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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
6
The ship Dvina holds ten tons of bacon labeled ammunition amid a fire in the forward hold. Easy Reilly refuses to abandon ship, insisting on money and Sadie as the lifeboats depart. The narrator and Dutch Joe urge Easy to jump as the vessel sinks.
The crew witnesses Easy endure heat and fear during a dangerous shipboard blaze. He reveals the captain and Jack that bacon labels concealed explosives, proving Easy’s courage and quick thinking save the vessel, though the revelation shocks him into fainting.
Prime Minister Churchill argued for the term mother country during the Empire debate, saying new nomenclature could be dangerous. He warned that elder sister country would likely fail to catch on, recalling his youth song about a boy’s best friend being his mother as a phrase worth revisiting.
A conference in Calgary decided on establishing a veterinary college for the four Western Provinces, possibly at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. The move aims to expand veterinary education and professional training in western Canada.
Anne Adams announces pattern 4709 with a side-buttoned dress and back-flounce hat. It comes in sizes 11 13 15 17 and requires specific yardage of fabric for the dress and hat. Send 20 cents in coins for the pattern with size name address and style number to Winnipeg pattern bureau.
A new type table napkin is designed to stay in place on laps, preventing slips and floor drops. The invention targets dining mishaps by adopting a gripped underside and flexible edges to hold position during meals.
Quote from Halifax Herald praising British war experience and evacuations, noting Canadians spared from war’s ravages and expressing gratitude to Britons for their endurance and resilience.
Crush cereal and mix with butter sugar and nuts. Bake or toast briefly then cool. Chill evaporated milk until very cold and whip stiff. Beat eggs with honey and flavoring, fold into whipped milk, then freeze partially in trays. Layer with crumb mixture, add topping, and freeze to yield two quarts.
The Quebec Chronicle Telegraph notes that belittling the Japanese emperor on air would rally Japan in fierce hatred, so Allied broadcasts avoid insulting Hirohito. The piece argues restraint is sound propaganda and counters calls to attack the figure publicly.
Dr. L. B. Pett of Ottawa promotes simple guidelines for healthful eating. The daily musts include milk fruits vegetables whole grain cereals and meat or alternates with eggs liver heart or kidney weekly. Cod liver oil for children is advised and enjoys can be added after the musts are ensured.
In July 1941, a Bromley court ordered G. W. R. Thompson to kill his dog and pay a daily fine of 4.50 dollars for each day the dog remained alive. He has paid 2,250 dollars but continues to refuse to kill the animal.
A propeller moving at maximum rotational speed can generate tip velocities that exceed the speed of sound, creating complex aerodynamic effects and potential efficiency losses.
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