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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1946
Page
3
Dominion Command of the Canadian Legion defends itself against a Montreal Standard critique. The piece acknowledges past missteps in policy, meeting order, and emphasis on social activity, while stressing education of new members and adherence to convention. It cites external calls for reform and promises ongoing self assessment.
Veterinary authorities emphasize that cows require constant access to water for maximum milk production. Studies across Canada, the United States, Britain, and others show higher yield when water is available all day versus limited access. Average cow uses 10 to 15 gallons daily, with high producers consuming up to 30 gallons. Water intake rises with pasture, dry feed, or silage, and the egg powder quality section notes Canada’s powders are highly regarded.
A solitary garden scene under a pale moon inspires contemplation of hunger and despair. The speaker seeks solace in faith, finding comfort in the belief that God will care for his own and endures through sorrow.
The Canadian Trade Commissioner notes that restoring pig production in Northern Ireland is viewed by the Minister of Agriculture as the territory’s immediate priority. Canada may export up to 1,000,000 pounds of honey to the United Kingdom with 250,000 pounds in consumer containers and 250,000 pounds in bulk, under licenses for members of the Honey Importers and Packers Association with prewar Canadian trade experience. Export permits must be obtained from Canada’s Export Permit Branch. Also reported are: Lord Howe Island’s bird life decline due to rats, and a 10 cow Guernsey air shipment from Patterson New Jersey to Hogata South America weighing 5,500 pounds, using canvas-stalled, head-forward tied arrangements aboard a converted Army plane.
The three prairie provinces show a combined moisture level at 67 percent of normal, up 1 percent from last week. Alberta reaches 87 percent, Saskatchewan 86 percent, and Manitoba 90 percent, with districts indicated as normal in each province. A drier start followed by wet summer may yield higher per acre returns this year.
Miss Ruby Spencely, director of the Manitoba Junior Red Cross, visited the Ortweins for a week. Kenneth and Campbell Fergusson returned from Camp Stevens in Lake of the Woods arriving Monday evening August 12. Axel Hansen spent holidays with family, with a Winnipeg excursion to visit daughter Mrs Jean Taylor. Mr and Mrs A W H Lee returned from trips to Minneapolis and Winnipeg, enjoying their time. Audrey Riller is visiting aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs L Howes for a holiday stay.
Britain's Cierva W-9 helicopter dazzled crowds at a Southampton air pageant. The single rotor craft lifts vertically and moves sideways and backward as easily as forward, signaling new aviation possibilities beyond traditional flights.
A new shipping service dedicated to transporting cattle herds to South America was inaugurated, signaling a expansion in international livestock trade. The venture aims to streamline voyage capacity and reduce transit time for livestock shipments, with industry officials optimistic about market potential.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials in Winnipeg announced that fifty nine local ration boards in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario are arranging exact dates in the week of September 9 to 16 to distribute Ration Book No 6 within their territories. Each board will choose specific distribution days to fit local conditions. All boards have are coordinating to ensure orderly delivery.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board column answers Manitoba readers questions on ration book 6 distribution from September 9 to 16 and missing coupons. Advice covers retrieving old books, handling coupons with storekeepers, and inability to recover butter coupons. Also notes priority civilian clothes certificates issued through October 31 for discharged soldiers.
A Prices Board official announced distribution of the new ration book No 6 will be completed by September 16 and that holders must collect on dates set by local ration boards. No further distribution will occur until September 30. The book has fifty coupons each for butter sugar and meat, plus seventy five X and Y coupons for possible future use.
A reader asks about a landlord’s rent increase and Wartime Prices and Trade Board approval. The reply directs to rentals offices for information and confirms sugar coupon details: coupons S24 and $25 due August 15, with S1 to S23 and S26 onward still valid.
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