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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
2
The piece notes how strikes hurt Canada's industrial life and reconversion by causing material shortages from nails to trucks and shirts to soap. It argues price ceilings and wartime controls must stay while shortages persist to avoid inflation and mentions black markets in nails and lumber.
In Winnipeg Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, Canada’s Minister of Reconstruction and Supply, warned that strikes in the United States and Canada including steel and coal, lake shipping, lumber, and soda ash have slowed construction and manufacturing after a wartime expansion. He urged cooperative action among governments, management, labor, producers, and consumers to restore full employment and high living standards.
In Sydney Australia the 1650 foot single span bridge across the harbor catches fire about once weekly. Fires start in wooden decking of rail sections from cigarette butts wedged with tram tickets and wind. Authorities plan to add hydrants every 100 feet to suppress blazes.
Oswego New York reports a match company begins producing water resistant matches for civilians at 7,500,000 daily. The matches light while wet and are guaranteed to work after four hours submerged.
Edith M. Willis a McGill University child psychologist argues against corporal punishment saying insecure children gain no benefit. She favors positive discipline with rewards praise and timely punishment only for capable children. Rewards tied to acts and social recognition are effective while punishment can harm when misunderstood by children.
A teller reports a woman entered the bank and asked for a new cheque book noting she had lost the previous one. The incident underscores common banking concerns about lost instruments and account security.
The Department of National Health and Welfare notes that after forty heart disease becomes the leading cause of death. It urges middle aged people to adopt sensible diet and regular exercise and to avoid strain for better health.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces a four to five cent rise in prune retail prices. December coupons for sugar preserves total three. S36, S37, S38 become valid. After Oct 30 no new priority suit certificates. end of December certificates honored. Ownership changes of rationed businesses must be reported to local Ration Administration.
Montreal physician Dr. D E Cameron warns at St George's School that early teachings create lifelong guilt and anxiety. He cites parental influence and teaching methods as key factors and urges restraint in using guilt as a control tool.
A compact collection of aphorisms on merit by various authors. Lines compare merit to a quiet river, measure growth by ascent rather than noise, and warn against valuing names over true virtue. The quotes emphasize effort, recognition, and the inner reward of right action.
Robert R. Hyde director of the British Industrial Welfare Society warned that people have allowed themselves to be bewitched by words in an address describing a chimney. The remarks framed language as a tool for shaping public perception and policy.
Canada’s egg weight and quality have improved with the federal Agriculture Department’s record of production program. Officials note better shells and thicker whites as hens lay more eggs, with some birds producing up to 356 eggs annually, though one 354-egg champion remained an anomaly.
October production runs ahead of the previous quarters amid fuel and transport limits. Pig iron weekly average rose to 155,800 tons from 147,300 in September, steel to 254,300 tons. Yearly pig iron output above 8.1 million tons and steel about 13.23 million tons. Exports, though below prewar, more than doubled 1945 levels with September overseas shipments at 143,200 tons.
The ad notes backache common to outdoor workers from vehicle jolting and strain. It claims Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills stimulate liver and kidneys to purify the blood, ease pains, and renew energy. Each box marketed for general male and female sufferers.
The article notes the Great Eastern remains unique with six masts and five funnels. It recalls the ship’s length 692 feet, beam 83 feet, depth 58 feet, draft 28 feet, and 28,000 ton displacement. Built over four years, she featured a double bottom and fifty watertight compartments before meeting a shipbreaker fate in 1887.
The Prices Board reports 12,126,044 ration books issued for 1946, up 613,389 from 1941. Canada’s population, based on the 1941 census, was 11,506,655, with distribution data unavailable by province due to overlapping ration districts.
A note on certain ant species that depend on enslaved worker ants for feeding and care, highlighting the extreme specialization some colonies show in their social structure.
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