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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
2
The article warns that widespread destruction by fire continues across the country. It notes fires result from carelessness and disregarded safety rules despite public education efforts. Surveys show Canada’s fire losses increasing yearly, with 1946 losses up 12 percent from the previous year and about 35 percent higher over five years.
In 1946 Canada suffered serious property losses from fires. Some 405 people died nationwide and 55 400 fires occurred with 41 005 fires destroying residential property. Estimated housing losses could shelter about 200 000 people, while commercial and forest fire damages were heavy though not fully reported.
Fires occur more often in winter due to heating strains and unsafe setups. Children suffer in residential blazes, and careless disregard for safety rules fuels many annual tragedies nationwide.
The Air Force will drop the world’s heaviest bomb, a 42000 pound unit, from a modified B 29 at Muroc California. The bomb will hang in half in half out of the bomb bay and likely clear the ground by inches on takeoff. The tests will use inert duds to study explosive potential.
Toronto report says more than 20 000 pairs of shoes collected by school children are bound for children in the United Kingdom. The shipment underscores a charitable drive coordinated by local students.
A collage of jokes and humorous exchanges with characters like Dauber, Henpeck, and Fortune Tellier. Snappy banter covers art critiques, marriages, bargains, and petty cashbook vignettes, ending with a comic vision tale.
Dry season advice urges timely mowing to prevent weeds from blooming and producing mature seeds. Regular clipping keeps lawns healthy and reduces future weed growth.
Pattern 4828 and 4898 sizes 34 through 50 feature easy flower embroidery and fitted lines. Size 36 requires 3% yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for order form and instructions.
An estimate by the North West Line Elevators association projects western Canada prairie wheat production at 318 412 500 bushels based on 22 992 000 acres. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta yields are 41 200 500, 174 654 000 and 102 560 000 bushels respectively with overall 13.8 bushels per acre.
Ottawa reports a new summer pattern for active army personnel and air force officers will be issued next spring. Air force uniforms will remain similar and navy dress is unchanged. RCAf officers may wear a battle dress blouse style with gilt buttons. army officers advised to wait for a firm policy. The battle dress summer outfit will replace the unpopular khaki drill set for soldiers. The note ends with a statistical aside about human rib counts.
Easy blue ribbon dessert using corn flakes as crust and mincemeat filling. Prepare crust from crushed corn flakes sugar and butter then chill. Cook mincemeat with gelatin, lemon juice and eggs, fold in beaten whites and chill until firm. Yield section notes and adjustments for homemade mincemeat.
Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell told civic leaders in Welland that Canada has the world’s highest standard of living, crediting the Canadian people for the achievement. He praised the dollar saving program as essential for future freedom and justice for all. Mace is obtained from a fragile membrane between nutmeg shells.
A compilation of quotations on toleration and intolerance from Burke Shelley George Eliot Gibran and others. It highlights the idea that tolerance rests with the tolerant and that silence can substitute censure. The collection links knowledge and forgiveness to humane conduct across diverse voices.
Health officers warn laypeople cannot determine the correct lens type and should not collect glasses from store counters after vision testing. They urge seeking professional fitting to avoid incorrect prescriptions and eye strain.
Maj. C. A. Bell of prosthetic services notes the Berkeley dispatch about a suction fitting leg for above the knee veterans. He cautions it is experimental and not a cure-all while several cases are under trial.
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