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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
9
The article notes a Canadian paper shortage with newspapers reduced in size and wrapping stopped by merchants. Some paper based items have disappeared or become scarce while salvage efforts reclaim significant amounts. England faces sharper shortages and stricter waste avoidance, yet Canada still adapts through salvage and conservation.
The pulp and paper sector is Canada’s key peacetime industry employing about half a million people. It drives power, transport, machinery and chemicals, supports farmers, and funds foreign exchange. Kellogg calls paper the currency of civilization and notes wartime use but forecasts strong postwar potential amid manpower shortages.
An ad promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle, effective remedy for constipation caused by low dietary bulk. It recommends daily consumption of one ounce or muffins, plus ample water, and notes availability in two sizes at grocers. Made by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
Britain’s Medical Research Council dries human blood for transfusion at 3500 bottles weekly. It collaborates with the Ministry of Health’s Regional Transfusion Service and the Army Blood Transfusion Service. Blood is donated by volunteers. From 1939 to 1942, 26000 bottles were prepared as Germans relied on whole blood until the Libyan campaign began.
Reports from Great Britain show Army Chaplains Corps casualties are heavy with five hundred more padres needed. Volunteers now number about four thousand, front line padres jump with paratroops and join Commando operations. Seven chaplains are missing, thirty eight killed or died of wounds, and one hundred twenty captured. Major the Rev J E Gough Quinn was killed at Salerno after Dunkirk and Tobruk service, later wounded and captured but escaped. Prairie grasses sometimes reach ten feet in height.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board provides consumer guidance on delivery limits and pricing rules. Stores may not require minimum orders under one dollar in most cases to conserve resources, while dish pat size and posted price charts for meats are mandated. Consumers can request pamphlets and report violations to the board in Regina or local offices.
The Stalingrad Sword, a gift to the besieged city, was handed to a delegation of Stalingrad citizens. Marshal Budyenny presented it to D. M. Pigalev, chairman of the Stalin grad executive committee. Churchill delivered the blade to Stalin at Teheran in the King's name.
Ducks Unlimited reports a serious decline in prairie chicken and Hungarian partridge populations across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta based on 667 observers. The drop is linked to high young-brood mortality from cold wet weather last summer with Saskatchewan showing 52 up 140 down eight unchanged and Alberta observers split with increases decreases and no change while Manitoba records only five increases.
Mrs. Lily McGaughie runs a small Scotland paper shop where a man claiming to be Canadian asked for a map. The accent proved false. police later confirmed he was an escaped Luftwaffe officer, prompting her to alert authorities.
Backache or disturbed sleep may signal kidneys not clearing wastes. Wastes accumulate, causing dizziness, puffiness, and rheumatic pains. Use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules with Dutch Drops, a diuretic, sold as genuine in Canada. 40c package from your druggist.
Gerald Lake of Victoria chosen official organizer and business representative as Vancouver meetings finalize the union for life insurance agents. The Metropolitan Life Prudential and London Life groups planned the setup with dominion wide expansion and affiliation to an international body.
A collection of quotations on true dignity and self respect from Massinger Aurelius Aristotle Eddy Wordsworth and Burroughs. The passages emphasize keeping promises, honoring inner worth, and the value of humble self reverence in quiet moments.
The waxwings, birds that vanished from Britain before the war for no clear reason, have returned and are settling along the east coast in larger numbers than previously recorded.
The common nettle is now used in Great Britain to produce a special quality paper valued for its unique texture and natural fibers, signaling a shift toward eco friendly pulps and alternative material sources.
Lt.-Gen. Sir Thus. R. Eastwood appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Gibraltar in London, succeeding Lt.-Gen. Sir F. N. Mason-MacFarlane.
A philosophical line asserts that human things reveal love through awareness, while divine things require love as a path to knowledge. The reflection contrasts affection and understanding across mortal and sacred realms.
Canadian Forestry Corps personnel may remuster into other services for overseas duty. Canadian Women's Army Corps members may carry a suitcase on leave to keep clothes wrinkle free. Front line relief in Italy prompts sight seeing tours by Auxiliary Service officers. Corporal Marie Jolin of Winnipeg promoted in the Women’s Army Corps to Hollerith Operator in Ottawa. Jolin enlisted May 1943. Army Mediterranean casualties through November 23 1943 total 3533. Non alloy steel permits divert to make 500000 safety razor blades for the Army. About 1000 applications monthly to the Canadian Legion Educational Services for front line correspondence courses. Canadian Women's Army Corps personnel now being trained as wireless operators for fixed wireless stations.
No tax or coupons. For the first time in memory exclusive London shops list second hand fur coats for sale as supply of new coats tightens and buyers face fewer restrictions.
The Canadian Junior Red Cross sent a shipload of vitamin tablets to Britain to aid children affected by coeliac disease, which hinders their ability to digest food, addressing rising cases and dietary needs.
An ad advises against digging scalp eruptions and promotes Moone's Emerald Oil mixed with olive oil. Apply daily to the scalp, rub in, then shampoo every four days with soap. Continue until dandruff clears, repeating for two weeks, with a money back offer if dissatisfied. Druggists nationwide stock Emerald Oil.
A Japanese newspaper claimed that after retreat from Kiska the Americans and Canadians faced a phantom Japanese army of Attu dead for three weeks. The piece described repulsed phantom counterattacks as proof of Japanese fighting spirit.
A Vancouver firm buys two city blocks in Dunbar Heights from Japanese interests after 20 years of ownership for about 28000. The sale follows a federal order in council designating the parcels as enemy property.
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