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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
3
Ed Larrime, the station agent, notes the train arrival time as the hometown crowd gathers. Emily waits with hopeful curiosity, reflecting on Tommy’s transformation from town hellion to decorated hero, while residents recall his rough past and now honor his service and homecoming on the 5:15.
Emily recalls Tommy who stole money to fund his aeroplane project at Blake's Pharmacy and later admits the crime. He repays by taking a job, studying mechanics, and winning a first prize with model planes, earning the town’s admiration and Emily’s pride on his homecoming.
The Saskatchewan government backs irrigation alongside Prairie Farm Rehabilitation plans. A CN Railways led survey by the Department of Colonization and Agriculture estimates 30,000 acres of sugar beets could yield 3.78 million dollars this year, plus 6,000 acres of potatoes and cabbage valued at 600 thousand, 8,000 acres of vegetable canning at 500 thousand, 12,000 acres of seed peas and beans at 400 thousand, 157 acres of pickling cucumbers at 50 thousand, and 20,000 acres of commercial mustard at 200 thousand, with all but mustard grown under irrigation.
Airmen who ferry planes know more about aircraft than other pilots as they may be asked to fly up to 30 different types. Each aircraft requires qualification through an examination based on the model's official manual, which can reach 700 pages.
A collage of brief items notes a man in Sunrise and Two Rivers stopping a fire that broke into a Glaze after a tire went smoking, two juveniles ordered to clean cat pens for burning a cat, anniversary congratulations from royalty and a prime minister, and a Neepawa meeting with a lone woman attendee. Other snippets include a Hong Kong prisoner’s letter arriving years late, a man dying of beri beri in captivity, a timber wolf shot near the Alaska Highway, a vintage Model T in Watford, reflections on postwar work and meat rations, a record peach shipment from British Columbia, a Dauphin seed crop yield, planned airfish shipments from Prince Edward Island, and a Montreal Boys’ Town program funded by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
In southern Alberta irrigated lands farmers in the Lethbridge district now earn tens of thousands yearly from small fruits once seen as imported luxuries. A Barnwell district farmer reported harvesting and selling about 5000 dollars worth of strawberries from a patch a bit over two acres despite last year’s labor shortage.
Air Minister Gibson announced the RC A F will keep the northwest aerial highway to Alaska east of the Rockies as an interim policy. No final decision on the Canada section of the route has been made. The Edmonton-Whitehorse-Snag route, built during wartime, supported defence and supply to Russia and North America. Northwest Air Command controls field operations at several sites. Canada owns all lasting installations valued at 76 million dollars. Peak wartime personnel reached 2,700, now 1,900 with further peacetime reductions anticipated.
An advertised internal treatment Hem-Roid offers relief for sore itching and painful piles. The ad touts small tablets, easy use, and rapid results with reduced swelling and healing of rectal membranes. It claims a 20 year track record and a money back refund if not effective.
A report outlines how early apples elevate home desserts and canning. Apple sauce flavoring with cinnamon or nutmeg adds color and spice. Baked apples with raisins marmalade or honey pair with bran cereal. Apple Crisp Pudding blends apples sugar spices and honey in a greased pan for serving.
Amsterdam telephone workers saved and hid 75,000 of the city's 77,000 instruments to prevent seizure by German forces during the late stages of World War II. The effort kept critical lines in operation and disrupted Nazi plans to seize the equipment.
An estimate shows about 19 million sheep and lambs are slaughtered for meat annually in Australia. The figure underscores the sector’s scale and economic impact across farming regions and processing facilities.
Hubert H Scott, a prominent figure in Montreal sports circles, is promoted to assist the vice-president of traffic at Canadian Pacific Railway Co. He helped lead the Railway-Telephone Hockey League in Montreal from 1923 to 1931 and traveled with CPR’s eastern champion hockey team to Winnipeg in 1931 for the railway title victory. Scott helped found the Wentworth Golf Club and CPR Recreation Club in Montreal.
New Anne Adams Pattern 4722 offers a soft shoulder look with a one piece yoke and sleeve and a flattering bow. Available sizes include 12 through 40 with size 16 needing 34 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for details and order form.
A submarine needs lead for its storage batteries equivalent to 4600 cars and for ballast equal to 3600 cars. Each submarine uses about 450000 pounds of lead.
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