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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Page
2
Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma has assumed the office of Viceroy of India. The appointment is portrayed as one of the British government’s highest honors with heavy responsibilities. Mountbatten brings experience and character seen as potentially making him one of the greatest holders of the post.
Lord Mountbatten born into royalty joined the Royal Navy at thirteen. He rose to submarine flotilla sub lieutenant in WWI, commanded destroyer Kelly and carrier Illustrious, led Commandos, and became Chief of Combined Operations. He helped develop Mulberry harbors Pluto oil pipeline and led Southeast Asia operations as Supreme Allied Commander.
A wartime leader may guide India to independence as Britain remains involved. The Indian situation is grave and complex, requiring unity and strong British effort. Mountbatten is seen as pivotal. success could lift his reputation, failure unlikely to harm it.
In 1946 Canada issued Farm Improvement Loans to 1,008 farmers totaling about 550000 for clearing and breaking 52000 acres. Western Canada led, especially Peace River, using power units on a custom basis. Officials foresee higher loans in 1947, aiding new land production and regional development. Information available from the Department of Finance Ottawa or chartered bank branches.
James Robson of Rosyth Scotland writes to a newspaper offering one eye to obtain passage to South Africa. He seeks return passage for his wife and himself and a guaranteed job in exchange for the cornea to restore sight for a South African recipient.
The American Medical Association Council on Foods and Nutrition urges the public to demand pasteurized milk for drinking and in dairy products. An editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes pasteurization has a well established role in preventing milk borne diseases and should be universally adopted by the dairy trade.
Dr Jocelyn Patton chair of the Immunization Committee of the Quebec Health League decries four unnecessary diphtheria deaths in a small community. She urges immunization clinics near churches schools hospitals and clinics and calls clergy teachers and doctors to promote protection with posters and home mailings.
In slower days ten dollars’ worth of groceries filled more than one paper sack, highlighting how prices and shopping practices differed in earlier eras.
London reports Prof A M Low, former president of the British Inter planetary Society, envisions a manned voyage to the moon within six decades. He describes heat resistant suits, oxygen stocks, radar navigated ships, and atomic energy propulsion. He predicts an early rocket postal link between US and Britain as a precursor, noting risks and lack of private funding.
A collection of brief scenes and one liners ranging from domestic gags to wordplay and rural humor. The jokes feature misapplied proverbs, family banter, weathered misunderstandings, and playful dialect exchanges with punchlines about cooking, salaries, and honesty.
Vitamin D from fish oils helps offset reduced sun exposure during winter months. The nutrient supports bone health and immune function when daylight wanes.
Cut from one piece pattern 4565 promising two blouses with minimal effort. Includes illustrated instructions and sizes 12 14 16 18 20 with keyhole neck options. order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. All crows are not black, the hooded crow of Europe is mostly gray.
Creighton Collins, 27, of St Louis, learned his mother J Frank Draper in Portland, Oregon is his mother after police traced a 1935 missing persons circular. His nurse Mrs Anna Sutter had taken him to Belleville in 1923 and changed his name to Dale Connors. He plans to visit his mother with his wife and two daughters.
Moscow announces a loan of 28.855 million dollars in gold to Poland and delivery of armament and other military equipment on credit. A Polish delegation led by Prime Minister Josef Cyrankiewicz has been in Moscow since February 25. The accord includes a 50 percent cut in Polish coal shipments to the Soviet Union and the return of seized railroad rolling stock and German merchant fleet parts credited to Poland by May 15.
A brief note suggests that missteps in gait contribute to coins dropping or misplacing, more so than shoes that do not fit well. The remark frames walking posture as a key factor in handling coin-related issues.
A collection of quotations on friendship from Robert Hall Lord Chesterfield Addison Euripides Mary Baker Eddy and Oliver Wendell Holmes emphasizes trust merit prudence and mutual respect as foundations of meaningful companionship. Each line praises sincere understanding shared virtue and the quiet value of supportive friends in life.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statistics show 12 percent of American women wed between 15 and 19. The report notes American brides are younger than peers in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
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