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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
2
In a Florida coastal scene Fat Martin and Pat sail with Lou and Ralph. Ralph eyes Lou as she dreams of a message he discovers in a muddy green bottle. The group discusses barracuda and a possible last note from a doomed sailor to his beloved.
Pat and Lou share a perilous sea moment when Ralph dives in to rescue Lou after a toppled corked green bottle crashes overboard. Lou and Pat drift toward romance as the bottle reveals a marriage proposal note, ending with Lou’s joyful acceptance.
The French used mussel byssus on Normandy coast stones to bind them, creating a rope like natural cement. Mussels spun fine silk like strands that joined thousands of organisms into a durable barrier. The breakwater, a fierce challenger to the sea, owed part of its strength to this resourceful technique cited by London Daily Sketch.
Lindsay Ontario resident RCD Sgt. Muscles Hadwyn enlisted in the RCAF at age 15 and earned one Me 109 conqueror confirmed and one Focke Wulf credited. After D Day officials sent him home to wait until 18, while he trains as a gunnery instructor and plans to resume aircrew duties.
Princess Margaret aged 14 made her first solo public appearance at the Princess Margaret Rose school in Windsor England. She wore a pink cotton dress and straw hat as 25 current and former pupils presented purses for a rebuilding fund the Queen watched and the girl announced about 1000 dollars raised. The princess spoke warmly saying she was glad to visit the school bearing her name and wished every pupil success.
Recipe for plum and apple butter using tart apples and green plums 2 pounds each plus water sugar corn syrup lemon juice and rind. Fruit is washed cut with skin on plums cut, cooked 10 to 15 minutes then sieved. Reheat, add sugar corn syrup lemon juice zest and boil 35 to 40 minutes till thick. yields about 2 pints.
Uncooked broken macaroni with butter corn starch salt pepper milk grated old cheese and cracker crumbs. Macaroni boils in salted water until tender then melted butter and corn starch with seasonings add milk cook until thick, then cheese and pasta melted. Bake in a 375 degree oven until brown, serves six.
Over the past ten years Japan logged about 272000 earthquakes as seismology records show a high level of seismic activity. Experts note ongoing monitoring and the need for preparedness despite regional variations in frequency and magnitude.
Western Canadian farmers, urged by Freas readers, weigh keeping price floors and guarding against a rush to buy after the war. They argue savings from wartime income, low mortgage debt, and inflation control support a cautious, long term plan to replace, repair, and invest.
The article portrays Hitler's defeat as imminent and Germany in ruin. Swiss observer notes ruined cities, scarce goods, declassed refugees, and a government struggling to provide basics. It warns total war produced total defeat and urges daily War Savings Stamps purchases.
A Canadian Press dispatch from Toronto reports a new wartime trend in business practice as staff rotations for summer holidays prove hard to manage. Stores and restaurants are closing for one or two weeks, with Ottawa following similar tests. Major war plants in Toronto also adopt the approach, arguing it is easier to give all staff a single holiday rather than ongoing short absences. The idea, though wartime, echoes earlier cases and may persist after the conflict ends. Ottawa Citizen.
Anne Adams promotes pattern 4826 for misses sizes 12 to 20 in jacket frock summer wear. Includes sun dress and tan coat options with yardage and price. orders to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. patterns may arrive slowly due to mail delays. Marco Polo notes about 15,000 boats at a Chinese anchorage is mentioned.
A remark notes that cotton can be spun so fine that one pound of the fiber yields about 250 miles of yarn, illustrating the remarkable tensile and spinning quality achieved in modern textile production.
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