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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
2
Fragmentary report mentions vice premier millered back and neck injuries and a large raid on Lon. Telegrams of congratulations were sent to Antonescu of Romania. References to Ru coast to coast and Cape Breton tactic foundation appear in the garbled dispatch.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference garden damage near Hees or Otter Lindi with mentions of months nine or m tr, but specifics are unreadable. No clear persons organizations places or dates can be confirmed from the readable text.
Fragmentary OCR text references a stem oath and industry, mentioning age eighty years and a cryptic phrase about energy and oath. No clear event, people, or place is readable to anchor a factual card.
Dominion Archivist Gustave Lanctot notes Canada first used paper money in 1685 to 1716. Playing cards served as currency, with decks from the Ottawa National Archives showing Jacques de Meulles value marks and signatures by the Intendant.
The piece praises Britain’s resilience and the bull dog spirit shown by Churchill’s leadership amid dire wartime news. It contrasts British steadiness with German reactions, noting continued fortitude, partial victories, and enduring morale as Athens falls and Yugoslavia collapses.
Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald told the Montreal Board of Trade that Canada contains so many McDonalds that the Glencoe massacre reads as a failure of a military operation. He joked that Canada seems a large edition of Scotland with familiar landscapes and people. He cited the Glencoe massacre of 1692 as historical context.
An estate owner collecting rents confronted a discontented tenant by joking about the kitchen. The tenant partly agreed, with the exchange revealing the tension over neglect and appearance as years without paint were noted.
The Pontiac division of General Motors began producing an automatic anti aircraft cannon capable of firing 409 20 millimetre explosive shells per minute. It is believed the weapon will be used against dive bombers.
Fragmented text describes Norway foaling and dietary claims, references to diplomatic year in Washington, and mentions processed fish oil fitted for olive and vegetable fats with nutritional value. Also includes garbled notes on peas, game, and algae as feed.
Chiang Kai-shek remains resolved to resist Japan, rejecting all peace terms, aiming for complete justice and equality. He notes peace with Japan is unlikely while the Axis hides, and that Britain and America might accept a new order in Asia if they pay a high price.
Elephants were shot after raiding wheat fields in the lower Babi Valley, South Africa, but crop damage in the area continues.
The New York Herald Tribune reports that Hitler’s armies will fall to a tacit alliance of free peoples and resilient occupied populations. Evidence mounts of resistance across Norway France Poland as civilians defy censorship and aid Allied efforts, risking prison or death to join De Gaulle forces.
A devotional study explains Acts 10 and 11 where Peter reports to the Jerusalem church how Gentiles were admitted. The vision of the sheet with beasts teaches that God cleanses all, removing human distinctions of clean and unclean. Three men arrive from Caesarea, and the Spirit leads Peter to join them, proving God shows no favoritism among peoples.
In New York the Community Opticians Association reports a 50 percent rise in sales of monocle glasses driven by an influx of refugees, making the latest industry boom amid wartime conditions.
The zoo reports Mongo the gorilla as the largest living in captivity with a listed weight of 617 pounds. Officials at the San Diego zoo reference the milestone during coverage of the annual San Diego 200 event.
Readers are urged to support civilian relief by sewing garments from scraps. Women across groups donate warm clothes for overseas shipment, with emphasis on easy on garments for children and undergarments. Patterns Anne Adams 4610 4562 4770 4771 aid makers, sizes 2 through 46. Dermot Ave.
Grain researchers led by Dr. B N Smallman report tear gas as a key tool against grain mites in western storage bins. Demonstrations claim rapid mite kill within 24 hours without harming wheat milling or baking qualities.
An 18-year-old farm boy Edward F Staebel Jr of Andover New York joined the U S Marines seeking more sleep. He joked that getting up at 430 each morning made enlistment feel like a vacation as the Marine reveille sounds at 545.
The commander in chief of British forces in the Middle East General Sir Archibald P. Wavell receives the Grand Cross of the Order King George I from King George II of Greece, announced in the London Gazette.
The Health League of Canada notes sickness absence in war work is up to 50 percent, driven by ill health and fatigue rather than accidents. Dr. Cunningham argues half of sickness-related time loss could be prevented with better rest and health management. The British government mandates on-site health supervision and a new industrial health committee by the Health League of Canada aims to educate workers through posters and leaflets.
Derdep Trade Humberto Fernandes Davila Peru vian Consul General in Canada said his first mission is to promote trade between both countries. Markets are open in Peru for Canada newsprint wheat and machinery in exchange for Peruvian cotton sugar and tungsten molybdenum. He noted Peru now favors Canadian grain alongside newsprint rubber tires and other needed goods.
Enumerators will collect definite information on each household member's religion. Indefinite answers will be rejected. If children belong to a different faith than their parents, the fact must be recorded.
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