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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
2
Canada’s scientific research expands human knowledge and drives wartime innovation. Researchers develop new materials and counter enemy threats while peacetime discoveries improve civilian life and daily living. Recent progress shows science serving broader human good beyond the battlefield.
The text praises national research support and Canadian efforts led by the National Research Council in Ottawa. It emphasizes Canada as a young nation with vast industrial potential and identifies opportunities to develop farm crop uses and waste product utilization, urging public encouragement for such research.
R W Boyle of the National Research Council told the Canadian Institute of Public Relations that Canada spends far less on scientific research than Russia, the United States, or Britain. Per capita outlays cited are about 2.40 in Russia, 1.80 in the U S, 0.80 in Britain, and 0.29 in Canada. He urged greater post war development and improved university facilities to match other nations.
During the siege of Leningrad a life saving radium shortage spurred a Soviet Information Service report. A building once used for 20 years was stripped of plaster and walls to extract radium from waste. The scientist responsible received the Order of Red Banner of Labor.
Time magazine spotlighted the 1st Canadian Army with praise for Lt. Gen. Crerar. A front page image honored the steel-helmeted commander as Canada returned to Dieppe and reported on mopping up in France and victories at Caen and Falaise with Eisenhower’s remark about the value of every foot of ground.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told a luncheon honoring Rene Massigli that Europe’s future hinges on joint action with Canada. He urged vision to see, faith to act, and courage to persevere, stressing sustained cooperation.
A white list compiled by the British minister of health records towns with no slum areas. The list currently includes 33 towns recognized as slum free.
The elf owl measures six inches, making it the smallest while the horned owl grows to about two feet, the largest in the species.
A wartime essay urges readers to monitor local prices to prevent inflation and preserve wartime stability. Edna Jacques argues price control keeps goods affordable, warns against lapses, and stresses individual responsibility to watch spending and saving in the community.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1943 salt output at 687,686 short tons valued at 4,379,378. Domestic buyers include dairy, meat curing, canning, fisheries, chemicals, and road departments for soil stabilization. Salt aids highway bases and runway surfaces, with fall sand mixes keeping roads passable in cold weather.
A humorous observation suggests the phrase boss of the house applies to household chores. The speaker lists common tasks like lawn care and cleaning as the duties of the presumed head of the home.
Q and A on essentiality certificates for furnaces in new homes under construction. How to obtain vouchers for honey by mail via local ration boards. Instructions on maximum rentals decisions for moved-in tenants and ongoing permits for small arms ammunition through Septem ber 30. Submit questions to Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
Pte Sue Lemky of Edenbridge Saskatchewan keeps time with a clock showing a kneeling boot painterly scene. The clock reminds her of duty as a CWAC member serving in Prince Albert. The article notes CWACs wearing civilian clothing on 48 hour passes causes moments of confusion and embarrassment for both female and male service members during social events.
National Research Council Ottawa workshop makes high precision photographic lenses for the Royal Air Force. Lenses up to six inches diameter used for images from 20 000 to 30 000 feet. Process runs from glass blanks to final product within one part in ten million, with grinding polishing and calibration to perfection.
W M Thomas Western rep for Davis Geck notes kangaroo tendons as surgical sutures because of slow absorption. Other materials include silver wire silk linen cotton gut and nylon. He travels through Canada on a business trip from Alameda California stating sutures meet demand with high priority and no material shortages.
A collection of humorous quips and micro anecdotes recalls dinner table wit and social foibles. Jokes span German hosts and Dutch painters, honeymoon salads, fatherly praise, door-to-door sales, and marriage laws. The snippets mix light irony with period slang and cultural references.
A 15th century prayer book titled The Hours of the Virgin sold at a London auction for 550 dollars. The sale highlights rare manuscript demand and historic liturgical works.
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