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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1947
Page
7
Naomi welcomes a beggar into her home and shares a meal with him while her daughter Connie watches. The man thanks her, eats modestly, and leaves with doughnuts for the road, prompting Naomi to discover only a single dollar remains in her purse.
In Winnipeg Western Canada's wheat could influence hair fashions. Charles Tugwell of Toronto told Western Canada hairdressers at their first convention that Canada should lead in styles. He said Western wheat inspires lavish, original evening styles that sweep the hair upward.
London reports Princess Elizabeth will wed Lieut Philip Mountbatten on November 20. The route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey will be lined by armed services contingents with mounted escorts from the household cavalry and bands along the entire procession.
Eight year old Wyman Rams suffers fractures of both forearms when a tree limb broke. Doctors call it a rare case with identical X rays showing two parallel fractures. He must wear casts on both arms for a month, and he remains unfazed by the distinction.
The era saw matches cost about four cents a scratch. The Britannica notes a match as a bottle of sulfuric acid with splints tipped in potassium chlorate sugar and gum arabic.
Pattern 4819 offers a dainty daily frock with a flower bouquet embroidery option and matching panties slip. Includes illustrated instructions and size 1 to 5 with fabric yardage and transfer instructions. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for order and list size name address and style number.
Dumpling recipe notes cover flour milk and seasonings with variations for Parsley Curry Chili and Tomato Dumplings. Instructions describe folding, dropping onto simmering stews, then cooking 15 to 20 minutes covered. Suggested stews include lamb pork veal beef with assorted vegetables.
Ottawa reports a campaign to raise the three armed services to 38 400 personnel. The army seeks 4 765 more to reach 18 750, the air force 346 to reach 12 150, and the navy 679 to reach 7 500. A Defense pamphlet notes a new cabinet advisory committee on industrial organization and munition design.
In Los Angeles a bay mare caused two jolts at a traffic signal and fled after hitting a cab. Burl Grey, the driver, reported the incident and the horse was later captured. Police noted the animal had previously disturbed traffic on the highway.
A cautious essay urges that contributing to one’s education helps youth value learning and endure future problems. It argues earning part of one’s way builds appreciation for education and reduces future obstacles compared to those who seek only social life.
Defence Minister Brooke Claxton disclosed a long delay in delivering 85 Vampire jet fighters ordered from Britain. The aircraft, mark three Vampires with mark two Goblin engines, were due last April but have not arrived. this marks the first public disclosure of the order quantity.
A brief note states eyelids perform an automatic motion on a six second cycle. No further context or sources are provided to identify the setting or purpose of the action.
The estate of the late James Turner Carroll Manitoga twenty miles south of Brandon will disperse about fifty head of registered Aberdeen Angus cattle on Saturday October 25 at 1 00 p m standard time. The herd descends from Karama 2nd of Glenearnock.
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