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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1946
Page
2
Since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, world attention has focused on atomic energy and its future impact. This new force marked a historic milestone, raising hope for peace yet menace as a weapon could erase civilizations built over centuries. The era it ushered promises both fear and resolve to end international conflicts.
Dr. Leopold Infeld, Polish physicist and mathematician, now at the University of Toronto, argues in a pamphlet for the Canadian Institute of International Affairs that atomic energy will be the centre of technical social and economic problems for years. He notes its vast practical possibilities and potential to revolutionize current practices for mankind.
Dr Infeld warns that atomic energy could revolutionize industry with factory control by machines reducing labor and transforming society. He notes war applications are more immediate than civilian uses and stresses international relations may determine life or death for the entire planet.
In 1944 the average life expectancy at birth for Americans, including military personnel, surpassed 65 years, rising about 16 years since 1900. White females averaged 68.95 years, with life expectancy for those aged 49 at 75. white males reached 63.55 years, slightly below 1942 peak due to military-related accidents. Metropolitan Life Building.
A Royal Commission is formed to decide awards for inventions designs drawings or processes used by British and Allied Governments during the war. It will set submission procedures later. Government employees may be compensated if their inventions are judged on equal footing with outside work, and American royalty rights will be considered.
The Dominion drama festival will be revived with regional contests in early 1947 to select companies for the national finals in London. One act or three act plays may be submitted, reflecting renewed amateur theatre interest in Ottawa and across cities, led by local groups like Ottawa’s Little Theatre.
The Canadian Meat Board reports overseas canned meat shipments for the first five months of 1946 total 52,637,244 pounds. Of this 5,000,148 pounds went to France and Belgium, while 42,246,050 pounds were sent to UNRRA for famine relief.
Vincent Massey, former Canadian High Commissioner in Britain, urges patience and aspirational bonds among nations as the Commonwealth offers experience for the United Nations. He stresses Britain’s leadership role and the need for continued vigilance to preserve civilization and cooperation.
Three Leander class cruisers that defeated the Graf Spee in 1939 are set for transfer to the Royal Indian Navy with government approval. Indian crews will be trained in the United Kingdom to operate the ships.
Eight million gallons of water were needed to refill St. James Park lake emptied during the war.
Questions and answers about sugar coupon validity for canning on July 4, beekeeping registration with the Ration Administration, picking up ration books at distribution centers, and wartime price controls on fresh cherries. Includes advice to request Consumers’ News pamphlet or Blue Book and to contact Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
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Winter wheat attracts notice in Southern Alberta due to premium prices and labor scarcity. Tests at Lethbridge's Dominion Experimental Station show Kharkov and Marquis varieties performing well over 28 years, with Yoga and Jones Fife as alternatives. Seeding best in early September, with risks from root rot if too early.
Detroit report quotes W. Stuart Symington showing the B 36 and B 35 bombers can fly 10 000 miles with an atomic bomb. He notes polar routes gain importance and cites missiles and rockets for future air power. He warns against trimming postwar Air Force planning.
Viscount Alexander, Governor General of Canada, told the annual meeting of the Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association that the movement is needed more than ever to foster better sentiment and good feeling between all races.
British Overseas Airways Corporation awards a title to 52 pilots who have flown over one million miles. The designation recognizes long service and exceptional flight experience among the airline’s top travelers.
John R. MacNicol in the Commons backs a $1,577,390 increase in health appropriation for Indian and Eskimo services from $2,526,000 to $4,103,390. He calls for real improvements, urges more small hospitals near reservations, and suggests summer first aid courses for Indian school teachers to treat minor injuries.
An estimated 30 000 Japanese mines adrift in the Pacific are a continual threat to shipping per Rear Admiral Arthur D Strubble commander of the Pacific amphibious forces. The Star Bulletin reports six ships damaged by mines since V J Day and stray mines sighted in Hawaiian waters with one only 600 miles off San Francisco.
A collection of quotations from Hazlitt Lincoln Eddy Whittier and Whately on right and might, duty and virtue. The lines urge moral action, divine support, and eschewing expediency at the cost of the greater good. Each comment champions right as a guiding force in conflict and conduct.
N M Bentley of the Alberta school of agriculture Ver million was chosen president of the Western Canadian Society of Agronomy during the conference closing session. The two day event concluded with Bentley’s election as head of the organization.
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