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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
4
The Herald notes a February issue from MacGregor Manitoba, published Thursday from Main Street office and dated weekly. The item records the newspaper’s publishing cadence and location details for Manitoban readers.
The article reflects on wartime triumphs and the heavy price paid by Canadians. It notes close to fifty thousand casualties including dead and missing, and stresses heartbreak faced by communities as families await word from the fronts. It urges fortitude and remembrance of those defending home and country.
Two local youths were reported missing while serving in Italy. Sgt Howard Ireland, 20, of the RCAF, and Pte Lyall Douglas, 22, of the Canadian Army, are the sons of nearby families. The community extends sympathy and prays for hopeful, definite news.
Classified notice seeking a girl for housework. Apply to Mrs. Ella Smith at phone 47 in MacGregor. The short ad lists no additional requirements or details.
Warrant officer First Class Ivor Donald Olson was killed on active service overseas on September 16. He was born in Winnipeg in 1918, grew up near MacGregor, and enlisted in the RCAF in 1941. He arrived overseas in 1942 and became a Staff Pilot. Donations for overseas parcels are urged, with instructions to provide servicemen addresses by September 30.
A funeral is scheduled for September 22 at St Philip Church Worcester Park Surrey England for Mrs Nelson Nohlgren an aunt who resides in Worcester Park.
News reached here Monday of the passing of Mrs J C Jensen occurred at Vancouver on Sunday. She had been a respected resident of the community for years. Survived by husband, daughter Florence at home, and son Harold of Winnipeg. Funeral Friday at 2 45 p m from Winnipeg to Elmwood Cemetery.
The Prices Board ends tea and coffee rationing at midnight September 18. Regulations restricting hotels and other quota users to one cup of coffee or one pot of tea per sitting are cancelled. No extra sugar is to be supplied. cream remains for one serving. Ration Book No. 5, slated for distribution between October 11 and 21, is printed and will include tea and coffee coupons.
A reflective musing on waking up to prevent breakdowns and the value of deliberate action. It frames leadership as responsibility for the nation's state and stresses that national character fuels strength beyond money, with a call for collective effort to build it together.
The owner Harry Painter of Lavenham asks finder to leave a 500 19 spare tire and rim at Critchlow's Garage. Lost between Macaregor and Lavenham, please return promptly.
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