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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1937
Page
2
An editorial warns that driving with only one headlamp is a greater danger than drinking and driving. It explains how a lone light misleads oncoming traffic and passing vehicles, risking crashes, injuries, and death. It argues for strict enforcement and public reporting of one-light motorists.
Officials outline preliminary plans to enlarge the Panama Canal at an estimated cost of 150 million dollars. The project would take 10 years for planning and another 10 for construction with new locks not in service before 1960. The plan addresses anticipated traffic growth and higher capacity needs. Cameron Worcester of Saskatoon studies North American Indigenous art in native clay and creates Sioux chiefs heads and nature studies influenced by Redmen imagery.
W T B McCormack chair of Victoria country roads board says 10 000 miles of highway will be billboard free after a month studying western Canada and the United States road systems. He reports scenic views should be preserved for motorists.
Astronomers note that a comet’s tail always points away from the sun due to solar wind. This orientation persists as the comet moves along its orbit, with the ion tail streaming straight outward and the dust tail following a curved path.
A South African, identified by initials A A, has leased Carlisle Island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for six pounds a year. He renamed it Paradise Island and declares himself king of the tropical domain, reflecting a whimsical colonial fantasy in the Star.
More than 100 tours from this continent will visit the Soviet Union this summer, says Vladimir E. Pavlov president of Intourist Inc travel representatives for the USSR. Most parties will study special aspects of Soviet life while others pursue general travel interest. Pavlov notes yearly growth in organized USSR travel. Kuiper comments on resemblance to self as Rattigan expresses reluctance to agree.
Archaeologists reveal glass drinking horns used by sixty Saxons around 4th to 5th century. The artifacts unearthed in a frontier settlement show craftsmanship and ritual use, with scholars identifying ceremonial drinking and status signs among early Germanic communities.
Ancient horn drinking vessels from 1 400 years ago were found in a Rainham Upminster sandpit along with stone bronze and iron age relics. The finds highlight long standing occupation of South Essex and are praised as sensational by a British Museum official. Separately Indian Affairs officials plan a northern Canada tour to distribute annual treaty money to about 60 000 of roughly 112 000 Indians, with payments of 4 dollars per head amid a slowly rising population.
Wash four quarts of cucumbers and cut in generous pieces. Cover with strong brine for three days. Drain and stand in clear water for three days, changing daily. Drain simmer in weak vinegar three hours. Add walnut-sized alum after first hour. Drain place in a crack. Make syrup from white wine vinegar, brown sugar, corn syrup, and spices. Pour over pickles and let stand 24 hours. Repeat for three days. Seal in sterile jars or crock. Makes 6 pints.
Captain Errol Boyd once the first Canadian to fly the Atlantic now faces eviction in his hometown Toronto. He was commissioned as a general in Haiti and accumulated about 7,200 hours in the air. His furniture has been seized and he and his wife with four daughters fear homelessness.
An estimate suggests the world contains 1100 kinds of animals and insects with thousands of varieties in each category. The figure reflects the immense diversity cataloged across ecosystems and regions.
Japan faces a chronic telephone shortage forcing buyers to obtain phones through brokers at high premiums. In a sale year 55,000 units were offered by the ministry of communications, while 787,549 applications were received. Subscribers endure long waits as installations may take years.
The saying notes that some people take pleasure in lamenting their misfortune as others take pride in bragging about luck. It frames self perception as a social behavior and contrasts personal mood with outward show.
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