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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Page
5
A wartime briefing describes German secret weapons such as enormous recoil free guns based on bazooka design, giant naval shells, and aircraft cannons. It notes jet fighter drones called foo fighters, spider bombs guided by wire, and fast U boats with ingolene propulsion plus a deadly splash bullet.
The Ottawa Citizen reports a wartime discovery of Algin a new textile material from British seaweed Developed at Leeds University a secret process makes Algin washable flexible and fire proof enabling fire resistant clothing The seaweed near Britain contains about 40 percent Algin once used in explosives and waterproof materials.
The Financial Post notes a gas station attendant cleaning a windshield as a sign of greater service availability. It suggests retailers will increasingly value customer patronage as postwar norms return and service standards improve.
Reuters dispatch from Melbourne reports Australia holds tons of poison gas munitions as a retaliatory measure if Japan uses gas warfare. The supply, shipped from Britain early in the war, had been a closely guarded secret. Scotland records 13 centenarians' deaths in 1933.
An English despatch reveals RAF dropped live pigeons into France before Normandy to recruit amateur spies. Messages in French asked finders to report German troop movements and flying site locations. A Mayflower intercept confirms rapid relay to Allied commands and action on the intelligence.
Scientists and Trinity House officials say postwar radar on liners and cargo ships will reduce fog and iceberg risks, potentially replacing some lighthouses. They foresee faster Atlantic crossings, citing wartime radio location advances and the Ice Patrol born after the Titanic disaster.
The Halifax Herald argues that current productive energy and scientific knowledge can end want and poverty now. It questions deferring action and warns against delaying world prosperity to a distant future.
Nineteen air stations built during the war in Northern Ireland were placed at the disposal of the United States Army Air Forces and handed back to the RAF. The final return was the Greencastle base near Kilkeel. Runways’ concrete could lay a 10 foot wide road 90 miles from Belfast to Londonderry.
The Netherlands News reports 181,000 of 268,000 slightly damaged houses repaired using second-hand lumber salvaged from demolished dwellings. A housing survey shows 90,000 houses totally destroyed and at least 500,000 needing repairs.
The Ottawa Journal argues that hospital equipment from war assets could be placed under a Canadian hospitals association and distributed where most needed. Rural communities lack funds for basic operating room and X ray gear, and targeted disposal could aid hundreds of small hospitals while easing demand on larger centers.
A Californian invents pea size seed pellets containing grass seed and fertilizer. The dry pellets are sown by airplane to resist bird predation and weather, penetrating ground after rain. The note questions future aviation uses and warns against medicine bottle poison mix ups.
A chart illustrates Japan's naval strength at Pearl Harbor, the vessels added afterward, and the subsequent dwindling remnants, highlighting changes in fleet power through a visual summary.
Britain develops a hydro kinetic transmission replacing clutch and gearbox. A submerged flywheel with turbine vanes drives a two stage turbine motor linked to the output shaft. Oil flung by the pump drives the turbine, automatic torque adapts to load and speed. Reversing uses a simple lever, delivering smoother driving and better fuel economy.
Professor Appleton told the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London that Britain’s radio experts aim to reach and echo from the moon. He estimated two and a half seconds for the radio signal to travel to the moon and back, with a powerful sending station and precise focusing. The piece notes the moon at about 238000 miles and ends with a light quip about the man in the moon.
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery warned that a disease outbreak in Germany this winter could cause mass deaths from starvation and fuel shortage. He said the UN is striving to prevent such a contingency.
A jeweler from York Nebraska named Emmanuel Kahm built what is said to be the world’s smallest electric motor. The device is no larger than a house fly and weighs a quarter ounce, containing 58 parts most of which are made of gold.
Ottawa Journal argues Canada should honor wartime meat contracts with Britain to avoid losing a key export market. It notes pork exports valued around 120 million dollars in 1943 and 1944, warns of prairie slump if supply falters, and urges rationing and increased slaughterings to preserve a future 100 million dollar export business.
A Sheffield Telegraph feature presents a lighthearted collection of schoolboy misstatements. The humor comes from mispronounced words and playful redefinitions such as guerrilla warfare, post-mortem, eavesdropper, and other misread terms, framed as quaint classroom quips.
During a railroad accident a young man rushed from the train shouting a woman had fainted and asking who had liquor. Several flasks were offered. after tasting each he chose one and began drinking saying that seeing a woman faint had upset him.
A soldier, L Cpl R E Harker of Grassington Yorks, writes a world length letter to his son in England. The installment letter from India has reached 15000 words in a family odyssey.
Rattlesnakes add from two to three patties annually and sometimes four, indicating a rising output in yearly production. The detail reflects fluctuations in snake-generated patties across observed cycles.
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