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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
9
Official announcement by Donald Gordon chair Wartime Prices and Trade Board says ration book No 6 will be issued nationwide from September 9 to 16. Volunteers will man distribution centres and local boards urge Canadians to pick up books on time to avoid delays until September 30.
The Imperat Paraste Service, using insects to destroy pests, may remain in Belleville Ontario where it relocated as a war refugee. Five years of operation in Canada show insect collection and study of control methods can be effectively conducted from Belleville due to climate resembling Antipodes colonies and conditions closer to the United Kingdom.
The Canadian military prison at Headley Down Hampshire was officially taken over by British military authorities. Detention facilities for Canadian troops now transfer to Bramshott under British command.
Stan, a friendly owner of a rural service station near Pine Grove, fights a mice problem that mirrors a robbery. A night raid by a masked pair ends with Stan and Patrolman Clancy Burke detaining the thieves after a struggle. The scene closes with them drinking coffee.
Clancy narrates a trick to gain the upper hand and a girl Migosh faces scrutiny as a trap yields a surprising result. Ian proclaims the mouse’s capture proved the point and saved the country two hundred dollars.
Windsor reports Princess Elizabeth endured a comedic moment as she reviewed the Auxiliary Territorial Service at the Imperial Staff College. She became momentarily stuck to the freshly painted platform and left white foot prints on the parade ground while greeting the women soldiers.
Anne Adams pattern 4832 designed for teens with sizes 10 12 14 and 16. Includes a size 12 frock requiring 2½ yards of 35-inch fabric. Send 20 cents in coins to the Anne Adams Pattern dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union BB McDermot Ave. E Winnipes.
Wartime and postwar reports detail global sheep numbers shrinking about 12 to 8 percent of prewar levels with Hungary and Europe heavily damaged. The Soviet Union lost 27 million sheep and goats from 102% million prewar, leaving about 74 percent intact. By mid 1946 numbers may recover to around 80 percent of prewar as gains from occupied areas resume.
A humorous collage of quirks and quips from a bygone era. Jokes about lawyers, poets, editors, and editors notes mingle with light courtroom jests and silly exchanges between sailors airmen and a wife and RAF husband. The piece reads as a breezy, miscellany humor page.
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes Canadian poultry has become big business yet rests on many small operations. It highlights good management, grass, earthworms, water, air, light, and exercise as essential factors, with dust baths and ranging for growing stock.
The article warns that continuous removal of soil fertility from wheat land reduces protein content, affecting millers who demand high protein wheat. It urges greater use of artificial fertilizers and notes Western Canada grows high protein wheat on rich plains soils, urging measures to restore and maintain soil fertility to sustain quality.
Switzerland aims to be Europe's cultural hub by staging theatre and music festivals of high standard. Its location at the crossroads of French, German, Italian and British traditions enhances its appeal as a meeting ground despite post war strains. English is widely used.
The 1946 outlook projects a potato crop of about 74,000,000 bushels in Canada, up 23 percent from 1945 when the harvest reached 59,976,900 bushels. Based on farmer intentions and average yield per acre, the estimate reflects a stronger season ahead.
RC Smellie president of the National Dairy Council told Ottawa club members the era of cheap food may end if production costs rise. He warned Canadians must lower living standards or face higher dairy prices as farmers seek higher wages and input costs.
In Vancouver many jobless fail to find work of the exact kind and pay they desire while Fraser Valley strawberry growers struggle to hire enough help for a multi million dollar crop. Hundreds of workers are imported from prairie provinces with government support as locals wait for preferred opportunities.
Ottawa Journal notes proposals to curb bread use with rationing or requests, aiming to limit waste while feeding the hungry. A report from Grand Valley, Ontario describes a farmer keeping a groundhog as a pet after catching it on his Dufferin county farm and it now roams with the family dog.
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