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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 07, 1942
Page
6
The piece argues for a united democratic world to prevent future wars. It cites the Atlantic Charter as a starting point and urges English speaking democracies to lead a world opinion force. It emphasizes ending neutrality and forming a common purpose to preserve freedom and equality, opposing aggression.
A destroyer escorting a convoy 150 miles from home developed engine trouble and shipped a sea, damaging a hatch and flooding aft compartments. As the gale eased, the captain set improvised sails from a whaler and a salvaged lifeboat to sail 150 miles home rather than seek aid.
British commandos admit they are not always as tough as portrayed. An officer prior to a Boulogne coast raid bathed and later, under deck, cleaned his face with burnt cork to avoid embarrassment if captured.
A claim states that converting a spoonful of water in the L.garogenan area into helium could free about 100000 kilowatt hours of energy, equating to around $10000 in electrical value.
A list of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan sites in Canada with mentions of No 7 and No 3 Bombing and Gunnery Schools, Service Flying Training School at Yorkton, and various instructors and observers including MacDonald Lindsay Parker and others across Saskatchewan locations. The readable fragments indicate pilots observers gunners and air training assignments at multiple Prairie schools.
War time Prices and Trade Board sets a fixed measure for a cord of fuel wood as 128 cubic feet when stacked. A. R. Mackie notes J. McG. Stewart explains coal administrator confirms the new rule across Canada. Invoices must show quantity by cord or fraction and be delivered with the wood. Sawdust excluded from fuel wood.
A humorous collage quotes playful banter about a thousand spouses, family trees, harp lessons, Heaven, a doctor lamenting missing patients, cycling clubs, a boastful captain, a cousin, silent women, and a running gag about unpaid board. The bits read like light social witticisms from a compiled page.
A British railroad clerk proposed removing the letter R from rolling stock to cut costs. The Great Western Railway adopted the idea and after a year only GW remained on cars. The first year saving totaled £7000.
A guide says depress the clutch when starting to save battery by reducing load on the starter. It notes fourteen thousand average ants weigh one pound, illustrating tiny weights.
A 10 ton pontoon bridge demands rubber enough for 260 ordinary car tires. Amid rubber shortages the army mobilizes scrap rubber to bridge the gap until synthetic production catches up.
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