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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
6
Britain plans retirement pension changes in October and appoints Sir Charles Arden Clarke as governor of Basutoland and commander in chief of Sarawak. UK and Commonwealth notes include German POW totals, royal visit conveyance costs, Polish 2nd corps transport completion, Canadian scholarships, and Western Australian prize ram flights.
Allied authorities report discovery of precious musical manuscripts by Bach Beethoven Mozart Brahms and Mendelssohn in several German sites including Schloss Bang Beuron Monastery Magdeburg Gruessau and Silesia. Notable finds include Bach Christmas Oratorio St Matthew Passion Beethoven Missa Solemnis Egmont Overture Mozart Figaro acts one and two and Brahms Violin Concerto.
Nine Dutch Canadian women who served in the Dutch armed forces in Australia Batavia Indo China and other areas recount wartime duties as pursers stenographers clerks and nurses They describe grim scenes in prison camps and nursing starving prisoners after Japan surrender Some retained Dutch nationality while others are Canadian citizens and two live in Montreal and Mort.
The Jane, once the oldest locomotive in Britain, retired at year end 193. It had been saved by the Great Western Rail and later transferred to Wantage Tramway in 1857. A note mentions Swain genicilin with logi cream enabling mouth administration instead of injections.
The Ottawa Citizen reports how weather forecasting has shifted from government to include many private meteorologists. In the United States vast benefits from broadcasts and reports are noted, with industries like bakeries, film, airlines, candy makers, and cotton mills relying on advanced forecasts. Canada lags, as costly equipment and staffing deter private outfits and government stations remain primary.
An English tea commissioner promoted India and Ceylon Black tea at the St Louis Exposition. Facing hot Missouri summer, he served iced tea to fairgoers. The cold tea proved popular, helping launch iced tea as a summer thirst quencher. Also noted is a Munich firm using cement-coated plates to build small one-family houses.
At a Toronto meeting the Health League of Canada urged all provinces to enact compulsory pasteurization laws. Ontario currently leads with such legislation. Dr F F Tisdall and Dr A B Berry highlighted pasteurization as the defense against milk borne diseases. Since Ontario’s 1938 law infant mortality and typhoid deaths have fallen, while pasteurization preserves milk nutrition overall. The group congratulated Vancouver BC Hum boldt Lask and Campbellton NB on recent provincial enactments.
Washington reports a forecast of increased travel on the Alaska Highway next year. A government review notes traffic now exists on the 1600 mile route from Alberta through British Columbia and the Yukon into Alaska, but tourist travel remains limited by scarce facilities such as filling stations repair shops and lodging.
Ottawa Citizen warns of a future war dominated by long range missiles and atomic bombs. It envisions underground rocket bases across continents and Canada, centralized defense hubs, radar networks, and mass civilian displacement ending in military dictatorship and depopulation.
Bell Telephone Laboratories announces a new vacuum tube that acts as an electronic communications highway. It promises cross country television and long-distance short wave telephone support, with capacity for more than 10 000 conversations or many television shows at one time. Peter Harris, 13, aims to build a 12 inch reflector telescope in Leaside, planning to craft it himself.
The Daily News cites Royal Commissions and Ottama reports urging the United States to strengthen counter intelligence. It notes Russian networks in Canada and warns of broader spy contacts here. It mentions Lieut Nicolai Redin accused of stealing naval plans and calls for two spies for action. It also touches on ration coupons and victory garden production.
A provincial notice warns that unused medicines in home cabinets can pose danger as bottles age and corks deteriorate. Evaporation may turn tonics into poison. readers are urged to dispose of old medicines regularly and wash bottle contents before trash disposal.
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