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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
5
Royal Canadian Air Force to introduce insignia for ten technical ground trades on uniforms. Badges, blue cloth with lighter blue embroidery, begin wear late this year for airwomen and airmen up to flight sergeant. Placement: one inch below the albatross for sergeants and below five inches from sleeve bottom for flight sergeant.
The kinetheodolite records shell bursts to assess artillery aim. Canadian C W A C girls from coast to coast operate the camera Surveyor device during practice shoots under Captain D. I. A. Stickney at Atlantic Command. The unit, led by a Winnipeg sergeant, includes diverse volunteers from Nova Scotia to Yukon with one American member, improving gunnery accuracy and morale.
E L Ross M D discusses Christmas seals to fund tuberculosis control in Manitoba. He notes expanding x ray surveys, Travelling Clinics, and aims to x ray all Manitobans within five years, urging public support for wartime post war employment planning through the Heavy Industries Federation to rebuild private industry.
The Radio Manufacturers Association of Canada warned the public not to expect rapid changes in home radio receivers after the war. Civilian production will resume with radios similar to last models, as current chassis designs are fixed by government wartime controls. Advancements will come gradually after war needs are fully met, with broadcasting facilities and techniques also evolving over years.
Allied forces report capturing at least 248000 enemy troops including 26 generals in Tunisia from May 5 to May 13 1943. They also seized 2550 tanks 6200 guns and 70000 lorries across campaigns with 3000 ships engaged in Sicily amphibious assault announced as the greatest of its kind.
Royal Navy submarine Tuna commanded by Lieut D S R Martin of Vancouver returned to home waters after sinking three U boats over four patrols. Martin, aged 31, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and three Bars for his exploits. He had served in the Merchant Navy and Royal Naval Reserve before joining the submarine service.
A visitor orders a boy to rush to room sixty-five to retrieve his umbrella. The boy returns a few minutes later confirming the umbrella is hanging behind the door as instructed.
Millions of rubber trees in the Amazon grow wild in Brazil with no feasible tapping. The chief constraint is manpower, as Brazil can recruit only about 25,000 of the 100,000 needed. The Malay States are crowded, while Brazil Peru and Bolivia are sparsely populated, and the Amazon shows few signs of habitation after 500 miles of jungle flight.
Whisk off radiator covers to improve heat flow. Move furniture away from radiators and registers so heat circulates properly and rooms warm evenly.
The hammer is described as steady and effective, never losing head or flying off handle. It seeks the nail, drives it home, and clinches the point. It may err but corrects itself and continues until the job is completed.
A wavering train whistle reported by London papers as unique startled fireguards and air raid wardens before dawn. The so called ghost siren turned out to be the whistle of a new American locomotive, unlike any British engine.
Crochet beginners can craft beanies with wool sports yarn using simple steps. Pattern 7643 provides bow trim and crocheted feather directions and costs twenty cents by mail to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Send name address and pattern number to 175 McDermott Avenue E Winnipeg Man. Pattern delivery may be slower due to mail delays.
The article advises serving baked apples or applesauce hot to maximize sweetness when sugar is scarce. It suggests using more hot desserts that require less sugar and avoiding frozen desserts until sugar stockpiles recover. It notes that frozen desserts use the most sugar.
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