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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
2
The Press surveys Western Canada showing British Columbia has the highest doctor per population ratio with about 1,400 doctors, or one per 785 people. Manitoba follows with 726 doctors or one per 1,032 people, then Alberta 689 doctors or one per 1,200, and Saskatchewan 577 physicians or about one per 1,500.
Canada has about 12 000 registered physicians, roughly one per 808 people, yet many are not full time clinicians due to teaching research or administration. Figures fluctuate as doctors retire and new ones enter, with rural provinces often facing higher patient loads and districts lacking adequate medical facilities.
A Canada urges expanding medical training and sending doctors overseas to ease global shortages. It notes China and Ethiopia have few physicians, Czechoslovakia faced losses, and Canada could aid devastated nations while maintaining its high medical education standards.
London Ontario science note reports the first bananas grown in London at the University of Western Ontario greenhouse. The discovery marks a milestone for local botany and university horticulture programs.
Washington reports that since the war’s end the United States has sold Canada and Latin America about 65 million dollars worth of surplus munitions for a little over 3 million dollars, according to a British United Press survey.
A collection of jokes and witticisms spanning centenarians convalescents and everyday misunderstandings. Barber shop quips include proposals declined for practical reasons and a doctor billing a patient. Circus and teaching moments mix with pun filled banter about money sight and mischance.
After seven years overseas as a war reporter for the Canadian Press Ross Munro returns to Ottawa and Washington to assume new duties. He earned world-beat status for Dieppe Sicily Italy and Normandy during the war and has since travelled 80 000 miles visiting nearly every European country.
The Lamp reports Canada’s oil boom as over twenty companies race to tap new domestic supplies. Imperial Oil Limited has struck near Leduc, 16 miles south of Edmonton, with Leduc No 1 producing 39 degree gravity crude. The piece notes Canada’s high per capita oil use and heavy imports despite ample undiscovered reserves.
Sixteen new service centers will be built across the Dominion within five years to aid 14,679 blind persons. Col. E A Baker, managing director of the Canadian Institute For The Blinds, announced at the institute's 29th annual meeting. Two centers are under construction in Kitchener and St. Catharines, Ontario, with plans advancing for Ottawa Windsor Hamilton London and Toronto.
The Chinese Central News Agency reported that Lingnan Middle School students in Canton pushed Principal Tsai Hu fu down stairs, causing fatal injuries after he refused to surrender final examination papers. The motive behind the demand for papers was not disclosed.
A collection of compact maxims on virtue and integrity. Quotes from Fielding, Bulwer-Lytton, Grenfell, Bacon, Eddy, and Butler emphasize that hardship reveals honesty, true joy lies in meaningful work, public good derives from religion and law, and God fulfills needs when one seeks righteousness.
Health Department officials disclosed 462 million paid in family allowances from 1945 to 1947. About 30 million was recovered through income tax in 1946. 1945 data unavailable. Since 1947 allowances are part of tax exemptions. new system provides 100 per child 16 and under exemption.
Postmaster General Bertrand told the Commons that Alexander Graham Bell commemorative stamps sold to philatelists were extraordinary with 125000 dollars worth sold before issue. He reported yearly collector stamp sales exceeding 300000 dollars.
A historical notice states that about 95,000 Maori live in New Zealand, noting the indigenous community size within the nation.
Canada faces a strong tourist boom with 1946 records already surpassed by potential visitors. Canada expects about 212 million dollars in visitor spending this year, while arrivals by air boat train and bus top one million. The industry promises broad benefits across hotels resorts restaurants and services, urging every Canadian to contribute to welcoming guests and sustaining growth. Santos Brazil is noted as a leading coffee port of the world.
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