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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
2
World happenings brief notes that Weamgrau as a safeguard against sabotage in India is being tried, rail lengths rising from 36 to 120 feet. Other items cover refugees in Honan fed by missionaries, Australian expedition aims, defense budget rise, and empire news.
Sir Shuldham Redfern of Ottawa is knighted by King George on a moving royal train between Truro and Halifax. The ceremony marks the first time a knighthood was conferred on this continent and the first ever audio ceremony aboard a moving train. Redfern, secretary to Lord Tweedsmuir, remains a British citizen.
An order in council published in the Canada Gazette requires fishing licenses for visitors in Jasper Banff Waterton Lakes Yoho and Kootenay national parks. Residents pay 2 a season while non residents face 5 a season or 1 a day with the license plan shelved for a year due to advertising by railways hotels and tourist agencies. An unrelated item notes a Californian invented lawn mower and inspectors found 91 640 people traveling without tickets on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway in Bombay in three months of 1939.
The Indian Affairs Branch reports community gardens and farms on Canadian reserves boost vegetable supply and diet variety, improving physical condition. Production rises from 2,000 to 5,000 bushels in one year, with total agency output reaching 20,000 bushels, plus storage root houses and self‑support through labor and food shares.
Fashion notes describe a chic summer dress with a soft bodice under a lace trimmed yoke and a flared skirt. Pattern 4145 offers sizes 36 through 50 with yardage and lace details, requiring twenty cents and the Winnipeg Pattern Dept address for ordering.
A Home Service feature promotes budgeting to stretch modest incomes. It highlights buying smart, choosing economical housing near Jim’s job, watching food costs, and selecting clothing at sales. The 32 page booklet offers a simple budget plan and ruled pages for a year’s accounts, with additional booklets available at 15c each.
Brown pork quickly in hot fat then season and add celery green pepper and meat stock or water. Cook covered over low flame until tender adding water as needed. Crumble Soda Wafers and pour over hot stock. Combine with meat and vegetables and serve hot. Six portions.
A vintage recipe for a jellied vegetable ring using gelatine, water, cider vinegar, lemon juice, Crown Brand Corn Syrup, salt, celery, cabbage, cucumber, and pimento. Soak gelatin, dissolve in boiling water, add ingredients, chill in a round mold, serve with boiled dressing. Makes six servings.
Super-Airport Corporation of London votes £1,100,000 to develop a site at Fairlop Essex into a super-airport. The project aims to rival Croydon and Heston as a main arrival port for continental airliners and to escape fog disruptions that affect other airports.
The steel industry reportedly consumes 6,000 grams of platinum valued at about $10,000 annually. Figures indicate material use tied to precious metal costs and manufacturing processes.
The lesson outlines Jeroboam as Solomon's overseer who inspires revolt after Ahijah’s symbolic act. It covers the promise of rulership over ten tribes, the condition to maintain kingship, and Jeroboam’s flight to Egypt as Solomon dies, leading to the downfall of his house.
In an interview, JR Branson, a 67-year-old retired officer and farmer, describes living on raw grass for two years. He notes grass provides essential vitamins, reduces living costs, and can yield four to five times more food per acre than wheat, urging gradual adoption and first trying grass as a salad garnish.
Dr J W S McCullough shares practical home pasteurization steps prepared by Dr E G Hood. Use a double boiler and thermometer to heat milk to 140 then 145 150 F for 20 minutes, cool quickly, and refrigerate. Use within 24 hours for infants and 48 hours for adults, with strict cleanliness for all equipment.
Editorial note invites readers to obtain the complete Dr. McCullough cancer series by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice emphasizes availability of the full set through mail request.
Wales faces high unemployment with farm workers urged to take jobs in government factories. Men long tied to the land are seen to leave farms for higher pay, while farmers in Cardiff reportedly plan to appeal to the Ministry of Agriculture to recruit workers from other districts to prevent farm labor shortages.
A Bridgend based lodgers league has been set up to combat alleged victimization by landladies. The group aims to protect tenants rights and provide support for lodgers facing unfair practices in property rentals.
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