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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
2
A weekly columnist shares compact vignettes on work, integrity and resilience. A small manufacturer keeps twenty workers on payroll by cutting personal expenses, while a demoted executive rises again through grit. The reader is urged to seek perspective, with astronomy, careers, and small-town living as contrasting antidotes to economic strain.
Under J. Wager, fourteen British East Greenland expedition members left Aberdeen Scotland aboard Sir Ernest Shackleton s The Quest. They will spend three months in the Arctic performing scientific work and will explore several mountains never before visited. The Quest is crewed by Norwegians. four members are accompanied by their wives.
A Bebington man bought a new hat in Liverpool and wore it home. A 77 mile per hour gale blew the hat from his head, carrying it over houses. It mysteriously landed back in his kitchen on Bebington's doorstep.
Hon TB McQuesten, minister of highways and acting attorney general, announced twelve constables joined the provincial police to bolster the highway traffic patrol. He tied license possession to enforcement and cited inspections and an ad campaign as part of the safety push. In six months 2020 deaths rose from 164 to 202, with June at 44, prompting threats to revoke licenses for stricter compliance.
The aerial battle cruiser, claimed as the fastest longest range bombing plane, will be tested at Wright Field Dayton Ohio. Specs include 200 to 250 mph at 10 000 ft, endurance 6 to 10 hours, service ceiling 20 000 to 25 000 ft, wing span about 100 ft length 70 ft height 15 ft and gross weight near 15 tons.
Col. Foley, riding a bus on Oxford Street, hears a conductor recite shop histories at a site. He asks if the man was a postman and notes the conductor’s reply. The exchange ends with a quip about Watson from the colonel, amused by a Sherlock Holmes reference.
Sir Edward Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, said before sailing from Southampton that a sister ship to the Empress of Britain would be built to balance the service. An order would be placed two years before withdrawal of the Empress of Australia, with replacement questions arising within five years.
Tohei Sakamoto, 38, claims a process to produce a wool substitute, presenting a fibre with elasticity lustre and strength matching good wool. Its use could raise raw silk prices, a factor linked to hardship in agricultural communities.
Warning suce uress and 40 simple to sew outfits offer two ways to make with or without a removable collar. Patterns cover playtime fabrics like crinkly crepe, percale, broadcloth, gingham, and dress fabrics such as sheer cortona, batiste, dotted Swiss, and organza. Size 2 4 6 years. pattern No. 524 requires 2 yards of 30 inch fabric for collar version and 1½ yards of 35 inch fabric for collarless version. Address Pattern Department Winnipeg Newsppper Union. Summer Fashion Book 15 cents.
The magnetic poles are the pons on the earths surface where the lines of magnetic force are vertical. They are the ends of the axis of the earths magnetic polarity.
General D. Ormond, superintendent of Canadian penitentiaries, studied six English Borstal prisons and urged adoption of the program for Canada. Justice Minister Guthrie told the House of Commons that it could be implemented within 60 days with minor staffing and building needs. The Borstal system, for convicts under 21, combines mental, moral, physical and industrial training to reform youth and prepare them for release.
France introduces penny in the slot radio sets for homes. Users insert francs to activate a high powered set with a small slot machine attached. Each 40 minute program cycle can be taken in one stretch or split across segments. A ten franc input yields about seven hours of music.
An ad style piece touts Lydia E Pickham's Vegetable Compound as boosting energy and vitality for women. It claims Clear skin and extra pep help active individuals enjoy life, urging readers to try the product for improved well being after daily work.
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