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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1946
Page
2
Pattern 4751 offers a simple dress for girls with drawstrings at waist and neckline and no seams at shoulder armhole or waist. Sizes 6 8 10 12 14 priced by mail order from the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
In the First Great War a man named Jame Lawrence was rejected for front line service due to anemia and short stature. The report notes he was from Britain and may have been associated with an Arabia connection.
In a wartime dating circle Mary confronts a love triangle as Connie's new date Mark Hemming resurfaces at a party. Mary hides her feelings while Connie and Jimmie move close, and Mark hints at unfinished business before the group returns to the dance floor.
Canadian collieries produced 1 598 333 tons of coal in February, up nine per cent from February 1945. Bituminous 1 097 191 tons, sub bituminous 367 413 tons, lignite 173 729 tons. Provinces show varied totals. imports reached 1 302 801 tons with exports at 43 656 tons.
Dr J F Booth of Canada's agricultural economics division told a Chicago conference on farm tenure that Canada has 3 468 566 square miles of land, with about 549 660 square miles suitable or potential for agriculture. Roughly half of that area is already in farms, while the rest could be cultivated if population or export markets expand. The figures underline settlement prospects and the need for markets.
Garden notes advise gardeners to stagger sowings to avoid waste and late crops. Plant in three timed rounds and avoid rushing spring sowing, which crowds space and June crops. Regular cultivation in June fights weeds and keeps soil workable, while timely thinning and protection against pests reduce losses.
A Manitoba observer laments numerous vacant farms across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta and suggests inviting Norwegians Belgians and Danes to farm the unused land. The piece notes the vast waste of agricultural potential and compares dietary intake to air and water exposure, implying broader socio economic concerns.
Rhubarb lifts dull meals with a spring dessert mix. Cream butter and sugar with eggs, add nutmeg vanilla and corn flakes. Layer rhubarb with sugar in a buttered dish, top with creamed mix, bake about 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes yields eight servings.
Wealthy two year veteran Lloyd of St. John New Brunswick inherited $100,000 and faces a flood of interest from callers and visitors. A mining stock salesman reportedly pressed him for a telephoned stock sale from Toronto as he adjusts to wealth and notoriety.
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