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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
7
A long editorial urges Canadians to examine personal wartime contributions after review of the Canada at War bulletin. It notes Canada’s rising war effort, calls for tempered pride, and asks every person to consider further sacrifices to ensure victory. The piece cites Ernest Lapointe’s Victory Loan sentiment about wartime unity and duty.
The United States aims to buy 200 million pounds of aluminum from Canada to double wartime supply in 1942 under a broad plan. Earlier, a $63 million aluminum order was placed with the Aluminum Company of Canada. Halley’s comet appears in many ancient sources dating to 240 BC.
A provincial blitz left public utilities out of order, but a small English hotel set up an alternative kitchen with crude oil to serve 600 meals to homeless children, showcasing rapid improvisation and community relief amid the outage.
Women in the Midlands express anger after tobacconists post notices refusing service to women with the claim that smoking is not needed for them. The piece references broader social changes and notes a few unrelated facts, including port status, car components, and a buffalo herd in Canada.
The New York Times reports on Allied resolve as nine governments vow to resist Hitler and press for a world of security and prosperity. Britain and dominions join in declaring no peace while coercion persists, while postwar hope grows as democracies unite and project strength against aggression.
A 10 year old Aberdeen boy writes on Birds and Beasts in a humorous Country Life in BC piece. He claims the owl cannot see in daylight and shifts to a canine cow, humorously detailing its anatomy and milk production. The Ottawa Alberta Calgary Albertan is cited as the source.
The bacon board raised export bacon prices to 18.60 per 100 pounds for U K shipments after requests for reduced Canadian pork during summer. The increase follows prior ups in May and May 1 and applies to all export care products with Dominion bearing the cost. The report also notes unrelated science curiosities about space eclipses and early maps.
Egg Waker Strong Indications are that Great Britain will require a larger egg supply from Canada in the war year. The Dominion Department of Agriculture says it is too late to rely on baby chicks and urges selective carrying over of laying stock. Poultry producers are reducing laying stock yet prices remain strong. June marketing is heavy. Two-year-olds and older birds should be retained if fit to maximize egg production next year.
A historical recipe combines 2 pounds round steak and onions with fat and seasonings, browns meat, simmers with potatoes, then tops with All Bran pastry. A separate Bran dough mix combines All Bran, flour, salt and shortening with cold water to form a light crust. Yield about six servings.
A Kentucky colonel claims a Native American on his plantation never forgets. To test memory the devil wagers the colonel’s soul. Twenty years later the devil asks the Indian a greeting and the Indian answers with a single word, revealing his flawless recall.
Malik Sir Fierz Khan Noon, high commissioner for India in Great Britain, arrived in Toronto and stated that India is united in its opposition to totalitarian regimes. He emphasized that no Indian reader will aid the Nazis, including Mahatma Gandhi, and that all of India stands against such governance.
Major General Browne told a radio audience that skilled men are needed and that training takes time to equip a modern mechanized force. He noted the army trains both new and unskilled recruits and praised the current signups as capable of matching and exceeding past war efforts.
The Toronto Star notes Drake’s 4 May 16th century prayer used in Britain during a recent national day of prayer. It quotes the line urging perseverance in continuing work until it is thoroughly finished as a potential Empire motto.
British authorities convicted 18 or 20 individuals on profiteering charges. The cases showed articles passed through seven dealers with profits taken at each step. Separate note mentions the Dead Sea as the planet’s lowest spot and the saxophone being named after its inventor Adolphe Sax.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, husband to Netherlands heiress Juliana, told Boston the old Germany of culture may never return after Nazi era. He called Germans to face defeat, praised Allied effort, and recalled aiding English relief in the East End during September raids.
The Germans are urged to gather daisies dandelions chickweed nettles and other wild plants for soups gravies and vegetables. Daisies are claimed to have more vitamin C minerals and salts than meat. Also noted is sharks fins as a Chinese delicacy.
An advertisement for Aeromatic Meter claims improved power and speed for automobiles tractors buses and marine engines plus 8 percent more mileage. It invites agents to apply for exclusive territory and provides Dept. 3 Box 163 Vancouver Canada contact.
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