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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1939
Page
5
Ontario Hospital Association reports vast hospital expansion across Canada and the United States. About 7,000 registered hospitals provide roughly 1.2 million beds and care for 1.0 million patients daily, costing around 1 billion dollars annually. Hospital stays shortened from 26–30 days to 12.6, while mortality fell to 3–4 percent.
Senior De Havilland test pilot Geof frey De Havilland and passenger John Cunningham leapt by parachute as a new aircraft lost control. Both survived unharmed though the machine crashed in flames. The event underlines parachute value in RAF practice and aviation safety.
Julian Huxley shares a curious zoo anecdote about a yearly April 1 disconnection of the zoo telephone after callers ask for animal names. The piece cites Dr Vevers as the assistant director who once saw an urgent call cut off when operators misheard Dr Beaver.
Ruth Elder, famed for her failed Atlantic attempt, has allowed her flying license to lapse and now focuses on golf. She and George Halde mar were rescued by a steamer after the 1920s incident.
A Lethbridge Herald opinion piece argues railways rely on maintenance crews depots and government highway competition to move wheat and long haul goods. It questions subsidies versus highway expansion and urges protection or bonuses for railways.
Stratford Herald describes Earl Baldwin of Bewdley as a great Englishman sharing a portrait of humanity. The Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's remarks praise stout individualism paired with cooperation, tolerance, and humor as a saving grace amid tears.
Villagers of Ufton Nervet near Reading still receive free bread each year. Housewives display No Bread Today signs and collect four pound loaves for adults and two for children from Ufton Court through a casement window. The ritual, begun by Lady Mervyn in 1581, remains funded by her estate.
The report notes a sharp rise in Canadian cheese output with March production over 1,500,000 pounds, about 112 percent higher than March 1938 and 34 percent above February. Ontario shows a 179 percent March 1938 production increase, while Manitoba hens lay over 10 billion dozen eggs annually.
The Halifax Chronicle lauds Dutch honesty and thrift, citing a 1624 New York Stock Exchange bond paid continuously through European wars and government defaults. It argues the Netherlands earned a global reputation for sound finance and defies stereotypes of Dutch slowness or foolishness.
Copenhagen conductors say many Danes are broke but few are dishonest. They issue thousands of unpaid fare slips yearly, most paid next day. Bilking on public vehicles is rare as conductors extend rides on tick hoping to receive payment later.
Hon Norman J McLarty opens a $10,000 Forest Ontario post office and recalls Canada's postal history from 1896 when Sir William Mulock led Post Office. He notes revenue grew from 4 million to 43 million and air mail shrank transcontinental time to about 17 hours 2 minutes from Montreal to Vancouver.
The article recalls how Britain’s King and Queen endured demanding travel on many occasions. Before and after ascent they rode day and night in special trains, faced mud in colliery districts, and endured breakdowns in various carriages. The 1924 South Africa trip included a safari and bamboo huts with strained water and long walks.
Indian rug crochet guide contrasts materials from traditional use and offers a single crochet method. The pattern 6362 includes instructions charts materials and color schemes with illustrations. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg for the pattern.
A Toronto report announces oxalic acid can stop bleeding in haemophiliacs and in tests reduces rabbit blood clotting time dramatically. Separate analysis evaluates the Russian army's strength, mobilization limits, fortifications around Leningrad, and the balance of internal and external pressures on Soviet defense.
The article argues Germany’s economy is built around armament and any abrupt shift could plunge the Nazi regime into danger. Six years of wartime production have strained living standards, but Hitler’s hold relies on faith in his plans. A sudden policy reversal risks unemployment, readjustment chaos, and challenges to popular loyalty.
A note sent to Postmaster General Norman McLeary from Winnipeg claims an honest Scot has been filling his fountain pen from post office inkwells for two decades. The letter offers ten cents to cover the ink's poor quality and quality control concerns.
The American Bible Society offers its top edition priced at $45, featuring microcco binding and gold-edged pages.
A Kitchener district farm woman notes milk output rose by a full milk pail daily after installing a radio in the barn. She says the nine cows increase follows music, and a horse even dances to the harmony. The report suggests radios could open a new market for livestock owners.
The record notes Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage to America at an estimated cost of $7,000 and received about $220 in compensation for his discovery.
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