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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
3
An elderly man sneaks to the town Bazaar while his daughter Emma and her husband stay home with the children. He wins a door prize of fifty dollars, then gives Emma a ten dollar hush gift and dimes for the kids, calling it hush money as he reflects on his years.
A stark warning that a disarmed Germany will remain dangerous for a long time and require stringent policing to monitor covert Nazi movements. It cites Clemenceau from 1919 who warned that Junkers would cheat if unchecked.
A scientific note explains that while an animal can survive drastic fat and protein loss, and a large portion of body weight, losing as little as one fifth of the body's water is fatal, highlighting the critical role of water in life support.
Dorothy, granddaughter of a chief, proudly admits full Iroquois heritage and Canadian life. A Moncton business college graduate who worked as a secretary, she enlisted in March 1944. The piece notes CWAC life, Paris fashion jokes, and a Winnipeg mother in London with three fighting-family members.
Cpl Molly Engler of Invermere B C reputedly the corps most travelled member. Since joining in 1943 she studied in Holland Belgium Switzerland France and Italy and has seen much of Europe and North Africa. She now works at National Defence Headquarters Ottawa. The Robinson family of Como Quebec also contributes to the war effort with Pearle and Bernice as C W A C driver and clerk Margery a Nursing Sister W T Robinson in the Merchant Marine and the parents active on the home front.
Invisible platinum wire, so fine its shadow is seen, is used experimentally in General Electric Company's laboratory. The wire is 13,000,000ths of an inch thick. About 25,000 strands would equal the cross sectional area of a human hair.
Twenty six physicians medical students and nurses endured needles without anesthesia to create a pain map of arms and legs. The study shows how deep seated pain radiates and where local anesthesia can halt it, aiding doctors in locating pain origins.
Finance Minister Sisley explains that 23 pounds of sugar per person per household can be obtained for canning. Ten pounds come from the first ten F coupons in the old ration book, five after May 25 and five after July 6 with no expiry. Thirteen pounds may be bought with D preserves coupons if unused for fruits or preserves, but D coupons used for preserves cannot be used for sugar. The total available sugar remains 23 pounds.
The Special Products Board announced completion of export arrangements for Canada’s 1944 crop white beans to Britain. Export price bases at 3.00 dollars per bushel to growers for No 1 beans, about 50 cents above domestic prices. Aims to export at least 500000 bushels.
A tepid bath with cornstarch sprinkled and dissolved provides relief for mosquito bites sunburn or poison ivy. Water drying on the skin leaves a thin soothing starch film and can reduce irritation.
A curious historical note claims Koreans styled topknots with miniature lightning rods to repel evil spirits and nagging wives. The claim mixes folklore with social stereotypes and lacks corroborating evidence.
The Empire Digest shows 33 United Nations and nine Axis Nations. Germany is the sole Axis power at war with all 33 UNs. Australia is the only UN to declare war on Vichy France. The Fighting French war with Germany and Japan. India and Norway war only with Germany. Brazil, India, Norway, Greece and Russia are not at war with Japan. The United States fights Albania but not Finland, while Britain fights Finland but not Albania.
A recipe outlines two stages: bake potatoes with butter and a corn starch milk sauce, then top with a cheese meringue. It uses 4 cups potatoes 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons corn starch 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs and 4 tablespoons grated cheese.
A nerve specialist sits beside a talkative maiden lady. She pesters him with questions about his childhood ambitions. He reveals his lifelong aim was to throw an egg into an electric fan, a dream he never achieved.
Swedish chemist K. W. Scheele is credited with the discovery of glycerine in the year 1779, marking a milestone in early chemical research and classification of fats and oils.
General Sir Bernard Montgomery, head of the British invasion forces, was shown a pair of Canadian made binoculars. The unit’s display included a pair already admired by Lt General H D G Crerar, commander of the 1st Canadian Army overseas, and a government produced model sent by Munitions Minister Howe from Research Enterprises Ltd., Toronto.
This Week pattern 4781 flatters many figures with a slim front panel and sizes from 12 to 20 in misses and 30 to 44 in women. Size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. send 20 cents in coins for the pattern and mail it to Anne Adams Goat Dept Winnipeg at 175 McDermot Ave. Delays may occur due to slow mail delivery.
Russia declined 40 American merchant ships and redirected them to Vancouver for structural changes, a testament to Canadian workmanship and industrial capability as noted in historical reporting.
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