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Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 30, 1939

Page

6

Senility And Happiness How to attain a ripe old age

The article discusses aging in Western Canada, noting a shift from a young frontier to an aging population. It emphasizes health as the key to a good old age, plus mental attitude, diet, and measured activity. Dr. C. F. Martin cited diet guidelines and the value of mental engagement to prevent stagnation and promote happiness in later years.

Canada Canadian West Sean C. F. Martin Montreal Eaton Auditorium Toronto Martin

Natives Give Deke After Dance Exhibition in Caribbean

Two American jitterbugs touring the Caribbean stopped in Curacao to dance in an impromptu shag Susie Q routine. Natives showered the performers with coins after the show reflecting a tourist custom. The incident prompts questions about the appropriateness of such displays and the speaker’s restraint.

Caribbean Curacao Susie Q New York Post

Henry Pellatt Built Church For Toronto's Colored People

Toronto’s elder colored residents recall Sir Henry Pellatt who died recently. In prosperity he funded a full church subscription after a colored elder asked for help, asking the cost and then writing a cheque for the full amount. Later he recalled the reaction of astonished joy on the church member’s face.

Henry Pellatt Toronto Sir Henry Pellatt Sir Henry

Smith and Jones duel shapes rural Wisconsin school

Dorothy Scharpt notes that in a White River district only Smith and Jones families comprise the entire enrollment, listing Ruth, Loretta, James, Wallace Smiths and Vernon, June, Jeanette Jones as connected siblings and relatives. The district’s enrolment is described as fully within these two families.

White River Dorothy Scharpt Wisconsin

Old Crutches and a Boiled Kettle Tale of Cure

A man recalls five years of severe rheumatic pain and a stomach ailment. After trying Kruschen Salts, he regained health, walked freely, and even sawed up his crutches to boil coffee, returning to work as a helper. The ad explains uric acid crystals form from sluggish elimination and Kruschen clears them.

Welcome To Canada March Composed For Royal Visit

Toronto law student Fred Evis of the University of Toronto wrote a march titled Welcome To Canada for the royal visit. The piece will be published by the Canadian Music Sales Corporation with radio and music industry endorsement. A French version will be prepared by a Quebec radio singer, and a U S revision may be issued. Evis, Victoria College graduate 1936, led an orchestra for city functions.

Canada Fred Evis University of Toronto Canadian Music Sales Corporation Quebec Evia Victoria College

Domestic Morning Encounter In News Schedule

A large house owner questions his maid Jane about a morning kiss at the door. She names the milkman as the man seen before eight o'clock, clarifying the source of the greeting.

Jane

Darned Socks as Clever Lesson From Wife

A speaker recalls his wife teaching him to darn socks, noting practical homemaking skills and the value of simple domestic knowledge. The memory highlights pride in frugality and self reliance learned early in marriage.

Pacific Ocean defence conference to be held in Wellington

A conference on Pacific ocean defence proposed by the New Zealand Government will be held in Wellington. It will include New Zealand Australia and the United Kingdom with UK officials Sir Henry Batterbee and Sir Harry Luke leading the delegation. The gathering aims to discuss common defence questions and strengthen imperial consultation channels between His Majesty's governments.

Tne Auocalia New Zealand Dominions Wellington Dominion Office Annousment Commonwealth of Australia United Kingdom Harry Jes Luke Western Pacific Govenor Fiji Islands

Most Favored Name List Of Popes Show John Was Chosen 28 Times

The article notes John as the most common papal name with 28 selections, the first John appearing in 523 and no second Peter. It lists 43 names only once, ending with John XXIII, and mentions 15 Benedicts and 16 Gregories among the popes. London Observer source cited.

John Peter London John XXIII Observer

Canada’s Year to Visit Canada for Business or Pleasure

In 1939 more people from the Mother Country would be well advised to visit Canada for business or pleasure or both. Follow the example of our King and Queen. Royal visits may spur Canadian investment, as British investors turn toward Canada amid global uncertainties.

Canada Globe South America China Ada

Heavy machinery flown from Edmonton for Eldorado mine

An airlift by Mackenzie Air Service, piloted by Archie McMullen, carried one of the heaviest single pieces of machinery north from Edmonton. Weighing 1,750 pounds, the electric jump aided the Eldorado mine at Port Adium on Great Slave Lake.

Edmonton Mackenzie Air Service Archie McMullen Eldorado Portadium Great Slave Lake

Eskimos of Smith Sound Live Farther North Than Any

A note on the Eskimo population living in Smith Sound Greenland, claimed to inhabit the northernmost range of any human group. The statement highlights extreme northern habitation and raises questions about geographic human settlement limits.

Smith Sound Sreenland

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