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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1947
Page
9
There are indications that the coming session of Parliament will consider immigration. Growing national interest surrounds the issue as measures already taken by the government are noted. An Order-in-Council allows relatives of Canadians to enter under certain conditions. Special immigration officers have been sent to Europe to help address the refugee problem.
A senate committee on immigration promotes selective attraction with interviews in Europe, priority for relatives of Canadians, and funded selection. It calls for a vigorous administration to attract desirable settlers while avoiding a wide open policy.
The piece notes an acute manpower shortage in Britain and suggests officials from the U K are hesitant to discuss immigration. It predicts that Britain may discourage emigration as post war projects demand labor while Canada's policy on immigration unfolds. There will be strong interest in parliamentary discussions on the issue.
The London Daily Mail reports Lord Hayter, Britain's oldest peer, died at Chislehurst aged 98. Born with fragile health he was christened in his mother's bedroom after doctors gave him hours to live. He later became deputy chairman of a firm that had once refused him life insurance. Knighted by Queen Victoria, he was the oldest knight bachelor and oldest baronet, and claims as the kingdom's oldest volunteer, beginning as a cadet at age 12.
A local station prepares for a presidential guest during the 1944 election. The network sent the plen to the station and Gov. Dewey arrives Friday at 9 22 pm. A station executive lists staff to be on hand at the railroad station, and the owner replies we will be there.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference someone named Munro and a street address 1353 Kinglen. The text mentions ships and a market context, but details are garbled and unclear. No definitive event or outcome can be derived from the readable fragments.
Jack Smythe left carpentry for goldfield stories and drifted for years. He settled near Yambhuk Victoria in a clay house above a worked out mine. When the neighbor leveled the bricks a hidden vein yielded hundreds of ounces of gold.
Booneville Kentucky. A 14 year old boy Lester Little was held on a murder charge with 5 000 bond after a fatal shooting of his cousin Price Little 23 during a dispute over a watch chain at a shooting match. The jailer said the boy was so small extra bars were needed for his cell. Judge J M King ordered the detention. Sheriff Charles McIntosh reported the incident.
A sudden piercing scream interrupts a quiet moment as a woman fears being alone at home. The man reassures her while the tension hints at an unknown danger or event to come, heightening suspense in the scene.
Colin Fleming Brien, 23, of Sydney, testified about a 1942 jungle execution attempt near Singapore by Japanese troops. He described being buried in a shallow grave, wounded, and later crawling free to survive, then ending in POW camps until war’s end.
John Cunningham, chief test pilot of the De Havilland Aircraft Company and wartime night flyer ace, said it will be at least ten years before man can solve the problems of flying faster than the speed of sound.
Crossword puzzle items list with entries for 23 Across 25 28 31 32 33 and more. Includes hints such as One who owes money plural and a cooled Java clue. Also notes the “Answer To Last Week's Puzzle.”
An ad notes outdoor workers suffer backache from cold dampness and vehicle jolts. It promotes Dr Chan's Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate the liver and kidneys, purify the blood, and ease pains. A box is advertised for sale.
A collection of humor from wartime England and elsewhere features a Texas train joke, a hungry husband’s thrift, a runaway for a fast train, a weary father and new shoes, an execution dinner, and witty exchanges about taxes and hockey.
In 1941 Scotland restricted golf due to rising spectator interest in archery, reflecting resource and attention shifts during wartime. The move aimed to preserve training time and national focus on defense and other sports.
Mrs. Bess Truman wife of the U S president is named defendant in a $10 000 damage suit by Mrs Nelle Mot ley Pearson of Auxvasse Missouri. Principal defendant is Henry J Nicholson driver of a car owned by Mrs Truman involved in an accident in which Mr Pearson allegedly died from injuries. Mrs Truman was not in the car.
Washington reports captured German notes from 1944 show Hitler telling Mussolini that Churchill was a strong man and that peoples and nations could be represented by individuals. He cited Stalin for Russia and doubted France ever produced a great man, while noting Italy’s Duce as central.
The quotes celebrate courtesy as a form of love and inner grace from Goethe Eddy Bovee Jackson and others. A practical tip suggests rinsing shrunken woollens in soapy water to restore size.
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