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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
2
A British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research investigation identifies peat as a substitute for montan wax, offering a hard wax with a high melting point for polishes and carbon paper. Peat yields 3% to 12% hard wax on crude extraction and remaining peat can be used as fuel as powder or briquettes.
In a lively talk, Brown boasts of a dog he owns that he believes surpasses humans in intelligence. He notes others, including Robinson, acknowledge dogs can outthink their owners, suggesting Brown’s pet is exceptional. The dialogue shows Brown eager to speak when given a chance.
Dr. W C Hopper envisions a 50 by 20 mile column of fresh fruit and vegetables to illustrate Canada’s annual consumption. Canadian production nears 100 million dollars with prewar imports from 20 countries and US imports over 60 million dollars. Public markets and modernization are urged to improve distribution while science has refined taste and nutrition through centuries of cultivation.
The Queen Elizabeth captain found his cabin lined with elm from piles driven in 1811 under London Waterloo Bridge. Officially sourced from the historic bridge site, the elm’s color has aged to a rare gray after 125 years of Thames water, with the original bridge torn down in 1936.
Fragments of a crossword puzzle page show scrambled entries and partial clues. The readable portions include numbers and hints like doorway and sea eagle, with scattered letters and stray words suggesting a puzzle layout from a newspaper page.
The Earl of Athlone resigns as colonel of the Tth Queen's Own Hussars. Lincoln Park Zoo receives six magnified chestnut burrs from London housing tiny hedgehogs. Princess Elizabeth becomes president of the Royal Merchant Navy School. Moscow reports mass relocations in areas destroyed by Germany. Eisenhower is honored at a Downing Street dinner. Sheffield University students test forgings for tanks and helmet sheets. Captain H W Faulkner flies a helicopter for HMMS Triumph at Chatham. Calgary begins lectures and talks on food handling hygiene and sanitation for city dispensers.
TORONTO The only Welsh teacher in a group of 20 from Britain teaching in Ontario Miss Constance Pugh said that kids are much the same everywhere. Six other British teachers are in Toronto and the rest are scattered through Ontario. All women they are here in exchange for Canadian teachers sent to Britain. Miss Pugh called the exchange system a wonderful idea noting that education systems differ with many more divisions and different courses of study and subject names. She expects more homework than preparing next day’s lessons.
Ontario apiarists report a 20 percent honey yield drop, with estimates from 2,400,000 to 3,900,000 pounds versus normal 11,000,000 to 19,000,000. Eastern Canada underproduces, while Manitoba Saskatchewan stay normal, Alberta reports record highs and British Columbia shows good yields.
Defence minister Col Gibson announced in Toronto that no women will serve in Canada's permanent air force. The women’s division will be demobilized by year end, leaving 16,100 men in the permanent force with nine squadrons including two bombers two fighters two photography two transport one army cooperation and one training air squadron. Two auxiliaries will be available for infrequent emergencies and a reserve on call. Hybrid corn, a science product, reached peak commercial use during the Second Great War to meet high food demand.
Stamp collectors in Australia gain a special mailbox in Sydney marked Philatelic Mail Only. Letters placed there are hand stamped to avoid defacing post marks, addressing long standing philatelists. Since installation, the box handles about 11 letters daily.
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