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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1944
Page
7
The article notes a wartime realization that health drives efficiency in armed forces and industry. It highlights Canada’s public health and nutrition efforts, with the Western Prairies leading TB control and broader advances in health sectors, signaling continued future progress.
A survey by the Canada and Newfoundland Education Association urges schools to intensify health education and nutrition efforts. It notes poorly ventilated buildings and lacking meals affect pupil health, and dental care for children should receive greater emphasis in schools to raise public health standards nationwide.
An unconfirmed report notes London leaders, led by Edinburgh's Lord Provost, urge awarding the George Cross to the City of London in tribute to its wartime resilience. The proposal echoes praise from the Montreal Star for London's steadfast courage from 1940 onward amid air raids and morale-boosting humor.
Britain born wives of Canadian soldiers are now welcomed as new Canadians in thought and law. The piece notes possible difficulties in settlement and urges tactful aid, stressing shared values and the danger of homesickness. It calls for sympathy to smooth the adjustment and integration into the community.
The General viewed the original Bastille key at the Washington Museum where it was shown as a relic sent to America in the early nineteenth century by Paris. He laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and paid homage at the tomb of Lafayette.
Reader inquiries cover ration coupons frozen fruit price ceilings and price display in stores. Advice notes that frozen fruit is not rationed and preserves coupons aren’t required. Stores must show beef lamb veal price charts and buyers can have butchers note cuts and prices or report to Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
Boeing engineers subject 1,160,000 rivets to extreme prep before installation. Rivets heat treated in a hot salt bath, cooled in icy water, and soaked in alcohol methanol. Large freezing cabinets act as banks, with rivets dispatched to sub stations in Boeing shops and packed with dry ice for speedy transport to Washington plants. After rigorous training the rivets become tough and climate resistant.
Postal service now covers private and business letters under one ounce to meet areas of France. Business letters limited to factual information exchange. No trading allowed. No registration, air mail, parcel post, or MERS order to 72 available.
Scientists report that volcanic rocks found in a Hawaii national park may float on water due to gas-rich, vesicular textures. Researchers note the unusual buoyancy could inform geological studies and visitor safety guidance for shoreline areas.
Frank J. Wilson chief of the U S secret service told the International Association of Chiefs of Police that postwar crime challenges will grow and criminals will adapt. He said television will help locate missing persons expose criminal tricks and educate the public to reduce juvenile delinquency and prevent robbery burglary and other crimes.
A new assignment for Canada's airmen is mapped in India where two transport squadrons are formed from Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force. The reorganization aims to unite RC.A.F. personnel, though immediate operations may not change. RC.A.F. presence in the Far East remains partly veiled, with a squadron once flying from Ceylon and RC.A.P. volunteers in India Burma theatre contributing to fighter bomber and transport duties. Montreal Star.
Hon. F. McIntosh, minister of agriculture, tells Saskatchewan farmers to secure feed grain now as shipping restrictions ease. He says farmers should ensure ample supplies until the next harvest. Wheat and flax shipments have priority over oats and barley, with lake head supplies sufficient and no incentive for elevators to hold grain at present ceiling prices.
Lt.-Col. Ralph W. Olmsted, deputy war food administrator, said Russia will require U S food for about three years after the European war ends and Britain will need continued imports from the United States. Olmsted held a total press conference in Washington.
Mrs. Lillian Cameron chairing Ottawa Drama League Workshop announces a $100 prize for the writer of the best Canadian one act play in the workshop annual playwriting contest. The announcement highlights the contest and prize to entrants.
Southern England women begin another war effort by repairing homes damaged by German bomb blasts. Training is provided for women in London and the surrounding counties to fix cracked walls and rebuild interiors as part of broader civil defense measures.
The Minneapolis Star Journal reports a pre Columbus era practice where an Indian youth sent cocoa to a girl's home as a marriage proposal. If accepted she returned cocoa for two parties signaling yes and prompting the question when the wedding chocolate would be served.
A collage of quips and short gags from a humor page. Classic one liners about marriage aging family friends and a running parade of playful exchanges. Standout bits include a punny market quip and a farmer housewife exchange.
London Evening Standard reports on the grim toll of a major battle. It recalls 60,000 citizens killed and 100,000 wounded, hundreds of thousands displaced, and widespread destruction. The piece closes with a vow of resilience and welcome to liberating forces.
Buenos Aires Argentina stands as the largest city south of the equator with Ita suburbs, housing about 4 million people, roughly a third of the nation’s population. The air is a mix of passes and net 3 chemical compound.
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