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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
4
After a 3000 mile voyage, Canada's first overseas force contingent reached a British west coast port. The arrival was kept secret until the Maple Leaf badges were seen, prompting cheers as Khaki-clad volunteers disembarked. Britain, Navy and Air Force guarded the convoy.
The Graf Spee, a $19,000,000 German pocket battleship, fought three British cruisers off Uruguay’s coast near Montevideo for twelve hours. Damaged, she limped to the port for repairs, then sank after three explosions as the crew scuttled her. The commander and crew survived and were interned in Buenos Aires. the commander later killed himself. The Royal Navy secured Allied shipping.
Local notices report the film The Lion Has Wings playing at the Tivoli in MacGregor on January 1 2 and 3. Prominent visitors H F Johnson J A Morris Wm Hay senr Ivan H Atkins and Leo Westman of Austin paid a fraternal visit to the Masonic Lodge Tuesday evening. RW Bros Johnson and Morris installed Temple Lodge officers for 1940.
Christmas messages urge peace on earth through belief in Christ. The text asks readers to embrace goodwill, forgive others, and seek divine blessing for all lands as ministers invoke the Peace of God.
The editor of the Herald reflects on a year past filled with duties and thoughts and urges the Christmas message of Joy and Love. He asks for sharing and giving and the faltering witness of Peace on Earth to Men of Goodwill. Mrs. McLeod and the editor wish all readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A wartime Christmas greeting to residents of the Norfolk Constituency expresses gratitude for public support, acknowledges anxieties about the ongoing war, and calls for courage and sacrifice to achieve lasting peace in the New Year.
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