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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1947
Page
5
Mrs. Griffiths advocates value of skilled workers abroad and the benefits of mass production alongside handcraft. She envisions exchanges of craftspeople and home makers between Britain, Canada, and other nations to share pride in workmanship and improve working conditions. She notes her pioneering Master of Commerce degree at Birmingham University.
A brine lake 400 by 800 yards and several feet deep of compacted salt was found 30 miles northeast of Swakopmund by a pilot flying a Tiger Moth from the Rand. It lay hidden among black koppies forming an oval around the basin.
A barbershop chorus in Olean New York sang with such brio at a meeting in the Exchange National Bank Building community room that chunks of plaster fell from the ceiling twice. No injuries were reported.
Toronto report notes British Federation of University Women raised over £12,000 to aid European scholars in France Holland and Poland. Canada supplied books clothing and bursaries via the University Women’s Association and the Ontario Canadian Fund. Australia and Canada contributed £900 each for bursaries of £50.
Frank Walker reports on the Royal Company of Archers as a unique Scottish order. Election limits to 400-500 members from nobility and distinguished professionals. Members range from private archers to higher officers, with the Captain General known as the C in C. They guard the King at state occasions in Holyrood, shoot Musselburgh Arrow trophies dating to 1603, and practice year round in Edinburgh venues including Buckleuch Street.
Dr. Viktor Lowenfeld of Penn State College of Education says people are mainly haptical or visual or intermediate. He explains a haptical person relies on touch while a visual person uses sight to form mental landscapes and envisions details.
Poultry requires adequate protein for growth and tissue repair. Essential amino acids number ten. deficiency reduces feed efficiency. Experts recommend diverse protein sources such as meat, fish meal, dried milk, and soybean meal. seek nutrition advice when supplies are tight.
The message links inner virtue to outward harmony and order. It claims righteousness yields beauty in character, which creates home harmony, then national order and global peace. The aphorism presents a cause effect chain from personal virtue to world peace.
A kernel of corn contains 80 percent carbohydrate in its dry matter. This figure highlights the high starch and energy content typical of corn kernels.
Londoners endure heat as temperatures top seventy with the city’s chimneys, streets, and parks filling with activity. The young enjoy outdoor play while older residents struggle with heat in airless back streets. Outside the metropolis, parks and allotments offer relief as Hampstead Heath, Ken Wood, Highgate Wood, and Crouch End provide shade and space.
Dawson Creek B C pilot R P Baker flew 200 eight week old piglets to Anchorage Alaska in a record livestock airlift. The shipment from Ted Hawley’s Pig Hatchery Progress B C weighed nearly 7000 pounds with 5540 pounds of pigs and feed. Baker noted future hauls may include larger consignments and a 700 pound bull on a subsequent trip.
Valparaiso police link the crime wave to a teenage fad as vandals pry off a chrome hood ring from a 1947 Buick, file the metal, and reuse the piece as a bracelet.
The British House of Commons adjourned to watch 11 year old William Betty perform in Hamlet. Betty reportedly mastered the heaviest Shakespearean roles with ease and drew praise for his skill.
The Bodleian Library at Oxford reveals a Bible so small it fits inside a walnut shell. Researchers note its intricate craftsmanship and volume size, highlighting its value as a rare example of medieval miniature religious manuscripts.
A Cape Town chemist reports progress in making orange pineapple and grapefruit juices more palatable for children. He claims to convert fruits into syrups and tinctures without losing vitamin properties and without acid taste. He also describes a method to extract water to shrink fruits for export, then rehydrate later to restore freshness.
Napoleon gifted Josephine a watch encrusted with 1741 pearls and 158 turquoises on the case. A musical attachment in the quarter hour played while three moving figures accompanied the melody.
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