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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1941
Page
4
A call to accelerate defeat of Germany by striking its population and infrastructure. Emphasizes the fear of collective punishment, the impact of bombing and destruction on German morale, and urges turning German fear into a motive to destroy the Nazi regime for Mercy through destruction.
The Isle of Dogs millstone makers keep a historic craft alive exporting stones to India the Sudan Palestine Canada and others as Britain revives old wind and watermills while modern mills use steel rollers compromising vitamin content and prompting fortified flour efforts. A ship’s steering wheel will center a Rosyth Scotland chapel window at the yard.
Switzerland faces an auto parts shortage caused by the war, stopping the operation of many cars and affecting transportation. The issue limits production and repairs, with widespread impact on domestic mobility and industry.
The Calgary Albertan notes that Churchill may revive plain words and simple methods after decades of elaborate jargon. It cites a shift from fancy terms like neurotic or inferiority complexes to plain expressions and even a possible revival of spankings.
Canadian swordfish fishery reports 2,296,000 pounds caught in 1940, up from 1939 by over 500,000 pounds. Most of the supply is exported to the United States where demand remains brisk. Nova Scotia centers include Louisburg Cape Breton Island with Ingonish and Neil Harbour as bases for sport fishing and park visitors.
The piece notes a German policy in Rome that any relative or friend who intervenes for an Italian arrested by the Gestapo or Ovra becomes an accomplice. It warns that families risk arrest when seeking legal help or appealing to authorities as mass arrests loom.
London gathered lore claims 25 centuries ago the geese saved Cap'to during the early Roman Republic. The story asserts all birds detect air raids but geese are especially noted as first rate watch dogs in this legend.
Scientists note the human body can suffer from around 1600 diseases and ailments with the cold identified as the most common. The claim highlights the variety of ailments humans may experience and the prominence of colds among them.
A Cornell University project on modified atmosphere storage promises to keep crisp fall apples available year round. Researchers claim the technique slows ripening and preserves texture, expanding supply beyond harvest.
In a Farmer's Advocate piece, the author notes Canada uses 80 million pounds of wood annually, but only 10 million from domestic sheep. Woolen goods are vital. most garments are imported. The article argues expanding sheep husbandry could meet domestic demand without harming other livestock sectors and highlights a long-set population with new production needs.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that foreign powers cannot compel their nationals domiciled in Canada to join armies. Countries may call their citizens abroad but cannot enforce calls while they reside in Canada, replying to M. J. Coldwell.
Two former Netherlands Army soldiers and several Dutch sailors who were prisoners under German occupation reached Vancouver after escaping via the Orient on the Hikawa Maru. They plan to go to Ottawa for new duties and resume opposition to the Nazis. The group reports wartime coercion in shipyards and Nazi propaganda, later serving on freighters between Germany and Nordic ports before deserting in Stockholm and fleeing through the Baltic, Russia, to Canada. One Dutch seaman from Narvik endured a 14 hour sub zero retreat after their ship was sunk.
A small daughter watches her mother apply makeup and asks why she wears lipstick. The mother explains she uses it to look pretty, and the child questions why it doesn’t always make her look prettier.
Five hundred tons of aluminum cookware from British army kitchens will be transferred to the air ministry to supply material for aircraft construction. The supply is stated to be sufficient for about five hundred aircraft.
The 1940 cash income from selling Canadian farm products is estimated at 714.7 million dollars, up from 702.8 million dollars in 1939. This rise reflects stronger agricultural exports and market activity through the year.
The War Services Department reports glass making in Canada will unite West European expertise with Canadian resources. Silica sand deposits are found at Black Island Lake Winnipeg north of Prince Albert and in Alberta. Inquiries come from former Czechoslovak industry associates. Officials anticipate another group of refugee industrialists similar to prior postwar projects.
Mrs Hermione Hichens, 46, a lone woman on Lord Reith's reconstruction panel, urges postwar Britain to plan housing around health comfort and space. She recalls wartime housing errors and stresses deliberate design for future living, including small towns.
The phrase Here's look at you arose with glass bottomed drinking mugs in England. As beer was drunk, the drinker could view the companion through the mug bottom, inspiring the expression.
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes Coastal Command’s smaller vessels include scows trawlers and motor boats that patrol at all times report enemy activity and rescue air crews. Volunteers risk bombing to train RAF bombing of fast craft for potential invasion while crews endure mine and blast dangers.
Canada's Federation of Business and Professional Women headlines in London as the first shipment of mouth organs and other instruments for the forces reaches port. Field Marshal Lord Milne welcomes the arrival and praises the troops while noting music lifts the spirit even if some listeners may not share the taste.
The Typhoon, a new super fighter with heavier armor than the Hurricane and Spitfire, reportedly exceeds 400 mph and uses a 2400 horsepower Napier Sabre engine. It carries cannons and machine guns and is hailed by air correspondents as faster and better armed than prior aircraft. Sidney Camm, designer of the Hurricane, leads its design with Major J B Halford's engine.
The passage mulls the uncertain growth of seeds into blossoms, noting the short time but urging caution against overconfidence about outcomes. It blends optimism with prudence, signaling early gardening wisdom.
A Royal Air Force officer carries a splinter from a Messerschmitt cannon as a personal reminder of more than 30 aerial combats. The fragment remained lodged in his plane after a single mission, serving as a tangible memento of wartime service.
Luther Burbank produced a plant variety that yielded potatoes underground and tomatoes above ground.
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