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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
6
In radio talks and articles Canadians are urged to grasp the war’s seriousness and conserve resources. The piece cites Japan’s entry, U-boat threats off North America, and Western coast dangers, urging every citizen to contribute to victory loans and stronger war effort with personal sacrifice.
A Brockville Recorder and Times editorial argues private citizens deserve the same mail scrutiny as MSPs. A curious note states one inch of rainfall on an acre yields 100,993 tons of water. The piece notes that about 15 operations build the steel body of an army rifle, with women performing most steps and only three left in a single plant. It adds golf knickers known as plus fours derive from a tailor adding four inches.
The readable fragments mention money and leadership in a garbled phrasing. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable. The text lacks concrete actions or outcomes to form a proper news item.
The list names graduates living in Western Canada from No. 4 Service Flying Training School in Saskatoon and No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School in Dafoe, No. 3 and No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery Schools in MacDonald and Manitoba towns. Names include LAC D. J. MacLise, LAC D. J. McIntosh, LAC C. Tuma, LAC A. Wareham, LAC J. A. Wilson, LAC W. Yah Mikado, LAC G. M. Young, LAC H. B. Gwynn, LAC W. K. Hamilton, LAC R.A. Livingston, LAC F. W. Skinner, LAC C. A., LAC A. T. Biech, LAC P. F. B. Creech, LAC D. E. Browne, LAC A. G. Brown, LAC B. A. Moffatt, LAC G. B. Robb, LAC E. Stenbraatin, and LAC T. S. Taylor.
A new pin on slip cover technique revives old sofas with fabric pinned directly to the furniture. Instructions cover removing cushions, pinning fabric to back and seat sections, trimming seams, and creating gathered or tailored flounces. Includes booklet offer from Winnipeg newspaper union and a list of other inexpensive booklets.
A playful exchange at a shop centers on writing pads with the keeper insisting he sells them, not keeps them. The snippet shifts to a note about automobile generator and starting motor bearings needing oil at regular intervals for proper care.
Britain's Food Controller Lord Woolton says he cannot cook and that the cooking should be left to experts, the housewives. He recalls a Bank of England sausages joke and notes factory kitchens use hot and cold water sprays to wash and dry dishes. Tarakan Island is now controlled by Japan. The La Paz cathedral seats 12,000 worshippers.
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