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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
3
General Dwight D. Eisenhower cautioned reporters that the European war ending in weeks was unlikely. He stressed the German forces were taking a beating but warned against predicting a rapid conclusion, noting optimism must be tempered by reality and continued Allied effort.
John Bracken national leader of the Progressive Conservative party told a public meeting in Kamloops that his party would remove all Japanese from British Columbia. He argued wartime rules should ban Japanese from living within 100 miles of the Pacific coast and that in peacetime this protective zone would be expanded to 500 miles.
In a 25 minute high speed duel off Marseilles the Marauder landed by Ting Latinga Macleod Alta cragh shot down three Nazi fighters. The Ix crew including two other Canadians emerged unhurt. New France successes lift morale and odds shift. Canada’s war effort moves vast quantities of food munitions across the North Atlantic.
Washington reports high military officials say Maquis fighters along the Nice to Marseilles coast could double after Allied landings. With arms and equipment, they may become a stronger active force aiding the Allies, while movements toward Italy could spawn Italian Maquis counterparts. Mountain terrain may slow advances and limit immediate dramatic actions.
A son of Major General M A Pope rejoined his unit in Italy after escaping captivity behind the enemy lines. Pope was captured while aiding wounded men of his platoon and evaded German forces to march back to safety.
Regina reports PFRA water development branch under F McCallum and E L Gray will survey interior British Columbia districts for potential land settlement after the war. Areas include lower Similkameen and Okanagan valleys with possible Kamloops work as part of PFRA postwar development program.
General Henry Maitland Wilson leads Allied troops invading France from the south under his Mediterranean command. The arrangement mirrors Eisenhower’s Western theater role with Devers, Alexander, and Brexton’s airborne army anticipated for future use.
War food administrator Marvin Jones announced U S wheat acreage goals for 1945 at about 68,500 acres more than this year’s plantings, totaling a nationwide rise of roughly 13.5 million acres over 1943 harvests as part of the wartime food program. The tentative plan aims to boost production to meet military and civilian needs.
Ottawa reports preparations for the Dominion Provincial conference are postponed until after the next federal election. D. A. Skelton of the Bank of Canada has been acting as secretary, compiling an agenda and statistics for reorganizing Dominion Provincial financial relations after the war. Much remains to be completed before the meeting.
Polish forces fighting Germans in Warsaw reported a limited supply of arms and ammunition from the Allies in the west. London authorities said the aid keeps up a far from decisive resistance, but soldiers under General Bors may be wiped out if supplies fail.
Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson told the French people that the aim of the southern France landings is to drive out the Germans and join the Allied forces from Normandy. French troops fight alongside Allied units, with civilians urged to study radio notices and pass on instructions to hasten victory and freedom for France.
The J. W. Dafoe Memorial Foundation raised 110000 as of August 1 in memory of J. W. Dafoe, editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. Cheques included 2000 from Winnipeg Tribune and Toronto Globe and Mail, and 1000 from Ottawa Journal, Toronto Saturday Night, and Maclean Publishing Company. Air Force Cross awarded to Wing Cmdr. M. E. Pollard at Allied Expeditionary Air Force station. Canadians at investiture included FO. J. Williamson from Pambrun, Sask. Normandy losses rise with seven prisoners missing and 57 chaplains total since war began.
Canadian air crew of a crack R.C.A.F. squadron in Ice land sighted and attacked a German U boat during a routine weather gen flight. A perfect depth charge straddle left wreckage and oil on the sea. Crew pictured include Flight Sergeant Earl Tilander and Flying Officers Bert Hunter Tommy Cooke Peter Ficek and others.
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