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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Apr 27, 1944

Page

2

The Best Man Tries to Borrow a Tux for the Dance

George pleads with Eddie for his tux to attend a big dance for Judy. He has exhausted options, is in distress, and presses Eddie who feigns indifference yet hints Judy’s interest in him. The scene ends with Eddie hedging and a faint promise amid tension.

George Eddie Judy

Tuxedo Pranks End In Engaged Surprise

Eddie plots a tuxedo scam to steal a date with Judy, while George’s night ends with an engagement and a tale of a dance that never happened. Eddie’s plan backfires as George proclaims love for Judy and announces their engagement, leaving Eddie confounded by the tuxedo ruse.

Rapid 8000 Foot Scottish Factory Built in Four Months

A new 8000 foot super factory near a Scottish city was constructed in four months, a rapid pace compared with prewar norms of nine to twelve months. The site was settled, final scheme approved, and contract let quickly with input from consulting engineers and architects. A joint team of architects, engineers and surveyors coordinated bulk orders and a tubular scaffold system with tarpaulin sheets kept work proceeding during rain, ensuring uninterrupted progress and strong contractor staff relations.

Garden Notes on Cultivation and Plant Groupings

Cultivation aids soil moisture and structure, with one or two thorough cultivations after planting and weekly light stirring to promote growth through dry spells. Plants split into hardy semi hardy and tender guide planting times and frost tolerance for vegetables and flowers. Informal garden layouts with curved paths and strategic plantings create pleasing contrast while screening only where unsightly.

Dominion Wwe

The Mosquito Bomber The Wooden Wonder Soars Higher Than All

The Mosquito plane dubbed The Wooden Wonder is praised as the top aviation icon. Since its 1939 inception plans, it first flew in 1941, carried 2 000 pound loads, and reached speeds beyond 400 miles per hour while operations spanned Oslo Berlin and France.

Gestapo Oslo Berlin France Bay of Biacay Germany

Northland denture tales from a rearward front line

Northland duty with Lieut George A Benstock reveals odd patients a trapper with two wolves teeth in a glue fixed bridge and Eskimos fear of dentist chairs Benstock a dental surgeon from Long Island treated many Indians and Eskimos in the north reporting stiff chair resistance from some patients and a 200 mile dog team journey to consult a dentist

George A. Benstock Central Canada Command United States Army Northland Lieut Benatock Linderhurst Long Island N.Y

Smile a While Jokes and Jests From Unnamed Page

A collage of light humor exchanges appears with quips about fat and exercise, a dentist appointment, artificial flowers, and witty banter among a sheriff, sailors, a magistrate, and club guests. The jokes feature puns on hair, ships, hats, and resignations.

Termite Nests Build Tall Rises Across West Africa

Across West Africa termite nests rise as tall as ten feet, built from earth and wood and cemented with salvant. These hollow structures, known as white ants, withstand considerable weight and demonstrate impressive engineering by termites.

Bass City claims oldest continuous existence in history

The record notes Bass near the Persian Gulf as having a longest continuous existence from 4000 BC to 850 CE, totaling about 2850 years, highlighting ancient origins and enduring urban continuity through eras.

Bass Persian Gulf

Cereal Use Expands In Wartime Meals For All The Day

Women adapt to plentiful cereals by using them beyond breakfast. The article showcases techniques to stretch meals with cereals, including sausage and apple patties and veal paprika, combining cereals with meat to add flavor and value. Detailing ingredients and steps, it emphasizes versatile, economical cooking during shortages.

Barbara B. Brooks

Savings cushion signals postwar spending risk in Canada

R L Wright of a Canadian advertising agency told the Toronto Graphic Arts Association that Canadians now have eight savings cushions exceeding 5 billion dollars to ease postwar transition. He estimated reserves could grow by 2 billion annually and warned of a possible gigantic postwar spending spree. He urged retaining wartime controls to ensure fair distribution of supplies and to curb inflation. The report notes that 100 pounds of old newspapers can yield 200 containers for blood plasma.

R. L. Wright Toronto Graphic Arts Association

Garden Pilot Ganiens Supply Vegetables High In Nutritional Value

The kitchen garden aims to supply the family with fresh vegetables all summer and stored greens for winter. Father plans the planting while Mother checks to ensure high nutritive value items like tomatoes are prioritized. Leafy greens such as spinach chard and kale provide vitamin A, with yellow vegetables like squash and corn added when space allows.

Canada Ottawa

This Week's Pattern by Anne Adams

A slim slenderizing feminine frock pattern 4746 with few pieces and front detailing for easy wear at office home or street. Sizes 12 to 44 available. size 16 uses 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man. Delays possible due to mail slowness.

Anne Adams Winnipeg McDermot Ave. B Man

Largest food stock built by Britain for invasion needs

The Daily Mail states Britain has amassed the largest food stock in world history to supply invading soldiers and liberated people abroad as well as civilians at home. It mentions dice used in Greece around 1244 B.C.

The Daily Mail Britain Greece

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