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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
4
UNRRA officials outline Canada inspired rationing model based on commodities rather than points. Registration will be first, police led with volunteers, aimed at stabilizing postwar economies without forcing systems on occupied governments.
Crochet doilies inspired by antique glass design. Pattern 1248 provides instructions for doilies stitches and materials. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man include name address and pattern number. delivery may take a few days longer than usual.
A wartime prayer for faith hope and peace was written by Babs Hitchman of John and Judy fame. After a broadcast seven thousand readers requested copies, but no reprints are available.
The piece compares campaign fighting to front line war in World War I terms. It warns that the current struggle lacks guaranteed safety sleep or clean clothes and notes breaching a line does not ensure quick gains, leaving soldiers potentially no nearer victory after weeks of effort.
A kindhearted woman tells her irate partner that feeding every tramp who comes to the door brings relief, as she explains it is nice to see a man eat a meal without faulting the cooking.
The piece honors British women and men on balloon and gun sites in Britain describing them as isolated yet pivotal. It highlights Mr. Sandys's statement on flying bombardment and General Pile's anti-aircraft command where half the personnel are women, praising their crucial role in enabling London and France operations.
Dr Mitchell S Corbett a Chicago physician believes music calms patients. He and assistants treat 300 to 400 people daily many from industrial settings. He had music piped into his office to reduce nervous tension while waiting for treatment.
The windmill wings, driven by force of wind, rotate against the wind but only power themselves when the craft sits on the ground.
Rural communities solve the hot food dilemma for children by heating jars at school, having mothers take turns preparing hot dishes, or teachers serving hot noon meals. The Nutrition Division in Ottawa backs hot noon meals as boosting health for youngsters.
Dr. L. D. Livingstone рассказdescribe Arctic life and the potential for a postwar tourist centre at Aklavik. He notes Eskimos earning high fur prices, the town’s mix of whites and natives, local industry, coal nearby, and oil prospects along with his own plan to settle near Renfrew.
London dispatch to the Polish Telegram Agency quotes a Polish woman imprisoned in Birkenau. The letter claims 4000 Jewish children were gassed and cremated, with over 65000 women dying there in two years including Russians Ukrainians Yugoslavians Germans French Poles and Jews. It notes more than 9000 deaths in a single month this year.
Milk production figures for the United Kingdom show 145 million gallons supplied in June 1944, up from 123 million gallons in the same months of the three prewar years. The rise is partly due to free milk distribution to schools serving 30,426 schools with a daily total over 230,000 gallons.
The Galapagos Islands host tortoises believed to be among the oldest living animals. These giant reptiles are known to live for several hundred years, making them exceptional in longevity and a key feature of the archipelago.
Fall conditions ideal for repairs and painting to weatherproof a home. Plan caulking around doors and windows, remove loose paint, apply primer, and use two coats. Paint metal fixtures, drains, screens, and storm windows to prevent rust and drafts. ensure paint dries before reassembly.
Dr Augustine Frigon, newly named general manager, revealed the CBC is exploring television and aims to build an experimental Montreal station. He cautioned that TV is expensive and will not become general for a long time.
The banana plant yields fruit within 15 minutes of planting the roo stock, highlighting rapid growth after planting.
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