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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1947
Page
2
The piece notes widespread talk on England’s postwar financial position and slow recovery yet argues resilience. It recalls Britain’s earlier stand against Germany and Italy, suggesting the public will not surrender despite adversity.
In the House of Commons Mr Bevin cited UK contributions and loans to foreign nations. NRRA aid reached 620 million dollars with pre NRRA relief at 400 million. France received 400 million in loans, Greece 166 million. Italy post NRRA got 220 million. Austria over 80 million in loans and grants.
Britain has provided 2960 million dollars for postwar recovery, with 1300 million non-repayable. Netherlands 240 million, Malta 120 million, Burma 120 million, Hungary 20 million in grants, Czechoslovakia 30 million, Germany 560 million. Bevin notes non repayable credits strain balance of payments.
In Yellowknife, Northwest Territories a franchise forms the Yellowknife Telephone Company Limited to end remote access via dial telephones. Local businesses and residents pledge shares to fund a network of lines weaving from a central hub to camps and lakes such as Giauque Lake Salmita Courageous Johnston Lake Indian Lake Gordon Lake Pensive Ross Lake and Great Bear Lake with radio check in to connect to the outside world.
In Lindsay Ontario a lightning bolt struck the Tobey home in Bobcaygeon, waking four family members but causing no injuries. The article notes copper use by Egyptians around 3500 B.C. and mentions the ancient metal.
Six purebred Duroc Jersey hogs from a central Saskatchewan district sail to New Zealand. Four females and two males, totaling 2,430 pounds and one year old, were sold by Sam Stolt and Robert Edwards. The animals traveled by rail to Vancouver then aboard the S S Wairuna for seven weeks, with 30 days of quarantine and a 450 mile journey to their new farm. More than 1,300 pounds of feed accompanied the hogs.
Vulcan will add 75000 dollars to its hospital after a ratepayer by law. Lamont awards a general contract for a 34 bed hospital at 175000 dollars.
A collection of short, dated humor and anecdotes ranging from a bus conversation about dining out to a nurse and patient moment, carrot bait joke, painless dentist quip, a fat to Uncle Sam sign gag, insomnia voyage relief, early talk from future babies, and wedding day wording distinctions.
Andrew David Adams eight months old becomes the first British baby adopted sight unseen by a Niagara Falls couple Mr. and Mrs. H. Parm. The infant traveled five days across the ocean aboard the Agustania and was cared for on the voyage by Mrs. Rena Chomyshym of Toronto.
In Glendale California honeymooners Mr and Mrs Frank Britschgi and Mr and Mrs Arnold Britschgi, two identical twin couples, married in a double ceremony. Brides and grooms wore matching outfits and later rented identical apartments in the same Oakland building. The Britschgis alone could tell them apart using a second method of identification.
Recipes cover scalloped potatoes with layered meats and varied fillings. Strawberry Custard Tarts are prepared with strawberries sugar Jell O and custard cream layer poured into tart shells and chilled. A strawberry cream filling uses milk eggs vanilla and cake flour for thickened cream.
CALGARY The west's big scale oil exploration gains momentum as major and independent companies stake 14 new wells. Four sites in South Princess, one in Brooks, three in Lloydminster-Lane rock, two south of Leduc, and one each at Turner Valley Baxter Lake and Egerton. 1947 programs outlined.
The frog-hopper, a small plant bug, wards off threats by releasing a mass of bubbles around its body. The bubbles consist of plant juice, air and wax, forming a protective screen against predators.
A collection of maxims on recognizing errors and learning from them. Quotes from Hugh White Borrow Eddy Coleridge Pope and Lincoln emphasize reflection correction and growth. The selections remind readers that mistakes teach wisdom and progress depends on open minded revision.
The custom of chaining books to stands or reading desks was widespread across European regions during the 15th and 16th centuries, reflecting book ownership limits and the value of rare volumes in scholarly and monastic settings.
Hollywood actress Katherine York sued for 31200 damages claiming a drummer at Paraguay nightclub hit her with a drumstick during a performance. She alleges the drumstick caused injury to her left eye and named club owners Johnson and Billy Berg in the suit.
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