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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
2
For years groups in Canada have urged better public awareness of citizenship duties and privileges. With Canada's new Citizenship Act taking effect January 1, a nation wide Citizenship Week will run January 6 to 11, marking the granting of new status to many qualified individuals.
A special committee plans Citizenship Week with regional and national programs to educate new and existing citizens about its meaning. A major Ottawa ceremony at Parliament Buildings will naturalize Canadians via a large, colorful event with officials, music, and relatives, setting a model for future ceremonies.
The piece argues Canadians should value citizenship beyond Citizenship Week, noting widespread national loyalty yet risk of neglecting individual freedoms. It contrasts Canada’s peace with war torn regions and warns against excessive state submersion, urging ongoing civic engagement throughout the year.
Vice Admiral A W Fitch of the U S Naval College at Annapolis told the United Services Institution of Vancouver Island at a luncheon that freedom of the seas has long been a mutual concern for Canada and the United States and remains essential to both nations.
Lord Rowallan explains that during a visit to Africa Baden Powell initially offered a right hand, but the Ashanti chief offered a left hand saying the bravest shake with the left after throwing away their shield. The left hand greeting thus symbolized courage and openness toward trusted friends.
Milan Italy reopens its international fair on a bomber site for the first time since 1942. The sole British exhibit comes from a Manchester based oil refinery company in the chemical section.
Some newspapers note that certain presses can output 300000 copies per hour, highlighting the high capacity of modern printing facilities and their efficiency in mass production.
Mrs. Conant told the European Assembly for Moral Rearmament at Caux Switzerland that Canada faces threats from wrong forces and urged youth involvement. She travels to the world conference of Girl Guide Associations with a commitment to the ideology of Moral Rearmament. Other speakers included George Simmons and Pierre Carteron, with delegations from Canada the US Europe and the Far East.
The Queen selects furnishings for the Royal Suite on HMS Vanguard to carry the Majesties to South Africa next year. The Admiral and staff will have after superstructure apartments with port and starboard views and direct access to the quarter deck promenade. A private sun deck will be built. Cream walls and light carpets are chosen. Plate and cutlery from the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert will be used. Vanguard is Britain's largest fast battleship with crew amenities including a cinema soda fountain and cafeteria.
The Russian military administration announced that the Red army is now the Soviet army and the Red navy the Soviet navy, reversing a historic naming used since 1917 after Lenin and the Bolshevik revolution.
Potatoes were unknown in North America until after the mid sixteenth century when they were introduced to Virginia from Peru.
London reports new Board of Trade guidelines limit gift parcels to eleven pounds with seven pounds of food and four pounds of essentials monthly per unsolicited shipment. Clothing is dutiable if sent. some parcels may face duty. Delays, losses and confiscations have occurred but most parcels reach recipients. British housewives still face bread rationing and appreciate items like soap citrus peels nuts dried fruit and certain canned goods from Canada.
RCMP History Commissioner Mead, long a central figure in Mountie lore, guided authors T Morris Longstreth and Henry Vernon through Northwest Territories research for Murder at Belly Butte. He served as constable there, helped develop RCMP based fiction, and has retired to Vancouver Island.
A collage of light hearted gags features a door pull sign misread while a puncture joke interrupts a road guide. Marriage chatter and witty classroom one liners share space with a crime taunt about speed and a playful barbed remark on starting in business.
A collection of maxims from Punshon Montaigne Mary Baker Eddy Addison Munger and Sidney emphasizing purpose perseverance and deliberate effort as keys to achievement. Each quote links steadfast energy to eventual success and character formation.
People who cry from onions experience tears as the brain signals tear glands after irritants affect smell and touch nerves. Onions release compounds that cause tearing. Diamond dust saved from cutting is used for fine polishing.
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