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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
5
The Exeter sails past Plymouth Hoe amid cheering crowds with its mastheads and funnels scarred, reaffirming British naval endurance. Accompanied by Ajax and Achilles, the trio counters German propaganda and the enduring sea power that protected and supplied Britain through anche long conflicts.
The late Governor General wrote in memoirs that he enjoyed the period in Canada. The book titled Pilgrim's Way will be published late in August with excerpts in the Atlantic Monthly during May, June, and July. Ferris Greenster says little of his governorship appears, but passages show strong fondness for Canada.
In May 1787 Benjamin Franklin urged opening Constitutional Convention sessions with prayer. He asked why an empire could rise only with God’s aid, saying if a sparrow cannot fall without His knowledge then governing a nation requires divine guidance.
A St. Thomas Times-Journal suggestion hints at adding to a new slogan from the Altmark episode. A party of 23 one legged soldiers with artificial limbs climbed Mount Fuji despite storm winds. In Tampa Florida a woman preserves a collection of 60000 buttons valued at 10000 dollars.
Brigadier General Bernard Cecil Freyberg of Britain’s forces is highlighted as a remarkable leader. His career spans Mexico, swimming prizes, and early 20th century combat, with nine wounds, six mentions in dispatches, a Victoria Cross, and rapid ascent to brigadier general by age 27. He later held key staff roles before retirement in 1937. The current war sees him commanding New Zealand forces in Egypt.
The custom of placing weather cocks on steeples traces to Andronicus a Greek astronomer around 100 B C He built a tower of the winds and mounted a brass Triton that spun with the wind illustrating early wind science and weather tools.
The Clothing Corporation approves a resolution standardizing suits shoes underwear stockings cloth and household linen for Italians to curb rising prices. It calls for two types of standard shoes two stockings a standard shirt and suit for men with textiles in varied colors and artificial fibers. The measure aligns with Fascist policy and aims to anticipate harder times ahead per the Times UK report.
France allocates a sunny tract near Algiers to 25000 to 30000 Poles fleeing invasion. The Polish public assistance ministry will use the Algerian area for settlement because the soil and climate suit colonization, aiding displaced Polish nationals.
Atticus in the Financial Post argues that Neville Chamberlain resisted appointing an economic “superman” to the Cabinet. The piece contrasts Chamberlain with Bonar Law and cites Mussolini Hitler and others to illustrate a wary stance toward oversized leaders.
The National Park Service notes a horned owl seen at nine in the morning spotting a ground squirrel at about 100 yards, as evidence of strong daylight vision.
The Aguaruna people near the Amazon headwaters reject natural white foods unless they are dyed a bright red. This cultural practice ties to traditional color symbolism and dietary use in their environment.
China reports farm crops in Chinese controlled areas last year grew seven percent compared with 1938 levels, indicating stronger agricultural output amid ongoing control and policy effects.
A St Thomas Times Journal report notes London coverage of Whiskers the cat walking 170 miles from London to Doncaster then back after finding no family. It highlights animal affection and the strong homing instinct seen in cats and dogs, contrasted with bees whose unerring instinct lacks problem solving.
The Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Trade told the House of Commons that Britain likely will return next summer. Financial arrangements have been proposed to cover costs, and a satisfactory settlement is expected before reopening the pavilion. Doubt had risen over the $300,000 needed to maintain the exhibit amid wartime economy.
The Ottawa Journal notes that Goering warned the English must realize the futility of economic warfare against the Reich. He also admitted Germans faced shortages of household articles recently, harming morale. The piece contrasts with air travel efficiency, stating an aeroplane can cover six hours what a dog team needs 35 days to travel.
A Toronto man, G. B. Williams, touts a luminous enamel for use with long wave ultraviolet light during blackouts. His enamel coats objects to glow in darkness, aiding visibility with luminous stop signs, license plates, house numbers, and emergency devices, including a luminous golf ball.
The piece notes a paradoxical revival of London's lamplighter, now a man with a handcart of lit lanterns marking traffic islands. At dusk he plants warnings and at dawn collects and trims lamps for future duty among the city lights.
Sir Edward Campbell is among the earliest risers in Parliament as the private secretary to Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood. He starts at 6 30 a m preparing urgent letters and a war events review for his chief. Both men are at their desks by 8 am and often work until 11 pm or later. Wood's sole hobby is golf.
Aluminum milk bottle caps are collected in London to be melted into war materiel. More than 80 million caps have been gathered in London to date. In the United States there are 250 toll bridges handling about half a million vehicles daily.
A fragmented note mentions cosmic days and 75 feet of lead and 2250 in unclear context. The text lacks a clear event, people, or organization to identify.
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