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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
2
Canadian farmers have faced a long period of tight markets with emptied granaries and scarce meat and dairy supplies. Unlike past years of overproduction and acreage cuts, observers now wonder what will happen to global demand when normal crops are harvested again.
Agricultural experts say global diet remains below minimum health needs. Adequate feeding would raise health standards and may ease current problems, as food shortages contribute to political unrest.
Dean Grant MacEwan of the University of Manitoba told a Winnipeg gathering that higher world nutrition standards would sustain Canadian farm product demand. He warned there are not enough acres worldwide to feed people properly, and urged turning potential markets into real ones through education and broader buying power.
A Adelaide man posted a quirky ad promising a home if the buyer tolerates his flaws. Multiple callers replied with offers or questions, including a caravan offer and a pledge to find a five room house for a “man with imagination.”
The Ottawa Journal reports a Montreal truck driver warned a cyclist ahead and struck the rider after a passenger warned of a fright. He received a three year penitentiary sentence and must reflect on the incident and his actions.
In the era of Kublai Khan Mongolians built enormous wagons pulled by 22 oxen with wheel spacing reaching 20 feet. The astonishing transport feats illustrate ancient engineering and logistical scale.
Coach Al Murray former NHL player and mentor for Galt Ontario hockey team suffered burned hands in a Fresno California wreck that involved his San Francisco Shamrocks. Syd Lovelace of New Toronto was unhurt after telephoning relatives and had played for Marlboro juniors of Toronto last season.
The Windsor Star notes a new spray that could eradicate noxious weeds without harming vegetables. It warns users to follow directions carefully as mishandling could cause disaster, stressing that human judgment remains essential despite scientific advances.
A devotional collage presents lines from Jane Addams Abraham Lincoln Mary Baker Eddy Benjamin Harrison and Theodore Parker. The excerpt reflects faith in truth divine love guidance and national righteousness through historical voices and religious sentiment.
Ottawa reported the royal commission trimmed Canada's coal reserves estimates yet assured ample supply for the next 27 centuries. Dr. B R MacKay calculated recoverable coal at about 49 billion tons from current production, far below the 1913 national estimate of 1.36 trillion tons.
A collection of light anecdotes and jokes from a bygone town scene. A prisoner admits theft and faces twelve months, a suitor asks what he lacks, a councilman suggests a concrete road, a waiter and actor meet in New York, and a private explains a beer bottle mishap.
Glynis Johns, the blonde British film star and new bride, landed in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth. She joked she hopes she does not freckle up while in America, as she adjusts after leaving the army life and caring for her 18 month old son.
Ontario officials study wolf control plans as brush wolves migrate across the Sarnia Windsor border. Dr. W J K Harkness of the Ontario department of lands and forests notes increased wolf numbers in the last five to six years but offers no reason for the movement.
A vintage ad urges mothers to apply Vicks VapoRub to the throat chest and back at bedtime to ease children's colds. It claims immediate relief that lasts through the night and promises morning improvement for the child.
A British four engine York aircraft flown by Air Marshal D C T Bennett completed the London to New Zealand leg in 59 hours setting a record for public transport. The flight, chartered by a Greek shipping firm, aimed to bring seamen to New Zealand to man a ship there.
The ad copy portrays a husband praising Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes as a heartily nourishing breakfast. It extols the cereal's wholesome nutrients and dual grain blend while claiming appeal through recipes and family affection.
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