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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
2
A group of forty four Turkish army and naval officers travel to the United States to study technical subjects at universities. Officials note the move as part of the broader wartime educational exchanges.
Augur reports Italian Somaliland faced Ethiopia pressure as smugglers and Arab traders moved gasoline to supply Mussolini forces. British bombers destroyed a loaded convoy at Mogadishu in minutes, ending months of Italian effort and leaving Arabs with gold and a shattered supply chain.
Shelters and protective gear flood shops as rationing tightens. Consumers swap air mattresses, camp cots, and treated cotton panes for safety uses. Wool stores stay active. women knit for soldiers. Secondhand furniture booms. food markets rush with unrationed items. Restaurants adapt due to supply disruptions and travel limits.
The defence department plans issuing winter clothing to men called up for 30 days of training this coming winter. The kit covers socks sweaters and woollen gloves and all items must be returned after training except woollen drawers shirts socks and boots. Reuse requires boots from first issue or payment for new ones. Trainees supply braces brushes and towels.
Anne Adams presents pattern 43207 for a small sturdy kid’s suit and matching cap with a plaid option. Describes eight-gore skirt, aunt jacket with hankie pocket, puff sleeve blouse, and fabric yardage for sizes 3 to 8. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Winnipeg with size name address and pattern number.
A composite piece notes an ad offering ambitious young men a chance to run branch dance studios, citing $30 weekly earnings rising with promotion, plus openings as studios expand. It also debunks Panama hat myths, explains hat origins in Manavi Ecuador, production times, and prices, and ends with a whimsical guide to proper tea brewing and a nod to Vichy spa culture.
A devotional study explains Luke’s Preface claiming eyewitness sources, thorough research, and an orderly, accurate account for Theo philus and early Christians. It notes Luke’s aim to strengthen faith by presenting a full gospel based on testimony and Greek literary custom.
Estimates for repairing Rotterdam after extensive bombing call for about 20,000 workers and 1,300 freight cars over six months to clear 350 streets and 26,000 houses. Rebuilding inner city slated to take 15 years under Dutch rail and finance controls with limited local initiative while authorities plan a new telephone central and expanded library.
Readers may obtain Dr Bullough's articles on cancer free by writing to The Health League of Canada Dept WNY 111 Avenue Road Toronto Ontario. Include a request and print name and address clearly.
Brain wave tests at the Banting Institute in Toronto screen Royal Canadian Air Force aspirants. Electric brain signals identify physically unsuited pilots gunners and observers, grounding several airmen. About 1500 students tested with result prompting calls to extend testing to all Canada trained air crew. Major G Hall and J E Goodwin led the early work. US Navy copying the method for student aviators.
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