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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
2
The essay argues for systematic vocational guidance integrated with education to identify a child’s talents early and steer study paths toward suitable life work. It highlights the role of cooperation among parents teachers and educators, and the need for a ongoing chart of a child’s progress to guide future studies and career choices.
The Dominion bureau of Statistics has prepared a housing survey to accompany the 1841 census pending final government approval. A pygmy hippopotamus reaches about 45 pounds when full grown versus 5,000 to 6,000 pounds for a normal hippo. The fate of British sprats in the off season remains unknown. Salt is a mineral often lacking in farm animal feed.
Noted Dominion cerealist Dr J H Newman credits Canadian breeders with making Canada a top spring wheat producer. He argues plant science has boosted national prosperity more here than in any other country. An aviator two miles up can see 150 miles. Leningrad runs a school for female taxi drivers. 2357'
Bank of Canada Governor Graham F. Towers urged Canadians to sacrifice private spending and fund the war through taxation and war loans. He said production should cover the real cost, while Canadians must repatriate securities held in the United Kingdom and support the UK with Canadian dollars to buy Canadian supplies.
Scald milk with crackers and melted butter then mix with flaked cooked fish eggs and seasonings. Pack into a greased pan crust with remaining crumbs and bake at 425 degrees F for about 30 minutes. Turn onto platter and serve with tomato sauce for six portions.
A dessert recipe yields 143 cups condensed milk 1 tablespoon grated orange rind 1 tablespoon orange juice 315 cups Kellog's Corn Flakes 124 cups cocoanut 1 teaspoon salt Combine milk orange rind orange juice and Corn Flakes crushed into coarse crumbs Add cocoanut and salt Stand about three minutes Drop by teaspoonfuls on a lightly pressed baking sheet Bake in a moderate oven 350 degrees for about 15 minutes Remove at once Yield about one and a half dozen cookies with 1 inch diameter.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture and the National Research Council of the Dominion Government contribute to agricultural research in Canada along with the Ontario Research Foundation provincial agriculture departments agricultural colleges university labs corporate labs and independent scientists.
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports rising student fees and falling government grants as the main drivers of university revenue from 1921 to 1939. Endowments and other income also decline while access to education risks narrowing to those with greater personal means.
Colonel P. T. Etherton, famed Houston to Everest explorer, left London for the South of France after a rabbit hunt revealed a Napoleonic era chalk mine. A baroness hosted him near Perigueux where a keeper’s stumble uncovered the mine shaft. Analysis showed 99 percent calcium carbonate and Paris and London engineers were called in. Etherton aids the study as chalk reserves are deemed valuable.
J. W. Stafford, chief passport officer at Queen Anne's Gate, London, has worked amid war pressures, sleeping in a camp bed as exit permit duties added to his normal tasks. In 1915 he was assigned to the passport office, then a 13‑staff shed, as passports became compulsory. Now a 250‑strong team operates in a bustling Westminster building with many languages heard in the corridors. Previously travel required urgent reasons for approval.
Lord Fairhaven, head of British Red Cross activities, is noted for a rare hobby collecting Windsor Castle images. His trove includes hundreds of pictures, plus a modern tapestry he commissioned from Cambridge weavers, displayed at Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire.
A young woman in a khaki uniform and cap salutes a Scottish officer. He returns the salute with a curt nod. A moral note urges teaching children to draw animals to curb killing.
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