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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1942
Page
4
The article urges higher soybean production to supply urgently needed vegetable oil for war needs. It advises growers to deliver beans to mills for oil extraction and save seed for next year, noting that oil meal from processed beans offers superior feed value for livestock versus whole beans.
Byron H. Webb a 23 year old blind graduate of DePaul University will study in a dark lab to teach U S Army signal corps men how to repair radios by touch and hearing, replacing sight with heightened tactile skill for emergency repairs during darkness. His talent drew Army interest after the Blind Service Association reported his abilities.
The Manchester Guardian reports Canterbury Cathedral suffered about £66,000 in repair costs after bombardment. Architect H Anderson says aside from the chapter-house and library the fabric is not seriously damaged, though the library was nearly demolished. Four Norman west windows escaped, the water-tower had minor pane losses, two walls of the chapter-house are fractured, and north parapet collapsed.
From the ruins of its office the Stalingrad daily Pravda continues regular publication. Special editions announce fall or capture of buildings and progress of fighting, with recapture of a house or street corner triggering big headlines, news spreading across the city.
The Canadian Army Show will tour camps and training centres across Canada after its radio debut. The 32‑piece orchestra and 80 performers are drawn from active Army formations including the Canadian Women’s Army Corps.
Sweden and Germany conclude a 1943 trade agreement after two months of negotiation. Germany seeks Sweden's iron ore and wood pulp while Sweden wants German coal chemicals structural steel and artificial fibres for clothing.
Private Norman Bailey phoned Camp Roberts headquarters to report a wax shipment. Officers checked equipment, then learned the consignment was floor polish, not WAAC supplies, arriving at the base.
Flight sergeant R. W. Bates of Hamilton Ontario said his Hurricane forced to land in Japanese held territory near the Salween while attempting to reach Free China from Burma. Guerrillas ferried him across the river and took him 50 miles to Paoshan where a U S base plane recovered him. He praised Chinese treatment.
Walter Berry shot at a duck near Boise Idaho. The bird fell into a puddle but sprang to life mid toss and flew away. Berry fired a second time and finally struck the duck. Oils from squash pumpkin and sunflower seeds are used in Europe.
Dewitt Mackenzie describes Libya’s desert climate during the spring war period. Winter brings rain and freezing nights on high tablelands while khamsin winds from March to May test Allied and British troops. Water scarcity forces tough improvisations as fighting advances and supply lines strain.
British troops in cold weather will receive self heating soup tins from Food in Canada. Soldiers punch two holes in the top and light a chemical heater inside, producing a pint of hot soup in about two minutes even at sub zero temperatures.
The note links Marshal Rommel’s actions in Egypt and Libya to the old railway quip “Off agin, on agin, gone agin.” The terse reflection mirrors a repeated pattern in war and travel.
Industrial chemists promote ammonium sulphamate as a reliable fire retardant for paper and cloth. The chemical, produced in carload quantities and used by the Army and Navy, does not emit toxic fumes when heated and can be applied by spraying or immersion. Municipal rules urge flameproofing in public spaces.
Italians withdrawing from cities attacked by Allied bombers are forbidden to establish regular residence in Rome. Few can settle in the capital, deemed safest due to the Pope's presence. Only those going to hotels, passing through, or making brief stays may alight.
An Ashland Ohio proclamation designates every Thursday during the duration of the war as beefless day. It bars beef, grumbling, or complaining on Thursdays within the city limits, aiming to boost wartime support.
Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury widow of a Philadelphia financier donates a 395 ton steel fence from her 308 acre Whitemarsh Hall estate to the scrap drive. The eight foot high ten thousand two hundred foot long fence cost $55000 and could yield about fourteen thousand nine hundred machine guns.
A tornado usually completes its path in less than sixty minutes, though damage and travel time vary by size location and speed. Local observations note intense winds and rapid formation affecting nearby communities with varying degrees of destruction.
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