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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
8
The piece notes Greece as a democratic nation under Axis domination while Allied forces grow stronger. It recalls the 1821 independence from the Ottoman Empire and praises Greece's heroic resistance and development, despite internal strife and foreign disputes.
Greece endures Nazi occupation with a stubborn resistance despite overwhelming odds. An estimated 30 000 patriots continue sabotage and disruption against occupying forces as civilian suffering mounts with famine and executions. Canada and the United Nations aid Greece through wheat shipments and the Greek War Relief Fund.
An American tourist browsed a major London bookshop and picked up Sir Charles Petrie’s biography of the British statesman Canning. He quipped about being in the book business, showing quick wit and interest in the volume.
Two New Jersey men traveled west with a group and saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time. One asked if the Pacific was larger than the Atlantic, and after a moment the other confirmed, it sure is as he shaded his eyes toward the water.
The Royal Canadian Air Force Headquarters announces recently commissioned airmen across Canada. Names include personnel from Saskatoon Prince Albert Winnipeg and several towns in Alberta Manitoba and Ontario with marks of training at bases such as Wren and Victoria.
The Toronto Financial Post notes Britain United States and other UN powers discuss a draft agreement creating an international exchange clearing authority using a new monetary unit named Bancor backed by gold. Proponents view gold as a stable value measure and a practical fiscal anchor for postwar finance.
The British Isles averaged 280 bushels per acre in 1942, about double Canada's. John Tucker, Manager of the Seed Potato Section, says poor seed lowers Canadian yields. With certified seed, growers commonly reach nearly 1000 bushels per acre, and 500 bushels per acre are not uncommon in good areas.
Harold Suggars, a martyr to science, dies in a London hospital from X-ray dermatitis after volunteering as an assistant to Ernest Hamack. At retirement in 1938 after 35 years, he bore a chest scar, a false eyelid, poor sight, and severe skin irritation. Five mobile kitchen trailers were presented to the Home Guard by Viscount Bennett for Canadian Red Cross cooperation with a local corps.
Ancient ships from Rome reportedly displayed baskets at the masthead to denote their role as cargo carriers. This signaling practice aided identification and navigation in bustling harbors of the era.
An instrument has been developed to allow blind persons to perform precision inspection of certain machine products used in war industries, expanding employment opportunities and testing capabilities.
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