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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
3
Brief item notes Britain plans a postwar education program needing 15,000 new teachers annually, up from 7,506. Also cited: Belgium using German prisoners in coal mines with Allied permission, Canada’s bacon shipments to Britain, and other global wartime data.
A group of Canadian Army signals specialists attached to Australian forces toured Canberra. Led by Capt Oswald Forsyth of Vancouver they visited the First Great War Memorial, attended a Parliament session, and were welcomed at Government House by the Governor General and the Duchess of Gloucester at Yarralumla.
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing visited the Little Sisters of the Poor in Boston and asked a nun what to buy for an anniversary gift. The nun, aging 40 years in the home, asked for a potato mashing machine, a purchase priced at about $600.
J. E. McIntyre of Moncton New Brunswick explains that chemical fertilizers fed to ponds and lakes boost plankton which feeds fish, increasing total fish pounds per acre. Experimental results show fertilizer raises food and fish weight, with one lake seeing weight per fish rise to two and a fifth pounds in the first summer.
Estelle Amazon, after five years in Ceylon as general secretary of the YWCA, returns to Canada and notes waste paper she finds plentiful. She recalls strict rationing in Ceylon where even envelopes required a permit and wrapping goods led to unwrapping purchases into her purse, a habit she finds hard to break.
British salvage crews have recovered 2,500,000 tons of sunken ships from the sea bottom after enemy action. Restored to near new condition, 250 vessels of 10,000 tons each now bolster Britain’s war effort by aiding supply runs and supporting troops using Britain as a base.
A readable crossword puzzle row with horizontal and vertical clues, many garbled text fragments, and nonsense strings. The readable parts include standard crossword entries such as Wire measure, pronoun, high card, ancient coins, and various clue prompts, though much of the grid data is corrupted.
General Eisenhower and Air Chief Marshal Harris acknowledge the U S Eighth Air Force and Royal Air Force Bomber Command for paving the way in Germany's ruined war industry. Airmen say cities lie shattered. ground troops confirm the strategic value of sustained bombing. Astronomer J Hugh Pruett notes the new moon tilt signals time of year but does not predict weather.
A University of California device named the Stinkometer measures pleasant and offensive odors. Inventors Dr. Otto W. Lang, Lionel Farber and Fritz Yerman foresee applications across industries while tests note odor increases in meats prunes and raisins and aroma loss in coffee spices pepper and some perfumes.
Report notes Cologne lay in ruins except for the cathedral remaining nearly undamaged. Observers credit Allied bombing and artillery for sparing the landmark amid widespread destruction.
An article from the Central European Observer recalls Oslo’s crowds seizing when Odd Nansen, son of Fridtjof Nansen, is dragged toward a labor camp with a placard calling him a white Jew. Passersby hesitate then show quiet defiance as Oslo honors its famed defender. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
During a lull on Iwo Jima a walkie talkie operator, bored in a foxhole, pretended to announce a message. From a nearby truck another operator relayed the real news Germany had surrendered unconditionally. The foxhole announcer reported to his commander that he feared he had done something wrong.
Some of the worst garden diseases, such as root knot and clubroot, are carried on the roots of seedling plants, highlighting the risk in nursery and garden practices.
Memory selection focused on eternal works and key biblical passages. Readings include Psalm 119 sections on light and path, 1 Peter 1:3, and references to Proverbs 2 and Corinthians 3, guiding believers to steadfast faith and enduring praise.
The piece surveys wisdom in Proverbs 2 1 9 and Gods gift of wisdom through prophecy in 2 Peter 1 21 The Living God Psalm 145 and Psalm 145 are cited praising God as giver and keeper of all good things It notes the Hebrew text meaning of all and recalls Scotland's first railway opened in 1812 worked by horses
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