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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
2
About 199 Hindu devotees including a woman walked over a large charcoal pit at Sri Marian a Temple Singapore watched by Burgeans and Hindu supporters. Fire walkers sprinted and stood for long moments as onlookers poured water to cool the embers.
Yellowknife establishes a new five member trustee board for the Northwest Territorial district with John E. Gibbon as chair. Members include J McNiven, George Carter, Otto Thibert, and Keith Miller. The district spans about 40 square miles within 30 miles of the Yellowknife Post Office and serves roughly one thousand residents.
The piece argues that Canada will bear about 350 million dollars for the first year of war with 35 dollars per person, plus debts and taxes. It urges civil savings, reduced government costs, and mandatory support through national levies and voluntary drives via Red Cross, Salvation Army, and veterans groups to sustain the war effort.
A letter questions training in Canadian agricultural colleges and cites the Crimlien Shorthorn Breeders' Association selecting an Ontario high school teacher with unclear credentials. It references a canning factory tour where a guide comments on a line worker.
A humorous, disjointed column notes nature rapidly eroding scars with fallen trees turning to soil and log islands forming among plants. It mentions the 107th Field Battery Cranbrook recruits tall in height and jokes about fireflies providing light, concluding with a quip on toe orientation when walking.
Dance guide explains canter waltz steps and 82 page booklet covers waltz fox trot rumba tango and shag. Includes posture tips rhythms and how to learn at home. Send 15c for copy to Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man and note other 15c booklets available.
In towns across England blind people patrol dark streets guiding sighted passersby during blackouts. The self appointed task helps them feel useful and empowered after losing sight in the last war. A middle aged man notes the added purpose of aiding others in daylight hours.
Authorities nationwide promote corn syrup for baby formulas praising its dextrose content and easy digestibility. The text urges its use to sweeten cereals and desserts and as a convenient, economical food for children and adults, touting health benefits and family-wide appeal.
McGill University authorities revealed suggestions to expand use of Canadian products for troops overseas. Ideas include canning thousands of pounds of butter for front line conditions and canning fish into chowder for easy transport and serving.
A town sheep raiser recalls damage by dogs over years and tests bells on some ewes and keeping mules in fields. He notes bell methods are not new but combining them with guarding stock might help. He regards any plan that keeps dogs away from the flock as worth trying.
A quirky note claims elephants tolerate sea travel when fed whiskey and warm water. It adds a marginal remark on 17th century French bookbinders earning tax exemptions.
The front zone cinema program has doubled its mobile fleet to eight vans showing films in barns schools and other troop gathering spots. Live entertainment also travels to widely scattered towns for British Expeditionary Force troops.
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