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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
5
A Parliament speech by Mr Denton Massey warns against a gilded carnival attitude in Canada as the nation endures wartime strain. He notes Britain’s morale amid blitz, Canada’s growing war expenditures, loans to Britain, and gifts to allies, urging humility with purpose and continued support.
Archaeologists uncover ancient houses beneath bombed basements in the City of London. Nine centuries old traders’ dwellings of rich British merchants reveal Roman era links with Gauls Italians and Spaniards. A council will document and photograph remains before modern foundations erase them.
The first air raid warning on Fanning Island drives residents to slit trenches as they shelter. On a hot day they use beach umbrellas to shade themselves. Missionaries react, then locals pool £50 to British administration for war bonds. They hope to redeem for bicycles and sewing machines.
The noted portrait painter Sir William Orpen recounted a tale of a young artist trying to impress a lady client by social status. His wife interrupted with a practical kitchen question. Separately, scientists note the blue whale as the largest living animal, with a 109 foot specimen recently captured.
The Liberty Magazine argues that patriotism should not be shown through abject humility or sorrow. It states that gloom is not patriotic nor spiritually or economically sound, urging a stance of measured confidence and resilience.
Pauline Moring of Vancouver built a notable career path from New York film sound work to the Royal Canadian Air Force. She joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in Britain after Ottawa travel permit, trained as a wireless operator, and now serves in a crucial role interrogating bomber crews after raids.
Mr Massey describes his wartime visit to Canada and outlines the Dominion’s wartime contributions and spirit. He calls Canada a middle power ready to help win the war and to aid in postwar peace, noting its strength, creativity, and responsibilities on the world stage.
General Sir Harold Alexander led ground fighting in Italy and prepared the way for assaults that broke German lines toward Rome. The Windsor Star notes his earlier pivotal roles from Dunkirk to Burma and Egypt and his steady leadership in Africa before Italy.
India boasts a railway mileage exceeding 41 000 miles placing it among the world’s top five for rail networks. The nation also fields about 276 000 miles of roads, underscoring a substantial transport system rivaling leading Asian economies.
The Dead Sea holds potash valued around 70 billion dollars and a wealth of bromine chloride gypsum and magnesium within its 10 by 17 mile body.
Northern Miner notes mining companies rejected a proposal to employ several hundred Japanese workers in Canada. The piece argues Canadians would oppose dividends earned by Japanese labor and miners would refuse to work alongside Japanese, citing language barriers and wartime tensions affecting safety and relations.
Wrens in the Women s Royal Naval Reserve serve as ship fitters at HMS Squid a combined operations depot. They weld paint construct and sign write vessels. They work on masts forge anvils brow torches and repair damaged plates on various ships.
Foresters report forty large fires rage across Canada’s far northwest destroying timber within five days, surpassing three months’ cut from 148 sawmills. The last virgin timber in the Peace River block perishes, with negligence cited as the likely main cause.
A five year old British cow named Winton Gentie II on a farm at Itchen Abbas near Winchester produced more than 2000 gallons of milk in one year with her eleventh calf setting a world record for a Shorthorn breed.
Dean F C Cronkite, a respected agriculture authority, warns Cana da may face an acute wheat shortage within four to five years as world stocks fall and war disruptions reduce trade. He says wheat must be reserved for food and cautions against using it for alcohol or industrial products. Brandon Sun notes the situation and urges confidence for growers.
A closing session recommendation proposes non governmental bilateral committees to explore educational cooperation. The informal conference of U S and Canadian educators agrees that deeper mutual knowledge is key to long term good relations.
Legends say the island Juan de Nova known as Dogs is ruled by feral dog packs. Wild descendants dominate rocks and shores, attack intruders, and hunt turtle eggs and seabirds in packs. Their bark softened to wolfish howls and tails droop like wolves.
WL Clarke of Windsor Star notes Canada life insurers invested 170 million dollars in the Sixth Victory Loan and total life insurance holdings in war loans reach 950 million. This averages 235 dollars per insured person with over 2,000 agents assisting sales and reinforcing insureds’ financial stake in the war effort. Bay War Savings Stamps also feature prominently.
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