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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1945
Page
2
An analysis notes banks are tied to national welfare and security under current economic systems. It cites Japan where banks aided military interests and warns that all nations’ banks face upheaval from wartime chaos. Banks will play a major role in world reconstruction as production and trade resume.
The article notes Canada’s banking system is efficient and dependable with ten chartered banks plus two savings banks and the Bank of Canada. It highlights Bank Act revisions every ten years and evolving rules, with three banks holding assets over one billion dollars and praise from Finance Minister Ilsley for unusual strength.
The piece notes banks face staff shortages as prewar male workers enlist, replaced by young women, while war loan processing and government services expand. Banks assist in war savings programs, rationing, and military needs, then aid reintegration of returning service members. Canada’s banking system is praised for stability and organization.
Laslo Vadnay left Hotel Plaza to board a train for Louis Bromfield's Mansfield Ohio home. He tipped a uniformed doorman five dollars but later learned the envelope held for the playwright was instead misaddressed to a Danish ambassador, causing a mix up weeks later.
A UK company unveils a die moulded compressed wood propeller blade that costs 25 percent less than the best metal blades and offers superior performance, potentially enabling airliners to carry eight extra passengers.
A third century artifact reveals Chinese watercolors, showcasing early techniques and aesthetics. The fragment highlights brushwork and palette used in ancient works, indicating sophisticated artistry of the period.
Dutch physicians Dr. J. L. Verschure and Dr. A. C. Lips report in New York on an artificial kidney developed in wartime. The device uses a warm water cylinder and long tubing to purify blood by osmosis and return it to the patient, running for over ten hours.
An assortment of quotes celebrates cheerfulness as a product of discipline benevolence and wisdom. Notable lines credit Whipple Godwin Eddy Haliburton Emerson Carlyle and others on kindness health and endurance while noting ancient shorthand usage dating to 63 B C.
Q and A on wartime price controls. Extra rations may be issued for repatriated Canadian army personnel from Japanese camps for three months. Homecraft makers can obtain a Manufacturer's permit and must send samples for pricing. Meat coupons have no expiry yet. announcements will note invalidation. Displayed window wearables need no price tag, but items for sale must be tagged. Send questions to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board with paper name and province.
British designer W. W. Downing said the Gloster Meteor is the fastest production aircraft in the world and would likely stay so for two or three years. He noted jet fighters in wartime exceeded 500 miles per hour and spoke during an interview in Toronto with Sir Roy Dobson of Hawker Siddeley Co. about plans linked to Victory Aircraft’s Malton plant.
Australia herds, though housing less than one-sixth of global sheep, account for more than a quarter of the world's wool supply.
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association urges the public to buy Christmas Seals to fund x ray clinics surveys and health education, explaining prevention costs far less than cure. Seals finance detection and early treatment efforts, with a reminder that TB can strike anyone and that donations aid both individuals and communities.
The Netherlands East Indies span about 3,000 miles of sea from Malaya toward Australia, outlining a vast maritime extent in the region.
A compact crossword list with numbered clues across and down spanning definitions from to gaze to brother of Odin. Includes animal, river in Africa, ancient court and other entries reflecting a Nordic and classical mix.
Canadian Women's Army Corps team from the London Area beat Eastbury Youth Club of England at Barking London in an October Friday night game. High scorer Pte Agnes Bowler of Peterborough Ontario led with eight baskets while Lieut Gettas of Simcoe Ontario directed plays. Proceeds supported the Barking Navy Week Fund.
The Chinese laundry proprietor in Toronto was jailed for a year after a narcotics conviction and took the shop keys with him. Customers found the laundry locked with no one able to gain entry.
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