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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1937
Page
4
A New York Herald- Tribune column discusses restoring the word ain’t to respectability by tracing its roots to am not is not and have not forms. It weighs scholarly opinions from the OED and Fowler, noting fears the contraction could simplify language too far while acknowledging its robust use in speech.
The Chicago Tribune notes that landings at high speeds are common but undesired and that passenger planes may eventually land as low as 30 miles per hour or less. The piece urges aviation research services to develop braking-like devices to stop a transport plane safely in a crash free manner.
Lloyds of London reported a rare incident where a 248 ton Kosmos Company whaling ship was attacked by a whale off Antarctic waters. The whale ripped off the propeller and pierced the hull causing flooding. the crew took refuge aboard the nearby Weekly Underwriter.
Thus reporter Anne O'Hare McCormick recalls a forty minute talk with King George VI. The monarch appears simple and human and worries about coronation duties and staying graceful in long Westminster Abbey ceremonies. He jokes about press depictions and sees himself as approachable yet dutiful.
King distributes Maundy money to elderly pensioners in a ceremony marking charity acts. Officials announce gifts accompany monetary donations, underscoring royal support for the aged and needy.
The article describes the Maundy distribution at St Pauls Cathedral with 84 recipients, the Archbishop of Canterbury as lord high almoner, and mentions Edward VII’s attendance last year. It notes silver pennies to four-penny pieces and £1 pensions for gown remnants, plus a 1794 Eli Whitney cotton gin patent and a salesgirl's ideal customer vignette. It ends with a stat on British cinema attendance of 19,500,000 weekly.
The Kabott soybean, developed by the Dominion Department of Agriculture, Division of Forage Plants, Experimental Farms Branch, has been selected from Manchurian seed. It matures about 10 days earlier than Canadian Mandarin, tested at several experimental farms, with Lennoxville Station in 1936 generating strong farmer interest. A limited seed supply remains for increased production and further experiments.
A rubber boot designed to fit a sheep’s foot keeps dressings from rubbing off on footrot affected animals. The boot, acid and water resistant, comes in five sizes and prevents chafing, enabling a cure with one or two dressings within a week.
The Port Huron Milk Bottle Exchange says about 200000 bottles owned by Michigan dairies were left in Canada by tourists. US dealers find buying new bottles cheaper than returning containers and paying import duties. The piece also notes a separate fact that the voting age for women in England is 30.
The article notes consumers expect pink salmon but white salmon sells poorly despite expert tasters finding little difference. A historic practice is recalled where a canner labeled white salmon as guaranteed not to turn pink if any climate, aiming to reassure buyers during late Columbia River runs.
Robert Broom of the Transvaal Museum reported a Sterkfontein head, about 250000 years old, showing human like teeth and gorilla brain size. The Australopithecus Africa nus is presented as a link toward human ancestry, while Father Teilhard de Chardin discusses evolution and Christianity.
Crystal Mowry, holder of four world air records for women, funded flying lessons by parachute jumping in Miami after moving from Colorado. She borrowed planes, logged about 30 jumps, and set Miami records including 79.2 mph for 100 km in a seaplane and 66 mph in a light, multi seater, plus altitude marks.
Sir Samuel Hoare defended naval estimates saying Britain bears responsibilities in two hemispheres. He warned that if the oceanic empire fails, the empire ends. Ottawa Journal notes.
A curious note describes a statue of a male figure wearing a derby hat. The description lacks location, artist, or date, leaving readers to imagine who the figure might be and why the derby hat stands out.
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