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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
4
The article argues that Canada must adopt confidence grounded in knowledge and action, not complacency rooted in ignorance. It urges individuals to assess and improve their attitude and contributions, warning that underestimating the foe or ignoring danger delays victory and prolongs conflict.
Prof L C Raymond of Macdonald College Quebec argues no single crop suits every farm. He notes choices depend on market conditions seed needs soil climate and farm management plans. He also states the US Canada boundary stretches 3 987 miles with 2 198 miles of water.
The London Daily Sketch reports how two sisters in a modern building damaged by a blast avoided death by sleeping in the corridor that night. They say intuition and luck merged, saving them when their bedrooms were wrecked.
A concise observation notes that only one side of the moon is visible and that the sun completes a rotation roughly every 25 days. It also states a flood of water, sixty seven thousand tons per minute, flows over Niagara Falls.
London homes scarred by bombing receive first aid repairs by 3000 skilled building workers mobilised from military service and deployed in 30 squads. Operatives are hired as civilians at standard trade wages and will be returned to the army when needed. Permanent repairs follow.
Research using Hebridean seaweed collected in peace time to 400000 tons annually aims at commercial rayon production for stockings underwear and knitted goods in Britain Prof Speakman demonstrated the fabric by burning gasoline which left the material unchanged Seaweed’s alginic acid content and a resistant alginate structure enable a nonflammable rayon due to an essential inorganic component Two years of work with near inexhaustible seaweed supply expected to save shipping space during wartime and boost textiles.
The American Red Cross and Harvard University announce 22 prefabricated hospital buildings to be shipped to southwest England for a 126 bed siege hospital. Set up next month, it will serve as a disease study lab under war conditions with findings reported to US military and public health services. Buildings use five ply building board between fire resistant sheets with a ventilation system for nightly blackout air circulation.
A portrait of an Englishman whose background and character shaped the 1940 war effort. The piece contrasts Churchill with Hitler and the German leadership, highlighting resilience, duty, and the impact of leadership on history.
Journal of the American Medical Association reviews Dr. F L Horsfall Jr and Dr E H Sennette work at the Rockefeller Foundation. Accidental discovery shows the vaccine triggers broader immunity against several organisms. Trials on humans indicate a definite rise in multi valent virus killing.
Morris W. Wilson, president of The Royal Bank of Canada, urged drastic public and governmental economies to enable full war effort. At the seventy-second annual meeting in Montreal he warned of higher taxes or compulsory savings to fund war needs and warned against inflation. Sydney G. Dobson reported unprecedented activity but peak not yet reached.
G. Dobson, General Manager, states Canadian business shows unprecedented activity and peak not yet reached as 1941 war effort boosts bank operations. He thanks 7,000 staff, notes 446 enlisted, 158 pending call, and leaves of absence granted. Married staff receive salary differences to army pay, singles receive two thirds. London offices work amid wartime destruction with courage. One fatal casualty so far. Royal Bank ready to handle increased demand and support war effort.
Discussion centers on modular homes that can be disassembled and moved to new sites lowering long term costs versus renting. Kenya Colony overtakes Japan as a supplier of pyrethrum flowers used in insecticide production for the United States market.
A note recalls Sir Walter Raleigh introducing the potato to Europe in 1585. The remark contrasts with a playful line about a girl presenting a photo to a young man and expecting him to request it.
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