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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
5
Sam Shapiro, down to his last two bits, plans a bold roll but drops the coin near the Banker's Trust Building. A cheerful beggar retrieves the lost quarter from a tin cup, prompting Sam to ponder his next move as he hides beneath the black homburg and watches the crowded sidewalk.
A man named Sam warns a bank teller that an impostor is signing Dodds' name. The teller confirms Dodds has donated a hundred dollars to the first ten who show pity. Sam discovers the scam and becomes the first to cash a Dodds signed cheque.
In Ireland a growing trend shows Germans long settled there naturalizing as Irish. Many hotel operators and other longtime residents, previously content as aliens, now obtain Irish certificates. Their names appear foreign in a land where Murphys, Kellys and Burkes are common.
Anthony C. Chiginski, a laboratory mechanic at Fitzsimons General Hospital near Denver, Colorado, received a $150 Army award for a suggestion that saves 10 to 15 minutes in preparing a hypo dermic needle for use.
The Windsor Star argues credits should be used to develop resources and pay thousands of workers. It contends money’s velocity, not its weight, gives value, presenting a fundamental, sound principle in support of credit use.
Darling frock and panty set pattern 4612 with front buttons for easy wearing and ironing. Two versions for playtime and dress-up. panties may match. Sizes 2 4 6 8. size 6 frock, puff sleeves uses 1% yards 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Rainy April day invites kitchen treats. Cream cheese cookies need only a third cup sugar and taste special. Make corn flake chocolate drops by melting chocolate, coating torn flakes, and dropping teaspoonfuls onto a sheet to cool. Yields about 38 candies.
A fragmented recipe lists ingredients for cookies including cream cheese shortening sugar lemon juice and baking powder with rice cereal. The text is incomplete with garbled phrases but indicates a bake with oven popping and mixed measures.
Secretary of State Paul Martin endorses a two week clothing drive by the Canadian Allied Relief Fund starting June 17. He says words cannot picture the condition of the sick and starving and ill clothed in Europe’s stricken countries.
The Saint John Telegraph Journal notes a farm labor shortage as young people leave rural areas for cities during wartime. With aging farmers and many veterans away, there is a push to attract competent individuals back to farming, hoping veterans will return after training and experience in agriculture.
A historical note explains that until roughly a century ago books often used wooden boards or improvised coverings rather than lasting bindings. This practice varied by region and class, with durable cloth and leather bindings gradually replacing early, fragile methods as printing expanded.
A cheque for 24 pounds drawn by Charles Dickens in 1868 was auctioned at Seymour Hall London to benefit the Marylebone Services fund for ex servicemen. Also sold were grandfathers clock Persian rug and wines donated by Marylebone residents.
A study reports twelve distinct shark species inhabit Canadian waters, reflecting diverse marine ecosystems. Researchers note some species frequent Atlantic regions while others target Pacific zones, highlighting implications for conservation and fishing management.
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