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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
8
The House of Lords discussed memorials for war dead and preferred practical tributes over grand stone monuments. Parks, open spaces, and community buildings were seen as fitting memorials, with plaques or books recording names or sacrifices. Local communities would benefit from improvements that honor the dead while aiding present residents.
A reflective overview notes global upheaval and advances in air and rocket warfare, tank battles, and modern combat sounds. It highlights how press, radio, and film reveal history unfolding through familiar faces and voices amid a world crisis.
The article compares Hitler to Napoleon, noting Napoleon reshaped Europe and history, while the steam engine era brought greater and lasting influence. It argues a similar transformative era may be underway today, driven by science and technology and potentially altering economic and social relations.
The article notes rapid progress in synthetic materials like synthetic rubber, capable of surpassing natural substitutes and produced nearer industrial centers reducing transport costs. It discusses wide economic and social shifts as nations adapt to reduced raw material exports, and highlights Allied pooling of tech to speed war production enabling many countries to become self reliant.
An ad touts Hem-Roid as a internal cure for piles claiming lasting relief by treating the root cause. It promotes a five day at home test with a money back refund if not satisfied and notes a Canadian firm behind the product.
An old woman in a shop and a large family boarded a Canadian National Railways train at Prince Rupert bound for Alberta. The conductor nearly fainted during ticket collection as eleven members occupied the drawing room the father had already reserved. No details on their overnight lodging were reported.
British women weave wartime clothing from domestic fabrics turning kitchen curtains into shirts and garments. Husbands leave for work wearing improvised outfits, while others display notable reinterpretations of family textiles at weddings, showcasing resilience and resourcefulness in hardship.
Greenhorna individuals appear in a present east epee scene with names and actions that anchor the report in local sports or community activity. The fragment notes participants and a brief context, hinting at competition or event within a defined locale.
The April 1 butter ration allows seven ounces per coupon and coupon 104 is moved from May 3 to April 26 enabling a new butter coupon every Thursday in April. No coupons in ration book five have expired.
Pierre Bardet, secretary of Societe Francaise d Urbanisme, says France will rebuild devastated towns using the U S neighborhood unit plan for about 5 000 people per ward. He insists homes and shops will be permanent, not temporary structures, and will use local materials and regional styles.
Lord Queensborough, president of the Royal Society of St George, suggests a Great War memorial in the bombed area around St Pauls Cathedral. He envisions a temple of remembrance with names of the dead and a surrounding garden of remembrance, an oasis of peace for future generations.
A pencil shaped scale model of a German V-2 rocket, as long as a telephone pole, is on display in London. Viewers pay sixpence to see what Hitler has been hurling at them, with proceeds aiding RAF fliers families relief fund.
The British House of Commons once adjourned to watch 11-year-old William Betty perform in Hamlet. Betty could master the heaviest Shakespearean parts with ease, showcasing a remarkable early talent.
A bee typically gathers pollen from a single flower type each day. The observation notes show consistent foraging behavior focusing on one kind of blossom per daylight period.
Two New York fishermen aboard a sinking ice floe in Lake Erie heard a strange noise and watched a whirling aerial contraption descend. A Bell Aircraft Corp. test pilot Floyd Carlson rescued them in an experimental helicopter, one man saying he never expected to ride in one.
Architects in various regions design solar houses to trap sun rays, using south banked and east west windows to maximize heat. These homes stay comfortable and can cut heating bills by about a quarter to a third, with living spaces oriented to the sun and north rooms kept minimal. Brandon Sun.
New Rome report discloses that Britain's 30 600 ton battleship Warspite took a direct bomb hit and nearly sank off Salerno in September 1943 amid the Mediterranean campaign.
The Foreign Commerce Weekly reports a 20,000 ton seeds quota for Russia in the first half of the year under lease lend. Seeds mainly cover vegetables and field crops to boost planting in liberated Ukraine. It notes seed shipments conserve space for munitions, with tomato seed yielding 160,000 pounds of tomatoes per pound, carrot seed 20,000 pounds of carrots, and cabbage seed 200,000 pounds of cabbage.
A collage of light quips and classroom gags unfolds from a school master note to a bride turning away a butter substitute, a storekeeper recalling ad campaigns, and a cheeky child fearing the dean’s rebuke. Terse vignettes touch on manners, money, and small-town life with playful misprisions.
A crude bomb exploded on the doorstep of the British Legation in Stockholm late last January. Windows shattered but no staff were injured after an unsuccessful two month hunt for the culprit. The report notes no injuries among legation personnel. Separately, it is stated that Java experiences more thunderstorms than any other country.
The Kitchener Record notes a bulletin from agriculture extolling apples. It says apples provide natural fruit sugar for energy, satisfy sweets when eaten raw, supply pure water content, promote elimination, counteract acidosis with alkaline ash, aid digestion, and deliver essential vitamins with one large apple giving about 100 calories.
London political circles report creation of an international detective force to pursue Nazi war criminals worldwide. It would function like a United Nations Scotland Yard with war crimes evidence from Germany and other sources. Headquarters would be in London with seasoned officers from several nations.
A single corn stalk can raise about 440 pounds of water from soil and expel it through its leaves over a single growing season, illustrating the plant's remarkable water transport capability.
Leventhal & Co Winnipeg Machinery Agents advertise diesel crawler tractors RD7 Caterpillar with 8 yard Le Tourneau scraper RD5 with 12 yard scraper TD18 International with bulldozer optional TD40 with bulldozer RD40 International 47.5 HP RD4 Caterpillar RD4 with Anthony Highlift Bucket and interchangeable bulldozer blade plus lighting plants 1500 watt 32 or 115 volts. Diesel and Gasoline engines 40 to 150 HP. Other equipment available. Wire write or phone 8S.
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