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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1945
Page
2
In the postwar era there is widespread talk of permanent peace and the promise of new scientific and medical advances reshaping daily life. The atomic bomb’s emergence during Japan’s surrender raises hopes that future wars could be deterred or ended swiftly, shaping a safer civilized world.
The weapon’s secret is held by Britain and the United States but cannot stay hidden long. Churchill predicts others will possess it within five years. Germany nearly split the atom. other scientists may succeed at any time. A more common substance than uranium could be found for this purpose. The discovery has peaceful uses but also a wartime threat, underscoring the urgency of world peace.
Comment on whether atomic bombs serve as a tool for peace or a means of unprecedented horror. The bombs ended Japan’s war but could set a turning point in history. General MacArthur urged a spirit to preserve the flesh as nations seek mutual trust to prevent future wars.
The Ottawa Journal notes Britain’s free speech tradition at Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square, arguing open debate exposes falsehoods and preserves liberty. It cites the Communist party winning two of 645 seats as proof that competition in ideas strengthens democracy, and suggests Canada reflect on its own commitment to free speech.
A finding notes that aging reduces pupil light admission by about half compared with 20 year olds, contributing to visual deficiency in older adults. The observation highlights how aging impacts the eye’s sensitivity to dim lighting and may influence daily activities and safety.
After Japan yields control, changes to place names appear likely across Asia. Keijo will revert to Seoul, Shonan to Singapore, and Hsin king in Manchuria to Changchun. Dairen and Ryo jun shift from Talien to Dah Lien and Lushun, with Dalny used by Russians for Talien. Harbin and Hulun may become Pinkiang and Hulun, while Shenyang replaces Shihchiachurang. Shihmen may drop its new Chinese name.
A London dustman draws cheers from onlookers outside Number Ten as the crowd hoped for notable relics. He bows over his wide brimmed hat, then moves on with the cart, leaving spectators satisfied with the polite performance.
A brief report notes that plastic is being used in the manufacture of some milk bottles in England. The item appears in a concise news blurb with emphasis on material usage and regional production.
Reader questions cover ration book coupon removal after discharge, applying for new trucks through Wartime Prices and Trade Board, obtaining The Meat Folder from the Dominion Department of Agriculture, and shop charts showing meat coupon values. The column directs sending questions to Wartime Prices and Trade Board and mentions this paper.
A collection of light jests and cartoon captions with playful wordplay. The items include a pun on Ham and Bacon, a nurse’s quip about tattooed numbers, a wagon of kitchen quips, a club anecdote about sleep, and a sailor weather joke. Also adds a teacher's Napoleon riddle and a boy’s pension punchline.
A group of ex servicemen set to tour Canada in a traveling show featuring veterans and their stories. The company plans performances in multiple cities, highlighting wartime experiences and community support across the tour calendar.
High octane gasoline is not a single product but a blend of a base stock with high quality hydrocarbons and tetra ethyl lead.
A British official report explains two atomic explosion types, fast neutron bombs and slow neutron power, with slow neutrons being far more efficient in fission but unusable for bombs. The Washington plant uses slow neutron transmutation to produce plutonium, while fast neutrons only trigger reactions in concentrated uranium-235.
A small mining camp on the northeast shore of Great Slave Lake supplies tantalum, a rare metal in demand for its directional conductivity and high hardness. Tantalum alloys with nickel chromium molybdenum and iron find uses in surgical and dental instruments and in radio tubes. The metal forms tantalum carbide with carbon and resists corrosion, promising long life and potential in medical implants.
The former S S Prince Charles once a CN vessel on the Vancouver to Queen Charlotte Islands run has been sold for the second time since leaving CN service. Union Steam Ships of Vancouver reported the buyer as Oriental Navigation Company of Tel Aviv Palestine. The ship, built in Ayr Scotland in 1913, will sail among Palestine islands and Mediterranean ports.
In Ottawa and Saskatchewan reports, Sgt Mary Alix Parker recalls secrecy in the Director of Staff Duties and wartime life with CWAC, meeting figures like Chiang Kai-shek and De Gaulle. She plans to return to teaching, after service at 112 Depot Coy CWAC Regina, with Jubilee ribbon in hand. The piece also notes CWAC and Legion links, urging ex-service women to join and contribute, plus a light column joke about press duties contrasted with ration needs.
A collection of aphoristic lines from Euripides Jeremy Collier South Ruskin Mary Baker Eddy Addison and, emphasizing virtue prudence sympathy justice temperance and compassion across world cultures. The quotes urge prudent restraint kindness and truth as foundations of freedom and humane conduct.
A historical note confirms tin was known to ancient Phoenicians and Romans, indicating early metal trade and usage across Mediterranean civilizations. The brief reference highlights antiquity and regional knowledge of tin’s sources and applications.
An advertised treatment promotes Hem-Roid as an internal remedy for sores and itching piles. The claim suggests a simple bottle from any druggist can remove the problem.
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