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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
2
The article praises Canadian women for joining the women's divisions of the armed forces and replacing men in industry and business. It notes thousands of volunteers, their hardship and sacrifice, and asserts women share fully in winning the war alongside Allied nations.
The text highlights the significant part women have played in the war, noting heroism in Russia, underground movements in occupied countries, and female participation in resistance and military operations. It emphasizes their courage, sacrifices, and enduring support to the Allied cause under extreme danger.
The piece lauds the British and Canadian women’s services, noting their shift from domestic tasks to diverse behind the front line work. It cites a Ministry of Information account praising women's uniformed contributions as essential to Allied operations and eventual victory.
The article warns that encephalomyelitis or sleeping sickness in horses is nearing outbreak in some districts. No cure exists yet, but early vaccination by a qualified veterinarian is the best prevention, along with reducing biting insects. The Veterinary Director General of Canada urges prompt action if the disease appears locally and vaccination for valuable pure-bred horses in affected areas. Sleeping sickness in horses may infect humans with a similar disease.
Firemen digging for bombing victims in southern England heard a hoarse cry from beneath rubble. They thought the voice was shock induced until they uncovered a parrot in a cavity. The bird, still screaming “Blimey what a blooming war,” was removed from the wreckage.
The Sendish radio reports a Danish saboteur in dockyard attire blew up three German ships at Svendborg ship yards and badly damaged a fourth by planting bombs aboard. the act disrupts wartime shipping and signals intensified resistance.
Sir Nevile Henderson, British ambassador, recalls Hitler declaring war preferable now to when he is fifty-five or sixty. Hitler, then fifty, argued it is England's fault and insisted the war would come. The remark frames a tense 1939 moment cited by the New York Herald Tribune.
A compact collection of sayings on humility and self knowledge from Tryon Edwards Joseph Roux Fravel Mary Baker Eddy Boileau and Oliver Wendell Holmes. The lines contrast true humility with pride, noting humility as a divine strength and a path to God.
British fruit growers use an electric scarecrow wired to a six volt battery. Wires strung through trees deliver a small shock to perching birds, deterring them from crops. This simple device aims to protect yields without chemical deterrents.
Answers on handling expired coupons exchanging F coupons for preserves and grapefruit purchases. Instructions for discharging servicemen to get No 4 ration books and obtain canning sugar coupons. Direct readers to wartime prices offices for Consumers' News and Blue Book pamphlets.
Walter Callow of Parrisboro Nova Scotia, a blind veteran, devised a cigarette depot for overseas troops two years ago. Defence Minister Ralston adopted the plan during his Italian battlefield tour, enabling soldiers to air mail cards to a tobacco bank and draw from a large stock, cutting weeks of delay and loss risk.
The world's largest and smallest flowers belong to the arum family. Amorphophallus blossoms reach eight to ten feet in diameter while duck weed blooms are invisible to the naked eye.
A hatchling box turtle does not eat for a full six months after emerging from the shell. This prolonged aperiod of nourishment is noted as part of its early growth phase, with the animal gaining energy from stored yolk and surrounding moisture.
A story catalogues over 100000 Canadian National Railway employees by surname origins linking occupation, locality, and description. It notes common patterns from Smith to Johnson and Brown, flags religious and automotive name clusters, and lists examples like Baker as cook, Cook as chef, and Porter who is a porter.
A large number of British housewives aided the invasion by preparing Allied spare parts. Grandmothers, young girls, and pensioners worked for weeks packing and labelling parts in barns, fire halls, and schools. Over 375 million items were packed and ready for shipment to any unit in need.
After 3000 British restaurants were beautified under an art program led by Clive Gardiner, about 150 now feature world scenes in bright colors. Bradford shows Priestley characters, Beckenham hosts Wind in the Willows, and Cinderella imagery delights diners, prompting extension to factory canteens.
Western Canada faces a growing horse surplus with estimates of 500000 over the needed number for farming. A Southern Alberta cooperative marketing group is formed to address the issue, backed by government and farmers. Harried farmers abandon workhorses, letting them forage on ranges that could sustain thousands of cattle and sheep.
The piece explains a commonly mispronounced term tied to the word robot. It traces origins to Czech pobota and pobotnik meanings statute labor and serf, notes Capek coined it in 1920’s R. U. R., with English translation in 1923, and contrasts pronunciations in dictionaries.
Indications of rich gold deposits have been found in the Altai mountains located in Sinkiang province, China, prompting interest from mining circles and regional authorities. Prospects note substantial ore potential and future exploration plans are anticipated.
A report notes that each piano contains roughly 300 pounds of metal components. The figure cited reflects the dense metal used within standard pianos and may indicate overall instrument weight considerations.
Wartime gardeners wasted tons of potential food last year due to buying equipment without knowing how to use it. This year experts urge more thought and study to avoid past mistakes. Mr. and Mrs. Wartime Gardener are determined to succeed and feed Canadian families.
A female tester at the Bureau of Standards in Washington has weighed measured and tested 70 grams of radium over the past 12 years. The material is valued at five million dollars and the work is considered highly dangerous.
At cruising speed, Flying Fortresses burn 250 gallons of gasoline per hour. At full throttle, the rate doubles to about 500 gallons per hour.
In the dry season Lake Chad in Africa frequently shrinks to half its normal size, reducing water coverage and impacting nearby communities and ecosystems.
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