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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
5
A sensational tale claims Judge Davidson Fraser faced threats after sentencing an innocent man. An unsigned note promised revenge within twenty four hours, ending with a chilling boast of the judge’s lethal resolve and a past record of fearsome incidents.
Judge Fraser awakens to dread and a gunman at his study door. A midnight struggle ends with a dead man on the floor, the killer revealed as his son Jim, fallen in a shocking, fatal encounter. The judge's grim realization sinks in as police are alerted.
The New York Herald Tribune warns that the bomb’s power from Hiroshima to Bikini Lagoon demands highest civic courage and social wisdom. The terror cannot stand. the world must bend it to peaceful use or risk annihilation for mankind.
The 260 foot main span of the bridge stretches 465 feet across and was nearly finished in 1942 by Swedish engineers despite German occupation in Norway. It saw wartime escapes and a 1942 mine explosion that damaged the arch, with restoration delayed until war's end. Completion cost over 3.9 million Swedish kronor.
London reports Maj. W H Coles says seven years of war and austerity have kept Britons from opium use. Britain, once forced to fight a country wide dope ring after WWI, remains among nations least troubled by narcotics addicts. The Englishman’s restraint holds despite worries.
Lt. Col. D. H. Jennings from allied headquarters finance division reports the Emperor Hirohito household has reduced 3,946 employees, leaving a total of 4,785 workers. This reflects a drastic downsizing amid postwar adjustments.
The Canadian Authors Association held its 25th annual convention in Toronto with over 200 attendees. Retiring President Roderick Stuart Kennedy relinquished leadership to William Arthur Deacon who, as new president, noted Western writers including Earle Birney Kathleen Strange W G Hardy Ross Annet and others contributing stories and poetry to prominent markets.
A Prime Minister letter to local authorities urges citizens to save and grow food to combat a world shortage. He warns that millions abroad and at home may starve if efforts are not increased, describing the crisis as one of history’s greatest.
Sir Datar Singh, head of the Indian Trade Delegation to the United States, explains that cows were declared sacred in India about 3,000 years ago to curb slaughter and prevent a milk shortage as the cattle population declined.
The moon exerts more than twice the tidal force on Earth's oceans compared with the sun, highlighting its dominant role in oceanic tides and coastal effects.
A Canadian parliamentary committee heard that money owed under land surrender treaties is paid annually by the government. A. G. Leslie of the Indian affairs branch said over 90 percent of a 17.1 million dollar trust fund belongs to individual bands. The Blackfeet led in total wealth with 2.75 million dollars, while the 240 Dokus of the Sturgeon agency held over 958 thousand dollars per capita wealth.
Combine 2 cups corn flakes 1 percent ground beef 1 cup water 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Crush flakes, mix with ingredients, form into patties. Fry or broil 7 10 minutes per side until browned. Yield six patties about 2 inches wide. Add onion or seasonings as desired.
The recipe describes preparing fully ripe strawberries, cooking with Sure-Jell or Certo, boiling to a hard boil for one minute, then sealing into about ten six ounce glasses. It notes paraffin sealing and provides measurements for prepared fruit and sugar.
Two men in a club talk about buying a used car. One explains testing a car by taking it to another dealer to gauge defects while a novice. The anecdote appears in Boys Life 2681.
Pattern 4538 offers a dirndl style dress with puff or flare sleeves and heart applique. Sizes 6 8 10 and 12 available. size 10 requires 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents and write name address and size to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
A historical note states the Mayflower measured about 100 feet in length and 20 to 25 feet in width, revealing the ship’s compact dimensions for its era.
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