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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 03, 1945
Page
7
In postwar Britain the world will change greatly social geographically and politically. Debates concern the Empire’s future structure in light of universal freedom promises like the Atlantic Charter and other statements by Churchill and British officials clarifying policy.
Col Oliver Stanley British Colonial Secretary rebutted the notion that colonies yielded immense profits for private British capitalists. He cited instances of large profits alongside big risks and losses, noting that investing in government securities could have produced similar returns over fifty years. He argued private enterprise aided economic and social progress where natural wealth or capital was lacking.
Development described as the cornerstone of Britain's Colonial policy with private investment aiding public utilities and social services. The 1940 New Colonial Development and Welfare Bill would spend 480 million dollars in colonies over ten years. Col. Stanley warned against quick gain investments while Britain aims for gradual self-government and universal freedom.
A compact 4 tablet dose of Hem-Rold promises rapid relief from itching soreness and healing for piles. The ad urges immediate treatment, notes internal use, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
The New York Times notes that A T C planes arrive or depart Europe hourly from La Guardia Field. A military officer commutes weekly between New York and London via Scotland, leaving Mondays and returning weekends. Fog bound conditions sometimes slow travel to London from Scotland.
The term ambulance originated as a movable hospital and during the Crimean war it shifted to denote a vehicle used to transport the sick.
Policeman Sam, a veteran guard at No 10 Downing Street, keeps Churchill's privacy and laments wartime restrictions on servicemen from Canada and the United States able to glimpse the prime minister's residence. He notes the dull, heatless post and compares wartime to peacetime crowds.
The Texas town of Blessing earned its name from an early settler who quipped that “That this was a bless ing” as officials announced a railroad would run through the area.
A reference notes a so called ten-dalar piece weighing 45 pounds, historically coined by the Swedish government as a measure or token. The item appears in a historical context illustrating currency or weight designations used in Sweden.
In a New York Herald Tribune dispatch from the 3rd Army in Germany Joseph Driscoll writes that no army has fought through a war and winter like theirs with as few non battle casualties. He notes U S uniforms and shoes, discusses tanning, leather processing, fabric quality, warmth, and contrasts with British and German gear.
A collection of short humorous exchanges from a past era, featuring jokes about sopranos, babies reciting rhymes, aiming lessons, electricity charges, soap tasting restaurants, boasting youths, naval rescues, pianist quirks, and boxing banter. The piece closes noting a fast electric heat lamp drying new paint on military vehicles in three minutes.
Questions cover new ownership price changes and legality, tennis ball supply and pricing, maple syrup coupon value, and May canning sugar coupons. The reply advises reporting unlawful price hikes, confirms tennis balls will be available, notes maple syrup coupon values through May, and explains eight May sugar coupons for half a pound each, with directions to contact local Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices for pamphlets.
Sgt. Sadie M. Murdoch Saskatoon earns a silver service chevron for four years with the British A.T.S. and CWACs overseas. Educated in Saskatoon she went to England in 1938, served in London during the blitz and doodlebugs, now at Canadian Military Headquarters London. Her husband Sgt J Murdoch serves with the British Army in Italy.
The report notes that fountain pens and automatic pencils consumed 2,800 tons of steel in 1941, supplying material for about 430,000 shells for 175 mm field guns. This figures reflect heavy wartime production and steel demand.
A home recipe for rhubarb pie uses an unbaked bran pastry shell and a filling of rhubarb sugar and an egg thickening mix. Steps include scalding rhubarb, pouring over the rhubarb, lattice top, and baking at 425 just 10 minutes then 375 for about 40 minutes.
A compact set of reflections on learning and literature. Montaigne, Blair, Parker, O Malley, Eddy, Antisthenes emphasize purity of style, the Bible as standard, Shakespeare’s universal insight, and learning that unmakes evil. The passages urge real, eternal insight and the reign of universal harmony.
The article describes early booby traps from 1630 era where baskets of eggs fruit and other foods and peddlers carts were made to appear abandoned and exploded when touched by enemy soldiers.
War correspondence after D-Day saw Australia receive 10,235,980 words, more than the United States with 8,626,480 and Canada with 3,565,680. London cables sent to troops and readers reached a global audience, reflecting a surprising distribution of press traffic among Allied nations.
An interpretation notes the moon appears bright due to sunlight reflecting off its surface. It explains the apparent brightness results from sun rays illuminating the moon, while its intrinsic darkness remains unseen from Earth.
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