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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
2
Judge J H McDonald told nine applicants for Canadian citizenship that newspapers provide the best knowledge of news and events abroad. He noted one applicant could not name the Prime Minister, Ontario premier, or Sault Ste Marie mayor.
Canada celebrates the decision to place the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters in Montreal. The move underscores Canada’s central air routes and wartime aviation strengths, with thousands trained for production, maintenance, and operation.
The war accelerated aviation with new air routes planes and equipment. PICAO was formed to harmonize civil aviation across nations and tackle related issues. Canada leads the effort and will host permanent headquarters, heightening interest in its success and world peace.
Official figures show 357,116 Britons killed from Sept 3 1939 to Aug 14 1945 in the Second Great War. Civilians 60,595. Merchant Navy and fishing fleets 30,248. Home Guard 1,206. Women’s Auxiliary Services 624. Services deaths: Navy 50,758. Army 144,079. RAF 69,506. Civilians killed by enemy action include 26,923 men, 25,399 women, 7,736 children under 16. Also 537 unidentified bodies. Mar 1731 library founder Benjamin Franklin noted.
The London Sunday Chronicle argues that Britain’s islands sustain a high living standard due to their imperial empire. It claims India Egypt Malaya Palestine and other colonies shape daily life and the nation’s economic financial and industrial structure. Severing imperial ties could lower living standards and population.
A compact collection of quotations on national strength built from moral character, unity, and generosity. It links religious ethics and civic prosperity through voices from Coleridge, Hitchcock, Eddy, Sumner, and Irving.
The description notes the flag features four vertical red bars on a broad field and questions its official status amid terminology concerns.
Questions about ration coupons and meat tokens are answered by the local ration board. Extra meals yield extra coupons at twelve meals or more, and Beaver and sugar coupons stay valid until further notice. U.S. visits qualify for sugar ration points if over two weeks. request pamphlets from Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
The Scientific American reports a new radio distance indicator for trains that detects approaching trains up to eight miles. Installed at front and rear of cars, the system emits coded signals and converts received signals into distance, warning engineers of danger to prevent accidents.
Witnesses saw a light emitting ghost rocket pass over Helsinki in a southwesterly direction. The craft moved at about 900 to 1200 feet altitude and left a smoke trail, the first such sighting in Finland following prior reports of crossings over southern Sweden and Denmark in the same direction.
Leslie A. Boosey, leading English music publisher and IFAC president, urged at the Canadian Authors' and Publishers' Association meeting in Toronto that Canadians should recognize the value of their authors and publishers and expand rewards beyond individuals and societies.
A compact puzzle column presents numbered clues for vertical and across entries. Clues include French for summer and a World War battlefield, with references to numbers, body parts, and common nouns.
The Ottawa Journal argues radio speeches should fit the audience. Length depends on the speaker and purpose, noting some capable voices fit half an hour while weak speakers feel lengthy. It urges radio speakers to address listeners at home with grace and good manners.
A string of light quips and scenes shows domestic and social banter. Jokes cover marriage power shifts, misheard lines, and quick retorts from children, spouses, and veterans, revealing witty observations on daily life and relationships.
In St Briavels Gloucestershire villagers held a 1000 year old Whitsunday custom with bread and cheese handed to townspeople from a wall. The rite recalls villagers' woodland rights in the Forest of Dean though the exact link to the wood is unclear. W G Cheswick funded the refreshments as the Food Ministry did not require ration coupons.
An old advertisement urges relief for backache by keeping kidneys working properly with Dodd's Kidney Pills. It touts time tested safety and non habit forming use, recommending the blue box with a red band and noting sales everywhere.
Foundations for a village to shelter 350 orphans from devastated European countries were laid on eleven acres near Trogen in eastern Switzerland. The first 15 farm style dwellings will be built with orchards and pastures, with three to five houses forming a community guided by Swiss and foreign teachers. The village is named Pestalozzi after the renowned educator who died in 1827.
The insecticide now known as DDT was first compounded in 1874, but its practical value was not determined until 1939.
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