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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
2
The piece outlines broad views on Canada's immigration future, stressing no firm plans until housing and employment are settled and veterans are re established. It recalls immigration's historic role from 1851 to 1941, noting seven million admissions and a 1913 peak of 400,570 arrivals, with most remaining to contribute to growth.
Despatches report wide European interest in leaving war scarred regions for Canada Australia New Zealand and other countries with space and opportunity. Britain France and Scandinavia show strong migration desires amid shortages and reconstruction needs. Authorities warn Europe must keep its men to survive while new worlds seek workers and settlers.
Critics preview the Royal Academy 178th show and debate a memory based still life theme featuring oysters ananas mushrooms and tomatoes. The event attracts 1,298 works amid chatter on the edible subject while noting high prices and long gaps for certain foods. Shakespeare and Cervantes are cited, both dying on April 23, 1616.
The labor department announced a revived international plan allowing exchange of harvesting labor, land, and equipment between Canada and the United States. Canadian operators and crews may enter the United States from May 15 with a return deadline of September 1, while U S crews may stay in Canada until December 31.
Toronto officials urge men over 50 to avoid fatigue but caution that excessive fatigue avoidance may breed boredom, risking burnout. The coroner’s guidance stresses balance while noting public health concerns. Paris is noted as having been the world’s largest city for a millennium.
Wartime guidance explains ration book five coupons for canning sugar and maple syrup limits. It states S coupons cover five pounds in May and July, price tags must display cash prices, and meat retailers must display pork price charts. It invites readers to request the Consumers News pamphlet or Blue Book from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
A. M. Shaw of the Food Information Committee calls for a quarter of a million Victory Gardens this year to ease famine. He notes 226000 gardens in 1944 yielded about 120 million pounds of produce, boosting staple shipments. Seed, tools, and fertilizer are available, and a free pamphlet The Wartime Garden is offered by Ottawa.
Dr Hicks, a Manitoban who drilled the core for the Number One borehole that yielded a world headline gold strike, credits Dr J A Bancroft for steering the drill site. Bancroft, now Anglo-American Consulting Geologist, oversees the firm’s mining work while Hicks hunts for another lucrative site in the Free State.
Bud Lloyd, a 30 year old Canadian war veteran, is named sole beneficiary of more than 100000 dollars from Maine farmer Fred Streed. Streed helped Lloyd and his brother during an attack years ago, fostering a close bond aided by Lloyd's Finnish language. A Bangor lawyer delivered the news after obtaining authority to transfer the estate.
The page shows a crossword puzzle with numbered horizontal clues from 1 to 50 and scattered alphanumeric fragments. The grid references include terms like poetic, glacial ridges, fish sauce, Teutonic alphabetic character, indigo dye, and various short clue fragments.
A lively promotional bit extols Grape-Nuts as a source of carbohydrates for energy proteins for muscle and phosphorus for teeth. It highlights two grains in the product wheat and malted barley, describes the toasting process for crispness and flavor, and ends with a light nudge to enjoy a couple of bowls at home.
Frances Ander son Pitketny, a Glasgow evacuee who won an oratorical contest two years after arriving in 1940, has chosen Canada as her home. Now 16, she lives in Shelburne Ont, attends Shelburne High School, and serves as patrol leader of the Girt Guides while maintaining steady contact with her Scottish family.
The Canadian Printer and Publisher notes a newspaper's role in community welfare and district advocacy. It highlights newspapers as public relations mouthpieces, alert to local needs, supporting improvements, and promoting community leadership across towns and cities. It also recalls Wonders of the ancient world and wartime color reconnaissance imagery.
Sir Ernest MacMillan, conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, will depart in July to Brazil as guest conductor of a premier South American symphony. The invitation, arranged by Canadian Ambassador Hon. Jean Desy, aims to bring northern music to South America.
A collection of notable lines on courage from Cicero Browne Epictetus and others. The phrases praise fortitude, moral purpose, and the link between bravery and compassion, highlighting how true courage defines character across eras.
Tom Smith of Norwich performs a curious trade bathing canaries then wrapping each bird in a tiny blanket and drying it before a candle as customers watch, a rare spectacle noted in local life.
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