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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
3
Selma stockpiles cream and butter as an outage shatters the kitchen routine for a large luncheon at Miss Sumners estate. A lobster feast hinges on a risky taste test by Ben the dog, ending with the shocking discovery that Ben is dead and a flood of medical responders arriving to treat the guests.
A troubling scene unfolds as Ben learns of a dog’s mangled body at a back gate. Selma points to the mangled remains and laments a hit and run driver who killed the dog and did not stop. The exchange hints at urgent concern and possible life-saving lessons for Ben.
The London based war crimes commission compiles grim French instances from March to May involving German forces. cases include mass arrests and executions in Riberac with loot and arson, twelve hostages shot in Brantome, village looting in Tarn et Garonne, and the Notre Dames des Dombes monastery raid with two monks killed.
Pattern 4792 offers a sun dress and bonnet in sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Size 6 requires 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. price 20 cents. Send name address size and style number with payment to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Pattern mail may be delayed due to slow delivery.
The British warship output through January 1944 was only slightly below the prior war, while ships exhibit far greater complexity. There is a major rise in equipment detail and sophistication across vessels.
Sound recorders reproduce sound on hair fine steel wire and are in use at war fronts. Weighing eight pounds they contain over two miles of wire capable of 66 minutes of sound and speech.
Gabriel Fahrenheit mixes snow and salt to achieve a freezing point. The experiment outlines how salt lowers melting point and produces a practical method for冬 season deicing and temperature study.
City of Caen in Normandy is described as historically resilient with a university and famed for its churches and castle begun by William the Conqueror. It has a quayside basin, steamship trade to Le Havre and England, a fishing population, and diverse industries including lace, timber, metal founding, machine work, cloth weaving, and chemical production. Caen stone is renowned in France and England.
The Royal Ontario Museum display on mummies fascinates visitors with a focus on ancient burial customs five thousand years old. The exhibit explains mummification from 3000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. and shows how grave goods reveal daily life, including jewellery, tools, furniture, and sculpture from tombs.
A group of youths not aligned with the Nazis staged a stunt in an Oslo office lobby by placing underground newspapers and notifying Gestapo plainclothesmen. They then lured Nazi police to seize the papers, sparking a confrontation with city police. The episode fulfilled their intent for dramatic defiance.
Soviet readers learn the Arctic Circle coal fields north of the Arctic Circle are in production during the war. A Kovzhva to Vorkuta railroad opened access to the new “Arctic Donbas” with six more mines slated to begin this year. Coal largely goes to Leningrad, with miners gifting any output beyond the schedule.
Britain's famed Lawrence of AraBia was rejected for front service in the First Great War due to anemia and short stature. The note hints at a curtailed wartime role and personal health limits affecting combat readiness.
British scientists have reportedly found an answer to the German glider bomb threat. The counter-device details remain secret, but its existence is announced after the Roma sinking highlighted the danger.
Nutrition minded homemakers are urged to use fish as a rich source of vitamins minerals and iodine while saving ration coupons. A Scandinavian fish pudding recipe combines finely mashed fish cracker crumbs scalded milk butter onion juice lemon salt paprika and eggs then steamed or baked until firm. Also notes Alaska was ice free 15 000 to 25 000 years ago during the late glacial period.
British shoppers restore Victorian furniture and jewelry once hidden in attics as luxury tax and mood shift drive a Mayfair revival. West End stores strip heavy suites and paint wardrobes, while faded damask curtains and ornate chains fetch high prices. Victorian pieces, from fobs to cameos, resurface in debuts and weddings.
In the first flash of their assault the Japs gained control of Malaya and the Dutch East Indies rubber regions. A shipping shortage now limits this supply, and Tokyo announces the opening of a synthetic rubber plant. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
To mend large holes avoid stretching the fabric. Attach a net or veiling as a foundation, start two inches beyond the hole, and lay rows to reach the hole. Darning over the hole uses new thread through all loops to prevent ladders. Cross darning forms a lattice above the hole. Darning stays on the wrong side. tiny stitches may reinforce thin spots.
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