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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
2
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner ST Wood urges Canadians to avoid spreading rumors during wartime. He warns idle talk undermines the war effort and aids the Axis by sowing uncertainty and distrust among allied lands. He stresses the harm of belittling messages and the need for unity.
A wartime exhortation stresses a total war effort across society. It warns against careless talk that harms morale and promotes unity with the United Nations. Commissioner Wood is urged to be heeded.
Pravda reports a Smolensk province partisan band led by a patriot named Batya has captured 300 villages and killed 6000 German troops over a year. The force has grown from hunting weapons to thousands, with machine guns automatic rifles and seven tanks seized from the invaders.
Queen Elizabeth seals a tin of plums with an automatic sealer at Reading during a visit to the women’s institute canning unit. She praised the device and produced a perfectly sealed can within thirty seconds for her personal use.
A compact note lists a breakfast set featuring poached eggs with spinach and chocolate bread served with tea and milk. Details are limited to the basic components and serving context.
A list of air observer and bombing and gunnery school personnel across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Names include J J Stefanchuk W G Pinte FE Sirston F W Broughton H T Brown J A Buchannon A R Durston J A Enns N A Folkersen E J Geddes W F Hooper H A M Humphries S Josephson D C Lee P N J Lovan R J McNeill F Arklie W A Baker W 3 Buchanan R Coffin J R Edgar J A H Hedges W Harasymchuk W A Higgins M R C Huybrecht R Morrison S R Mountain R W Murray E O Norman A J Wiggins with multiple training and air observer or air gunner postings across Canadian air schools.
A collection of aphorisms from Bulwer-Lytton Greeley Bailey Epictetus Mary Baker Eddy Whately and Barrow emphasizing purpose effort and labor as paths to success and virtue. The quotes contrast wealth acquisition with honest work and the virtue of industrious habits for personal and family well being.
The Argonaut questions spelling reform and notes Americans spell better due to existing simplifications while Englishmen show less difficulty. It cites military logistik with 71 trains for 15 000 men and a 925 mile rail link from Murmansk to Leningrad crossing 1 110 bridges.
A columnist argues the Reserve Army must mobilize citizens for wartime effort and drills, urging all adults to contribute beyond charity acts. He compares civilian attire to military readiness and warns against complacency, stressing collective defense of Canada. He cites Russia and Hong Kong to stress urgency.
The speaker denounces widespread price regulation infractions seen as threats to the war effort and economic stability. She urges the public to report violations to Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices, highlighting that offenders include both small traders and large corporations and calling for active citizen involvement.
A family advises sending a self made scrapbook to a son entering service. Fill it with humor cartoons jokes magazine clippings local news snapshots and laughter to boost morale and connection during deployment.
The passage from the Bering Strait to Murmansk spans approximately 3,600 miles, outlining a vast Arctic route. This figure highlights the extensive terrestrial and maritime reach of the region described, indicating the scale of the journey across polar terrain.
The Saturday Evening Post notes that Army tanks produce a mighty roar as the steel armor amplifies the motor, likening it to a mouse in a kettle drum with an orchestra playing Finlandia. The piece recalls old days when pay cheques were issued for all earnings.
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