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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
2
Prime Minister Churchill, in a radio address, outlined postwar housing plans being drawn up in Britain. He stressed urgent need with an estimate of 4,000,000 permanent homes required in the first decade after the war, plus focus on community development and a master plan for land use.
The article discusses Britain's housing crisis and its relevance to Canada. It notes an expected need of 600,000 to 1,000,000 new dwellings in Canada in the ten years after the war, to relieve overcrowding and meet demand. Current shortages are around 300,000 dwellings, with a Canadian Advisory Committee sub committee studying housing and community planning.
The report highlights town and rural planning, housing finance simplification, and the need to repair 190 000 farm dwellings and build 125 000 new farm homes in the ten years after the war. It urges architects with farm experience and collaboration with agriculture departments to design postwar rural housing.
Lucky Emblem Harry Asquith crafted a silver plated horseshoe for an RAF bomber crew. The plane was shot down over Germany, the relic was recovered from the wreck and used by German forces in a bomber. That aircraft was later shot down over Southern England, and the horseshoe has returned to Asquith.
Grumbling over butter allotments grows as the Canadian Red Cross Society ships 100000 pounds of butter weekly to prisoners of war. The piece argues the move justifies spreading butter thinner on bread during the war.
A 12 year old Czech immigrant, Polak-Alex Polak, won first place in the elimination contest for public speaking among counties Brant North Norfolk Lincoln Wentworth Haldimand Welland in old Ontario. The Lethbridge Herald highlights how new Canadians excel in scholastic and speech competitions, challenging local aloofness.
Readers submit questions on ration book contents prices and rent. Answers cover correct sheets in ration book four, price controls on cold wave permanents, fur trimmed coat price ceilings, and eviction rules for tenants behind on rent. Official guidance directs contacting wartime prices and trade board offices.
An antiseptic oil claims speedy relief from itching and sores, promoting healing of boils ulcers eczema pimples barber’s itch and salt rheum. It is sold in original pottle at drugstores with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
A series of CWAC promotions highlight changes in personnel across multiple cities. Frances Grela from Saskatoon becomes corporal in Ottawa's Directorate of Military Training. Anne Strickland from Calgary rises to Company Sergeant Major at Kildare Barracks in Ottawa. Ada Greenberg from Winnipeg advances to sergeant and leads a platoon at No 48 CWAC Administrative Unit. Ruby Sproule from Calgary moves from corporal to clerical duties in Ottawa’s Directorate of Ordnance Services. Jean Weir from Edmonton transfers from Calgary to Ottawa for Director Reserve Army work. Marion Willson from Arcola becomes a corporal with duties as a stenographer in Ottawa’s Directorate of General Medical Services.
Northern Rhodesia supplies copper used for shell wire driving bands and brass in cartridge cases. It is the empire’s largest copper producer with around the clock production aided by African women volunteers.
Evina Jaques reports that Canadian women across farm city and Parliament Hill defend price control as essential to keep food affordable. Leaders from Federated Women’s Institutes and welfare groups praise ceilings while warning fixed incomes would suffer without it.
A wartime product, plastic paint, repaints ship hulls to keep hulls cleaner reducing engine drain and dry dock time. It promises faster travel and fuel savings, arising from prewar research.
A compact collection of quotes from W. W. Story Carlyle C Simmons Richard C. Trench and Mary Baker Eddy. The excerpts urge change in life and thought, renewal through God, and the transformative power of spiritual insight. Cambridge style apothegmatic reflections on faith, hope and personal growth.
Over 40,000 Indian seamen serve in the British Mercantile Marine across the globe. They account for about a quarter of the Merchant Navy’s manpower.
A homemaking note on moth prevention in warm storage conditions. Clean articles and airtight containers are essential while moth repellents or moth balls may be used in trunks bags and cupboards. Suspend repellents in bags or near lids keep the piano closed and obtain Publication 637 from the Dominion Department of Agriculture for more tips.
The Mosquito became the only first line aircraft designed during the war and produced in a record 12 months from drawing board to operation. It moved from design to combat so quickly that it achieved a world record for speed of development and deployment.
The term skyscraper originated from a triangular skysail design. This note traces how a sailing term evolved into a building descriptor in later usage.
Two unnamed women welders at Toronto Shipyards amazed officials of a local construction firm by their swift and skilled plate bending. Lacking a spare plate shop man, a platers’ suggestion led to the two women stepping in and completing the task in about an hour, described as an Al job. The Toronto Telegram reports the scene.
An advertising notice promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle bowel aid. It claims constipation stems from insufficient bulk, recommending a daily serving or muffins with ample water, and notes availability at grocers in two convenient sites made by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
The furniture industry conducts a nationwide survey to gauge how many workers it can absorb in the immediate post war period. It expects heavy purchases after the war to boost factory and retail employment.
A medieval ordinance from 1306 forbids coal burning in London due to smoke and air pollution concerns. City officials seek to curb foul air and protect public health amid dense urban conditions.
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