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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1944
Page
6
Tommy Lapierre runs the biggest turkey operation in Canada in British Columbia near the Washington border. He and his four children raise 12,000 giant 25 to 30 pound gobblers a year, feeding about 28 tons weekly during fattening. Over half the roosters head overseas for Canadian troops Christmas dinners.
A Geological Survey report to the interior secretary argues water supply and quality will drive factory sites and production in the postwar era. It cites how water purity affects bread, beer, candy, wool processing, and laundry, and stresses long term stream data for hydroelectric, irrigation, and flood projects.
London reports British businessmen may travel to Paris and liberated France if they can secure accommodation and obtain a British exit visa and a French visa as France's administration shifts from military control to local authorities.
A lively column offers retro craft ideas and style tips for fall. Readers are guided to make waxed leaves jewelry, pearl rings from broken necklaces, heart pin hats, and practical wardrobe planning. It also urges daily scheduling of radio programs and praises WAVES and WAC uniforms for posture and presentation.
The speaker recalls various carpets from lore and fiction and finds the one in the boss’s room most significant. He notes carpets described as magical, luxurious, and imported, yet the poem centers on the "boss's" carpet that commands authority in the present.
Question How is a funeral conducted from the house Answer A house funeral should be very simple and by its simplicity it is dignified The undertaker provides chairs for the friends and relatives who attend and each person to arrive is met at the door by some representative of the family and shown to a seat A row of chairs should be reserved near the casket for members of the family The casket is usually placed on a draped stand at one end of the living room The space behind and on the sides of the casket is usually banked with flowers The room may be darkened if desired The women of the family enter the room after the clergyman has arrived They wear hats and veils if they intend to go to the cemetery Upon their return from the cemetery the family should find all signs of the funeral removed shades raised and furniture replaced.
Los Angeles: Northrop Aircraft states its P-61 Black Widow night fighter mounts four .50-caliber machine guns in a revolving turret along with a 20 mm cannon. The company says this yields unmatched firepower and notes that none have been shot down in combat.
Ernie Pyle recalls the North Africa air raid where a crippled Flying Fortress named Thunderbird, down to two engines, wings barely level, and radio dead, miraculously reached base. Ten dead crew members were later honored. the rescue story ends with the men retaining hope through peril.
The navigator and pilots fought to reach home amid dwindling gas, a failing gauge, and grim odds. They spoke constantly, cursed, and pressed on through a harsh desert dusk, each oasis blending into the next as 40 miles stretched into an endless gaudy haze.
A craft feature describes a toy chest with a folding table top, stenciled scalloped borders, stars and letters. It explains construction from plywood scraps, rope handles, wooden wheels, and foldable legs to create a mobile play table for children. Pattern 252 with color guide is available for 15 cents.
Adults consume five to seven pounds of food and liquids and breathe thirty to thirty five pounds of air every day.
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