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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
7
The piece explains charcoal as a shield against poison gas in respirators and its use in explosives and furnaces for armored steel. It describes charcoal production by British burners, wood types affecting quality, and grading to sizes for markets and hospital stoves.
Yee Shan Yee hides shame by returning to honor after disposing of a five thousand dollar windfall found in Stephen Holiday's pocket. The old man helps expose a gambling ring while planning a wedding gift to Stephen and Miss Alice, preserving both men’s reputations.
The house of Lords uses a red bordered carpet to define where members may stand while addressing the assembly. It is believed the carpet dates from when swords were carried, serving as a safety measure to keep a safe distance during possible altercations.
Four Erps productions plus National Film Board releases join the Saskatchewan audio-visual aids library for the fall term. The Erps titles cover Pacific Prairie Industrial and Maritime Provinces with a bird's eye view of Canadian industries. NFB titles explore the Niagara Peninsula Prince Edward Island glass forestry cooperation and North American Indian life. The note adds that one third of the United States area is government owned.
A New York Sun description portrays today’s war reporters as combat ready and exposed. They are called commandos with typewriters and Rangers with pads, enduring bullets and danger while in the line of fire.
Wartime scheme run by Women's Volunteer Services helps mothers of large families by letting them trade outgrown children’s clothes for replacements. The plan has operated successfully and requests are made to continue it after the war to aid mothers.
The housefly is a major public health threat spreading dysentery typhoid and other diseases. Controlling breeding sites via proper disposal of manure garbage and waste is the key. A free leaflet from Dominion Department of Agriculture Ottawa explains methods and urges food protection and screen use.
This weeks pattern 4799 offers a dashing playsuit with a trim jacket and button front skirt. Available in misses sizes 12 through 20, size 16 requires 17 yards of 35 inch fabric for the top and shorts. Send 20 cents for this pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
A World War II Fortress crew ditched their aircraft at sea and rowed ashore in a dinghy. They walked to a South Coast promenade where a crowd of youngsters mobbed them asking for chewing gum.
A Calgary sergeant drenched a CWAC officer at Currie Barracks when she dared to appear in the doorway. Major Doris Weston, in khaki, stood unshaken as the water drenched epaulet revealed her rank. She calmly accepted the joke and commented she might have done the same.
A Saskatoon based mobile recruiting unit known as the Victory Entertainers is dissolved after war service. Corporal Dorothy Sage led the group through the province with musical acts, shifting to duties as chief cook and bottle-washer amid a farewell to the soldiers.
Waste paper remains Canada’s top salvage need with about 20 000 tons required monthly. Shortages slow orders for newsprint wrappings bags cardboard old magazines and corrugated boxes feed vital war production.
The Indian Army Medical Corps now has 300 major field units and attaches an Army Nursing Service. Women doctors and nurses and men are eligible for service wherever Indian units operate. Many new medical schools have been opened.
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