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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
3
The Winnipeg Free Press argues Canadians must adopt a practical minded attitude to clarify responsibilities between Dominion and Provinces. It stresses better division of social service duties to replace an ill balanced system and advance national progress.
A Pittsburgh eight year old girl with half a brain has learned to perform most tasks she once did. After removal of the right brain hemisphere, she shows an IQ of 115 on the Stanford Binet test. She cannot recall events since surgery but remembers preexisting telephone numbers.
A national CBC program review notes mixed prairie responses to L W Brockington's plan to add four high powered stations, with immediate gains for Ontario and Quebec and Western gaps, plus calls for a western high powered station and a CBC announcer school to improve diction and presentation. It urges reduced interference and possible experimental commercial ventures if needed.
The Association of American Railroads reports freight car theft claims in the U.S. and Canada totaling $688,792 in 1936, the lowest yearly total on record. Coal and coke losses top the list as gangs and individuals steal fuel, with raids often occurring on moving trains in sparsely settled areas.
A simple cherry sauce made from canned cherry juice and Benson's Corn Starch blended with cold juice sugar then cooked briefly. Finish with lemon juice and chill, serving with whipped cream or Crown Brand Corn Syrup as a topping.
The London Observer reports that synthetic rubber named neoprene will be produced on a large scale in Britain for the first time. The chief compounds are coal limestone and rock salt and Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd will handle production drawing wide interest from commercial scientific and industrial circles.
An odd scene centers on Clyde Mustion in Oshkon, Missouri, where an educated syrup pot allegedly acts through a device attached to its lid. The lid descends as syrup is poured and the pitcher purportedly wipes itself.
Algernon Bennet Ashton once styled himself champion letter writer to the British Press has died aged 77. He published around 2,000 letters since 1900 and enjoyed studying ancient buildings debating in the House of Commons and games like billiards draughts chess and cards.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to mix sensational health claims with disjointed phrases. The readable portion mentions waking up the liver and bile and implies a morning energy theme, but no clear event, person, or organization is evident to anchor a factual summary.
The Works Progress Administration soil project concludes U S agriculture will die of neglect in about 200 years and the population will follow unless soil fertility measures are taken. Director Dr Jacob Lipman notes nitrogen and sulfur depletion as key risks, with erosion and oxidation blamed for rapid soil decline.
The Duchess of Hamilton, friend of Queen Mother Mary, did not wear ermine at the coronation. She chose rabbit fur to protest trapping of fur-bearing animals. This gesture marked a notable departure from tradition.
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