Life in a World War II POW Camp Officers and daily routines
A senior British officer recalls life in a German POW camp at Oflag. He describes improvised warfare gear and escape preparations, the vital role of technicians, radios that kept contact with the outside, and the education and recreation officers who organized classes, plays, bands, and sports. The cook, quartermaster, and Red Cross parcels sustained prisoners as trains were bombed and hunger grew.
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Royal Society of Arts
London
Red Cross
Switzerland
Europe
SBC
Fergus area to add mall sidewalks and park features
Downtown Fergus will gain a shopping mall replacing St. Andrew Street retail blocks with trees benches and a sidewalk sale. A Friday street dance and a Saturday walk from Elora to Wellington Home Grounds will accompany a symbolic peace ceremony led by town officials. Over 500 attended a related event with a plaque and beautification plans for the mill pond dating to 1820 to 1960.
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Fergus Chamber of Commerce
St. Andrew St
Pias
Elora
Fergus
Neutral
Wellington
Arthur Hoffer
John Campbell
Suinday
Mill Pond
Jasper Martin
Sixteen Mile Creek
Martin
Reeves meet reviews Halton education consultative report
Reeves and all seven Halton municipalities met in Milton to review the Education consultative committee draft for a single county board. Warden Coulter said the session was informational with no decisions. Burlington and Oakville oppose the plan favoring two tier education.
St Albans Summer Hour Second Service Sermon Note
Summer hour on the last Sunday for the second service at St Albans starts at 10 am and continues until September tenth. The Rev. Eric Mills leads while the Mc Murrays are away on vacation.
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St. Albans
Eric Mills
McMurrays
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