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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1946
Page
2
A discussion on educational equality argues that children in sparsely populated areas should have the same opportunities as city youths. It stresses national leadership, shared training, and the need to provide equal facilities across regions to meet future demands.
In the Canadian House of Commons a debate highlighted that financial constraints hinder early action on education. Ontario spends the most per child at 46.87 while Prince Edward Island spends 1429. Provinces show varied rates and Canada’s average is 33.00. The Canada and Newfoundland Education Association urged 67.00 per child, implying a doubling of current funding plus capital needs.
A homeowner may slaughter up to two head of livestock per year with permission from the Local Rations Board. Licenses from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board are non transferable. new licensing details must be obtained from the nearest Prices Board office. All motor vehicles remain under price ceiling rules. Butchers may accept any number of meat tokens. use tokens over coupons to keep token flow. Request pamphlets by writing to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board office in your province.
Paramount plans to shoot interiors for The Emperor Waltz at Jasper National Park in Alberta with 180 crew members. Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine star, the Technicolor production will capture scenic mountain lakes and Tyrolean backdrops, cited as rivaling the Tyrolean Alps. A note also mentions the Kodiak bear, the continent’s largest fisherman among animals, weighing up to 1500 pounds.
The vocational training program in British Columbia runs a power-saw operators school at Nanaimo. Sponsored by the BC Loggers' Association, the CVT course accepts 20 veterans per eight week session. Since last September it has graduated 75 men now employed in logging camps across the province. The curriculum includes engine maintenance, sharpening and setting of saws, first aid, and safety, followed by field instruction in felling and bush work under supervision.
Senator Thomas Vien urged increases for Canadian diplomats abroad as some missions struggle with rising living costs. Norman Robertson, under secretary of state for external affairs, agreed that representatives must meet obligations. The discussion followed concerns about mission costs in several countries. Frigate birds are used to carry messages between Pacific islands.
Good Model James Gunn, whose portrait of Queen Elizabeth anchors the Royal Academy exhibition in London, calls the Queen an admirable model. She visited his studio about a dozen times, sitting for 75 minutes each session, and she talked freely, aiding his portrait as conversation sparked the work.
Angus McGugan of Ottawa told Vancouver about global inquiries for Canadian built ships as he opened the annual meeting of major Canadian steel yards. He predicted five years of full shipbuilding activity but warned Canadian costs must be controlled to stay competitive with Sweden Denmark and the UK. A South African trade mission arrives July 19 seeking three vessels, while China has ordered coastal ships abroad and Turkey has shown interest with a visit planned.
A partially completed bird nest was found anchored to the rocker box of Chicago and Northwestern engine No. 1103 after a week of steady travel in western Iowa. The nest was finished and contained a sky blue egg, with robins reportedly following the locomotive daily back to the roundhouse.
A compact listing of crossword clues across horizontal and vertical sections, including definitions for cooking in dry heat, young goat, Persia, dynasty names, and various linguistic and geographic hints, followed by a wide array of down clues and partial answers.
In the Toronto Telegram, T. R. Richards argues that the middle class will shoulder rising taxes in the Ilsley budget. He says the poor are excluded from free services and the rich escape, leaving the middle as the only reliable source of revenue.
A compilation of humorous exchanges and witticisms about students, teachers, families, and neighbors. The jokes touch on birthdays, marriage, housing, insurance, and everyday village life, with light, regional humor and gentle irony.
A collection of short maxims on marriage highlighting small sacrifices, avoiding offense, aligned tastes and aims, and vows to love and please one another. Notable quotes from Selden Taylor Eddy Dickens Coleridge Leszynski emphasize harmony, mutual respect, and shared purpose in married life.
The article notes that plains and southern British Columbia remained underappreciated until rail lines enabled travel and settlement. It compares this to the Alaska Highway, suggesting it may similarly unlock growth and development in the Northland.
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