert skeleton, an eight year old boy dating to about 62,000 years ago from Ksar Akil Lebanon, will inform human evolution from Homo Neanderthalensis to Homo Sapiens. It was shipped to Harvard University after arrival aboard the Marine Carpath.
BANFF Alta Full facilities of the Engineering Institute of Canada will be used to find ways to harness British Columbia rivers to prevent repeats of spring floods. Delegates at the 62nd annual convention formed a special committee to determine aid. J N Finlayson president elect and University of British Columbia dean said the institute will place its full resources at authorities' disposal. He stressed the seriousness of the situation.
Cross wheat rye experiments at the Plant Breeding Institute Wageningen Netherlands yield a partially fertile new cereal. It thrives on poor soils and offers high nutritive value, with large scale plantings expected this year after fifty years of sterile crosses.
Stamps from the British Empire form a philatelic zoo with animals on issues from Canada beaver to Australian koalas. Island colonies like Cayman, Bahamas, Bermuda, Falklands, and Seychelles feature birds, turtles, penguins, and tortoises, while Africa shows elephants, giraffes, and antelopes. Spain honors painter Ignacio Zuloaga on an airmail issue.
A mosaic of quirky notes spans farming totals, courtroom mishaps, rodent stats, film censorship, baseball nicknames, and oddball feats. It mentions Britain devoting 1 500 000 acres to potatoes, a Baltimore jury box scare, 300 million rats in the U S, censor clashes with kissing scenes, and Brooklyn Dodgers nicknames. An elderly Cincinnatian takes a long scooter tour, with playful jibes about age and fashion in entertainment crowds.
Roy Hemley, six foot shearer turned hair stylist in Melbourne, compares sheep shearing and dressing women's hair as both messy. He used to shear 120 sheep in a day, but struggles with blondes at that pace.
Brazil issues two stamps tied to the recent Rotary convention in Rio de Janeiro. Panama plans a stamp set for the 50th anniversary of the Colon fire department. Bulgaria to issue stamps for poets and writers. Switzerland to issue four stamps for August national festivals. Pasteurized milk safety note and Canadian older issues mentioned.
In Ottawa, discussion on trade department costs shows trade commissioners’ salaries amount to 336 000 dollars while living allowances total 176 000 dollars. The minister says salaries reflect position value and allowances adjust to local living costs. Caracas, Venezuela cited as the most expensive place to live.
Victoria report says the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory at Little Saanich Mountain will install the Benioff vertical seismograph to record far more earthquakes and study seismic conditions in British Columbia. Dr. J A Pearce and Dr. E A Hodgson announce the new instrument's arrival and supervised installation.
Hatsushima a white Arabian stallion once shown as Emperor Hirohito's horse died of cancer. The animal known as white frost was purchased three months earlier by two Americans.
In Flagstaff Arizona a duel between two eagles caused a night long blackout for six northern towns. Linemen say the raptors battled over a goat carcass on a high voltage line and both birds and the goat were found burned beneath the pole.
About 65 wartime Harvard trainer aircraft stored by the R.C.A.F. in Calgary are being reconditioned and test flown for shipment to Holland.
Rt. Hon. F. M. Forde told Westboro Kiwanis Club in Ottawa that Australia will receive 70000 immigrants this year, 50000 of them British, noting 73000 vacant positions nationwide. He said absorption is feasible given labor demand and outlined life in Australia with emphasis on employment, housing, medical care, and education options.
Canada’s dollar-conservation program shows early gains as imports from the United States decline month by month while exports to American markets rise. In Q1 imports from the U.S. totaled 187 million dollars, up 10 million from 1947’s first quarter but below late 1947 quarters. automotive equipment import savings lead the effect. Britain trade shifts show rising imports and only modest export gains, as Rt. Hon. D. C. Howe presents departmental expenditure estimates.
St. Albans in Hertfordshire celebrates 1000 years of history with a pageant on Verulamium site featuring 1000 performers. Producer Cyril Swinson compresses the story into nine episodes from 303 A.D. martyrdom of Alban to 1626 visits by Charles I, Henry VI and Elizabeth I to the Abbey and school.
A fragmentary column blends a dog safety warning with satirical Q and A on pets and astrology. It warns against wandering dogs amid vivisection fears, jokes about a spylike search for a missing dog, and offers playful responses on Christmas birthdays and Capricorn traits.
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