Sugar allotment set at 10 pounds per person for canning
Announcement fixes sugar release for home canning at 10 pounds per person. The note encourages women to plan their canning capacity accordingly and suggests preparation guidance.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
8
Announcement fixes sugar release for home canning at 10 pounds per person. The note encourages women to plan their canning capacity accordingly and suggests preparation guidance.
Word from the Lord Bishop of Brandon states a minister will serve Holy Trinity parish after the ordination service on Trinity Sunday June 20. Also promoting poultry feed and livestock starter products from United Stores Ltd in Miniota at set prices.
Sunday through weekend visits mark community activity with multiple families hosting relatives. Notables include Cpl Chas Armitage Nod visiting Rivers, Mrs Hegileon Brandon with Rev E Egilsson, Miss E Reynolds Oakner, A G Stowe RCAF Brandon, and others returning home. Russell Rollo on leave from Canadian Army, M McCombe at Hydro convention in Winnipeg, and LAC I Gibbings in Souris visiting kin.
A Friday night dance in town celebrated OS W Mossop and OS A Penelton home from the ship Chippawa Winnipeg prior to posting elsewhere. The event featured music by the ARC and greetings from RC Navy members welcomed by J Spalding.
George Charles Cole died at his Elkhorn home on Wednesday May 12 after an illness. A Burnbank district pioneer, he was 72 years 8 months and 2 days old. He arrived in Burnbank in 1882 with others who settled there.
A local note describes a community secretary role at Two Creeks 8 built over years with Mr. Cole as trustee and active in collecting relics and sustaining civic efforts. The text highlights long service and continued interest in local history.
A poetic tribute praising Churchill and Roosevelt as bold voices guiding freedom. It extols Churchill’s courage and clarity in facing tyranny and lauds Roosevelt’s call to arms. The piece envisions unity of Allied leaders guiding a world toward liberty and valor.
J E E of the past retired from farming in 1904 and lived in Elkhorn. Mrs Cale died in 1958. Funeral from Mrs E Lynd’s residence in Elkhorn drew many friends from the Two Creeks district. Burial in Elkhorn cemetery. Pall bearers named. Surviving five daughters and three sons including Thomas with the RCAF in Brandon.
Wes Crandall Lewis from Winnipeg visits his son Charles and family. Mrs Er. Bell holidays with the Irvine family at Virden. Mr and Mrs R E Borland of Virden spent Sunday in town. Mrs Jackson of Neepawa visited with her daughter Mrs R Schoch. LAC Collyer of C N Rivers was home for a visit.
Mrs N Lockhart received word of her sister’s death in the United States and extends condolences to the bereaved family. At a later meeting J E Tennant was chosen to represent the Miniota field at the United church conference in Winnipeg next month, with J M Eliott as alternate. Sgt G E McKinnon, recently overseas with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, returned home Sunday and will head to Winnipeg then an Officers Training Course at Gorton Head BD. C. The Wi met at Mrs F Leland’s home Tuesday with a large turnout and a roll call on Home Canners. Mrs J J Tennant reported on the District Board meeting. delegates Mrs R G Mitchell and Mrs R Clegg were elected to the District Convention.
A good crowd attended the Red Cross dance Friday with Kyles orchestra playing. About sixty dollars was taken in at the event hosted near the W. Tennant and M. Baliwin homes, with visitors from Wythe and OUhaia areas.
Beulah residents and guests visit relatives in Winnipeg and Regina. Mrs E Helgeson had an operation in Brandon Hospital Friday and is recovering. Misses B K Coldman and J Rollo are home recuperating after operations. D G MacDonald and T Sawyer left Monday for Winnipeg. C N E R station was wired for electricity.
The W. I. met at Mr. J. C. Chisholm's home Wednesday. With no president present, vice president led the gathering. Miss J Bonner's pupils performed two choral readings and Miss L McLean and Miss M Woods spoke on folklore and speech correction.
Youth from Isabella Empire participated in the Sunday church service. The planned Woman's Missionary Society WMS service for Sunday night has been postponed to a later date.
Overnight a fire destroyed the former Iverach & Beveridge store in the village, though flames were kept from neighboring buildings by the wind. The vacant shop's cause remains unknown as firefighters focus on surrounding properties.
Mrs. J. A. Robertson spent the past week with relatives in Winnipeg. Mrs. C. Shuevell and Beverley visited with her sister, Mrs. F. E. White at Rivers. Tpr. G. Kennedy is spending a furlough at his home. Miss D. Stowe spent the weekend with the J. J. Henderson family at Shoal Lake. Mrs. J. W. Shurvell and Rennie visited friends at Alameda. Mrs. E. F. Lawrie and daughter Bonnie, Winnipeg, are visiting the Robertson home.
The article notes North Africa is now under Allied control with 17 Axis generals, 175,000 troops, and large war material captured. It mentions Winston Churchill meeting President Roosevelt in America as officials confer, signaling major plans for future actions and patience for results.
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