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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
3
In Rzeszow region Polish villages near the San river face violent raids by bands described as Ukrainian nationalists with former SS ties. Attacks cause arson and abductions with deaths reported as hundreds of bandits are pursued by troops after July clashes and a week of fighting.
Philip T. Rogers of Vancouver and T. George Wood of Raymond announce a $2,500,000 sugar beet factory to be built at Taber Alberta by Canadian Sugar Factories Limited, a subsidiary of the British Columbia Sugar Refining Company. Engineering contracts awarded to Stegrns Rogers Manufacturing of Denver and building to Dominion Construction Company of Vancouver.
Justice Minister St Laurent announced in the commons that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will grow from 2464 to 3154 as new material becomes available. Fewer than 200 of the additional recruits have been engaged, and St Laurent said the force remains available for counter espionage or any required work.
Washington reports obsolete World War II bombs unsuitable for supersonic craft while the War Department notes development of radically new missiles. In St Johns Newfoundland arctic ice hinders polling as the Marius steamer cannot reach the Labrador voters to collect ballots from 2,500 electors.
Saskatoon municipal railway carried 14 percent more passengers in 1945 than in 1940, a larger increase than any other Canadian city. G D Archibald, street railway superintendent, reported.
Ottawa announced the appointment of Air Commodore R C Gordon CB of Ottawa and Harris Saskatchewan as air officer commanding Northwest Air Command. He succeeds Air Vice Marshal T A Lawrence CB of Creemore Ontario who will retire from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
London officers from Scotland Yard will travel to Germany to assist in investigating alleged black market activities involving German and British nationals, according to sources. The inquiry centers on cross border smuggling and illicit exchanges amid wartime tensions.
The Dominion bureau of statistics estimates Canada's civilian labor force 14 years or older at 4,828,000 on June 1, up 290,000 since November 1945. Employed rose to 4,702,000, unemployment fell by 46,000. agriculture accounts for 1,274,000 workers.
W H Rodenbeck says winter plowing will prepare 70000 acres for spring seeding by veterans in the Peace River district. Yu kon Corporation of Texas has contract to clear 250000 acres for veteran resettlement, taking over Alberta contract from Hartman Brothers. Sixty modern tractors and land clearing machines may be en route from Chicago and Texas, with work to start on arrival.
The Hudson's Bay Company outpost at Lake Harbor near Baffin Land in the Northwest Territories was destroyed by fire. All supplies from the steamship Nascopie were lost, with plans to send additional provisions on its return trip.
A new undersea telephone cable is being experimentally tested between Ports mouth and Ryde in the Isle of Wight. The cable uses a multi channel design capable of handling several simultaneous conversations.
Ottawa reports negotiations closed for export of 1 million bushels of packed apples and 2 million bushels of processing apples to the United States. An extra 250000 bushels of either grade may be shipped. The 1946 crop is estimated at 16 million bushels, with most destined for fresh market, processing, or the United Kingdom.
Famed British author H G Wells dies at 4 pm aged 79 after long ill health. His secretary confirmed the peaceful passing and noted his influence on science romance and political writing. Wells is remembered alongside George Bernard Shaw and Rudyard Kipling as a leading figure in modern English literature.
Barking Essex. J P Mallalleu parliamentary private secretary to the food minister said Britain’s bread rationing would end “pretty shortly.” He did not amplify his remark.
Ottawa passes extension allowing three year tax exemptions for bona fide co operatives starting after January 1 1947 or acquiring existing businesses. Acting Finance Minister Douglas Abbott says law will guard against private use while praising Swift Current Co operative Horse Marketing’s job aiding farmers and UNRRA.
New York officials doubted the United Nations general assembly would open as scheduled on September 23 at Flushing Meadows due to slow progress at the Paris peace conference. Some feared a delay until November if the Big Five foreign ministers and their advisors do not attend. UN Secretary General Trygve Lie returned from Europe and faced limited information on the wind-up date.
Toronto police crushed a Chinatown opium den arresting seven Chinese on illegal possession charges. Officers burst into a Gerrard Street lodging and seized opium valued at 30,000 dollars. Police described the scene as a lavish Oriental setting with three men smoking opium and two reinforced doors breached.
Australia ranked third among Britain’s customers in the first quarter of 1946 with purchases around 35 million dollars. South Africa led with over 60 million and India followed with about 50 million in British goods.
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