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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
7
On vacation Owen and Martha chase a strange bank mystery as Jane’s uncle Blake hid money in a no interest bank. Clues point to a hollow tree by the river and a post office past, sparking plans to locate the missing funds. Meanwhile pigs escape and add humor to the suspense.
A weekly menu idea introduces chop suey with an oriental flair. The recipe uses pork, bouillon, soy sauce, mushrooms, onion, celery, and buttered oven popped rice as a bed. Cook stock from bouillon and soy, brown pork, blend in flour, add vegetables, simmer, then serve over buttered rice for five servings.
A Kitchener Ontario housewife saved by the 50 cent pieces she received over a decade. She turned the accumulated coins into a down payment totaling 870 dollars for a new house, with the coins filling three lard pails and weighing 45 pounds, much to her husband’s surprise.
A quotation from the New York Times extols books as life-savers and mind savers for people worldwide in wartime. It calls books a shield against life’s ills and the surest relief in melancholy moments.
Pattern 4614 offers a one piece blouse with front tie and a separate dirndl skirt. Sizes 12 through 20 available with 35 inch blouse material and skirt yardage listed. Send 20 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Winnipeg Union, 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Mail delays may occur.
The article notes that over 480 million Canadian farthings have been issued since 1860 at about half a cent each, but few remain in circulation. It mentions the first ironclad war vessel built by Admiral Yi Sun Sin of Korea in 1594 as a historical aside.
A nostalgic passage recalls the rite of a boy’s first spring fishing trip. Boys gather tackle and gear, spend money, and catch many fish to share with friends. The piece notes the pride of fishing gear and a lifelong habit, sparked by the first warm day and a walk to the crick with a willow wand and worms.
In a disclosed speech Oliver Lyttelton, then Minister of Production, said Britain had only one drop hammer capable of forging the crankshaft of a Spitfire engine during the early war period. The fact underscores how the nation relied on the RAF’s Spitfires to blunt the Luftwaffe’s first invasion attempts.
The note explains space saving by double row peas and interplanting with corn, plus staking tomatoes for early ripening and better cleanliness. It warns that pests and disease can ruin weeks of work, suggests healthy soil, cultivation, careful seed selection, and timely use of sprays or powders to control problems.
An astronomer estimates about 75 million star systems similar to the Milky Way lie within reach of modern telescopes, signaling vast galactic diversity and the scale of stellar populations.
The most dangerous temperatures for aircraft ice formation lie between 20 and 34 degrees Fahrenheit, creating theHighest risk of icing as air moisture freezes on surfaces during flight.
CWAC notes celebrate Pte Meta Englund of Bradwell Sask promoted to lance corporal after enlisting in 1944. Capt Vera Leckie of Saskatoon earns a junior war staff course honor at Kingston. Capt Gillian Hessey-White and Evelyn Irons briefly enter the Trappist monastery in Holland with R.E.M.E. workers during a repair stop. Saskatchewan CWAC lab technicians include Sgt Betty McCusker of Lloydminster and others.
A Winnipeg reader reports receiving a letter signed Praise The Lord offering ten dollars as conscience money for service rendered by the CNR. The writer did not reveal a name and asked for acknowledgment in a local newspaper. The letter was postmarked Winnipeg April 24 at 1 p.m.
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