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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
7
The British Empire’s war effort in the Pacific is highlighted as vast and varied. Canadians Australians New Zealanders Indians West Indians and other dominions fought alongside British and American troops from the Aleutians to Burma, reinforcing the allied war front across many sectors.
The article notes Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Indian and West African forces contributing to Pacific battles. It cites Canadian soldiers in Hong Kong, Aleutians, and air support, Australian manpower for New Guinea and Buna, Milne Bay and Sonananda, the Royal Australian Navy and New Zealand Navy actions, and Indian troops aiding British divisions in Burma. It forecasts Empire forces shifting to the Pacific as Europe winds down.
A 19 year old Berkeley inventor, Stanley Hiller, unveiled a new helicopter lacking a tail propeller and using contra-rotating two blade rotors to counter torque. The craft rose vertically hovered moved in a circle inched forward and landed near its takeoff point. It reportedly reached speeds around 100 miles per hour with cruise ranges from 1.5 to 90 miles an hour and a maximum flight of about 90 miles.
Rudeness and pushing at crowded bus stops during peak hours are blamed on selfish behavior. The Hamilton Spectator argues for mandatory line formation to curb the practice, noting no age or class is immune and citing women and children facing bullying.
A Gold Coast field company mounted a jeep on a dugout canoe raft with a wooden propeller to transport supplies down the Kaladan river in Burma. In India, residents of Trivandrum build houses high in trees to escape elephant danger.
The Rentals Administration fixes rent after inspection. six months notice to vacate, not ending between September 30 and April. Car sales may be private with held price ceiling. file sale details within four days with Board. only one used car purchase per year permitted as part payment. Ammunition purchases non transferable. remake centres info via Wartime Prices and Trade Board. request pamphlets from local office.
A collection of light dialogue and quips from a pageant or social gathering includes jokes about fresh eggs, taxes on memory, choir practice, car horns, black dresses for the seaside, army boots, pay installments, a baby, and a Sunday school inquiry. The bits feature a humorous crowd dynamic and wordplay.
The Winnipeg Tribune notes that the term Maquisards, from maquis meaning bush or scrub, labeled French patriots who used inaccessible strongholds. Bushmen symbolized patriotism as Paris is freed and France advances toward liberation.
A reader reports relief from chronic constipation after two weeks of regular use. After costly medicines and laxatives, the switch to Kellogg's All-Bran restored regularity by supplying bulk-forming fiber and aiding natural elimination.
Premier Mustafa Nahas Pasha outlined three postwar aims after the wars end. He called for amending the 1936 treaty with Britain to secure complete independence, reaffirmed democratic consolidation, and urged Arab cooperation for a unified bloc among free nations. The 1936 treaty allowed British troops and aid to defend the Suez Canal.
The renowned inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin took no personal financial gain from his creations, arguing inventions should be public property and contributing them without patent protection.
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