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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1949
Page
4
The Springfield Leader may reflect Audit Bureau Circulations data as of Tuesday March 15 1949. The note highlights circulation figures and distribution on that date within the newspaper’s archival context.
A columnist defends MPs amid criticism of Rodney Young and the Ottawa scene. The piece argues most MPs are people of integrity who sacrifice pay and security, while some are lazy or demagogic. It compares Canadian parliament to wartime leadership and urges voters to demand action over appeasing public opinion.
At Lake Success the United Nations Economic and Social Council heard Mr. Christopher Mayhew present testimony that two to three hundred thousand prisoners were confined in camps in the Soviet zone of Germany and nearly two million Germans were still in the Soviet Union. Miss Toni Sender backed the testimony on behalf of the American Federation of Labour and Western Powers urged an international commission to examine conditions. Soviet delegate Mr. Tsarapkin dismissed the charges as a filthy libel and warned that any spying claims could be used to justify arrests. The piece contrasts Soviet repression with wartime Nazi methods and highlights the case of Dr. Waldemar Hoeffding, whose account in the Neue Zurcher Zeitung is cited as a damning indictment of Soviet procedures.
This piece recounts Jean Henri Dunant birth in 1828 in Geneva, his charitable rise inspired by Florence Nightingale, and his pivotal Solferino experience in 1859 that sparked the Red Cross. It notes his Geneva Convention advocacy, Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, and his life ending in 1910 with enduring global gratitude.
First aid kits in homes, factories, or offices can pose danger if not kept up to date. Check antiseptics for depletion or evaporation, keep bandages sterile, and ensure the attendant is well trained and efficient.
The article warns that many infected people do not know their status but can still spread venereal disease. It advocates avoiding promiscuous sexual relations and emphasizes clean living as the best defense against VD.
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