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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
7
Homer cares for Grogan as the telegraphist recovers from a near drowning during a coffee break. Grogan laments retirement plans while clinging to work and money, urging Homer to sing and keep hope alive. Homer wrestles with aging, poverty, and moral questions as he grows. Read on for the next chapter.
Homer works as a telegraph office messenger under Tom Spangler and Willie Grogan. A starving boy begs for money, a dying soldier’s telegram to his mother arrives, and Homer witnesses a grieving widow. Grogan becomes drunk, testing Homer’s resolve to follow orders and show care.
A London correspondent recalls a quick lunch at the House of Commons cafeteria where the Chancellor, described as used to dealing with billions, rushes in for a fish sandwich and coffee. The exchange includes a puzzled overseas trooper remarking on the large sums behind his appetite.
The treasury department projects U S war expenditures averaging about 90 006 000 daily for the last three years and expects this to reach 265 000 000 per day for the new fiscal year starting July 1, highlighting the vast ongoing military spending.
Sir William Peel told the annual meeting of the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association that more than two million lepers remain within the empire. The executive committee chair emphasized the continuing need for aid and treatment.
Grandview Manitoba hails Fit. Sgt. George Calver back at Toronto de Havilland field after losing a leg in a Cologne raid. He addressed thousands of workers and joked about longer legs, while praising Western war effort and the Mosquito bomber program.
Toronto restaurant chain president Harry R. Hinman clears trays and dries dishes to cope with staffing gaps. He says returning to dishwashing is a necessary job and he enjoys it. The piece also notes Amsterdam’s early mail carriers as a pony express precursor in 1400.
A British woman liberated from Germany recalls an incident in Berlin with a Jewish star bearer. When stopped by a policeman who demanded she wear the star, she answered that as British she was not bound by the rule. He saluted and nearly apologized.
Two British soldiers in Palestine compose a song titled Cheerio Mr Churchill with music by Cpl. R W J Bollen and words by Sgt. H B Neal. Neal sent the prime minister a note thanking him for his leadership as BBC Palestine Service airs the piece.
The toasted loaf uses crustless bread as a case for leftover ground meat and vegetables. Pack the crumb mixture into the bread shell, top with the cut slice, brush with dripping, and bake until crisp and browned in a hot oven for about 35 minutes. Serve with brown gravy or tomato sauce.
A report from Algiers states a promising rubber bearing tree area has been discovered in an undeveloped country in the Gold Coast. The untapped region could become a new supply source for rubber.
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