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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1945
Page
7
American pilot Boyd Carr lands near a dike backed mission building and is seized by rebels led by Soo Ling. Aiding his childhood friend, Soo Ling, Boyd escapes after Soo uses a sandbag weapon to subdue the chief. They flee the riverbank aboard Boyd's plane as rebels are repelled.
The article recalls Stanislaw August Poniatowski, last king of Poland who died in 1798, and his descendant Prince Marienandre Poniatowski who fled France in 1940. He joined the Polish army in Britain, earned a commission, and died on the Western Front at 23, embodying devotion to Poland and its ideals.
Garden notes divide vegetables into three planting groups hardy semi hardy and tender. Early crops like peas onions carrots and lettuce can be sown as soon as soil is workable but not all at once. Spread sowings three times ten days apart to ensure successive harvests and use multiple varieties to extend the season. Nursery stock should be planted promptly with care for roots and soil to protect wind exposure and ensure establishment.
The article notes extraordinary specimens of green onions growing up to two and a half feet in length with two and a half inch diameters and weights surpassing three pounds each.
Dr H Hill described soilless culture or chemical gardening at the Manitoba Horticultural Association annual meeting in Winnipeg. He explained two main methods solid medium culture and water culture, noting outdoor sand beds used for Royal Canadian Air Force gardens in Labrador and outlining nutrient formulas for each system.
The United States extends lend-lease credits to France totaling 2.575 billion dollars for civilian supplies. The agreement with the De Gaulle government runs beyond the war, with France to repay over 30 years at 2 percent interest. France commits to channel its resources to aid the Allied war effort.
County commissioners hired a locksmith to inspect an old safe before sale. The three cent stamp, found inside, prompted the locksmith to submit a $15 bill for his services to verify the absence of valuables.
Dr. George Wright of the University of Toronto, credited with developing the RDX explosive, has been granted a public safety permit after prior rejection. The permit confirms his Canadian status and authorizes possession or study of the hazardous material in a controlled lab setting.
Dr. A. G. Henderson spoke to Canadian National Railways staff in Winnipeg about the vital role of Red Cross parcels during World War II. He testified that parcels from Canada, Britain, and the United States were lifelines for prisoners of war, providing medical supplies, clothing, books, and food, and noted he lost 25 pounds after an escape from a camp in France.
Stranded fliers used American slang as code signals to summon help after bailing out in German Yugoslavia. A RAF flier overheard a weak SOS from the hideout, decoded it, and Allied bombers staged rescues. Dame May Whitty remarks on a New York department store encounter with a curt salesgirl, quipping about civil treatment.
A claim notes Antarctica holds enough ice to submerge the world under roughly 120 feet of ice, highlighting the vast scale of polar ice masses. The statement underscores potential implications for sea level and climate discussions.
Beaver dams slow runoff and keep ponds and streams stable, aiding forest moisture and river levels for power. An Algoma anecdote recalls guides noting beaver trapping could remove sufficient water for canoe routes, underscoring beaver presence as key to local waterways.
An electron microscope capable of 50 000x magnification was tested at McGill University for war related science. It weighs about three quarters of a ton, sits in a six and a half foot high console cabinet, and is one of only two such machines in Canada. Victor engineers installed it calling it a great vacuum tube like a radio.
Pattern 4897 offers a young smart cardigan sewn from a man’s suit with no collar finish. Available sizes 11 through 18, size 13 requires 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch material. Send 20 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for order.
Dover’s white chalk cliffs are formed from fossilized shells of tiny animals with more than a million per cubic inch. The exposed chalk reveals a long geologic history and the shells aggregate to create the iconic white facade.
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