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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
3
The article notes seed sellers marketing finger-length cucumbers flower-pot tomatoes and vest-pocket watermelons seven inches long for city dwellers with limited space. It highlights dwarf fruit trees and midget vegetables as practical for growing in oversized window boxes, easing soil, weeding, and watering needs.
The article notes Britain holds about 200 million dollars in wool in Yorkshire and Lancashire warehouses awaiting shipment from Australia and other countries with a ten year Australian wool purchase plan. It highlights labor shortages and future textile innovations while linking wool to national symbols.
A Homeward Ted and Nikki confront secrets after V J Day. Nikki watches a torch singer as she faces Ted Kentworth’s return, while Catherine warns of Ted’s past with a nurse and an architect husband, forcing trust and heartbreak.
The article gives practical gardening advice on transplanting plants and keeping roots moist, packing and watering packed roots, and digging carefully to keep soil attached. It notes flowers preferring shade or sun, and explains compact garden layouts with staggered crops to maximize yield in small plots.
An article notes that in 1941 India had about 389 million people, nearing 400 million, accounting for roughly one fifth of the world’s population. It compares India with Europe, the United States, and China as an uncounted potential neighbor in population size.
The British Admiralty says the coasts of Britain should be cleared of explosive mines by June or July this year. Northwest European waters remain unsafe until Summer 1947. Since the war end, wartime mines have sunk or crippled 72 ships. Nazi submarine crews deployed mines for harbor defense, some drifting offshore.
The Windsor Star notes annual fears as men prepare for seasons without pockets and coats. It argues carrying small items becomes a major issue, with pencils pens notebooks cigarettes and spectacle cases adding to the mess, while handbags remain the domain of women.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips ranges from romantic talk of costly bouquets and credit to classroom jokes about polar bears and taxes. The piece includes a note about F. Publow of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario being elected president of the Royal Canadian Institute at its annual meeting.
Anne Adams pattern notes invite readers to sew a two piece basque blouse and skirt with sizes 12 through 18, listing yardage and ordering details from Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Trooping the Colors on Horse Guards Parade marks the king’s birthday in peacetime but is canceled due to troop shortages.
A Shorthorn bull known as the ay Drdegroom arrives in Saint John from Scotland to join Ralph Smith’s Missouri ranch. The purchase neared 7000 dollars with insurance around 5000 and expected calf output 50 to 70 per year. The owner aims to boost US commercial cattle quality in the Missouri Valley.
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