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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1936
Page
6
In Medicine Hat, Baron Tweedsmuir was greeted informally by the mayor who wore everyday clothes. The governor general said the casual address as Mister Tweedsmuir felt refreshing. The article notes Canada has 8,430,800 cattle and calves on farms.
Maine elected a Republican governor and three Republican congressmen. The Dominion government will pay all direct relief costs in drought struck southwestern Manitoba, Premier Bracken announced. W. Goyder, 28, who invented a radio transmitter, oversaw India radio. Parcel post to the Yukon will suspend Oct 1 to May 31, except Cardross and White Horse post offices. Service to Champagne suspended Dec 1 to Mar 31. Canada’s wheat surplus to be disposed of by July 31, 1937. Amalgamation of shop and yard facilities of T and N O and C N R at Cochrane under consideration. Calgary seeks bondholder rate cut to three percent to save $400,000 yearly. Miss Elizabeth P. MacCallum named to head international affairs service for the League of Nations Society in Canada. Frank H. Holmes appointed to appeal board under federal creditors arrangement act in Alberta.
Zane Grey, famed novelist and big game fisherman, caught a devil ray off Queensland weighing over 1200 pounds. The 12 foot by 10 foot six inch ray required about four hours to land, one of the few giant rays ever taken with rod and line. Grey recently set a world record by catching a large shark off New South Wales.
A millionaire plans Britain’s first bomb-proof underground home in Hertfordshire. The subterranean residence will be air conditioned and flooded with artificial sunlight, experts say it will be healthier than conventional homes since it is not exposed to air-borne infections.
The annual report of the Royal College of Surgeons discusses a potential new heart operation. It addresses atrophied heart muscles and uses a delicate grafting technique to create an alternative circulation path through the heart.
A statistic indicates that in Great Britain a road crash occurs roughly every 100 seconds. The figure 2169 appears as a numeric reference or tally associated with the claim.
The article analyzes why Paul and early disciples traveled constantly to found churches, linking new converts to existing communities and extending the faith from synagogues to Gentiles. It emphasizes collaborative effort, leadership, and faithful support from many helpers alongside Paul.
New Yorkers watched a vacant car weave through a busy Manhattan street under remote control from a preceding vehicle. Patrols found no local ordinance against driverless operation and Harold Jonas and the craft were taken to the station where Charles A. Harnett allegedly said no law barred the experiment. The sergeant recorded the permission, and the car continued down the street.
Lord Tweedsmuir rebutted the idea that Britain should share its colonies with noncolonial nations. He asserted Britain built its colonial empire over 300 years and that it was not a lucky gamble.
Real estate dealer George Ortseifen learned a six flat building on Howe Street in Chicago was in his possession through a mortgage. Tenants’ quarrel and court questioning revealed no rent had been paid for ten years and Ortseifen was the landlord. His attorney said rent would be collected. Dr W G Summers described a new lie detector called the psychogalvanometer to the American Psychological Association, noting tests on 50 college groups with two percent error. The device measures tiny electrical current changes in the body, unlike older polygraphs that record blood pressure and heart rate.
A reader describes a strange guided path through a building. The route passes signs reading No admission Keep out and Silence then yell for him. The account hints at a concealed manager’s office location via cryptic directions.
A novel aluminum tong design lets users squeeze juice from lemon pieces without spraying the table or staining fingers. The tool channels juice away from the user, keeping surfaces clean during serving.
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