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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
2
For years residents of the Prairie Provinces have explored waste from farm crops for commercial use. Research and some plants have produced wall board and insulation from cereal straws. Waste includes straws stems hulls weed seeds and similar residues. Much is left to rot for soil fertility while some waste is used for feed fuel or other farm needs.
It is estimated that twenty million acres of wheat are sown in Canada each year yielding about twenty million tons of straw and two hundred thousand tons of flax straw. The article discusses whether to return straw to soil and the challenges of collecting and storing residues for commercial use. It notes potential products like wall board, insulation, paper, twine, and burlap, and anticipates future agriculture industry integration with new developments.
William Morris of daluda North Carolina keeps a 60 year old family flame alive begun 1780 by Robert Morris who migrated to the Blue Ridge mountains. Hampton Owens, a nephew, now oversees the ongoing blaze. For Canada land values show a 12 percent rise since 1939 with yearly variations. In 1940 the rise was 42 percent from 1939. in 1942 the gain was 4 percent. the 13th figure notes a 7.8 percent increase over 142.
The United Nations organization plans to rehabilitate Europe with aid for food clothing health and medical services and restart essential work. A central fund funded by contributions stands between 500 900 000 and 625 000 000 pounds, with displaced people estimated in the thousands to tens of millions.
A Surakarta ruler maintains a sprawling household of 15 000 including wives sweethearts dancers relatives priests soldiers servants and local officials as part of his court and administration.
Information on ammunition rationing for sporting use outlines August 15 to September 0 as the application window for permits to purchase ammunition from September 1 to December 31. Rules limit 100 rim fire cartridges or 50 shot shells per permit, with separate permits for each ammunition type. Dealers must tag autos for sale with details. ceilings obtainable from Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Transient workers may receive extra rations for harvesting. farmers must apply to their local ration board for temporary helpers.
Eileen Crouch a 21 year old nurse who had lost her parents in the blitz is hailed as a heroine for five hours she helped remove patients from a hospital repeatedly struck by bombs including a buzz bomb before the roof collapsed and she was killed.
Rail welding has been adopted by one of the four big British railroads, the London Midland and Scottish. Worn rails are welded and resurfaced by welders during intervals between rains, avoiding removal and replacement of worn points and crossings. The new method saves time and steel, reducing repair time by about half a minute per eye exposure to glare.
Raymond Davies reports a Russian led project describing a perennial wheat with high yield, rust and breath resistance. It reportedly produce 30 to 40 bushels per acre under Saskatchewan Alberta like conditions and can yield four harvests in two years. A separate item notes a Dutch station theft incident involving A Nazi and a mistaken bag loss tale.
Private Rosalie Matthews of the Canadian Women's Army Corps plans an August wedding to Private Arthur Armitage of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. After the ceremony they will stay near Halifax, then visit her Newfoundland parents. Matthews trained in Kitchener, appeared in a CWAC anniversary parade, and is celebrated alongside tales of family service in the air and on the ground.
A Kellogg's London advertisement promotes muffins as helping regularity. It lists ingredients such as baking powder, shortening, sugar, eggs, bran, and milk. The method describes mixing, soaking bran, sifting, and baking in a moderately hot oven at about 400 degrees, yielding six large muffins.
An article extols the common toad as a friend to crops and gardens remarking on its welfare and utility. Citing the US Department of Agriculture it notes toads eat about 98 percent animal prey and over 60 percent are harmful insects including plum and apple curculios potato beetle tent caterpillar cankerworm and moth caterpillars.
W H Clarke of Oxford University Press Canada says 25 000 Bible copies printed in Toronto have been shipped to the United States to relieve a tremendous shortage. The first copy on Canadian paper with Canadian leather was presented to Prime Minister King last April. The remaining 5 000 copies are being sold in Canada as fast as finished. Plates shipped from England.
Norma Folyn and Norma Folyn from Kindersley and North Portal Saskatchewan are noted among the first CWAC soldiers to win medals. Thelma Clyde and Irene Hand won at the Army Sports meet for a tire changing event, clocking four minutes forty seconds, claimed as a world speed record potential.
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