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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
1
British and American supply officials in Washington have agreed on virtual elimination of capital goods shipments to Britain under lend lease. The move tightens exports to align with military needs as Britain’s factories have most essentials and war priorities drive reductions to a post war risk.
Selected recipes describe dusting beef with corn starch and searing in mazola, then simmering with onions carrots and potatoes in water and seasonings. Bake a biscuit batter topping at 450 degrees for 15 minutes to serve six.
Recipe notes describe making dough like rolls or buna, rolling to a thin sheet, spreading with melted butter, sprinkling chopped nuts and brown sugar, rolling into a jelly roll, forming rings, cutting into one inch intervals, placing on greased sheet, allowing rise, and baking slowly in a moderate oven with a basin of hot water at the oven bottom.
A fleeing ex convict seeks water and escape in a Mexican rancho. He pockets gold left as a courtesy cup in the guest room, planning to flee with it but is confronted by the hacienda owner who explains locals leave gold for travelers and returns the wallet, leaving the thief remorseful and cornered by the very hospitality he exploited.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's All Bran as a solution to constipation. It promotes daily servings with milk or mixed into cereals, suggests bran muffins, urges water intake, and notes availability in two sizes. Made by Kellogg's in London Canada.
Stockholm reports describe a Hitler conference where Martin Bormann was named his heir in case of death. The article notes a potential for self-inflicted extreme action and lists Bormann, Goering, and Himmler as a proposed triumvirate. Bormann, 44, atheist, and described as ruthless, would lead drastic measures against millions of conscripted foreign workers.
Early spring guidance for victory garden success emphasizes thorough soil preparation and deep cultivation before planting. It recommends planning now, choosing high yield vegetables, tight spacing, intercropping small crops, and using fertilizer to maximize yields while avoiding weeds. Lawn care urges sowing quality seed, proper timing, rolling while soil is soft, and annual fertilizer to curb weeds.
At a Beaufort North Carolina naval laboratory researchers investigated peculiar underwater sounds once blamed on submarines. They found fish produce the noises, notably the toad fish with a steamboat whistle, the croaker audible through twenty feet of water, and the drum fish whose drumming mimics heavy bottom thumps. Navy personnel are being informed to distinguish these fish sounds from enemy submarine activity.
Prominent New Yorker of earlier years, sea captain Preserved Fish was a well known figure in the city’s maritime and civic circles. His leadership and ventures shaped local harbor affairs and public life during his era.
British gunners on the world’s highest gun position at a 9,000 foot jungle peak in Chin Hilla silenced Japanese guns by counter battery fire. The action underscores Allied efforts in the area as forces press toward strategic high ground.
Cmdr. Robert 8. Quackenbush of the United States Navy described three dimensional pictures called vectographs used for over a year to identify Jap gun emplacements and installations. He said the images show full depth of the actual scene when viewed with light polarizing spectacles.
Anne Adams Pattern 4618 offers a vivacious frock suited for warm days and cool transitions. Pattern 4616 covers misses and women sizes 10 through 42 with yardage for size 36 at 3 yards 35 inch. Send 20 cents per pattern with size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Mail delivery may be slower. Switzerland is only about three fourths self sufficient in foodstuffs.
A private dispatch to Stockholm's Tidningen reports German sailors in western Norway face strict limits on interactions with Norwegians. In Aalesund, the Norwegian patriot hub, the German port captain bans relations between sailors and locals. After nightfall Germans are kept on board to avoid contamination by Norwegians.
The term concentrated milks refers to products with all milk solids in reduced volume, including evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and dry whole milk. By products like dry skim milk and casein are often included under this term.
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