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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
2
Radar science progressed rapidly during the war and yielded weapons and peacetime uses. The British Ministry of Information highlights radiolocation as a pivotal secret, crediting radar with aiding Allied victory and predicting lasting value beyond conflict.
Radar shaped the Battle of Britain by revealing enemy positions and preventing surprise raids. It later empowered naval gunnery with blind fire, aided ship and submarine detection, and enabled air sea rescue. Its impact helped D Day and bombing of ships in fog.
In the final war months radar helped counter the V-2 threat. its use expanded to foggy travel safety and possibly highway traffic control. Britain credits Canada for key roles in discovering radiolocation, manufacturing radar gear, and training thousands of technicians who served in Britain.
Abraham Lincoln gently dismisses a would be House doorkeeper applicant with questions about experience and knowledge. The man admits no qualifications or reading, and Lincoln concludes the case with a reproachful tone. The applicant accepts the rebuff humbly and almost gratefully.
The Manchester Guardian notes penicillin healing influenzal meningitis in a child and reports UK doctors have used it against anthrax predispositions to gas gangrene and diphtheria. Saskatchewan surveys Little Manitou Lake waters buoyancy health claims as royal commission examines mineral bed development and commercial sales.
Henry Wickham Steed notes in Through Thirty Years that European powers planned to unite against the United States in 1898 and that Great Britain blocked their moves. He cites Cromer’s Suez Canal actions and Britain's intervention at Manila Bay as crucial to American success and to the enduring star spangled banner.
Puzzle list blends numbered across and down hints with partial phrases and misspellings for words like sodium chloride beverage repetition friend reach etc. Several entries reference ancient and modern terms such as Apollo mother ancient Roman garment compass point and sun god with multiple incomplete clues mixed in a single column.
Public guidance on complaining about high prices and quality and on obtaining rationing aids. Includes steps to file complaints with retailers and local Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices, meat rationing for special diets, and where to obtain the Remake Wrinkles booklet and Consumers News pamphlet.
English farms fetch stiff prices as buyers rush to acquire land seen as valuable property. The era's appetite for land follows its proven role as a food producer. A note mentions historic manuscripts linking liver use to night blindness cure.
A Canadian forces compilation shows 13 611 Americans enlisted or joined as residents in the RC AF and other services during World War II. The RC A F had 3 585 American entrants including 129 in the women's division. By July 1945, 3 789 men and 5 women were discharged to join US forces. Navy numbers: 265 men and 21 women enlisted, 79 discharged. Estimated discharge benefits exceed 3 million dollars, with eight of sixteen benefits available to those who settle in the United States.
Ottawa authorized initial fish shipment of 160 tons from Great Slave Lake arrives in Edmon ton in five refrigerated cars via waterways. The 400 mile journey included barges along the lake and rivers to Fort Smith portage, with trucks for trans shipment. Eastern markets will receive mainly lake trout and whitefish. McInness Products Corp holds lake fishing rights and sought a two million pound quota. The 100 ton load represents about a tenth of the season's catch.
The royal family alone may sign using baptismal names, an exception to the general rule in England requiring a single surname in official documents. This practice distinguishes the monarchy from other citizens under statutory signature norms.
CWAC members discuss food handling and sanitation at Regina’s Supply Depot No.12 as more women serve in logistics. Reports cover repatriation of CWAC cadre to Saskatchewan, civilian dress relaxations, and a British war bride’s arrival and marriage to a Saskatchewan corporal.
Pullman-Standard unveils a postwar travel car featuring a day club and night lounge with a movie theatre. The forward section serves as a daytime club and night club, while the rear becomes a lounge and cinema. A mid car cubicle hosts radio, phonograph, screen and projector. Dancing space measures 20 by 9 feet and the theatre seats 30. The design aims to expand in‑ride entertainment for travelers.
A collection of short quotations on prudence from John Mason Samuel Johnson Mary Baker Eddy Epicurus Jeremy Collier and Burke. The snippets discuss prudence as rule following virtue guiding pleasure and ethical living. Also mentions sperm whales yielding 145 barrels of oil as a factual aside.
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