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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
2
The Winnipeg Free Press urges Canadians to adopt a practical mindset to resolve confederation duties. It argues for clarifying responsibilities between dominion and provinces to remove an ill-balanced system and enable national progress.
A 38 year old Pittsburgh woman who had the right brain hemisphere removed shows an IQ of 115 on the Stanford Binet after six months with a half brain. She retains memory for numbers and addresses and regained much of her former functioning, per Dr. Stuart N. Rowe reporting to the American Psychiatric Association.
A Regina commentary assesses CBC chair L. W. Brockington's three year plan to build four high powered stations, noting delays for a western 80 000 watt facility, potential program quality gains, and calls for a broadcasting school and expanded exchanges to reduce interference while urging cautious expansion into commercial testing.
The text notes lighter losses from bandit raids on freight trains, with rail roads reporting theft claims in the U S and Canada totaling 688 792 dollars for 1936 the lowest year on record. Coal and coke losses lead the category, stolen by both gangs and individuals seeking fuel.
A simple cherry sauce recipe uses 1 cup juice from canned red cherries 3 tablespoons Benson's Corn Starch 4 cups cold cherry juice or water 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 4 cups sugar. Heat juice to boil, whisk starch and sugar into cold juice then add to hot mixture. Simmer five minutes then add lemon and cook one minute more. Mold chill and serve with whipped cream or Crown Brand Corn Syrup.
Smt Reber reports high interest in a major shift as neoprene, a synthetic rubber derived from coal limestone and rock salt, is announced for large scale manufacture in the United States and Britain. Imperial Chemical Industries will oversee production, marking a new era in industrial materials.
Clyde Mustion and partners from Oshkon, Missouri introduce an educated syrup pot. The device on the lid activates a self wiping function when the Id descends after pouring, keeping the pitcher clean.
Algernon Benneashton, who styled himself the champion letter writer to the British Press, died aged 77. He penned about 2,000 letters since 1900 and pursued interests in old and new buildings, House of Commons debates, billiards, draughts, chess, and cards. He cited the eight of spades as the unluckiest card in superstition, linked by Napoleon to his defeats.
A New Deal era study concludes U S agriculture may ruin soil within 200 years and a population decline would follow unless fertility measures are taken. Dr Jacob Lipman led the project sampling 48 states to forecast depletion of nitrogen and sulfur by mid 21st century and a China-like famine in rich lands. Erosion burning harvesting and oxidation of organic matter blamed for soil decline.
Iramatun, a friend of Queen Mother Mary, skipped ermine at the coronation to support an anti trap fur campaign. She wore rabbit fur as a protest gesture.
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