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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
6
Sir James Grigg told the commons that paratroop officers receive about 90 cents a day more than other officers and other ranks gain an extra 45 cents. The report also notes a tribute to a German parachute commander Captain von der Heyde as a superb enemy.
Four piece Anne Adams play wardrobe from Pattern 4047 for ages 2, 4, and 6. Includes overalls bonnet playsuit and bolero with fabric yardage details and 20 cent price. Orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man 2466.
Ottawa officials say tea shipments have been reduced by the Pacific situation and voluntary limits may be imposed to ensure fair supply. Rationing would resemble the sugar program with penalties for overbuying or hoarding, and would rely on public cooperation and enforcement.
Air Force stations push the dig for victory effort with many airfields becoming self supportive in vegetables. Expansion at a fighter station added acres of virgin land. a Lincolnshire transport officer used a borrowed plow and volunteers to cultivate ground, enabling full mess supply from the extra yield.
The article notes about eleven and a half million square miles of world forests, with two and a half million under the British Empire. It states Russia rivals Britain in forest area, with Brazil at two million, while Germany has a small share.
The Thameside town of Erith in Kent converted its 70 000 gallon swimming pool into an emergency water reserve serving about 204 000 people. A survey found 14 wells with limited use, three suitable for drinking, and the pool providing 408 000 gallons daily with 70 000 gallons kept in reserve.
A Sunday school lesson outlines the crucifixion of Jesus at Calvary with focus on Isaiah 53:5 and Luke 23:33 46. It contrasts the mockery by onlookers and rulers with Jesus prayer for forgiveness and the superscription reading King of the Jews. The text notes the multilingual inscription and the theologian view that faith sees Behold the Lamb of God.
At a Chicago gathering Dr. A C Ivy of Northwestern University outlined wartime nutrition for eight to ten hour workers in munitions plants. He cited daily calorie needs from 3,500 to 5,000 for eight hour labor and up to 6,000 for heavier work, with fats kept moderate and minerals emphasized through milk, cereals, enriched bread, meats, eggs, and leafy vegetables.
Norman Tiptaft, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, calls for postwar Britain to reuse wartime organization to build a better England. He envisions community schools where a duke’s son and a dustman’s son study together, illustrating social mobility and unity.
German scientist Dr Rittwagen says he invented a new type vitamin tablet containing food values to keep besieged men alive for an indefinite period. He proposes nine tablets as a days nourishment and plans experiments on selected troops on home service.
A newspaper notes bankers railroads and big businessmen plus farmers receive government help while many readers who do not subscribe still see printing done out of town and rely on external sheets.
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