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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
7
In Shadwell a tense gathering forms as detectives, Randolph family members, and reporters monitor a telegraphed summons. A ransom plot intertwines with Tamar’s abduction and a murdered mare, while police pursue clues from Atlanta to Pinecrest.
Randolph tails Knox to a moonlit field seeking a secret plane. A car blinds him as it delivers instructions in a tied box containing two notes, one in Tamar's handwriting. The scene ends with the note awaiting readers in a cliffhanger.
The Budd Manufacturing Company designs a future dining car with an underslung lower deck near the rails and an upper deck for patrons. The kitchen and storage move to the lower deck while service becomes vertical via a dumb waiter, reducing hurried staff handling.
Maps distributed by Canada’s Department of Mines and Resources for the first quarter of 1942 totalled over 206000 and weighed about nine tons, including those for the armed services.
A New York Sun summary notes that Britain recognizes small shopkeepers as unsung heroes of the war effort. It outlines how the 1941 Liabilities Adjustment framework helps them arrange equitable debt plans, delay payments, and protect premises to sustain business during material scarcities and manpower shortages.
Two groups of surveyors map a new supply route from northeast India to Sikiang to replace the Burma road closed by the Japanese. Chinese sources say it could be ready by Christmas, despite rugged terrain and long curves in the mountains.
A collection of humorous exchanges among students and adults. The cartoonish dialogue features remarks about marriage money promises birthdays and jokes about dogs cooks and forgotten tools. The banter reflects a playful social snapshot with multiple quick setups and punchlines.
The Bran don Sun reports Canadians will not get canned salmon or herring from 1942 packs due to Britain’s demand but will have other options like chicken haddie. The Iceland pack method blends haddock cod and hake, reducing flaking for nicer appearance and broader use, though it costs more and may raise consumer prices.
Wilfred Fleisher states Japan lacks adequate civil defense. In Tokyo there were only a few anti air craft guns in parks and near the imperial palace while shelters for about 50 persons each exist. The city of seven million risks panic if power or subway service is struck. Air raid drills have been routine since 1932 after Manchuria's invasion, yet Chinese bombing of Japan remains a mystery.
A practical tip suggests washing linoleum with grease dissolving suds mixed with floor polish to achieve a shiny surface without slipperiness. The method works on old flooring too and is described as worth trying. Also noted is the development of synthetic rubber thread for use in harnesses, parachutes, gas masks and respirators.
United China Relief representative Robert Barnett says Japanese forces used germ warfare in China over the past six months. He reports documentary proof from Chinese health authorities that bubonic germs were spread frequently, especially in Hunan and Chekiang, with some deaths but no widespread epidemics.
Learn to build mini landscapes in glass boxes or jars with hills lakes and trees using moss soil and tiny plants. The guide offers desert dioramas with cacti and donkeys and provides a 32 page booklet on terrariums and dish gardens priced at 115 cents from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Air Marshal W A Bishop delivers a theatre benefit speech in Toronto. He jokes about his career path from public speeches to radio and movies and quips he may appear as Miss Canada in a bathing beauty contest next year.
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