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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
5
Six decades old design by 6 year old inventor George W. Lea uses 60 cone shaped cups on a 60 foot tower to generate direct current. The totem wind motor powers a small house base with generators and batteries storing power for farm needs including lights and a radio.
The War Office defers showing a Capra supervised Burma campaign film after the British press agency argued it overemphasizes American effort. A Southeast Asia Command spokesman said the withdrawal avoids an unbalanced view, noting two distinct Burma campaigns by British and American forces. Lt. Col. Dace MacDonald, who shot Desert Victory, now works on Burma footage.
The office of censorship disclosed that the prime minister's residence at No 10 Downing Street was struck by a bomb some time ago and was supported by wooden props. Photographs of the air raid damage were released but no damage date was provided.
British Army postmen landed with the first Allied assault troops in Normandy and established a post office on each beachhead. A daily postal service to and from Britain was immediately put into operation.
The text notes that ancient Babylonians marked daybreak at sunrise while Jews and Greeks started at sunset, and that Egyptians and Romans began days at midnight, reflecting diverse ancient calendars and practices.
Reporters describe President Roosevelt's desk contents as his last public image, noting symbolic donkey and elephant figurines, family photos, a blank engagements list, ink bottles, a George Washington era desk set, and a worn Hoover chair, all reflecting a lifetime of public service and private routines.
General Eisenhower’s command fusion blending British and American officers and troops proved successful in combat. The British Sixth Guards Armoured Division and American Seventh Airborne Division combined on the front, with British tanks leading and American infantry dismounting to outflank and clear guns and obstacles for onward progress.
A new early helicopter airline named Lineas de Helicopteros is established in Caracas Venezuela. It aims to begin regular service to nearby centers before year end using Sikorsky machines with 500 mile range at roughly 100 mph. The piece also notes language and craft definitions.
The Lord Lovat Scouts wintered in Jasper National Park preparing for Alpine duties. They trained under Canadian Army support with RAF RCAF and US specialists, establishing HQ at Jasper Park Lodge and camps in the Athabaska Valley. Troopers skied, climbed, and conducted mock attacks while equipment and rations faced extreme cold.
The Combined Food Board in Washington is cited as the sole source with all facts on food consumption across nations. It argues that country to country comparisons and complex ration-based calculations lack real-world meaning and that only national averages from the CFB provide reliable data.
Prof. N W G MacEwan of the University of Saskatchewan animal husbandry department told a Winnipeg service club that diversification of farming will expand the rural population, lead to a better fed world, and potentially aid lasting peace. He said the world is hungry and hungry people start wars.
Eight car power trains under construction will generate electricity for a community of about 15 000 and are designated for supply to United Nations operations in devastated regions.
Captain William S May of British Overseas Airways Corporation becomes the first Canadian among several BOAC pilots to surpass 100 transatlantic crossings. In three years of North Atlantic flying he logged over 330000 miles, about 13 trips around the world.
The crew of an RAF Meosquito under Eastern Air Command completed a record 2,483 mile photographic reconnaissance mission in 8 hours and 50 minutes. They faced extreme cold heat and blind flying conditions amid tropical storms.
Reconstruction plans for ancient Bizerte aim to create a modern city after extensive damage in the Tunisian phase of the war. Forty houses are finished with capacity for 10 000 residents, and 25 000 more are expected by 1946. Thousands were homeless, with 35 000 shelterless and 10 000 in ruined buildings, as Bizerte’s long history under various conquerors is noted.
The article explains that Trumans middle initial S is merely an initial chosen as a compromise between grandfathers Solomon and Shippe. It notes no personal name significance and reflects parental balance rather than favoritism.
British researchers convert furnace ash into a durable fireproof building material. The ash bricks, said to grow stronger with age, resist frost and damp, accept plaster paint and nails, and could replace millions of conventional bricks at a projected annual savings. Used in offices and a Fingland housing estate, it undergoes heat and strength testing by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
W D Albright urges Canadian farmers to plan now for postwar needs and invest in Victory Bonds. He notes income rose from 383 to 722 million and to an estimated 1 74 billion in 1944, urges prioritizing essentials and savings to weather postwar costs and help win the peace.
A brief note explains that King Arthur's knights gathered at the Round Table to emphasize equal status, with no one held above another in rank or privilege.
In four days the great fire of London of 1666 destroyed about 13,000 homes and 87 churches, reshaping the city and its population.
Hall L. Hibbard vice president and chief engineer at Lockheed Aircraft in Los Angeles says jet propelled craft may reach 100000 mph and 100 miles high. He notes the German Messerschmitt 163 had no ceiling beyond fuel and pressure limits and that a pressurized cockpit could enable lunar flight.
The Indian Army numbered just over two million but was not the largest volunteer army. The United Kingdom raised 2,666,564 Grade 1 volunteers in the last war, with over two million English. Ninety two percent enlisted in the first seventeen months, before the Derby Plan. The rest were overseas or UK volunteers outside conscription ages.
A note explains that roughly 30 stars lie within about one hundred trillion miles of Earth, highlighting the vast distances in space and the sparsity of nearby stellar neighbors.
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