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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1946
Page
6
The text discusses housing as Canada's foremost problem with veterans and families hardest hit. Government programs aim to build 50 000 to 60 000 dwellings in 1946 1947, but material shortages likely cap completions at about half. Hundreds of thousands still lack homes, and many under construction await spring completion due to supply limits.
The government and private builders face ongoing housing shortages due to scarce materials and rising costs. Minister C D Howe warned the spring 1947 outlook would be twenty percent tighter than March 1940, signaling no quick relief. Solutions focus on boosting materials, training workers, and possibly curtailing non essential construction to manage demand.
More than 400 American tanks have entered Canada to train both permanent and reserve armor units, defense headquarters announced, with more tanks expected to arrive. In Tokyo, William Bayles of the American Mercury notes public focus on the emperor and the atomic bomb in Japanese thought. A group calling itself the Society of International Friendship Through Language has set up a bilingual billboard posing questions about global power, naming Emperor Hirohito as the world’s most awesome person and the atomic bomb as the most powerful being.
Puzzle fragment includes cryptic clues and partial entries. Readable bits hint at a crossword theme or editor notes with names or words incomplete. No clear event or person stands out, so the item remains a compact puzzle teaser from a newspaper page.
The United States signed civil aviation agreements with Australia and New Zealand, the first with those nations, bringing the total to three. Pan American planned a route to New Zealand, while Australia eyed service to Vancouver via Honolulu and San Francisco. Ambassador Norman Makin said the pacts set the stage for British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines to launch two weekly Australia United States services and one New Zealand United States service.
A CFL Oval Beaver article surveys historical headwear worn by women. It notes horned miniver rigs interlaced with pearls, tower-like styles, and even a schooner perched atop 18th century duchess coifs. Modern hats shift to felt, straw, silk, wool, plastics, and nylon after century-long felt origins.
The Canada Year Book Ottawa edition is authorized by Hon. James A. MacKinnon and sold by the King's Printer for $2.00. It provides data on Dominion and Provincial reports across trade, transportation, finance, education, and social welfare, aimed at businesspeople, students, and general readers. The piece notes the first bathrooms dating to ancient Greece as a curious aside.
A quirky school scene explores the meaning of impression with a teacher and witty students. Jests about orphans, dress prices, and social curiosities punctuate a vicar’s simple act of kindness, ending with a humorous misunderstanding about a baby and an old man’s beer.
Canada’s census data for June 1 indicates a 35 percent decline in milk cows compared to the record year 1945. The count stands at 3.913 thousand cows, reflecting a notable reduction in dairy herds across provinces.
Belgian women move toward National vote rights as parties agree to allow women to vote for national officers in 1957 after local election turnout showed unity with husbands. Miss Moore notes suffragists seek broader equality while detailing current legal subjugation in Belgium.
A collection of brief maxims from literary figures. It frames success as constancy of purpose and integrity, urging focus on personal resolve over external means. Readers are reminded that labor, discipline, and moral steadiness build true happiness and lasting strength.
Manitoba officials warn prickly sow thistle as Canada s most serious agricultural pest returns after drought and labor shortages. They urge widespread postharvest plowing, summer fallow, and road seeding to curb its spread, noting roots regrow if not kept loose. Experimentation with weed killers cited. risk of spread from Saskatchewan acknowledged.
Fragmentary text mentions names and places with garbled phrases. The readable segments reference a location near Coats Bievaame SotaultC and individuals such as Aaron and Munro, suggesting a local item or notice lacking clear context.
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