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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
4
The text urges a united effort to convert wartime triumph into lasting national strength. It warns against complacency from past wins, calls for rebuilding homes and families, boosting industry, and mass-producing character to prevent civil strife. It emphasizes shared sacrifice and persistent effort as the path to true victory.
Wm. D. Murgatroyd aged 48 died at his Victoria BC residence on August 12. Born in MacGregor he was for 34 years a resident of Victoria and longtime sales manager for Standard Brands. Survived by his widow, daughters Thelma and Lorna at home, and sister Mrs Thos Hammond of Victoria.
Last week, about 300 weekly newspaper publishers and editors plus 200 guests attended the three day Silver Jubilee Convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association in Winnipeg. Delegates heard remarks urging higher moral standards for postwar writing and noted the association represents 583 papers with nearly one million total circulation. Speakers included officials from Manitoba, Ottawa, and California, with Captain G A T MacKidd praising Red Cross parcel aid to prisoners of war. The event featured civic entertainments and a Royal Alexandra Hotel setting, with Tribune declaring weekly papers stand for freedom, decency, community service, and loyalty to Canada.
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