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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1942
Page
2
Canada received news of 178 honors awarded by King George VI to officers and men who fought at Dieppe. Western Canada regiments earned many decorations, with the Queen's Own Cameron's of Winnipeg leading Manitoba's tally as the sole Manitoba unit in the battle.
Lt Col Charles Cecil Merritt, commander of the South Saskatchewan Regiment, received Canada’s only Victoria Cross in the present war for actions at Dieppe. He is believed wounded and a prisoner of war. Canada’s forces earned twenty one total awards. ten officers and men received medals, eleven were mentioned in dispatches. The Queen’s Own Camerons of Winnipeg earned twenty four awards, while the Calgary Tanks and the Calgary Highlanders each got two.
Farmers in Canada face labor shortages for harvests in the Prairie Provinces as many young men join the war effort. While hardship hits farming communities, the absence is offset by the pride that panders to Dieppe heroes, some wounded or captured, others killed, honored by the Empire for their service.
A wartime column urges readers to support soldiers with real letters and news from home. It critiques hollow morale efforts, highlights the Canadian Postal Corps role in delivering mail abroad, and calls citizens to active civic leadership and responsible wartime spending.
No 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson Manitoba names graduates in air gunners observers navigators and LACs. Notable entries include D H Castling Saskatoon J F Kelly Minor Sask and R A Preston Winnipeg. The list covers multiple locations in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Regina.
Food adviser E M H Lloyd told the American Hotel Association convention in Detroit that the largest steak in British hotels is only the size of a dollar, with shortages of bananas grapefruit lemons eggs milk white bread and salad dressing. He added that Britain's food situation is better than expected.
Mr. Charles Belair of Arvida Quebec touts Kellogg’s All-Bran as a long trusted home staple. He cites regular use in muffins and breakfast cereal replacing pills, and notes it works gradually without harsh laxatives when paired with water. Made by Kellogg's in London Canada.
The Charlotte Observer notes Canadian soldiers carried the major share of the Dieppe raid and fought valiantly. It calls Canadians a vital people who act, not overthink, and praise their readiness to pay their own way and endure hardship as allies.
Selection of moral maxims and reflections from Cabot Collyer Eddy Colton and Proverbs. Emphasizes honest minds finding use, selfless love, and the growth of great minds in calamity, praising self sacrifice and virtue. Concludes with a biblical blessing for the just.
A Ankara dispatch reported by the New York Times says Generaja Mik hailovich's Yugoslav forces were recently reinforced by nearly a hundred tons of light arms and munitions. The shipment included automatic rifles M machine guns and tommy guns.
A new special court in Bohemia will try persons charged with contempt of the German nation. Refusing to dance with a German soldier is deemed contempt and punishable by several weeks in prison.
Sgt Harold Monaghan reports in a letter from a foreign front that he has been teaching the natives to play poker and encloses money orders totaling $200 for his relatives in Lexington Kentucky.
The article advises never leaving water in a teakettle when unused to prevent lime deposits and longer heating. If deposits form, heat with a vinegar solution and scrub with fine powder. Periodic thorough cleaning of the kettle interior is recommended.
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