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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
2
A concise survey notes propaganda as a dominant tool in the war. It highlights Nazi use to bolster regime support and undermine Allied morale, and Allied countermeasures against Germany and Japan. The piece stresses propaganda as a specialized combat method with uncertain impact on the war’s outcome.
Propaganda is not only for war and evil aims it also spreads factual information builds morale and counters enemy misrepresentation. It can create public confidence between nations and promote tolerance understanding and good citizenship as a foundation for lasting peace.
The text argues propaganda spreads through press radio and schooling as shown by Germany under Hitler. It cautions democracies could use propaganda to re educate German and Japanese publics to counter anti democratic influences. It asserts propaganda is a decisive tool for peace and war.
The London city council, as reported by the Ottawa Journal, approves bestowing honorary freedom and a sword of honor on General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The piece praises Ike as Allied Supreme Commander, noting his leadership, strategic genius, and vast popularity. He also expressed gratitude for British troops fighting alongside Allied forces.
The New York Herald Tribune notes wartime controls persist in England but signals point to peacetime normality. Lights including Big Ben’s glow resume, a firm shifts from aircraft and submarine parts to comb production, and the Loch Ness monster is sighted again.
A group of German naval experts at a hidden Alpine experimental station near Toplitg Lake was captured. They conducted tests on midget submarines and other weapons, with equipment used in experiments sunk in the 1000-foot deep lake.
A collection of historical quotes advocating universal brotherhood, Christian charity, and peace. Text cites Dr. T. Z. Koo H. W. Beecher Mary Baker Eddy H. J. Van Dyke Lord Bryce Woodrow Wilson, urging love, law, and a global peace through Christian values.
A wartime questions and answers column explains when ration books are needed for hotel stays, how many coupons to turn in after four weeks, and when extra sugar and canning coupons become valid. It also covers farmer butter coupons, rent advance limits, and where to request the Consumers News pamphlet or Blue Book from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
British scientist SR Mullard pioneers soil less cultivation using coarse shingle beds in concrete tanks fed by nutrient solutions. A small electric pump circulates solution and a cut out device stops operation when tanks fill. Mullard offers to train ex service men through the Ministry of Labour to become instructors.
Villagers of Bernieres sur Mer gathered at sunrise on June 6 to honor Canadian Liberators of D-Day. They stood on a beach amid wreckage, offered silent prayers, and followed a path of tracked vehicles to the town square. A piano was played on the beach by a British garrison member as hymns were sung. The note on lilac origins is included.
A new electric washing machine developed in the United Kingdom uses a ship screw style impeller for efficient laundering. It features lightweight speed reducers a compact clutch and a fully automatic safety wringer. Production starts at about 1000 units weekly with plans to reach 100000 to 150000 per year.
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips from daily life. A teacher asks Willie to choose Shakespeare or Chaplin, a librarian gag about light or heavy books, a matron announcing marriage, a gruff father and son banter about jobs, a child wishing hens would lay more than eggs, and a worker noting standard hours.
Joyce Fischer of Saskatoon joins the Canadian Women's Army Corps in Regina following prior service in Britain. The piece notes Western CWACs in London matches and promotions, with Sgt Patricia Dempsey of Saskatoon posted to Ottawa, and a large CWAC/B class graduate list from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Island residents endured salt and food shortages at the start of the year under occupation. They evaporated seawater for salt while the German garrison faced hunger and raided civilian homes for provisions.
The peace pipe remains in use among many Canadian Indian tribes, particularly when sealing a bargain.
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