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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
3
A Dauphin column criticizes a Victory loan poster illusion and laments inflated liquor prices while referencing local high school track rivals and a Kitty Kurling Klub Klan crest. The writer mocks errors in The Herald and notes rising beer prices as war efforts continue.
A Sunday citizens’ rally at the Dauphin Theatre drew dignitaries who sat with heads resting on their hands, perhaps nervous as the crowd watched. A playful note wonders if a Victory loan parade saluted to the left with an “eyes right” gesture.
The Winnipeg Tribune reported a Royal officer paused with a fallen fighter and believed he had seized Max Schmeling during the Battle of Crete. The claim reflected wartime confusion over enemy casualties and identity.
A local lad struggles to light a lamp as his partner suggests turning on the switch but the lamp fails. The piece follows a reflective note on past missed pleas to merchants to fly flags during a Victory loan parade and mocks empty sidewalks with holes for flag staffs.
The display shows crystal reproductions of famous diamonds valued from 300 000 to 2 000 000 at Por ter’s jewellery shop. The piece notes how easy it would be to turn such a display into cash, with nicknamed items Blue Water the Klondike Kid and Kansas City Lulu attached to the stones. Roger Watson county court clerk reports 1200 automobile licenses in Dauphin up to June 1, similar to last year, while bicycle licenses totaled 261 versus 293 in the prior year.
A behind the scenes scene shows leaders from major nations arranging program dates for radio speeches. A bystander spots in a Robson's Drug Store window a Roosevelt photo and a large Winston Churchill pencil sketch centering the Victory Loan display. The error highlights the deep link between these two democratic figures and their ideals.
A reader asked which girl would ever look at an airman again after the parade led by 16 RCM policemen in scarlet chests, and who declared that the mounties were losing their grip.
Robert Jarman and Filmer Hub bie led the three day festival of drama music and folk dance with high spirits. They praised competitors and delivered gentle criticisms with witty remarks. Jarman coined new acting terms and compared audience missteps to the dishy act referencing the famous English racehorse Dishy.
A theatre program recounts Jarman advising actors to adopt a brook trout gaze as the audience forms the fourth wall. A Senior cast prank ends with a pie in the Sink while Hubble recalls a donation from junior choir girls and a carnation leaf for a pianist. The adjudicator jokes about musical cookery with jelly powders and baking powder rhythm.
Readers complain of a three day festival crowd in Dauphin showing lack of courtesy. The report notes ongoing disturbances during performances, disruptive applause before finales, and little recognition for accompanists, urging a shift toward thoughtful audience behavior.
Brockton Massachusetts police recount a 13 year old missing teeth case when a woman asked for her false teeth at police headquarters. Lieutenant John J Lyons located the set in a storeroom amid wartime era records and reports.
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