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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1946
Page
9
Navy planes and ships will scatter flowers on Navy Day October 27 to honor sailors who died at sea in World War II. Citizens may send one flower to the senior naval chaplain at a designated U. S. port by midnight October 26 for delivery aboard planes and ships.
Los Angeles report shows Maine New Hampshire and Wyoming residents rarely respond to California lure. Chamber notes mail volume up fourfold in a year with fewest inquiries from those three states. Highest response rates come from New York and Illinois.
Washington council women lament rising doll prices hindering expansion of the doll adoption program. They planned to extend the scheme to Latin America and China but high doll costs threaten the effort.
Ottawa reports military marriage plan as solution to Canada’s population needs. Officials estimate 45 000 women and 20 000 children will enter Canada as war brides, with Europeans responding to the call. Restrictions exist for enemy aliens and Asians, but otherwise entry hinges on self support and sound health. Immigration peaked at 167 729 in 1928-29, fell to 88 223 in 1930-31, and largely halted after 1931 with few illegal entries.
A wartime shortage of qualified teachers threatens American public education. The piece cites estimates of 75,000 of 200,000 teachers likely lost to war work and a need for up to 500,000 more to reach adequacy. It notes low pay, poor social life, and chronic turnover as core causes. It also discusses federal limits on involvement and the will of communities to reform.
Secretary Anderson urges relief in hog and cattle weights as ranges fatten. The column riffs on party papers and public figures, noting playful quips about the Red Queen and a Canterbury archbishop. A sharp line about a traffic cop and a bishop closes the gag segment.
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