This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
5
Health League of Canada campaigns for compulsory pasteurization across eight provinces. Ontario is the only province with a mandatory law. Milk, while essential nutrition, can be a culture medium for deadly germs. pasteurization is needed to ensure safety.
A compact recipe uses 2 cups sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt cup sugar 1 cup Grape-Nuts Flakes 1 egg well beaten cup milk 3 tablespoons molasses 3 tablespoons melted shortening. Sift flour measure add baking powder salt sugar and flakes. Mix with wet ingredients bake in moderate oven 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until done. Cool wrap in damp cloth store several hours or overnight before slicing.
Dr. Frank R. Griffin of Toronto a specialist in industrial medicine has been elected a director of the American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons He is the first Canadian to hold the honor and was appointed at the association's Chicago convention He has practiced in the field for 15 years and chairs the Technical Committee of the Industrial Committee of the Health League of Canada.
A narrator recalls a harsh farming childhood and the death of a dying tramp named George Weaver in the barn. His mother, dubbed plucky, bears the burden of labor on the rocky farm before the priest confirms the man’s name. The memory drives the speaker to flee with no next of kin.
The Prices Board announced 1946 potato prices for imported and domestic spuds with little change from 1945. Increases range from 0.25 to 0.5 cents per pound in several regions. Basings points Harrow Ontario and Vancouver hold last season’s prices, no transport allowance. Imports require Wartime Food Corporation permit, limited to regions short of 1945 production, with future ceiling prices until domestic supply grows.
Food Minister Sir Ben Smith said Britain will darken its bread by a wheat extraction rate of zero percent as a temporary measure. He noted March's 85 percent extraction and an average prewar rate of 73 percent. He also announced reductions in biscuits and similar products to meet a world wheat shortage.
Scientists reported that certain radiation types extended youth-like traits in rats and delayed aging symptoms. Prolonged exposure caused rat mortality within 10 to 30 days and triggered physiological changes, suggesting aging could be advanced with radiation as research proceeds.
Harold H. Leather reports to the Central Council of the Canadian Red Cross in Toronto that six Red Cross packing plants delivered 16,310,592 food parcels for prisoners of war from January 1941 to July 1945, at a cost of 41,831,652 dollars. The Society’s Purchasing Committee placed 13,487,667 dollars of orders in 1945, totaling 67,758,963 dollars from September 1939 to December 31, 1945, including Canadian United Allied Relief Fund and British Red Cross repatriation efforts.
Archaeologists studying bomb craters in Europe and Britain uncover evidence of antique life and culture. An American bomb at Pompeii revealed terra cotta revetments, a German bomb at Canterbury exposed a Roman city from around 43 A.D. The piece warns we may live in a Dark Ages crater unless the International Atomic Development Authority becomes a reality soon.
The London Times notes more than 35,000 Merchant Navy officers and men died delivering food and supplies to Britain and aiding Russia. Nearly 50,000 Royal Navy personnel were killed protecting or keeping sea routes open.
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra issues a decree abolishing gambling across Brazil and cancels all casino concessions. He says the action upholds moral, juridical, and religious tradition and fights a social cancer. The measure displaces about 200000 workers and potentially nearly a million dependents.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips about domestic life and social pretenses. Jokes range from Mary asking for higher wages to Grecian gods at dinner and bride and groom sightings at a stop. A veteran recalls the war with a sardonic twist and pithy exchanges about daily oddities.
The Chemical and News reports a repeating flash bulb usable thousands of times, delivering daylight quality light. Resembling a projection lamp with a three pronged porcelain base, it contains a glass Xenon coil that emits bright light in one five thousandth of a second when triggered.
The drive to keep Lidice alive grew with the birth of Jan, the first child born to a Lidice family since the war. His godparents at the Prague christening were Jan Masaryk and Eduard Benes. The Ministry of Information notes about 50 Lidice children were found near Hamburg, with 18 located earlier. Thirty to forty children remain missing across Germany and Slovakia.
Pattern 4932 offers a frothy dress bonnet slip and panties for toddlers from 6 months to 5 years with lace optional. Includes dress and bonnet in size 2 and requires 156 yards 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents with name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
The British have withdrawn about 60 000 troops from Egypt with nearly 100 000 remaining. They plan to leave once they can dispose of an equal number of prisoners of war they guard. The Ottawa Citizen notes Egyptians fear losing revenue as Britain shifts terms to end the occupation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.