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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
6
A call to reduce fire risk as winter nears and wartime demands rise. It notes the big five causes including careless smoking, defective stoves, matches, overheated chimneys, and petroleum mishaps. Emphasizes checking furnaces and pipes, avoiding coal oil or gasoline, and preserving firefighting readiness amid volunteer forces and reduced personnel.
Canada ships newsprint paper to India ranking second among all exports. The trade data highlights durable demand from Indian publishers and print media. Analysts note steady growth and stable pricing, reflecting bilateral commercial ties.
South Africa releases eight stamps showing women in war work across fantry nursing air force seaward defence artillery production and mechanized units. The stamps highlight civilian and military contributions during wartime efforts.
In Paris at St Sulpice two shells from the Australian giant clam are cited as holy water fonts weighing 500 and s 2432. The report notes their historic use and provenance as religious artifacts.
British Dominions Emigration Society outlines plans for a mass postwar emigration from Britain to Canada. Founded 60 years ago to reunite settlers with families, it suspended during the war and now expects many applications for passage aid. The society will continue loans to help families join husbands and fathers, with Fraser Gordon Burgoyne in Montreal as Canadian manager.
Britain announces end to limited facilities allowing Swiss industry material passage via sea blockade and across enemy territory. The move cites terms of a recent Switzerland Germany commercial agreement. Britain will still provide limited imports for domestic consumption, despite Switzerland being landlocked and neutral. There is no known inlet or export to Crater Lake Oregon.
The Hamilton Spectator notes Reza Shah Pahlavi abdicates as Shah of Iran in favor of his 21 year old son Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. It recalls his rise from Colonel Reza Khan in 1921, his reform program, and the harsh measures used to implement change, while contrasting his era with Ahmed’s prior rule. It also mentions Hitler losing weight since the Russian campaign and a diplomat’s remark on Hitler’s gray hair and worn uniform in Berlin.
Dr. E. H. Smith of the University of Pennsylvania told the Montreal Dental club that glass-like plastic used by the Royal Air Force for aircraft windows and gun turrets can be used to make dentures. The translucent material helps false teeth look more natural.
W E Haskins secretary of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture argues that farm price rises will only slightly lift living costs for city consumers. He notes that on average zero cents of a consumer dollar go to profits and wholesale and retail expenses while only about 20 cents reaches the farmer.
The earliest Chinese settlers are believed to have reached British Columbia before 1870. Scientists report the Earth's equatorial circumference has contracted by about 1 percent over the last century. Cork production relies mainly on Spain and Portugal as principal sources.
A scientist notes that locating a pinpoint of radium is easier than concealing an entire elephant, emphasizing how readily radium presence can be detected.
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