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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1939
Page
6
Fisheries Minister J. E Michaud cites drastic Atlantic salt fish decline from prewar 56 to 70 million pounds to last year 19 million. Prices fell from 6.50 to 3.35 per 112 pounds, hurting about 20,000 dependent workers. Provincial inquiries urged aid to sustain the industry.
Spring fashion feature introduces Anne Adams Pattern 4089 a button front dress with scalloped collar sleeves and pockets. Geometric silk or rayon yoke style suits casual day wear while cotton adapts to kitchen porch cottage use. Pattern available in misses and women's sizes with yardage listed and mail order via Winnipeg pattern dept.
An advertisement touts Moore's Emerex as a potent antiseptic skin treatment for eczema and related troubles. It promises quick relief and a money back guarantee if not satisfied, emphasizing penetrating action and broad skin benefits.
Four hundred Arabs volunteer to defend the British Empire in case of war in the Mediterranean. Ontario's Scottish Development Council plans to send exhibits to Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition this year. A French court sentences a 24 year old Frenchman and a German widow to twenty years for spying. Ontario requests a new Queen Elizabeth Way highway between Toronto and Fort Erie. Yukon council focuses on mining worker protections for 1930s legislation. Frank Duggan of Guelph rescues Margaret Proctor from Speed River and retrieves her skates. A cave will store historic British National Film Library records for war risk. Cordell Hull urges a world physician convention to push peace. Lord and Lady Runciman host W K Runciman and family in Banff on their way to England.
Viscount Forbes notes the strain of long Atlantic flights on pilots and crew. He cites England’s 125 hours per month limit and observes fatigue effects on captains and stewards, suggesting high salaries for Trans Atlantic captains and Imperial Airways flying boat leaders.
Dr. Donald Matthews of Westminster College New Wilmington Pa says a brisk walk in the open air is worth 20 gym workouts. He adds that strenuous daily exercise may harm the body and that walking suits all ages and sexes as the best exercise.
In Batu Pahat Johore Valentine, an Indian, was stalked by a tiger while walking home in the evening. He fled as the tiger pursued him, outrunning the beast which then retreated into nearby jungle. Back home he found a snake in his bed and seeks a quieter residence.
Gardening experts warn against sowing too early or stopping too soon and suggest continuing plantings through July in most of Canada to spread harvests. Beginners should divide seed into three parts and sow gradually. Window box gardening is feasible in small spaces with rich soil and careful fertilizer use.
The British admiralty says the battleship Prince of Wales and sister King George V will be faster than earlier 35 000 ton ships Rodney and Nelson. King George V launches Feb 21 and is expected to reach 30 knots. Nelson about 23. The Prince of Wales shares armament and defenses with King George V. Gregory I, pope in 530, was Benedict’s follower and the first monk elected pope.
A German scientist asserts he has exploded atoms to unleash a force thirty times stronger than radium. The claim highlights extraordinary energy release and sparks discussion among physicists about experimental verification and safety implications.
The New York Times editorial notes that Britain’s building was ready for the fair’s start while many nations’ pavilions lagged. It states England appears leisurely now but will be prepared when the moment comes.
A piece of timber weighted and lowered to a deep sea depth loses buoyancy and remains submerged when brought back to the surface.
Toronto experts L. L. Snyder and E. B. S. Logier dispel common myths about animals. They explain ostriches hide by lying down, salamanders cannot breathe fire, glass snakes do not exist, and lizards cannot regrow lost tails.
Portugal bestows the Grand Cross of the Three Orders on King George VI to mark enduring friendship between Portugal and Great Britain. The decoration unites the Orders of Christ, Aviz, and St. James the Sword amid historic alliance sentiment.
Golden text from Leviticus 10 9 warns against wine and strong drink for you and your sons The lesson draws on Jeremiah 35 5 19 Ephe sians 5 15 21 and Colossians 3 5 17 for guidance on sober living and spiritual conduct.
The passage urges Christians in Ephesus to avoid pagan folly and live as the wise, redeeming the time as opportunity to do good. It contrasts drunkenness with being filled with the Spirit and praises heartfelt worship through psalms and hymns, guided by discernment and zeal.
The weathered wreck half-submerged in Mississagi Strait near Manitoulin Island may identify the Griffon lost in 1679 after Lasalle sent it from Green Bay to Niagara Falls. Ottawa historian Roy F. Fleming urged raising the wreck with the government budgeted 25 000 for wreck raises.
The sentence notes Mozart's birth about twenty five years after Haydn, yet Mozart rose to prominence and died before Haydn did, reaching his apex later in the musical world.
A note on preserving strawberry jams and jellies by storing in a dark cool place. A remark on a man who not only means business but conducts it. The text ends with a fragment about glass being made of three quarters of something and a catalog entry 307 SA.
Learn to craft affordable slip covers with striped and plain cotton fabrics, bound seams, a straight flounce and kick pleats at corners. The guide explains pinning, cutting, basting and finishing, with patterns for arms and back, plus a 32 page booklet and other titles available for coin payment from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
John Millen, Detroit Zoo director, rejects Gene Tunney’s idea that a top fighter could beat a gorilla. He argues a full grown gorilla has more than two hands and four arms and would overwhelm even multiple heavyweights in short order.
Granny Ellen Fletcher is described as the second oldest woman in Britain and unhappy about her 106th birthday with no celebration or cake. She hides from visitors at a Croydon old folks home on Queen's Road and finds aging hardships notable.
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