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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
3
British engineers from Bristol Company and Fairey are developing helicopter designs to reduce loss of lift and control after engine failure. The gyrodyne concept aims to separate power for forward speed from rotor lift, allowing lower blade pitch in forward flight and improving overall stability.
Cuba launches a vast postwar public works program to open interior areas to tourism. Hundreds of engineers work in Havana on streets, parks, roads, bridges, and public buildings as private capital builds hotels and recreation centers. A new Key West Havana ferry lowers fares and boosts arrivals, with plans to link Cuba to Mexico via the Pan American Highway system.
Westinghouse Electric researchers unveil a "personalized radio broadcast service" using electronic plates on room walls to create a private listening field. A listener between the plates would hear the radio while others remain outside the field. Hotels and large apartments could market the device for peace and quiet.
Fragmentary captioned montage mentions Kosure Furirer, Kampka, and Hitler aides testifying about Hitler’s fate. It notes Eva Braun and a Los Angeles woman Toni Seven described as the All Over American Beauty after a long photo study. Figures and quotes evoke sensational wartime imagery without coherent narrative.
Montreal born pianist Mary Mu, blind, astonishes audiences by naming countries from applause alone after performances in Canada and Europe. Reportedly she has a 1500 piece memorized repertoire. Infra red spectroscopy at McDonald Observatory studies Venus and Jupiter spectra and aims to extend to longer wavelengths.
The British Board of Trade describes satin material that glows in the dark after exposure to light. Technicians say photoluminescent fabrics, made from plastics, were used on aircraft carrier landing paddles and rustproof insect screens for the RAF. Designers anticipate new office wear this year.
Prof W H Pielemeier reports in Journal of the Acoustical Society that a sound detector records high pitch grasshopper songs inaudible to humans. He notes three meadow species Fasciatus Gracillanus Strictus emit faint zip or ssss tones. males rub a scraper on a file under their wings to produce the sound.
Belgium's diamond trade rebounds as Antwerp exports near 20 million dollars in 1945 and half that value in early 1946. Albert Rudelsheim notes Belgium’s closed, lineage driven craft. Jada Polak highlights diamond character and expertise. Wages for cutters run 2000 to 4000 francs weekly with long standing industrial harmony.
Lady Reading, head of the Women’s Voluntary Services in Britain, says uniforms show no rank and hats are uniform but individuals may vary. She recalls visiting a northern England center where she was asked to carry mugs and later advised to remove her jacket, illustrating egalitarian norms and interactions.
Sydney reports a surge in petty thefts burglaries and armed robberies with police attributing much to youths and girls aged 15 to 25. First offenders under 21 comprise about 70 percent as authorities compare the trend to the historic Pushes gang era with organized crime and violent assaults.
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