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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1946
Page
2
The article surveys Canada's immigration policy amid housing and employment concerns. It notes that from 1851 to 1941 nearly seven million immigrants arrived, peaking in 1913 with 400 870 arrivals. Many later moved on or returned, but most stayed and contributed to development.
Despatches describe wide interest across Europe in moving to Canada Australia and other lands offering opportunity amid food shortages and unrest. Britain France and Nordic countries report rising impulses to emigrate as Dominion and Latin American governments weigh immigration.
British artists fill the Royal Academy 178th exhibition with still life works from memory featuring oysters bananas mushrooms and tomatoes amid vivid depictions of beef joints and exaggerated nudes. Critics preview the event highlighting 1 298 works and long held shortages in fruit and meat. Shakespeare and Cervantes both died April 23 1616.
The labor department announced an annual plan allowing cross border harvesting labor and equipment exchange between Canada and the United States. Canadian crews may enter the United States after May 15 with return by September 1. U S crews can stay in Canada until December 31.
A dense list of crossword clues covers themes from poetry to geography. Items include glacial ridges, indigo dye plant, Persian elf, Arabian seaport, Greek coin, and many standard cryptic style hints.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board answers questions on S coupon use for canning sugar and maple syrup limits. It confirms price tags must show cash prices and meat retailers must display pork price charts. The pamphlet Consumers' News or the Blue Book requests should be sent to the local Wartime Prices board.
A. M. Shaw, chairman of the Food Information Committee, calls for a quarter of a million Victory Gardens this year to boost supplies of wheat, meat, cheese and eggs for hungry nations. Canada’s 226,000 home gardens in 1944 yielded about 120 million pounds of vegetables. seed, tools, and fertilizer are readily available and a free pamphlet, The Wartime Garden, can be obtained from the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa.
E. C. Hicks, a former Manitoban who drilled the core for Gedald Number One borehole, credits Dr. J. A. Bancroft with the decision on drilling. Bancroft, consulting geologist for Anglo-American, now leads the field drilling while Hicks pursues new targets, despite the fame of the 100 times richer core.
Bud Lloyd a 30 year old Canadian war veteran who helped save Fred Streed a 70 year old Maine farmer from a robbery decades ago is named sole beneficiary of Streed estate worth over 100000. A Bangor lawyer delivering the news said Lloyd who once worked on Streed’s farm and could speak Finnish inherits the assets after serving five years in the Army.
The record notes that about 20 000 butterfly species are found in South America while North America hosts around 700 species, highlighting regional biodiversity disparity.
The Toronto principal coroner advises men over 50 to avoid fatigue as overworking leads to fatigue and boredom. The note warns that trying to dodge fatigue may invite boredom which the coroner equates with a deadly risk. The text also claims Paris was the world’s largest city for a millennium.
Characters discuss Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes as a malted grain blend of wheat and barley offering energy proteins and minerals. The scene emphasizes benefits like carbohydrates phosphorus iron and easy digestion as a food aid for a quick return home.
Frances Anderson Pitketny, a Glasgow evacuee in Dufferin County Ontario, chose Canada over Scotland. Arriving in fall 1940 at age 10, she has become a Shelburne Girl Guides patrol leader, excels in skating and skiing, and attends Shelburne High School. Her family in Glasgow remains, with plans for a reunion when travel allows.
The Canadian Printer and Publisher extols newspapers as more than news outlets. It praises papers that lead in community welfare, advocate improvements, boost local projects, and serve as public-relations voices for districts. It notes many papers exemplify this active community leadership.
The first great lighthouse rising nearly 400 feet stood on Pharos Island off Egypt and was hailed as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Color reconnaissance photos from wartime show subtle distinctions between living leaves and branches cut for camouflage. The images emphasize how decoys and concealment relied on natural textures to mislead observers.
Sir Ernest MacMillan, conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, departs early in July to Brazil where he has been invited to guest conduct one of South America's foremost orchestras. The invitation was arranged by Hon. Jean Desy, Canada's ambassador to Brazil, who hopes South Americans will hear music from their northern neighbors.
A compact quotation roundup on courage and moral purpose linking Cicero Browne Eddy Epictetus and others. It pairs ideas of fearless virtue with loyalty friendship and inner resolve, culminating in the notion that true bravery blends tenderness and daring.
One of the strangest jobs in the world is described as Tom Smith of Norwich England bathes canaries wraps each customer in a tiny blanket and dries it before a candle.
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