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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
4
Canada’s national parks provide a natural living exhibit of wildlife in undisturbed habitats. Visitors can observe bears birds elk moose deer and other species in their native settings while learning ecology, conservation, and the primeval Canadian landscape under protective governance.
Britain has sent to Russia cargoes of South American hides seized from blockade runners. In the five months before Japan entered the war, over 2,000 tons were seized at sea. Germany had bought large Argentine shipments of wet salted hides, which the British Navy captured, depriving Germany of essential imports.
A Scottish woman found a tattered parcel addressed to six year old Donna Bradbrooke in Toronto after Captain Francis Bradbrooke died in a plane crash en route to Canada. She bought a new Wind in the Willows and sent it to Donna’s grandmother, then traced the captain’s wife in London to return the original book, preserving the memory of the pilot who ferried bombers.
Sir Ernest Gowers praised London’s rescue squads at the London Master Builders Association festival, honoring builders recruited to aid during Luftwaffe raids. He recalled nights in blitzed ruins where a gang led by a silent signal, a nurse driver, and a Navvy member saving a speaking woman’s position underscored their courage.
Prof Hilda Rosene at the University of Texas performs a delicate threading of fine plant root hairs into tiny capillary tubes under a microscope. Her work confirms that these red hairs absorb water and may open paths to new experiments on electrical properties of plant life.
The Holy Cross in Colorado showcases a famous cross formed by two snow filled crevasses on the mountain slope. The cross remains visible for miles, drawing observers and hikers to the national forest landmark during favorable snow conditions.
A damaged OCR fragment shows monthly requirements for a cannery supplying 4,000 meals daily. Items include thirteen tons of potatoes, twelve tons of meat, two tons of butter, and seventeen other items. The line ends with a garbled phrase “can dium explosives Siting plant, 2453.”
A Copenhagen refugee recalls Denmark’s shift from humiliation to anger as British bombings are cheered. He notes widespread fear of Danish sympathy to Germany and a rise in radio listenership including American and Norwegian broadcasts from Boston.
A reader notes that body temperature remains around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, not 98 percent, and a setting hen turns eggs about every 15 minutes.
The RCAF screening for CWAAF recruits sets min height five feet, max six feet, with weight 100 pounds plus a ten pound leeway. Vision and dental health matter, but weight alone isn’t fatal. about 4-5 of 30-40 recruits are rejected monthly. Dr. Houze notes many women meet standards and glasses are acceptable if vision fits, while flat feet may be tolerated if undetected.
Canadians may be forced to adjust eating habits due to wartime shortages. J O G Taggart notes losses of vegetable oils from Canada and imports, urging higher production of fats, oils, potatoes, bread, and vegetables to support Great Britain and maintain morale. He calls for individual responsibility and national unity in facing shortages.
Dr. C. H. Best of Banting and Best reports to the Canadian Red Cross Society national blood donors service committee that the British government urgently requests dried serum from fifty thousand blood donations.
Britain will use Persia and Siam instead of Iran and Thailand in official language. Richard Law, Under-secretary for Foreign Affairs, said instructions would apply as far as practical in the House of Commons. Elsewhere, spiders show two to eight eyes depending on species.
The piece describes pronghorned antelope as unique among wildlife, noting their horn structure and white tail signaling patch. It mentions a small Canadian herd of about 300 at Nemisham Park, Alberta, maintained by the National Parks Branch, and cites Thompson Seton on antelope speed, with a rough weight range for full-grown bucks.
A theoretical note claims that at four percent interest the value of one dollar at the time of Christ would reach an astronomical sum if compounded annually, while at simple four percent it would amount to under eighty.
Cork is used in making linoleum mats penholders bottle tops and many other items. Much of Canada's supply is diverted to war industries.
A maxim asserts that a person’s true measure is shown in how he treats those beneath him rather than those above. The saying emphasizes humility, fairness, and respectful conduct across social ranks.
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