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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1940
Page
2
Danish wartime rules require second quality eggs to carry lower prices, strict producer marks, and controlled re sale. They mandate designated packaging and delivery documents, prohibit in day and restrict circulation to prevent speculation while preserving first class egg exports labeled Danish.
Grove City Brass and Bronze Co of Grove City Pennsylvania announced it is casting 4000 rubber boots for horses in the Finnish army. The boots protect hooves from a corrosive gas on battlegrounds and are the first of their kind. They measure 16 inches high and are laced with rawhide.
A fishing rod once owned by 19th century landscape painter Joseph Turner was bequeathed to the Royal Academy by Arthur N. Gilbey of Sulhamstead England. In Salonika Greece mourners place pebbles on graves at the Hebrew cemetery marking respect. Vermont claims the world’s first normal school.
In a West End car park a woman owner of a fast sports car removed a W.W.S. label and replaced it with After you. She said her priority car status invites many to yield or hurry her, leading to two near skids that day as she deals with slippery roads.
A 70-year-old Jewish man named Adolf Hitter sought an exit visa to return to Latvia, causing fluster among German authorities in occupied Poland. The report notes the tension around his bid to flee.
Central electric stations in Canada reported a high annual output of 28,350,943,000 kilowatt hours in 1939, up from 26,012,805,000 kilowatt hours in 1938. The rise reflects expanding generation and demand across the Canadian grid.
Wildlife species contribute to forest health by consuming pests and spreading seeds, while birds and mammals aid in protecting habitats from disease and insect outbreaks, supporting ecosystem balance.
A survey shows Japan likely to struggle obtaining vital industrial and war supplies abroad after 32 months of war in China. Exports fall as gold reserves near exhaustion and US purchases in 1939 exceeded 200 million dollars.
The London Daily Sketch says Princess Elizabeth plans a hospital duties course, following Princess Margaret who learns sewing with a Christmas present sewing machine. Queen Mary supports efficient training for women, and both princesses have aided troop comforts through clothing depots.
Ferenc Molnar, newly-arrived friend in tow, visits Barizon Plaza seeking a room. The Hungarian playwright, learning English, is told the staff can handle French, but he insists on speaking English, interrupting to switch back from broken French to English.
An old man arrives at a seaside hotel and, after a doctor’s advice, asks about the south wind. The manager confirms the winds blow there, and the man tests the air noting a north wind lurking. The manager notes the wind is turning back.
The piece notes radium valued at about $25 000 per gram and the total global supply estimated at 700 grams, roughly 24 ounces.
A new booth designed for noisy locations eliminates ambient sound by a thick mineral wool lining around the interior. The doorless design emphasizes quick, open access while reducing echo and external chatter.
Lord Tweedsmuir predicts Canada will punch ahead in aeronautical development after the war and gain a large pool of trained airmen as a peace time asset. In an address for the Boy Scouts Association of Canada in Toronto he urges tying Scout training to real world youth challenges and stresses moral and physical discipline as the foundation for success. He warns youth problems will persist after the war and advocates guiding boys to avoid dead ends as they enter adulthood.
The Lowestoft skipper kept calm as the Sacmundham, a trawler, returned with a fish load after being repeatedly attacked by a German plane. The crew continued fishing, insisting they must not panic.
Windsor England confectioner Layton's known to Etonians with a royal warrant for almost 200 years is to be sold. The Layton family store has long served as an Eton tuckshop and bears historical ties to royal patronage.
A report declares Antarctic conditions as the world’s harshest weather, citing savage winds and subzero temperatures that challenge explorers and research teams stationed on the icy continent.
The Department of Agriculture explains a shift from farm and market uses to public seeds. Government inspected seeds become packaged for households with Canada grown, weed free, true to type seeds. Official packets bear the coat of arms and guarantee high germination.
Quote from the New York Times argues that Germans have long blamed external enemies while the true danger to German nationhood is an inward force of militarism. It notes how rulers from Frederick the Great to Hitler framed France and Britain as adversaries, but the real threat lies in self-destructive military zeal.
Lord Hewart aged 70, Lord Chief Justice of England, seeks to surpass Lord Cockburn as the longest serving chief justice this century. He has held the post nearly 18 years, the longest tenure in decades, with Cockburn’s 21 years as the benchmark.
In Long Island Sound starfish destroy and consume enough oysters to trigger losses estimated at 750000 dollars for local oystermen, stirring anger and calls for action.
The World Telegram contends Sweden’s vast iron ore deposits make it a strategic prize. Germany imports over half its iron ore from Sweden, and a cut could cripple German arms production. Sweden’s army and potential British aid add to a scenario where a German blitz would threaten Reich forge lifelines.
In 1938 the leather glove and mitten industry of Canada manufactured 563 802 dozen pairs. They used the equivalent of 5 675 637 square feet of cow hide 3 625 998 of sheepskin 1 122 220 of horsehide 4 127 617 of mule skin 679 863 of goatskin 281 751 of pigskin 85 410 of deerskin 72 014 of lambskin and 56 463 of other skins. Splits and other supplies added 61 570 and 298 550 to materials with total material costs of 2 051 460.
The 1939 total of cheques cashed in Canada's clearing house centres was 31 617 351 831 dollars, up from 30 924 262 732 dollars in 1938, a gain of 692 989 099 dollars.
The saying warns that dissatisfaction with present blessings spoils future gains. It suggests steady gratitude as a path to lasting happiness and cautions against chasing more at the expense of the now.
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