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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
3
A general considers using a local farm wife to secure a wooded area for corps maneuvers. The woman, described as tiny with snow white hair, owns a Springfield and is resistant to access. The scene hints at drafting her to bake for soldiers if she cooperates.
An army general arrives at a farm and chats with a stern woman who guards home and garden. He seeks permission to use her land for stamping out insects in war games and envisions a ride in an armored car. She asserts independence and hints at personal reckoning with military life.
A woman owner found two dis tilled water bottles labeled with a brand's mark missing from her car back seat. A handwritten note apologized and a £1 Treasury note remained pinned to it. The incident, reported in the Leeds Yorkshire Post, mirrors a curious theft linked to odd demands.
A light feature outlines Pte Gladys Frew of North Battleford Sask at four foot eight and a half inches, declaring she wears size one shoes and dances as a specialty. The piece notes her CWAC enlistment in June 1943 and details other CWAC graduates from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in a Kitchener Ontario training class.
Garden notes advise growing cosmos giant marigolds zinnias petunias and related flowers in Canada with ready started bedding plants as time savers. Proper spacing staking and weekly light cultivation keep plants healthy and yield abundant blooms while soil preparation and moisture conservation boost vegetable crops and overall garden condition in varying weather.
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