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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
2
Canada’s seventh Victory Loan aims for a minimum 1.3 billion dollars as wartime sacrifices recede. Finance Minister J. L. Lisley outlines reasons to sustain lending for victory and postwar economic stability amid a projected favorable wartime end.
A Canadian wartime article urges continued public lending to support victory efforts. Officials warn against inflation, emphasize social security plans post war, and call for strong participation in the Seventh Victory Loan to back both military action and home front stability.
Dr MacLachlan of Ontario Agricultural College explains that Autumn coloring results from sugar accumulation and breakdown in leaves. A cork at the leaf base slows processes to reveal yellows and reds as green fades, with deeper reds indicating more leaf sugars as it dies.
Canadian researchers and service medical officers report dust control at Camp Borden Ontario dramatically reduced airborne germ spread. Respiratory tract infections burden on military hospitals averaged 35,000 lost man hours annually with costs around 6 million dollars. dust suppression cut casualties by more than half.
The name of Portland Oregon was chosen after a coin toss between two real estate men from Portland and Boston. Portland emerged the winner, determining the city's name based on chance.
Wartime guidance explains rationed foods for hot school lunches require Local Ration Board permission and quota registration. It notes used cotton bags can be kept, not returned, and sold for home use, and that donated preserves may be sold with board authorization. It also covers valid timing for ration cards and shelf life of books, advising inquiries to local offices.
A reader testimonial extols Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle bulk-favoring cereal that ends constipation without harsh laxatives. The ad urges daily use, water intake, and purchase from grocers, noting two handy sizes and Kellogg's London production.
A Birmingham case shows a housewife nearly killed by mixing two household cleaners. Two ounces of powder cleaner plus half a pint of liquid released chlorine gas. The victim could not smell it due to a childhood loss of smell and fainted, later recovering with medical care.
A financially strained sergeant at Camp Roberts California received a collect telegram and read a note from his wife asking him to send ten dollars home immediately while he owed one dollar and thirty cents.
A discussion on the power of science and machines versus human thought. It argues machines, though advanced, are tools not replacements for liberal education and human reasoning. The address at Columbia urges education to remain the foundation guiding progress and to prevent turning people into mere skilled machines.
All India Radio has started broadcasting a 200 hour program service from a new 100 kilowatt shortwave transmitter near Delhi. The station sits on over 300 acres outside the city and began May 1.
Mock Drum Sticks made by coating veal pork or beef slices in corn flakes crumbs then egg wash and crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour until tender. Serves six. A cottage cheese mayonnaise olive relish salad complements the dish.
Pte Agnes Demone CWAC of Lunenburg Nova Scotia earns honor for steering a course on the Bluenose schooner and graduating early with a science degree from Dalhousie. Major Pearl Brent reports a softball homer by Pte A Wezner Saskatoon leading to a steak dinner prize served in the mess at Kingston barracks.
Informal Sunday breakfast at the C W A C Training Centre in Ste. Anne de Bellevue precedes a formal church parade. The recreation hall offers butter jam marmalade honey tea coffee and bread with canteen staff serving while uniforms are later donned for church service.
Editorial urges humane care of dogs beyond licenses and feeding. It warns that neglect leads to harm from cars, theft, or poisoning and stresses considerate, supervised pet ownership and respect for neighbors.
The British government provides 26,530,000 toward shipyard improvement schemes including development and modernization such as welding extensions. The total estimated cost for the plan is 39,870,000.
A collection of light vignettes and quips about family, work, and everyday misunderstandings. Humorous exchanges involve a boy named Donald, a grammar remark, uniform fittings, a father and son, a disbanded club, a baby, and a chance reunion.
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