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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1943
Page
6
A Daily Herald naval correspondent reports from an Atlantic base on a British destroyer that feinted 15 times at a submerged U‑boat while using no depth charges. The destroyer, low on charges, relied on nerves until a corvette joined with tools to finish the kill.
The article notes the importance of light naval forces in disrupting German coastal supply routes. It describes wooden light ships of 55 to 150 feet armed with depth charges torpedoes mines and guns, used to guard shore waters and convoy routes. It highlights Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy roles including corvettes in convoy duty and anti submarine actions with several ships lost and decorations earned.
King George journeyed to North Africa with his batman T Jer ram in disguise as a guard, while an eight man RAF crew and two wing commanders piloted the king's aircraft. A British woman released from Germany recalls British respect amid North Africa victories.
Under the wartime Liabilities Assistance Act of 1941 a Liabilities Assistance Officer is appointed in every city to aid any person in serious financial difficulty due to war. The act has prevented many bankruptcies.
A collection of quick witticisms and quips about family life and social situations. Jokes cover college fears, mothers and fathers, engagements, doctors, love and tact with light humor and quick punchlines. The bulletin reads like a one panel strip of clever exchanges.
In Toronto a local restaurant chain grapples with worker shortages. President Harry R. Hinman has been spotted clearing trays, taking orders, and drying dishes, illustrating how the founder has returned to the front lines after 35 years.
Queen Mary invites troops to Marlborough House for cinema shows and wartime morale events. She enforces strict petrol use, promotes salvage and thrift, reuses envelopes, and collects salvage from drives. She chats with servicemen, giving lifts and sharing family stories, including a New Zealander unaware of her identity.
Farmers are urged to plan fall rye seeding with several hardy varieties recommended by the Federal Department of Agriculture. Dakola, a winter-hardy strain from North Dakota developed by the University of Saskatchewan, is endorsed. Common, grown at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Lethbridge, tolerates severe prairie winters, and Crown is noted for Western Canada suitability.
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