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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
10
Canada as a major wheat producer faces global food shortages and relies on a strong harvest. The piece notes Britain's limited food supplies and severe winter storms affecting expectations for this year's crop.
Britain will rely on foreign shipments for food next year as storms disrupt domestic supplies. In Europe, Germany faces serious shortages and observers expect worsened conditions in the coming months. Some blame German actions for current misery, while others argue aid should be withheld. Regardless, lack of food hampers stability and peace.
The piece argues food scarcity fuels political unrest and global instability. It emphasizes the interdependence of nations, urging serious consideration of worldwide distress and the need for a strong wheat harvest in Canada to avert a broader global disaster, especially in Europe, next year.
Summer fashion in Britain shows bell like skirts with stiff canvas petticoats, off the shoulder necklines, and a cinched waist. Designers use pale pink marcella, navy and white check duster cotton, white sharkskin tailored dresses, and a white marcella beach suit with knee length shorts.
Ex Royal Indian Navy officers discharged in India before 8 May 1945 and who later went to the United Kingdom or elsewhere are to submit their claims for War Gratuity and Other Terminal Emoluments to the Accountant General India Office London and not to the Commanding Officer HMS Feroze Bombay.
A collage of jokes and exchanges spans marriage wealth doctors and social norms. Characters include a witty spinster, a tramping veteran, a Mammy figure, a handbill distributor, and a judge interacting with a comic cast. The piece riffs on appearances, parentage, and public performances with playful banter.
Snow geese pause on Manitoba waters this spring on their northward flight the first time since RCAF gunnery and bombing schools opened four years ago. Naturalists hope the birds resume normal routes but warn of restlessness and unpredictable behavior as war activity winds down.
In Dublin the Canadian government reportedly owns a house nicknamed haunted by Irish servants at St. Brigid's on the city outskirts. The high commissioner Hon. W. F. A. Turgeon says three servants are needed to keep someone from being left alone, though he has not seen the ghost himself.
A collection of brief maxims on fidelity courage duty and truth from Henry Van Dyke Longfellow Kingsley Mary Baker Eddy Tryon Edwards and Daniel Webster. The quotes emphasize integrity in small acts, steadfast conscience, and enduring virtue over fame or reputation.
A Himalayan snow survey is conducted to determine India's water resources by measuring snow accumulation at high altitudes. The effort seeks to gauge potential freshwater supply and inform future planning.
In Whitfield Kent England Mrs Lucy Wright 45 was bound over for two years after admitting to magistrates she tampered with a tractor driven by her husband in a bid to make him break his neck. She told a reporter I love Bert he means the world to me. A year ago he left me after a quarrel and we have lived apart since. I tore loads from the tractor imagining Bert being seriously hurt and hoping to win his affection again. Wright third husband commented Lucy shouldn't tamper with tractors.
The Evening Standard in London notes that a strong British apple crop could allow Britain to forego Canadian imports. A ban would save about £3,000,000, and last year plans for the 1946 crop were under way, while for 1947 no action has been taken yet.
Washington report cites Bertha L. Coggswell after sixty years of Sunday School teaching. She argues parents require religious training as much as their children and urges teachers to stress Scripture memorization for lifelong guidance.
Melbourne Town Hall hosted a millinery mannequin parade predicting autumn and winter fashion. Feathers head the trend with off the face hats and bold color combos. Ngiling remains popular worn over the face under the chin or hanging like a birdcage for a mystic look.
The phrase stems from a pond or puddle of water humorously called duck soup. A puddle formed by rain appears without effort, hence the idea that a task is easy if it requires no special effort.
In Lima Peru most streets carry different names block by block. The article notes extensive local naming practices across neighborhoods and argues the system creates navigation challenges for residents and visitors.
At Langley Field Virginia scientists unveiled a silent airplane shown to reduce noise by 90 percent through a five bladed propeller and full muffling. John F. Victory of NACA noted noise complaints influence airport closures and property values while J A Shortal called the craft the first to apply all silencing methods.
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