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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
8
Allied war correspondents report that Italy has begun reorganizing its education system to purge Fascist propaganda. For over twenty years Italian schooling distorted history to serve Mussolini and the regime. Textbooks are being rewritten, but the deeper challenge lies in reshaping the minds of thousands of students.
The text describes how Nazi rulers used schools as instruments of government across occupied Europe Germany enforced German in schools expelled democratic texts and purged sympathetic teachers. It notes plans by governments in exile to reorganize education after the war and recalls a 1942 ministers conference in Britain to discuss Europe wide education issues.
Nations including Belgium Czechoslovakia Greece Holland Luxembourg Norway Poland Yugoslavia and the French National Committee attended. R A Butler chaired with Cheervers from British Dominions India the United States Russia and China. Commissions addressed postwar library program supply in Europe and a history handbook for teachers.
The article explains that meat still has a price ceiling with charted retail prices posted by sellers. Garden plants are exempt from maximum price regs, and new baby ration books require a form and appropriate certificates or an affidavit. It also notes copies of the Re M ake Booklet and asks readers to request Consumers News or the Blue Book from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
An ad touts Moone’s Emerald Oil as a powerful skin treatment for eczema and eruptions. It claims rapid relief from itching, scaling, and rashes with a high concentration antiseptic formula, promising money back if unsatisfied.
Garden experts urge regular cultivation to keep pests in check and promote soil health. Weekly tilling in June and July helps air and moisture balance, with careful work after heavy rains to avoid compacted soil. Small plots yield fresh produce quickly. staking and pruning tomatoes speed ripening.
A collection of light dialogue and comic vignettes features Mrs Brown and Miss Green in humorous exchanges. Topics include marriage compatibility, wealth and age, a deaf neighbor, cooking duties, and a man’s social appraisal. The humor leans on wordplay and domestic observations with a theater audience tone.
Corporal Josh Sullivan of the Australian Army earned a Military Medal after strong actions in the Ramu Valley. While recovering in Melbourne a poker game began as the Colonel delivered the medal, and Sullivan asked to finish his hand before accepting praise.
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