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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
6
A wartime chapter on Canada’s railways describes their growth linking the Dominion, enabling settlement and farm expansion. It notes transportation of crops, raw materials, and manufactured goods, plus troop and equipment movements. AL A Gardiner says railways prepared early for increased wartime demand.
Mr Gardiner notes improvements in property and equipment since the last war allow fifty percent more transport with the same labor and materials. Cooperation between railway systems has grown, enabling them to meet difficult wartime tasks. He cites US troop movements and Canadian aims, urging the public to support railways to maximize essential service for the war effort.
Alan Maurice reflects on Canadian Army reserve summer camps, noting strenuous training, early reveille, and the dedication of youths and middle aged recruits. He highlights practical instruction, lack of “sick parade” behavior, and the shift from “Saturday night soldiers” to patriotic citizens preparing for home defence and potential combat.
The text recalls a wartime mess hall routine with vivid details of rations under a new scale. NCOs and men ate breakfasts of grape fruit juice porridge eggs bacon marmalade toast coffee and lunches of soup cold roast beef two vegetables apple pie tea. Supper featured beef stew two vegetables bread pudding and sometimes cake. One meal included baked Virginia ham. Fridays offered fish with macaroni and cheese.
A temple near Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in China, is noted for being built entirely of bronze. The structure stands as a distinctive landmark reflecting regional cultural heritage and metalwork craft.
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