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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
5
Newfoundland voters will decide in May whether to join Canada as a test province. The ballot will include options for union with Canada or a return to forms of internal self rule, with recommendations from the Newfoundland convention and final approval by the British government.
A 30 inch ivory statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi, said to be the largest ivory sculpture, was carved from a single African tusk in Bombay. Weighing eighty-two pounds, the piece depicts Gandhi with a staff during the 1930 march to protest the salt tax.
R L Bailey reported theft of a spare tire and clothing from his car parked in an alley. Police fined him one dollar for illegal parking in the alley.
The white orchid that topped Princess Elizabeth's wedding cake has been dehydrated at the Bronx Botanical Gardens after the November ceremony. The British Travel Association says the process will preserve the flower’s color and shape for five years.
A historical glimpse of Czechoslovakia’s stamps from 1918 to 1945 notes Eduard Benes reappearing on a new issue and recalls Masaryk’s early rulings. It traces commemoratives, wartime issues, and symbols of the republic, with mentions of Smetana, and a closing note on Australian and Indian stamp topics.
The railroads of Great Britain now run under government control and operate 52000 miles of track. They employ 635000 men and women and travel 373000000 miles yearly. They carry about 1000000 passengers annually.
In Bury Lancashire 650 people attended All Saints' church for an evening service headlined by Billy Hawkins and his dance band. The vicar A Wasey noted the turnout far above the usual 120, saying the music stirred emotion and justified the service. The band featured three trumpets two trombones and five saxophones among other instruments with Barry Atkinson as soloist.
Joseph Lister Rutledge argues that fear drives war costs while world hunger persists. He notes 19 million soldiers in arms and global armament expenditures of 27.4 billion dollars, with a per person cost of 16 dollars, urging readers to question the logic of armed fear amidst poverty.
Over 1,000 students from Britain’s universities will assist Olympic athletes during the Games. The National Union of Students and the Olympiad Organising Committee arranged for students to work in camps and hostels as house superintendents, caterers, and cleaners. Eighty language-qualified students will serve as receptionists and interpreters.
The article notes thinner porcelain enamel coatings on iron and steel due to advances in metals and enamel formulations.
New York report from Metropolitan Life Insurance shows white males born in 1900 have 60 in 100 odds to reach 65, up from 40 in 100. White females born in 1900 now have 75 in 100 odds, up from 45 in 100, indicating women still outlive men.
S. D. Stockin asked police to help recover his hat stolen during lunch at a Minneapolis restaurant. An old hat left behind by the thief did not fit, Stockin noted, as his hat concealed about $150 in bills, making the item personally valuable.
Forty five percent of airline hostesses leave annually to be married and less than five percent marry passengers. About twenty percent wed airline personnel, according to the Air Transport Association of America.
Princess Elizabeth to head a Council of State during the King and Queen and Princess Margaret tour Australia and New Zealand. The regency will empower Elizabeth as senior member while Philip cannot serve. The tour may start January or February with about 30 in the retinue.
The piece argues for equalizing home duties by dividing a family's leisure time. It notes husbands typically work five days while wives bear long hours at home with children. It suggests husbands take a day off to give wives a rest, promoting shared leisure without major changes.
Three Irish woods workers Joe Clarke Joe Maher and Mike Daly found a buried hoard of gold coins in Port Arlington area believed hid by an Irish Army paymaster during Cromwellian invasion about three centuries ago. They received 1200 each after surrendering the coins to the National Museum.
A Chicago physician proclaims chlorophyll as a source of cheap vitamins and "meatless steaks" in pill form. He claims it could aid aging and harness the green magic plants use to convert sunlight into food.
E V Darling notes a rare feminine hypnotist Koringa who can hypnotize people and even animals. The column surveys hypnotism's popularity, cautionary remarks, and quirky ideas such as bus mirrors and slot machines for self view.
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