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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1939
Page
4
Government to provide steel bomb shelters for urban families earning up to 1250 a year. Critics question if conical refuges can withstand direct hits after a 500 pound blast test, noting no occupant was inside. public fears and odd trial suggestions underline controversy.
Civilian defense plans widen to include large homes as hospitals refuges for children and storage sites for national treasures. Stanmer Park near Lewes hosts proposed use as hospital or child refuge. Offers come from the Earl of Lewes and prominent peers including Lady Baillie Duke of Westminster Earl of Lonsdale Duke of Marlborough Duke of Norfolk Viscount Astor and Lady Astor.
The Brandon Sun notes that soil drift has worried prairie regions across borders but cites historical examples from China and Ukraine showing windblown soil creating fertile lands. It mentions about 1,500,000 Russian refugees fleeing during 1917 to 1920 as context.
Suttons Farm at Hornchurch famed as Londons first air defence station will be demolished and its land absorbed by the nearby aero drome. During the Great War Zeppelins bound for London were met by fighters from Suttons Farm and attacked by gunfire. Pilot William Leefe Robinson began the epic flight that led to the first Zeppelin downing and earned the Victoria Cross. After the war veterans left, farmer T Crawford held the lease until the Air Ministry takes over to enlarge Hornchurch station.
John Chester, a coal miner from Fernie British Columbia, received the Medal for Bravery at the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy annual meeting in Quebec. He is the fourth Canadian to be honored. The act followed a Sept 20 bump at Coal Creek colliery No 1 east mine that killed three and seriously injured three. Chester entered the mine with 12 colleagues as rock and coal rained down, led others to safety, then returned to aid seven trapped men for eight hours. BC inspector James Dickson praised his great mental and physical fortitude.
F. Y. Young, a Chinese newspaperman visiting Vancouver, reports that Mrs Chao She, a 75 year old woman in military uniform, leads a guerrilla band of about 300 Chinese soldiers fighting the Japanese. He says her troops recently seized Japanese food and ammunition and she jokes about sending a Christmas present.
A National committee of the Canadian Youth Congress urged creating a permanent youth administration in the labor department to lead youth training, employment projects, and vocational guidance, with Dominion provincial cooperation and collaboration with schools and private agencies to place youth in work. Discovery in British Guiana near Roraima reports a lost world village, two inch ants called four sting, and two mighty waterfalls named George VI falls. Dr. Paul A. Zahl found an aboriginal Indian village where inhabitants lived in harmony and happiness for a week.
Mrs. Leo D Erlanger returns to London after crossing the Sahara by car from the Mediterranean to Timbuktu with two companions. She met Tuareg women at Hoggar and hailed them as the most beautiful, independent women in the world who choose husbands and can divorce by saying they are going back to mother.
Scientists describe a fault as the fragile foundation of Coastal Chile. A slip resembles a mountain slide magnified on the surface. The Chilean event appears distinct from volcanic disturbances, illustrating large scale earth movements along the Pacific shore.
Five thousand Canada geese wintered at the Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary providing food shelter and a breeding supply for north and west migration. The sanctuary aids public benefit by preventing extermination and sustaining bird life. Sacred lakes near Egypt's temples housed artificial pools for ritual water and model boats used in religious processions.
Thirteen-year-old Harold Garro of Timmins Ontario is touted by his father as the strongest boy in the world. Dr E A F Day calls him an almost perfect human specimen with prodigious strength for his age. Harold can lift 163 pounds at arm’s length and move 100 pounds with one hand.
The remark suggests that much smaller flats would force residents to rely on limited food supplies like condensed milk and shortbread for daily sustenance.
Marseille reports the creation of the world's finest gloves from the hair-like filaments of a Mediterranean shellfish. Craftsmen use the shellfish projections that cling to rocks to weave the delicate material into high end gloves.
The text explains hail grows in updrafts as air currents lift ice, forming layered stones. It notes Jupiter and Venus have opaque atmospheres that block starlight, making stars invisible from those planets.
L. W. Brockington told the parliamentary radio committee Canada risks losing short wave action as frequencies are claimed by other nations. He called Canada backward in short wave development and noted difficulties in planning for the May King’s visit. He urged leveraging short wave to project goodwill and promote Canadian goods abroad, warning that a new German station now uses a frequency once available to Canada.
A new type of telephone in London offices uses an ultra sensitive membrane that allows voice input only in a low tone. If an angry wife calls, the husband hears only muffled sounds until she lowers her voice, offering a lesson in self control.
An artist contemplates depicting a 1934 story and asks about period fashion. His wife retorts with a biting line. The piece cites London birth figures and rural contrasts, then notes milk from all mammals yields butter.
A quirky exchange asks prices for dogs then shifts to history. Coffee from Yemen dominated world trade until the 17th century and the mocha tradition originates there. The first lace-making machine traces to attempts in 1768 by an Englishman named Hammond and partner Crane.
About 100,000 Britons are employed in aircraft construction trades as demand for planes rises. The industry reports strong output and hiring across major manufacturers and suppliers.
Austin H. Clarke in National Geographic explains that clever wasps and hornets inspire respect and fear. Digger wasps create underground burrows and store food for their larvae, showcasing ingenuity and diverse specialties among thousands of wasp species.
In Funen four motorists report their lights fail between Odense and Kenteminde as a doctor rushes to an urgent case. A mysterious man said to be testing electrical gear is under investigation after previously claiming a death ray could stop any motor.
Workmen tunneling 4 feet in St James uncover an eight foot hard layer of rounded boulders from a glacial lake that once covered Winnipeg. Over 1,000 stones, including limestone and red gray blue granite, with the largest around 5,000 pounds, likely laid as ice retreated. Prof J B DeLury notes they were transported long distances.
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