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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
9
London presses the case for ending Britain's five year blackout. The Daily Express argues lighting would lift spirits and help war effort by reducing accidents and speeding war production while warning Morrison may resist light up plans until Christmas.
The report traces Allied invasion planning from 1940 in Britain to choices in 1942 for North Africa and Dieppe. It notes Canadian led raid lessons, heavy bombardment needs, and that final invasion plans emerged from mixed American British teams. Also mentioned is a purported German secret weapon seen near Cherbourg with possible jet propelled bombing.
The Lemmon Bureau of statistics reports Canada’s population in June last year at 11,812,000 including armed forces, up from 11,654,000 in 1942. British Columbia 900,000. Saskatchewan 842,000. Alberta 792,000. Manitoba 726,000 with minor parenthetical variances.
Calgary reports thousands of private radio receivers sidelined as tubes grow scarce. Dack, Canada’s munitions official in Winnipeg, cites 6 000 sets idle in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with no relief due to heavy Allied demand. In Australia, Allied headquarters announce a new Far Eastern Air Force under Lt. Gen. George C. Kennedy.
Canadian air hero Wing Commander Lloyd B Chadburn died from injuries suffered while leading fighters over the CherboiTFy invasion area on June 13. He was 24, born in Montreal and educated in Aurora and Toronto, with banking as his prewar occupation.
New York report says a London despatch notes a high proportion of eye injuries among rocket bomb casualties. The British Ministry of Health warns civilians to avoid windows during an attack.
The Allied Expeditionary Force says there are no authenticated cases of French civilians firing on Allied troops. The report notes French resistance to the Germans has greatly aided Allied operations.
Finance Minister Lisley proposes amendments to the tariff to allow duty free entry of trophies of war such as arms, munitions, and military stores kept as bona fide trophies. The change removes previous dutiable rates for these items brought from distant battlefields to Canada.
Mrs. Rusty Down, a Fort Richardson mail orderly, becomes the first woman to drive the Alaska highway round trip in a fully loaded truck. The 3,160 mile journey from Fairbanks to Dawson Creek averaged about 200 miles daily, endured four flats, a forest fire, and caused a 15 pound loss from nervous strain.
Major Randolph Churen M son of the prime minister arrived in London from Yugoslavia via Rome to report on his mission and return to the city.
London reports show British women in many roles aiding the war effort. Ambulance drivers haul wounded from invasion coasts, WAAF nurses fly to France, Wrens repair ships, ATS despatch riders, and radio and flight mechanics test equipment. Women pilots ferry aircraft, guards and conductors run rail transport, and on streets women sell goods for convoys.
A report notes Mussolini arranged a film dramatizing the execution of Count Ciano and other former Fascist grand council members. Ciano, Marshal Emilio de Bono and two others were shot in the back by executioner Pietro Caruso, Rome police chief, now in Allied hands, per the BEC.
Ottawa reports the RAAr suspended recruiting through October due to casualties running below commanders' estimates. Air Minister Power was expected to address the House of Commons. In France, Canadian gunners with British regiments delivered a long barrage, with one gunner loading eight tons of ammunition in 160 minutes.
Londoners face a water shortage with main supply running at about one third of normal capacity. Authorities urge careful use as drought reduces flow from 22 billion gallons to a fraction, stressing conservation.
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