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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
2
A historical overview notes Canada’s foreign trade rose from 1939 to 1946 with exports growing from 800 million to 2.3 billion and imports from 65 million to about 2 billion. Peak wartime shipments reached 3.5 billion in 1944–45, while prewar levels were 1.5 billion.
Canada’s foreign trade rose sharply after World War II with 1946 exports and imports about 2.5 billion dollars higher than 1939. Newsprint wheat and wheat flour led exports to Great Britain the United States and France. Latin America bought more agricultural products and manufactured goods. Officials expect 1947 to stay strong amid Europe rehabilitation needs.
In Renfrew Ontario a power spray gun treats 2000 Bromley township cattle against warble and heel flies. 75 farmers join forces covering from the Bonnechere to Snake rivers and plan to finish within a week. The unit, mounted on an army truck, uses rotenone and wettable sulfur with a 20 cent per head charge.
A compact meditation cites Clarke, Hyde, Jerem Taylor, Chesterfield, Eddy, Ruskin on redeeming time. It emphasizes filling hours with thought and action, choosing companions wisely, avoiding indecision, and valuing each day as life. The collection uses varied quotes to urge mindful living.
Dr Robert Wartenberg of the University of California Medical School reports a mysterious nerve disease focusing on fingers legs and toes. He notes no clear pattern and that after ten years of study the cause remains unknown. He believes a low virulence virus targets skin or superficial nerves.
Dissolve sugar in lukewarm water, add yeast and let stand 10 minutes. Scald milk then mix with shortening sugar salt and flour to form a batter. Add yeast mixture and egg, then flour to make soft dough. Knead, rise, roll, fill with brown sugar cinnamon and raisins, slice, rise again, bake at 425 F for about 20 minutes.
A collection of humorous quips and short anecdotes. The wit covers romance preferences, school misunderstandings, boastful characters, dream choirs, a fashion pratfall, and a barbering hat story, ending with light barbed sarcasm about headlines and vanity.
A 13 year old Toronto boy, William Mills, bowled 12 consecutive strikes for a perfect 450 in a five pin game with a friend, an act that led to discovery when a bowling alley manager phoned his home for his age. Authorities say he is likely the youngest Canadian to achieve a perfect five pin score.
The Vancouver Province reports Prince Rupert, once called a neglected city, will gain a major industry. Celanese Corporation of America will build a plant on Watson Island eight miles from the city, investing $15,000,000 in facilities and creating about 1,000 jobs. The deal includes perpetual maintenance of the allotted forest area.
Jan Christian Smuts, prime minister of the Union of South Africa, lauds a profound change in British policy. He says imperialism faded after the Victorian era and the empire now embodies liberty and a shared future for the Commonwealth as the British flag flies worldwide. Ceres is noted as the Roman goddess of agriculture.
Ottawa reports the Foreign Exchange Control Board now requires Canadians withdrawing U S currency from Canadian banks to complete a form. The change follows abuses of the previous rule allowing up to 100 dollars without formalities, as some sought multiple bank withdrawals to exceed the limit.
The Cunard White Star liner Queen Elizabeth presents a double hull design with an inner and outer bottom and a six foot intervening space divided into watertight compartments. The feature aims to prevent disasters like the ship's recent grounding near Southampton. Peanuts were known as far back as 950 B.C.
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