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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1945
Page
2
A reflection on peace and preparedness notes that lasting peace requires readiness for war. After WWI disarmament reduced arms, but as Germany and Japan pursued rearmament, major powers lagged, enabling early gains by the aggressors and causing widespread suffering. The piece cautions vigilance to prevent future conflict.
The text argues that peace requires armed strength to deter conquests by Germany and Japan. Isolationism is dismissed as irrelevant to lasting peace, replaced by eternal vigilance. No nation can remain isolated from global affairs if peace is to endure.
Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts of South Africa urged Canada to back the new world organization from the San Francisco Conference and warned that the price of peace is preparedness. He cautioned against the false security that followed Versailles and urged eternal vigilance to prevent future wars.
Max Dally, a savings bank teller in Adelaide, recounts a fish story with a golden sovereign found inside a butterfish from the Rong River. Dally bought the coin dated 1837 for eight dollars, noting its age and mint condition amid Australia’s rarity.
A collection of moral maxims from Stael, Smith, Socrates, Eddy, Pope, and Ruskin. The quotes emphasize truth seeking, action, reputation, admission of fault, and the power of inner conviction to persuade. Strong ideas from noted figures align to form a compact aphoristic set.
The article notes the high casualty rate among British merchant seamen and tells how, during Stalingrad’s crisis, shipmasters and crews volunteered to rush vital supplies to Russia by the dangerous Far North route to Murmansk without escorts. They accepted the grim call despite risks, aiding the emergency war effort.
The largest helicopter, designed by P V Engineering Forum Inc of Philadelphia under Navy Bureau of Aeronautics contract, completed flight tests and is able to carry 2 to 10 passengers. It features a streamlined 48 by 13 foot fuselage and can land in a 100 foot diameter clearing on land or water.
Habitual drunkards in Winni peg are rounded up and face magistrate on drunk and disorderly charges. If they cannot pay small fines, they are sent back to the cells for seven days. This has been the accepted order since the 61st drunk was pulled from Main street mud.
A wartime consumer guidance piece answers questions on coupons tokens and meat purchases. It explains one meat coupon equals tokens and how surplus value must be used in smaller meat items. Beekeepers selling honey may access sugar but only if registered with ration administration. All coupons in book No 5 remain valid except butter coupons 90 to 115 expire August 31.
More than 15 million guilders looted by German troops in the Netherlands are being seized by Canadian Army search teams. Fur coats worth about 80 thousand dollars and 12 thousand of 15 thousand stolen bicycles have been recovered, easing transport shortages. Looted goods held for Allied Nations will be returned to rightful owners where known.
After years of rationing Britons hoped for more clothing options but found stocks exhausted and threadbare conditions worsened. A new blow arrives as food rations are cut further while clothing coupons must now cover a longer period than planned.
Miriam Howell of Samuel Goldwyn studio in New York traveled to cover an out of town opening. On a train without a diner she ordered coffee in the snack car. A lurch caused a waitress to spill coffee into Howell’s lap despite her patient reaction.
After liberation hundreds of homes in Guernsey and Jersey were damaged or destroyed, with belongings mixed as Germans repurposed contents. A Civil Affairs unit guided resettlement, replacing evacuated residents and repatriating islanders, while Britain arranged currency, food, coal, and clothing distributions. Island reps liaised with ministries to import needs and dispose surplus produce. Public Safety Officers determine credible treason or treachery charges amid ongoing inquiries.
A string of light humor sketches and punchlines drawn from everyday conversations. Jokes span marriage budgeting voices on income and government, misheard pronouns and proverbs, misunderstandings with clerks, and playful quips about cooking and valets. Characters include a Scotsman, a nurse, teachers, and a stableman, each delivering a quick, witty line.
Twelve year old Rene Steve is awarded the Croix de Guerre with bronze star for holding a German patrol all day during the final Maquis battles in the Alps last year. He is believed to be the youngest Frenchman ever to receive the honor.
The article lauds radar as a priceless wartime asset likely to improve peacetime safety by preventing air and sea accidents and guiding navigation. It highlights Canada’s pivotal role in radar production via Research Enterprises Limited and notes radar’s impact in major WWII operations. It also reports personnel moves at Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Railways, detailing Thomas James Gracey’s career from Kingston to Detroit and Montreal assignments.
The Halifax Chronicle notes that over five years Canada lost 37,000 men in war and 74,000 infants under one year old. It argues infant mortality can be reduced through spending on clinics pre natal care and public health education, urging aroused public opinion to make these measures available.
W C McGuire of Regina was elected president of the North West Field Force Association at its annual meeting. Lt Col Fairfax Webber presented 1885 Medals to Edward Robinson Indian Head Sask D G McLean Gienbrea Sask Albert Bannister Regina and W J Battle. Col Webber praised their hardships and noted they waited 60 years for medals. Read of Fort San Sask secretary treasurer said veterans under the 1886 Militia Act could receive 160 acres in land script and Ottawa is asked to grant $160 cash per medal wearer.
The fragment notes that as early as 2000 B.C. Babylonian civilization developed a banking system. It presents a concise historical claim without further details or dates beyond the ancient era.
A dramatic note on everyday sugar waste calculates that if each household wastes a single teaspoon daily, Canada would burn through about 26 000 pounds of sugar daily or nearly 41 tons, highlighting how minor spills accumulate across the population.
An old remedy promotes prompt treatment for itching and rectal soreness. The ad suggests an easy to take internal tablet to relieve itching and discomfort, urging use without delay.
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