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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
2
The postwar period shows heightened interest in immigration as nations rebuild homes factories and stores. War demands shifted manpower and materials, raising living standards and boosting demand for skilled workers, influencing attitudes toward immigration globally.
The International Labor Office reports that large wave immigration is unlikely to repeat. Countries favor selective skilled workers in small groups as a short term solution while permanent policies are developed.
The writer notes that while policies will likely be revised, mass population movements are unlikely due to few unoccupied areas. Immigration will favor skilled technicians and small groups, with open destinations mainly in Mexico and South America, Britain and France sourcing workers from Italy, and Australia New Zealand restricting entry.
London Daily Mirror reports a House of Lords ruling by Viscount Simon. A policeman must state a true reason for arrest and cannot withhold or give a false justification. Citizens are free unless the restraint is clearly justified.
A Victorian era hansom cab kept the driver in a protected position making it harder for a robber to strike the fare. The piece highlights the advantage of traditional design in reducing personal risk during travel.
Ottawa reports the Mosquito, once famed for its all wood design, is being retired from active service in the postwar Royal Canadian Air Force. Maintenance issues, climate challenges, and handling difficulties led to disposal of most Mosquitos, as jets like the Vampire take over. Spitfire remains noted alongside, with Lancaster continuing in peace time roles.
Prime Minister Smuts aged 77, father of six, marked his golden wedding anniversary with his wife. The United Party caucus presented him a wood and gold casket as a commemorative gift.
The cranberry is described as high in acidity and low in sugar, while offering notable levels of iodine, vitamin C, and additional nutritional values. The report highlights its potential as a healthful fruit with diverse food values.
A string of humorous anecdotes and sketches from everyday life. Voices include a half wage remark at lunch with a vicar, a Scots porter on a train, a flirtatious printing gag, a phonograph joke, a rabbit hole golf quip, bachelor backwoods talk, a Sunday child mischief, and a tall tale of a marrying choice contrasted with a bow legged suitor.
Whitehaven Tennessee administrators move to stop student marriages at the high school by banning eating together lingering on campus and walking as couples. Principal Fred Elliott warns indefinite suspensions for marriages and five day suspensions for eating together and visiting in home rooms. Since September eight student marriages have occurred.
Adorable Anne Adams Pattern 4747 offers a frock with slip and panties and a sunsuit for play in sizes 1 to 5. Includes illustrated instructions and fabric needs for size 2 playsuit and dress. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg News Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Manitoba.
Canadian born W A Waterton leads Gloster test flights at Moreton Vallance Air Drome in Gloucestershire England as jet planes push speed records. Waterton, 30, highlights patience in test flying while detailing his RAF career including Dunkirk Battle of Britain and postwar Gloster work.
Tennessee marks Honor the Mule Week in a playful note from Ottawa Citizen editor T D Join. The piece questions why no Honor the Horse Week could replace Father’s Day style of tribute to the Old Horse.
The giraffe holds the record as the tallest living mammal with a towering height surpassing all other species. Researchers note its long neck and legs contribute to its extreme stature. The species thrives in savannas and woodlands of Africa.
In Havana on Galiano and San Lazaro, rival secondary students fought for control of a local student group, wounding only a nearby grocer. Three students were arrested in the mid town fracas.
A compact collection of quotes on silence from Carlyle Lavater La Rochefoucauld Mary Baker Eddy Zimmermann and Addigon. The passages praise silence as a source of strength restraint and effective response while contrasting quiet with loudness and reproach.
Maj Gen Hjalmar Riis er Larsen will head a Norwegian Swedish British expedition to Antarctica, a combined UN style operation. The 1948 start aims for 150 members, including 12 scientists for extended meteorological study in Queen Maud Land.
A Wall Street Journal piece recounts a boarding house landlady in Alabama who silently recovers overdue rent. At supper a new guest notices an extra fork beside a boarder's plate, signaling the debt must be paid. The motif shows how absence of words can prompt payment.
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