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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1945
Page
7
Angus H. McLeod Sr endures hospital confinement and sullen pride until a hospital bill reveals Angus H. McLeod Jr has a newborn baby. The old man, stunned yet amused, contemplates his grandson and the possibility of a family business legacy.
Sergeant J A Ward of No 75 Squadron RNZAF earned the Victoria Cross for a heroic act during a night raid on Munster. After a Wellington bomber was hit by cannon and incendiaries, Ward crawled to the starboard engine area despite slipstream and flames. He stuffed an engine cover into a hole, smothering a fire that threatened the wing.
A plan to place half ounce records on gramophones or radiograms so families can hear voices of service members overseas. The Navy Army and Air Force Institutes will inaugurate the program soon for UK families.
J H Sandgathe is appointed Superintendent of Training for Trans Canada Air Lines with Winnipeg as headquarters. He will supervise training of all Operations Department personnel and oversee the flight training program. He began flying in 1930 and was formerly chief pilot Western Division based in Lethbridge.
Arthur Silver Morton eminent professor emeritus and renowned researcher of fur trade and exploration in Western Canada passed away in Saskatoon. He spent years poring over Hudson's Bay Company archives in London and other documents. His monumental volume became the standard reference on early Canadian history.
Veterans in British Columbia will obtain land grants after the war without debt, under a plan by Hon. E. T. Kenney. The program provides a $2,320 grant to develop the lands, announced during his Ottawa visit on veterans’ land grants. A secondary note mentions the pursuit of the secret to produce bright light without heat.
F P Galbraith, Red Deer Advocate publisher and Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association president, told Ottawa Rotary Club rural editors sustain communities under wartime strains. He noted many are over sixty yet publish daily, serving readers who trust editors, while contrasting with urban dailies and highlighting soldiers’ reading material from dwindling magazines.
The excerpt rebuts the phrase the common man and champions both common and uncommon individuals as drivers of progress. It argues that everyone should have a chance to become uncommon and live freely without being a nuisance. A note adds that tea's earliest European references appear late in the 16th century.
Historical recipe describes cleaning stuffing a 3 to 4 pound fish with salt and lemon garnish. It provides All Bran fish stuffing with fat, lemon juice onion parsley bread crumbs and all bran, baked at 450 to 475 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until browned. Yield six servings for the fish and stuffing.
Hon. J. A. Mac Kinnon, minister of trade and commerce, told the New York Journal of Commerce that Canada will operate direct sea routes after the war. He said the department views sea communications as essential to the Canadian economy and will ensure all viable trade routes are provided for, directly or indirectly.
The article advises compact garden design with minimum row widths from 12 to 18 inches by crop, and suggests alternating quick and slow maturing vegetables to save space. It recommends edge plantings for vining plants, seed supply expectations for spring, and plotting vegetables in small plots for easier care and consistent watering. It notes peas and corn require larger rows or hills for decent yields and warns beans are disease-prone when damp.
Insects breathe through numerous spiracles on both sides of the body. They do not have lungs. instead air travels via branched tubes that distribute oxygen directly to the bloodstream.
The article notes that the plane propeller spins left to right creating a directional air gust, causing the right wheel to continue spinning longer than the left after liftoff. It mentions tears contain lysozyme, a potent germ killer.
Australia’s customs minister Senator Richard Keane promotes two way travel with Canada and the United States after the war. He notes large wartime exchanges and calls for Canadians and Americans to visit Australia, as the University of Sydney plans to invite Canadian students and develop Pacific studies including an American history chair to be inaugurated in March by Dixon Wecker.
The article explains that many pests in Canada are foreign in origin and stresses the need to introduce natural enemies from abroad. It notes cooperation with the Imperial Parasite Service and the Dominion Parasite Laboratory in Belleville Ontario, established for the duration of the war.
Advertisement for Pattern 4666 by Anne Adams offering two versions a day wear for sizes 2 through 16. Details include yardage for 35 inch fabric and contrast, order address in Winnipeg Manitoba, and 20 cents postage note. Ends with a cheeky remark about roses and prickles.
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