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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
6
Montreal reader A H Ward writes Kellogg's All-Bran helps with regularity by providing the right bulk over time rather than a quick cathartic. The ad notes two size packages and availability at grocers and restaurants, made by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
The piece discusses how World War II impedes Pacific rubber and oil flows, noting 91 percent of world rubber from British Malaya to India Burma and other colonies, plus 39 percent from Netherlands East Indies and 7 percent from Indo China Thailand. It argues reliance on Brazil and other regions amid Japanese expansion, with potential prices and labor issues in tapping wild rubber trees.
Canadian wool production in 1941 reached about 19 million pounds, slightly above 1940, but officials warn that foreign matter in fleeces reduces value. The war in the Pacific and shipping issues may limit Antipodes supplies, underscoring the need for clean fleeces. An Ontario farmer shed sheep under trees, leaves mixing with wool cut returns by 36 dollars.
A mix of kitchen instructions for baked apples with walnuts and cornmeal cake using Crown Brand corn syrup Mazola and eggs outlines steps for core and bake while glazing with syrup. Notes mention Italy soap ration three million pairs of socks for armed forces and Canada’s plywood industry expansion for aircraft wartime needs.
Mary Ellen Burgess outlines practical steps for directing a community play, emphasizing copyright rules, obtaining rights, and the director’s prep work. She notes actors’ stage technique, the need for careful auditions, and the rewards of theatre as an escape during taut times.
More than 26 000 pints were given after the Red Cross set up a blood-donating service on February 15 1940. Blood was processed into powder at Connaught Laboratories Toronto for transfusions to war victims. It was received in 40 000 individual donations at 29 depots across Canada. In powder form the blood keeps indefinitely. It has already been used for bomb victims in the British Isles.
Medical authorities warn that egg shortage in the diet is linked to hair troubles including baldness. Englishmen deprived of breakfast eggs reportedly rely on a sulfur pill to compensate for dietary deficiency.
Donald Murray aged 16 fishing off Lewis Inland in the Outer Hebrides discovers a heavy box floating in the sea. Inside are 50,000 Chinese banknotes each worth two yuan about eight cents. The notes are in good condition and appear to be from China, prompting local authorities to investigate the find.
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