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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1933
Page
4
Banks hold nearly £2 billion in deposits across nine clearing banks and over £110 million in the Bank of England, up from last year. Investors search for sound projects as funds wait for opportunities while business activity improves and expansion plans edge forward.
Admiral Byrd leads a 70 man crew from Boston on a second Antarctic expedition. Igloo, the famed dog, died months ago, leaving no mascot. Byrd notes replacing Igloo is impossible and the team will miss the companionship and symbolic luck he provided amid long hours of work, poker, bridge, and reading.
Driver William Gilbertson of the Royal Scot, with Fireman John Jackson Tom Blackett and Mechanic C Woods, places a wreath on the Canadian Pacific War Memorial at Windsor Station Toronto on Armistice Day 1933. The inscription honors CP employees who sacrificed their lives in the Great War.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe a skull found on Great Slave Lake shores belongs to Chester W. Graham, 23, a Cadillac Michigan trapper of Canadian parentage. The skull is in Edmonton for dental recognition while officers search the northern coastline for Graham's canoe, possibly swamped. part of the canoe sail has been located and linked to him.
A German manufacturer introduces an aluminum glass compound material. It combines aluminum and glass properties and is suitable for glass roofs skylights and various household items. It blocks sunlight rays while remaining transparent.
Officials report a domestic dispute as Dennison Plumbering and his wife argue while seven of her relatives crowd the scene. His car, designed for five, cannot accommodate the group, leading to tensions and a brief police intervention.
The five largest wheat producers in 1932 were the United States 726,831,000 bushels Canada 428,514,000 bushels France 331,357,000 bushels Italy 276,127,000 bushels and Argentina 235,376,000 bushels. Canada’s regional output included Ontario 17,052,000 bushels and Saskatchewan 202,000,000 bushels along with Alberta 164,000,000 bushels.
An Ottawa Belleville notice notes that modern banquets depart from ancient public speaking, shifting from witty social play to long sequences of speeches. The piece contrasts past lively conversation with today’s talk heavy banquets, where audiences listen to many addresses.
At a social gathering Isadore Cohen jokes about attending the signing of the Ten Commandments while an aristocrat recalls an ancestor at the Magna Charta signing. The banter highlights family pride and humorous anachronisms.
The National Art Collection Fund buys a 10th century ivory situla from a Dutch dealer, formerly in the Hermitage, paying £7000. The six inch high holy water bucket bears Passion scenes and an Otto inscription, one of few such ivory pieces surviving with the Basilewsky Situla noted in Milan Cathedral. Separately a Stuttgart night clinic for sleepless people led by Manfred Breuninger uses psycho therapeutic methods, Bible reading, and neck massages, avoiding drugs to teach sleep.
Col Lindbergh, touring Europe, is said to have received more gifts from admirers than any other unofficial figure. The items fill a special museum wing in St Louis and have drawn millions of visitors. Gifts range from toothpaste and boxing gloves to precious stones and a priceless Koran manuscript.
A compact saying notes that conflict requires two acting parties, while a single person can escalate discomfort through their behavior or stance. The proverb highlights interpersonal tension and the dynamics of dispute.
In a village match a butcher batsman is hit on the head by a ball and the wicket keeper appeals. The umpire rules out as the batsman protests the hit location. The scenario ends with the umpire stating he heard the wood and declares out. Harper's Magazine boasts of being banned in Germany alongside news that El Salvador may set up a government bank.
Britain advances a government bill to allow British women to keep their nationality after marrying foreigners where other nations like Canada already act. The measure, limited in scope, faces Labour opposition arguing it falls short of removing all disabilities from married women and may create inconsistent results across the empire.
The city of Mons recalls the November 11 1918 liberation by British troops led by General Sir Arthur Currie and the 42nd Battalion Black Watch of Canada. A message from the Burgomaster and Secretary expresses gratitude for Currie and the allied soldiers in marking the fifteenth anniversary.
The Mount Wilson Observatory announces a new sun spot cycle with expected increased magnetic disturbances on earth and telegraph service disruptions. Auroras may be visible farther south and wireless reception could worsen with cooler weather likely year round.
The Hon. Gilbert Coleridge of London holds a razor blade with a compass to extend sharpness. He places the used blade on a windowsill pointing due north to supposedly preserve edge through terrestrial magnetism.
In West Wemyss, miners report carving a swimming pool directly from rock. The venture showcases their skill and resilience as they transform rugged terrain into a usable leisure feature for the community.
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