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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
3
Winnipeg reports the first all Canada Ukrainian Congress with 715 delegates and 16 guests closing unanimously. Resolutions pledge to support Allied war aims, oppose totalitarianism, and uphold democratic principles and Atlantic Charter freedoms.
London reports German reinforcements have reached Italy, with Nazi formations on the mainland and across Sicily and Sardinia. Axis strength is estimated at 360,000 to 400,000, including 15 to 20 Italian divisions and five to six German divisions, as Italy awaits more support from the Balkans and German air units.
The House of Commons committee urged applying the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act nationwide to aid postwar employment and economic balance. It called for a national resource survey, infrastructure projects, land retirement, community pastures, and farmer training while studying fishing, coal, and agriculture. The report stressed ensuring armed forces and merchant navy members that government will work to prevent mass unemployment.
London Ontario reports that students of military age in Canada are being refused permission to attend U.S. universities. National selective service officials say several scholarship winners are not allowed to leave Canada.
Six Saint John nursing sisters return to New Brunswick after fourteen months of service in South Africa. They report sparse Canadian news coverage and slow mail from home, noting limited access to newspapers during their deployment.
In Calgary F W Present, Canadian feeds administrator, urged full use of supplementary feeds for Canada's war effort. Representatives from milling and feed manufacturing firms formed the Alberta Feed Manufacturers' Association to establish standards and build consumer confidence and demand.
London reports Queen Elizabeth II presided at a 26 May investiture the first by a monarch since Victoria. Wing Commander Guy Gibson received the Victoria Cross for the Moline and Eder dam raid. Six Canadians were decorated. the King, in the Mediterranean, sent regrets and messages of congratulations. The Queen wore a pink rose spray and stood hatless.
Ottawa reports Labour Minister Mitchell announced in the House of Commons that youths aged 16 to 18 are now subject to compulsory employment transfer orders, like men in military age groups. He noted permits for school teachers’ other occupations require national selective service approval and outlined broader manpower policies amid wartime shortages.
Allied observers report Berlin has ordered 3,000,000 civilians to evacuate the bomb shattered Ruhr region as Allied bombing intensifies. German defenses include 30,000 anti aircraft guns, thousands of searchlights, and heavily fortified cities with flak towers and camouflage. European dispatches note mass raids and drastic German measures amid a hinge moment in western Europe air war.
The Canadian Medical Association urged the federal government to provide bursaries or loans for high achieving but needy medical students and to include broad grants for post graduate training, cancer research, medical research per the National Research Council, and expansion of industrial medicine in the draft health insurance measure.
War Services Minister Laflache reported to the House of Commons that grants to national organizations which waived public appeals amount to 3,619,356 dollars so far this year.
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