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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
7
Pete, in a drunken pursuit of Babe the elephant, is subdued by her after a brutal altercation. Babe, angered by his abuse, carries the injured man to the circus veterinarian, showing unexpected care. The scene unfolds amid a circus camp as dawn approaches.
The United Kingdom unveils Perspex as the peace time name for Plexiglass, a strong transparent material once used for bomber windscreens. It is now used in household goods, bathrooms, kitchens, furniture, picture frames, roofs, and various casings and recovery tops.
A Pacific Navy airman describes his experience after a chunk of AA flak hit his neck. He recalls recovering in hospital and explains he knew he was hit when he saw a fresh hole to his right in the fuselage and no exit hole to his left.
The first reported American soldier injury since the occupation of southern Korea occurred when a sentry at the governor-general's palace in Seoul lost four fingers after opening a booby-trapped fountain pen.
A column of brief notes from Ontario to Saskatchewan recalls small town triumphs and losses, labor shifts during wartime, notable deaths including John M Stevens and George Pocock, a coyotes gobbler chase in Hanna, and reflections on national identity. Also notes about postwar attitudes toward work for women, a Canadian council of churches in Swift Current, and U.S. Navy warships too large for the Panama Canal with future projects and supplemental locks.
A collection of brief quips and puns from a humor page. The jokes feature misunderstandings about money, memory, fashion, animals, and daily life. The lines showcase wordplay between spouses, children, teachers, doctors, and workers with playful twists.
A man in St Helens Lancashire stepped from his car to inspect a suspected fault when the rear wheel, which had fallen off, rolled back and struck him. He was knocked down and injured by the wheel as it spun along behind the vehicle.
The London Daily Express reports British and United States scientists have developed counter weapons to the atomic bomb. Radar, German rockets and American fuses are combined to create projectiles that can destroy aircraft or rockets carrying atom bombs at high altitude and disable their mechanism before detonation.
Pears featured as versatile ingredient for breakfast lunch dinner and desserts. Crusted Pears recipe provides method using lemon honey over-popped rice cereal and custard sauce, yields 6 servings.
A forest fire moved swiftly through the area, outrunning nearby deer as flames advanced across the landscape. Local crews reported heavy smoke and required evacuation warnings for several nearby communities. Firefighters worked to contain hotspots and protect structures amid windy conditions.
John Hanson Flett son of L M Flett CPR agent Neudorf Sask awarded one of two CPR scholarships for employees under 21 or their children. He studied in Fort William Kelloe Rosenfeld and Neudorf high schools and a six weeks Saskatoon course, averaging 88 per cent in Grade 12. He will study engineering at McGill Montreal.
Five universities McGill Queen s McMaster Western and Toronto met on September 8 to recommend to their governors that military training be voluntary. Since 1941 Canada’s Resources Mobilization Act has made the training compulsory in universities.
Clothing pattern ad describes Pattern 4934 a princess line frock with slenderizing fit and embroidered leaves. Available sizes 14 through 48 with yardage for 39 inch fabric and a contrast, order by sending 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Several factories have been built in Ceylon for the manufacture of shark liver oil which contains three times as much vitamin A as cod liver oil, and investigations are being made as to its preservation and concentration.
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