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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
7
India plans a postwar program to boost agricultural output by 50 percent in ten years and 100 percent in the following five, with $3 billion capital and $60 million annual outlay. The aims include expanding cultivated land, irrigation, and water management to raise living standards and food supply for every citizen.
A collage of dialogue fragments from a village setting features Mrs Hazel and Mrs Knut with a talking parrot, then quick quips about cars, blowouts, electricity, and grocery costs. Other exchanges include courtship, a dog bite during farewell, a pedestrian sighting, and exam humor.
The Manchester Guardian notes W. W. Boulton, now a baronet, serves as Tory whip since 1040 and is vice-chamberlain of the royal household. He pens a rally report for the King on parliamentary proceedings, a duty once held by the prime minister.
Answers outline registration rules for honey under 4000 pounds with local ration boards, fur coat price controls not applied though tags required, canning sugar coupons with baby ration book, comb honey and cut comb honey ration status, and purchase of canned milk with notes on coupons and doctor certificates for special evaporated milk.
The Winnipeg Tribune notes Canada’s growing commitment alongside the United States and Australia in the Pacific and with Britain in Burma. It urges mental and material preparation for increased participation and urges the purchase of War Savings Stamps.
Five members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps perform in the Invasion Review in France. Sergeant Lynda Tuero of Toronto leads the troupe with pianist Gunner Victor Tuero, joined by Privates Virginia Stansell Windsor Ontario Muriel Stuart Vera Cartwright and Enid Powell of Toronto. The all Army show tours for invasion troops, billed as the Sweethearts of Normandy.
Five MacDonald siblings from Jamaica join Kathleen in Canada as they await reunion after the war. Kathleen, a Canadian Women's Army Corps Corporal, heads a Montreal canteen and eyes UNRRA work. brothers serve in Jamaica, Washington, and Michigan. a younger sister remains in school. A CWAC team beat S.W.A.C 54 to 4 in London, boosting postwar aims. Winstanley sisters Iris and Sylvia CWAC members overseas share a London barracks room with Iris aiding Lieut-Colonel Sorby in Winnipeg.
The Fort William Times Journal reports an exceptional rainfall season in the Thunder Bay area during the summer of 1944. Citizens have avoided using garden hoses, awaiting storms that bring heavy downpours and widespread soaking.
A new method preserves animal welfare in transit with adequate food ventilation and care. In one week the Railway Express Agency moved 211 live animals including 66 birds 75 dogs chicks rabbits pigeons and fish in tanks, a turtle a hog a crow a horse and a snake. Chemists note aerosol in water makes it act wetter affecting ducks.
A convalescent hospital set up by the RCAMC in England at Alderbrook Park staffs by a Canadian Medical Officer and CWAC Medics. The girls, previously in Canada with parents, aim to return home after service overseas.
A reader reports finding lasting relief from constipation using All-Bran cereal made by Kellogg's in London Canada. They credit regular use with ample water and endorse All-Bran as superior to harsh purgatives and laxatives.
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