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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
7
Devona, newly independent and hungry, hunts for work in a crowded metropolis. She endures long walks, exhausted interviews, and dwindling resources, pawns her wristwatch, and finally seeks help from manager Mr Macias hoping for a breakthrough.
Devona pleads for a job from Macias after feigning a friend’s offer. Macias toys with a dangerous plan as Devona falters from hunger and fatigue, slipping toward faintness while deciding how to proceed. (To Be Continued)
David Stevenson, 15, son of W H Stevenson editor of the London Daily Herald now with the British Ministry of Information, matriculated at Oxford after honors in German. He studied German privately and said he chose it to be with any future occupation in Germany by age 18.
In Britain, 99 percent of organized labor votes for a complete war effort with no negotiated peace, signaling a unified national will to continue fighting to victory. The stance reflects a strong collective resolve amid ongoing conflict and mobilization.
War Services Minister Thorson announced a plan to enlist women for a Canadian Women s Army Corps style pool. Women will serve in army navy and air force auxiliary roles as drivers cooks clerks and canteen staff. Enrollment will be gradual with pay below soldiers and overseas service possible if demand grows.
A collage of aphorisms from Colton Coleridge Eddy Lavater and others on reformations, self reform, doubt and progress. The notes reflect on how reform can be both necessary and risky and how personal reform may influence society. The passage cites critics of reform and emphasizes moral change as pivotal.
Women carpenters and joiners undertake repair work in Croydon bomb damage projects. Most earn 22 cents an hour, rising to 33 after six months, with extra pay for soap and towels. Superintendent CH Walker notes expected wartime expansion and potential postwar continuation of women in carpentry.
A fragment notes that the wedding ring was regarded as a pagan symbol by the early Puritans, reflecting historical attitudes toward marriage customs and religious symbolism.
A Home Service notice promotes a 32 page booklet Best Exercises For Health And Beauty with chin and neck routines to reduce a double chin and improve posture. Also lists other booklets and price 15 cents each sent to Home Service Winnipeg.
The Prime Minister threatens to deploy emergency powers to jail disloyalists and to seize plants while outlawing strikes and lockouts to support the war effort. Denmark reports many married women self supporting as Mussolini proclaims confidence, and Bronze is noted as a copper alloy.
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