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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1948
Page
2
The article argues that permanent world peace seems unlikely but war is not inevitable. It notes Canada’s long involvement in wars, lessons from history, and the need to train armed forces in modern defense. Emphasis is placed on army navy and air force coordination and lessons from German blitzkrieg and Allied invasions.
Officers at the National Defence College Kingston are receiving training in inter service coordination and mobilization for war. The Royal Military College will reopen next fall admitting cadets from three services. Royal Roads Naval College Victoria will enroll air cadets and next September Army cadets will follow.
A radio pitch offering a beaver coat for "497 potatoes" misleads listener Cecil Lineback into buying two sacks of potatoes. The furrier clears the confusion, keeps the coat, and gifts it to his wife while the episode triggers inquiries from readers.
A 134-pound bald eagle with a 72-foot wingspan was shot near Nanaimo by Walter Sandford after seizing a rooster. The piece notes the SOS distress signal was adopted for international radio use in 1906.
Saskatoon based reports say University of Saskatchewan scientists estimate 10 to 20 years for perennial wheat. Crosses of wheat and native grass since 1938 yield slim, green-stemmed plants but require cold and disease resistance improvements for western Canada. Professor L H Shebeski notes unlikely economic perennial wheat for western Canada within the next decade or two. Wartime interruption slowed Canada’s program, similar work started in Russia in 1928.
A string of light hearted exchanges from a courtroom scene features a father in law questioning a suitor about prospects, a saxophone sale noted, a war bride report, a magistrate and a ditched truck remark, a misheard fish count, and a vagrant wash-in joke. The banter showcases period humor through dialogue and local manners.
A description of painful feet with swelling and burning sensation. The narrator claims Moone's Emerald Oil quickly relieves pain after two or three applications, restoring comfort in minutes. The ad-like text emphasizes rapid, drastic relief from foot torment.
Regina Saskatchewan Sid Lowthian scoutmaster of the 14th troop Regina Boy Scouts slept outside in 10 degree below zero weather to test winter camping plans for his troop. He aims to lead a winter expedition if conditions improve and the boys are prepared.
Ottawa reports show 1.5 million dollars in unclaimed balances across Canadian banks. The sums range from 17 cents to 24 623.12 with many small amounts held in names of everyday savers including a listed unknown woman and a dubious 43 14 at Edmonton tied to the Klu Klux Klan reference.
Parents glow as you sew this two way stripe teenage dirndl pattern for sizes 10 to 16. Pattern 4969 includes illustrated instructions and tiny waist fit tests. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg and include name address and size. In Greece vinegar used to clean Oriental rugs.
Flin Flon, Man. two men plan to raise about 300 tons of copper ore believed dumped to Cumberland Lake when barges sank 25 years ago. The ore, valued up to $100 a ton, comes from Flin Flon mines and was ferried to Cumberland House before heading to Trail, BC.
An Army B-17 bomber parachuted a prefabricated house to Mt. McKinley in Alaska for cosmic ray experiments conducted by University of Chicago researchers. The heated shelter protects scientists from sub-zero conditions during the study.
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