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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
4
The British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research explored peat as a substitute for montan wax, once sourced only from Germany. Peat contains 3% to 12% hard waxes, suitable for polishes and carbon paper, and the residue remains usable as fuel or briquettes after wax extraction.
In a crowded discussion Brown struggles to insert his view as stronger voices dominate the talk. The topic shifts to dogs and Brown boasts of owning a highly intelligent animal, agreeing with Robinson that some dogs show greater intelligence than their owners.
Dr. W C Hopper of Ottawa envisions a 50 by 20+ mile column of vegetables illustrating Canada's annual crop value near 100 million dollars. He notes prewar imports from 20 countries including the United States, Europe and the Americas, with US import value over 60 million dollars, and urges improved public market facilities alongside acknowledging long historical breeding and scientific advances behind modern produce.
Captain’s cabin on the liner Queen Elizabeth is described as lined with elm timber from piles driven in 1811 for the original Waterloo Bridge over the Thames. The bridge, opened on the second anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, was torn down in 1936 and the elm retains a gray hue from 125 years of Thames water.
A scrambled crossword puzzle clue list with numbered across hints and some garbled entries. Includes Roman bronze J Viper, resin, Japanese statesman, doorway, Gaelic, sea eagle, and several unclear items with symbols and percent signs.
The Earl of Athlone resigns as colonel of the Queen's Own Hussars. Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago receives six magnified chestnut burrs from London, tiny hedgehogs that roll when alarmed. Princess Elizabeth becomes president of the Royal Merchant Navy School. In Russia, 3,000,000 people live in areas ruined by Germany in three years. Gloucester Cathedral's great east window, removed for safety, is being replaced. Eisenhower is honored at a Downing Street dinner by Attlee. Sheffield University students work triple shifts testing forgings and helmet sheets. Captain H W Faulkner flies from HMS Triumph to a naval parade ground at Chatham. Calgary starts lectures and films on food handling and sanitation for city food dispensers.
In Toronto a Welsh teacher Miss Constance Pugh notes that Canadian students are similar to British ones. She and six other British teachers in Ontario participate in an exchange: Canadian teachers go to Britain while British teachers teach in Ontario.
Ontario apiarists report a 20 percent honey crop for the summer, with yields estimated between 2.4 and 3.9 million pounds versus normal 11 to 19 million. Experts note similar weak results across eastern Canada while western provinces vary, Manitoba and Saskatchewan normal, Alberta at a record high and British Columbia above average.
Air minister Colin Gibson announced Toronto that no women will join Canada’s permanent air force. The women's division will be demobilized by year end as the RC A F plans nine squadrons plus two auxiliaries and a reserve for emergencies.
In Sydney a new mailbox labeled Philatelic Mail Only avoids heavy machine post marking. Letters placed in the box are hand stamped to protect delicate stamps. Since installation the box has processed about 11 letters daily.
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