Rhubarb Recipes and Home Caning Guide in Wartime Issue
Chilly spring slows rhubarb growth as readers are urged to use Blue Coupon No 1 Spare B in Ration Book No 2 before May 31 for an extra pound of sugar to pair with rhubarb. Includes recipes for rhubarb desserts tarts and pies, canning steps, preservation tips, and a Q&A on jar seals. Also notes CBC board member Mary McCallum Sutherland representing British Columbia and her public service roles.
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Osan
C. N
Anne Allan
Mary McCallum Sutherland
CBC
British Columbia
Manitoba
Mra
Sutherland
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Dominion Council of Health
Revelstoke
Canada
Ginger Farm Chronicles Show Fireflies and Frost
The diary describes ten older chickens at Ginger Farm watching the world, sugar ration thoughts for canning amid war, frost affecting fruit prospects, and a farm labor shift. Cattle remain in the barn, water trough eases mud, and Bob demolishes the old hen-house while work continues, despite wet weather.
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West Indies
Ses
Ginger Farm
Partner
May
Hats and Hedonism Return as Coupon Britain Struggles
In wartime Britain, fashion pivots to improvised hats and coupon workaround. Women craft extravagant headpieces from linoleum, carpet scraps, and dish towels while price pressures persist. Despite limited coupons, Easter bonnets sell out, but milliners warn of tougher times ahead as Londoners seek self expression through hats.
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Canada
Wintless Delos
London
British Islan
Blood donors supply plasma for North African armies
Seven thousand volunteers, including many war workers, provided blood for the First and Eighth Armies in North Africa. In one day 2000 bottles of dried plasma were turned over to army authorities.
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Cairo
North Africa
Price regulation breaches lead to convictions across Canada
Twenty seven persons faced breaches of price regulations last week. twenty five were convicted with fines from three hundred dollars downward. Two cases were dismissed. Shared jurisdiction saw twenty one cases in Quebec, four in Ontario, and one each in Manitoba and Alberta.
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Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Indian states to merge with larger adjoining areas
The Viceroy announced a plan to merge several small Indian states with larger neighboring regions. The move aims to streamline administration and strengthen territorial coherence across the subcontinent.
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New Delhi
German Drive on Chemin des Dames in 1918 Stuns Allies
In May 1918 a German offensive along the Chemin des Dames forced a 40 mile backflow of Allied lines from Reims to Soissons. Four days of heavy losses saw 65,000 prisoners captured before American and French countermeasures halted the advance toward the Marne and Paris.
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Chemin Des Dames
Reims
Soissons
Tohhe
Marne
Paris
United States
Tsck-Llke Bulge
Cheninden Dames
Mazebrouck
Ypres
Bslich
Lys
Soizsons
Aisne
Solatons
Chateau ‘Thierry
Dormaons
Dominion offers bonus to promote clean Canadian wool
The Dominion Department of Agriculture will pay a bonus of 4 cents per pound on all wool clips marketed in 1943 to encourage clean wool free of seeds chaff straw and burrs. Dry in good condition wool. do not mix hairy black or gray leg and face clip pings with fleece and avoid tied shipments.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Crocodile in Private Zoo Lays 78 Eggs in Lagoon Nest
A captive crocodile in a private zoo near Townsville Australia laid 78 eggs on a tiny island in a lagoon marking an unprecedented event as such prolific breeding is rare in captivity.
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Townsville
Australia
Army, Too At New Air Base In Labrador
Canada opens a new air base at Goose Bay Labrador where troops endured a harsh winter in tents and dugouts. Officers report the force adapted and permanent housing is now provided for the defense personnel.
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New Air
John Dauphinez
Goose
Labrador
Canada
Toronto
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Robin Hood Flour Mills Limited
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