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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
2
Reported items from Britain include plans for cross channel racing, a wartime era closure, a Kent windmill demolition, and Booth Tarkington manuscript notes. England figures Dickenson, Baird, and a Derby bread relief shift, plus a new Remind Me firm and a Berlin readers referendum on emigration.
Dr. Harrison Brown of the University of Chicago warned a Minneapolis Rotary luncheon that without strong international control of atomic energy, major nations could each amass about 60 bombs, enough to destroy U S cities over 26 000 population, within seven years. He said nations are advancing rapidly and a controlling authority must be created within 18 months to avert catastrophe.
A late naturalist who died in December requested on his tombstone that he be named discoverer of latent equilibrist powers in sea lions. His will left 12,000 to three hospitals to endow beds for circus and variety performers and 4,000 to the Salvation Army for Bibles.
A collage of old time humor pieces features a man chasing a carnival ride until he runs out of money and returns to his wife with a tired, witty exchange about his spending. Other vignettes include a stage manager’s rehearsals, a farmer’s sly remark about fashion, and punchlines from lawyers and courts.
A fragment from a Toronto Globe and Mail piece reflects on a nostalgic, primitive past before modern troubles. The foreman humorously notes a lazy worker and a dinner hooter moment, illustrating a bygone routine. The prose hints at a yearning for uncomplicated life and a distant memory.
A Chicago inventor develops a machine to regulate the length of after-dinner addresses, promising comfort to suffering humanity. The device could be foolproof and improved for speech quality, though many listeners might prefer a simple tuner to cut off at will.
The American Red Cross presented its Norwegian sister organization with a valuable gift destined for a new Oslo hospital for feeble minded children. The shipment will include linen sterilizers dental equipment surgical instruments washing machines and modern kitchen machinery and equipment.
Joseph Zamusski of Baltimore says a Virginia state trooper pulled him over while he was driving fast and asked for his pilot license. Zamusski produced airplane documents, the officer laughed and let him go with a ground warning to slow down. The article notes air at high levels is cold because it does not absorb heat.
A夕 farm girl and a sunburned, shy farms youth share a moonlit night by a garage as they tension with unspoken love. He proclaims devotion after a shy kiss, then introduces her to his grease stained brothers, dreaming of a future together beyond the motorcycle repairs. She wonders if she truly loves him as the scene ends with a tingling, electric calm.
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes that due to clothing coupon shortages the Princess Elizabeth often wears outfits originally belonging to her mother. The garments have been altered to fit the princess as she grows.
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