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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
7
News from Vancouver reports the death of T. C. Monahan known as Mysterious in Hong Kong where he served with the Irish Free State. He aided British intelligence during World War II, evading internment briefly before capture and execution. His widow in New York received his personal effects.
A retriever on a farm acts as a helper to a construction crew building a bridge across a creek. He salvages and moves planks and sticks, always within his yard boundaries, while the setter watches and the master works hay. The animals share an unspoken understanding during the project.
A British firm now manufactures the Srvt radar navigation set for the merchant navy. The 7,300-ton Canadian Challenge, first postwar cargo ship built in Quebec, was launched. Prices board cites fabric shortage as cause of shirt scarcity while Canada reinforces export trade. Moscow radio notes demining of invaded Soviet territory neutralizes 70,000,000 mines and shells. Russell K. Smith named assistant director of War Assets Corporation pricing division. Vier population rebounds to 1,618,000 after war low of 1,523,000. Gosford fishermen report a black market for fattening worms at 35 cents per trio. 200,000 German POWs to help grain harvest. substantial numbers to be released in 1847.
Nylon hosiery cannot meet demand yet as reconversion from war to peacetime production is incomplete. Katherine Mackenzie notes complex adjustments in mills, gauge and knitting, care tips, and debunks myths about cigarette ashes and exhaust fumes. Dresses and scarves in nylon are also produced in limited quantities.
Mr and Mrs Charles Mills of Rochester celebrate a Friday the 13th marriage on February 13 receiving 13 telegrams 13 letters of congratulations and 13 callers in a notable superstition noted by the local paper.
Dr Gordon Bates argues in Health that national unity hinges on universal health. He urges a nationwide health education program and coordinated effort across provinces to raise living standards and wipe out poverty, disease, and slums.
At the Chemical Institute of Canada dinner in Toronto Dr. A L Washburn head of the Arctic Institute of North America urged precise scientific understanding of the Arctic. He noted 100 years of expeditions left many areas unmapped and air surveys below one per cent complete, with large Canadian Arctic regions unseen. He contrasted Soviet stations with North American Arctic gaps in meteorology and research facilities.
William Conrad Roentgen is credited with discovering the X ray on November 8 1895. The landmark finding revealed unseen internal anatomy via radiographic imaging and transformed medical science and physics research globally.
Swedish Institute and the British Council will organize a summer English course for Swedish teachers at King's College Newcastle focusing on conversation and lectures about British arts politics and society. The text notes a separate historical reference and a Canadian life insurance view on public relations, plus a comparison stating China is larger than the US with extensive measurements.
Thomas Henry Thynne fifth Marquis of Bath died at Longleat House, a longtime local figure who served as lord of the county, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, and Conservative MP. He marked his 80th birthday with a village bonfire and celebrations seen across four counties.
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