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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
9
Ben confronts poverty and temptation during a perilous Christmas season. He pockets a purse, contemplates stealing, then returns it to the Lost and Found and discovers honesty brings unseen gifts. A boy’s joy and a family’s renewed hope follow as the engine bell rings.
A collage of columns and notes by J P KK in ITEMS KOLUMN covers Safety Pivot warning about tomorrow, radio quotes on the Montreal Maroons, chewing gum promotions for soldiers, baby transport feats, postal tips, horse ambulance news, retail buying psychology, and a sentimental vignette praising a nine year old newspaper carrier who brightens winter mornings.
Dr F W Clements of the Commonwealth Health Department notes Australian child health clinics reach 98 percent of babies in their first year and three out of four attend regularly. He compares urban clinics to Well Baby Centres and says rural areas receive regular visits via mobile clinics in railway cars and motor vans.
An adorable jumper with embroidery pairs with a simple blouse in Pattern 4825 for girls sizes 8 10 12 and 14. Size 10 jumper details include yards 14 in fabric blouse 35 inch. Send orders with size name address and style number to Anne Adams Winnipeg pattern offices. payment 20 cents. Delivery delays due to mail slowness.
Teenagers organize own club in Winnipeg with opening night at Jesse Ketchum hall. A six man band provides hep tunes while George Malcolm plays clarinet. Toronto joins by adding a Teen Agers club to its amusement venues as part of the city’s youth recreation.
Selected recipes describe making a chocolate custard pie with a rich filling and a baked shell using vanilla, cornstarch, sugar, eggs, and milk. Instructions include pre bake, custard filling, and topping with melted chocolate and butter. The text also mentions castor oil production in Brazil, noting its suitability for aircraft engines due to low freezing point, adhesiveness, heat resistance, low residue, and solvent properties.
An advertisement promises speedy relief for tender aching burning feet. It urges readers to try Emerald Jade and apply two or three times for fast relief, claiming soreness diminishes in minutes. The copy touts easy availability at drug stores and urges readers to get a bottle today.
Food Minister J J Liewellin said Britain will finalize 1946 contracts with Canada for bacon ham and beef. He noted figures from 1945 and 1946 plans including a minimum 50 million pounds of beef annually and UK purchases capped at about 112.9 million pounds this year and 134.1 million in 1945.
A seven foot square secret room and staircase were revealed during bomb damage repairs at a cottage in Old Malden Surrey England. Authorities believe the space served as an 18th century highwayman hideout.
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