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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
2
Canada faces a national health crisis with a need for 27 000 more hospital beds and 9 000 additional nurses. Doctors are in short supply, leaving many Canadians ill without adequate care. The problem spans all regions and worsened during the war, requiring action and planning.
The federal Department of Health and the Health League of Canada press for urgent attention to poor health services across the Dominion. At a Montreal Health League meeting Dr. Gordon Bates stressed a national view, warning that modern transport could spread communicable diseases if controls are lacking nationwide.
Health League members urged public support to improve hospital capacity and training for medical staff. They noted New Zealand has the best health record in the British Empire and argued Canada can match it with united action and adequate facilities.
Census figures show Alberta gains while Saskatchewan and Manitoba lose population, driven by births, migration to cities, and limited local opportunities. The piece argues young Westerners seek higher wages and jobs in the East and coast, while Western Canada must attract investment to create openings and develop new industries to halt the drain.
Queen Elizabeth says she reads the Bible daily and stresses its value as the country and empire face challenging times. She spoke at Central Hall Westminster during the Bible Reading Fellowship silver jubilee, with Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher presiding.
In Georgetown rough diamond weighing 4915 carats found near the Meamu river sold for 15000 dollars, the highest price recorded in British Guiana. Official figures show 1946 diamond output at 30957 carats, more than doubling 1945 and marking the first substantial rise since 1923.
The Toronto Financial Post reports Canada will admit about 14 or 15 German scientists and technicians this summer to spur production and new products. Up to 300 applicants hope to come, but policy requires a Canadian sponsor and proof skill cannot be sourced domestically plus job creation. The Montreal plant will likely produce a German-made pliers, with one of four initial arrivals expected soon.
A collection of short jokes and anecdotes set in country life. The pieces feature social mishaps at a restaurant and golf course, marital quips, a schoolgirl’s spelling joke, feather beds in a hotel, barber shop puns, song requests, and a child’s misheard chicken leaf gag.
Advertises a beginner pattern 5 crosses per inch pattern 7023 with 14 motifs sized 9 by 13 inches and transfer 1144x2% to 9x13. Includes improved visual charts photos and full directions. Requests 25 cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern and asks for name address and pattern number. Also notes vegetables are about 90 percent water.
In Ireland bacon supplies plummet after wartime feeding cuts halve the hog herd from 1,227,403 in 1940 to 645,411 last April. Prices soar as illegal private sales and low-cost curers strain the market. Government may create central purchasing to curb the black market and restore the industry.
In London the Commons rejected a bid to abolish the farthing, with Financial Secretary Glenvil Hall arguing it remains useful for buying cheap basics. Conservative L. D. Gammans urged abolition claiming no monetary value, but Hall noted 13.5 million farthings are minted yearly to meet bank demands.
Mrs. Mary Pitney reportedly set a strawberry picking record in New Westminster by gathering 525 pounds in eight hours. She allegedly picked 2 percent of her own weight and earned 21 dollars.
Bolivia is identified as the fifth largest nation by area among South American countries, reflecting its geographic scale and regional position. The statement emphasizes Bolivia's relative size without detailing specific measurements or comparisons to other nations.
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