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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
2
The text argues that Germany has long promoted its image as a leader in science and new weapons. It contends that during the war this was used to fuel a war of nerves and mislead about the true extent of German innovation, asserting German superiority has been greatly overrated.
Sir James Irvine principal and vice chancellor of St Andrew's University Scotland recently visited Canada. In addresses he argued Germany's claimed leadership in science lacks foundation. He noted Allied nations show vastly superior scientific genius and that security limits reveal key discoveries from the British Empire United States Russia and other Allies matching and overpowering the German war machine.
The British Ministry of Information revealed how Allied science and mechanical advances enabled the June invasion of Europe. Key feats included waterproofing for cargo, floating harbors on French shores, and Bailey bridges, demonstrating Allied leadership in invention over Germany.
A British bride living in Vancouver after marrying a Canadian soldier in England explains a clever communal greeting. On arrival at Montreal's CNR station she and other brides sent "Happy Birthday" cables to England. The sister learned the phrase signified arrival safe and well, not a birthday wish.
Five British shipping firms with £20,000,000 capital create British Latin-American Air Lines Limited to run a war air service between Britain and South America within two days, according to the Daily Express.
The Step Pyramid of Egypt is estimated at about 6,000 years old, making it the oldest large structure in the world. An archaeologist notes its age places it among humanity’s earliest monumental constructions and a landmark in ancient engineering.
The Growler, a half breed submarine on a Pacific patrol, tangled with a Japanese cruiser, was rammed but escaped to an Australian port with serious damage. Rear Admiral Carpender initially worried a perilous voyage for repairs before a Brisbane firm rebuilt the bow and mounted a kangaroo to symbolize Australian engineering prowess.
Cold storage plants enable apples to be marketed year round by preserving McIntosh varieties. Normally sold soon after harvest, they stay fresh and sweet when kept in cold storage, avoiding a flavor loss and tough skin. This could create continuous supply and lower prices for housewives in baking and eating, expanding marketed tonnage.
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptors created numerous masterpieces in terra cotta, a burnt clay material used for pottery and reliefs. The text notes the popularity and artistic value of these ceramic works in classical art.
A historical note asserts that Koreans invented movable metal type centuries prior to Johannes Gutenberg’s presses, suggesting earlier forms of printing technology in East Asia that influenced later European methods. The claim highlights Korea’s early literacy innovations and scholarly pursuits in premodern Asia.
List of Flying Cross recipients and relatives from Western Canada and Manitoba. Includes names such as Mr A P Emme La Salle RO Mrs Mabel Emme, J T Hawthorne Vancouver, B C, C M Singleton Saskatoon, J H Sinclair Vancouver, J M Burns Edmonton, D L Brewer Vancouver, J C Gordon Calgary, R T Gray Indian Head Sask, and others with their parents or spouses noted. Also notes missing person J D Bill and Distinguished Flying Medal awarded to D T Mitchell Tyran Sask and F Sergt J Sosiak Transcona Man.
The Nutrition Division, Ottawa, urges Canadians to view calories alongside other nutrients. Calorie needs vary by age and activity with growing children and active people needing more energy. Foods like potatoes cheese milk eggs fruit vegetables and whole grains supply calories plus iron vitamin C protein calcium and other essential elements for a balanced diet.
An automobile uses 50 percent less gas at 30 mph than at 60 mph, indicating fuel efficiency drops with higher speed.
Historical note records that Sing Sing prison was known as Mount Pleasant prison in 1825, reflecting its early naming before adopting the Sing Sing title. The change marks a key moment in the facility’s branding and regional history.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board outlines rules for sugar butter and preserves limits, coupon stubs, and price marking. Hotels may collect one butter coupon per two weeks per guest, stores must price foods, and restaurants may cut butter portions due to shortages. Readers urged to request Consumers' News pamphlet or Blue Book via their paper.
Wounded soldiers in England are aided by women from Canada and the United States and local hospitality committees. Hospitals host music and lectures with glee clubs visiting wards while film showings entertain recovering men. As men regain strength, common interests are shared through country home picnics and allied cooperation in aiding recovery.
A German home radio spokesman addresses foreign theories about Hitler's silence on November 9. He says work keeps him at headquarters and dismisses rumors as mysteries and fairies tales. He asserts Hitler remains central to history and above detractors.
The watermelon has a long history of cultivation dating back to antiquity, with origins rooted in early agricultural practices. Modern varieties descend from ancient selections, reflecting centuries of selection and adaptation across regions.
A promotional notice urges readers to choose Moone's Emerald Oil as a concentrated remedy for eczema. It promises lasting effects with a few applications and encourages purchasing at a nearby drugstore today for a real chance at improvement.
The 2000 mile American engineered pipeline across jungles rivers and mountains will soon deliver oil to China. Built from Calcutta through the Brahmaputra Valley into Burma and toward Yunnan it doubles the fuel capacity of the Burma air route reducing reliance on risky air transport. It already supplies the Fourteenth Air Force and B 29s and is poised to become a decisive lifeline in Asia.
The forces clearing Britain's beaches of mines face heavy casualties with 19 officers and men killed in six months. Clearance is slow and dangerous as tides shift mines, some buried deep, others set off by decades of exposure. The exact remaining count is unknown and explosions may continue for years.
On Saturday December 2 the Times of London published its 50000th consecutive edition. The paper has never missed an issue in nearly 160 years and is believed to be the only surviving newspaper to reach this milestone.
A whitesmith is a man who works in tron. This brief notice defines the trade term and notes the craftsman’s role within the apparatus.
The health ministry reports the nation's health is better than before the war. It notes an influenza epidemic in 1943 caused 30,000 deaths, mostly elderly, with other diseases taking fewer lives. Women’s tuberculosis deaths reach a record low while men’s rise four percent since 1938. Births reach 683,213, the highest in 15 years.
A readerly collage of one liners and cartoonish dialogue plays with family life and workaday quirks. Jokes touch elections at the gate a boy and dad a barber shop a diner and a penal settlement, delivering light humor on daily scenes and misunderstandings.
One of England’s historic houses the cottage of John Bunyan in Elstow Bedfordshire was partially demolished by a ten ton truck. The author of Pilgrims Progress lived there after his 1649 marriage.
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