18 Sep 1947
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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
1
The government announced the lifting of price controls on thousands of goods and services. The piece argues controls helped stability during war, notes declining purchasing power, and favors reinstating controls for a time to protect individuals and national security.
The Nation reports broad support for Canada’s Agriculture Minister J G Gardiner who urged aid to surplus distribution worldwide and outlined Canada’s plan to seek mutual trade agreements while preserving existing UK contracts. Observers note Britain’s inflation and industrial woes stem from global pressures and internal planning failures.
The report states average annual fuel costs around 40 dollars for the whole country. Central provinces and large homes would see higher bills, while farm homes using on site wood may have lower expenses.
Manitoba's Provincial Library holds a full set of Canada's weekly papers since 1859, a resource now microfilmed with Rockefeller Foundation support. The Nor'Wester, Dec 28 1859, shows Red River Council meetings and Hudson's Bay Company news, highlighting the region's early settlement appeal and agricultural potential.
Victoria Gerega and Mrs. John Rankin depart to teach on Indian reserves under the United Church of Canada. Gerega heads a new school at Long Plains near Ed wine with up to twenty pupils. Rankin goes to Norway House to teach the Junior room in a three room school on Lake Winnipeg’s north end. The mission effort, supervised by Ottawa’s Indian Affairs and overseen by the United Church, reflects a cooperative church state initiative. The Review joins the community in bidding farewell and wishing them success for ten months.
The Ottawa Consumers Association met on a hot night to push a Save the 10c leaf campaign. Speakers argued bread subsidies raise taxes, misprice wheat, and shield housewives while harming farmers and the nation’s economy. They warned against price distortions and urged adherence to economic laws to achieve peaceful change.
In September 1940 during the Blitz over England Lieut. J. M. S. Patton and Capt. D. W. Courington of the Royal Canadian Engineers received the first George Cross and George Medal awarded to Canadian Army members. Canadian troops endured heavy losses alongside British civilians as 883 Nazi planes were destroyed and RAF repelled the fiercest assault.
Fire officials warn that faulty stoves furnaces boilers or chimneys cause more than 9 000 fires each year in Canada prompting safety campaigns and appliance inspections nationwide.
Rev J I McKinney former Canadian Forces chaplain will speak at the United church Roblin on Monday September 22 at 8 15 pm. He will discuss the Bible Society work and present a sound film We Too Receive about an American airman shot down in the South Pacific along with colored slides. The event is sponsored by Roblin area churches and open to all interested attendees.
Hon. James A. MacKinnon announced that the federal government will urge an increase in the initial wheat price paid to Western farmers, retroactive to 1945, subject to Parliament amending the Wheat Board Act. The move hinges on current crop size and market conditions, with the price set at 1.35 per bushel for Northern basis.
Delegates from abroad attended the Enterprise Scotland exhibition aiming to view 3,000 Scottish exhibits. A Turkish representative planned to spend over a million dollars, praising the textile section and noting Britain as the destination to assess Scotland's supply capabilities. Before the war Turkey sourced mainly from Germany and the Balkans. Attendance rose each day and the event showcased Scotland's skill and enterprise while renewing and forming export contacts.
Researchers in Britain report Aeroporin a new antibiotic derived from soil in Surrey may cure whooping cough a disease historically deadly to children. The agent shown effective in animals against the germ and typhoid fever with easy production and stable storage.
Professor Cockroft announced at the British Association meeting in Dundee that Britain achieved continuous atomic energy for the first time. The Hartwell reactor already lights a large block of flats and will heat gases to 350 C. A ton of uranium could equal 3 million tons of coal over 20 years. An experimental plant may be built in five years and new Dundee factories under government schemes will employ about 8 000 people.
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