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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
6
Principal Matron Major Dorothy I MacRae RRC of Gould Quebec has been announced as Matron in Chief of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Service and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. She succeeds Colonel Elizabeth L Smeilie who retires from the R.CAMC and returns to the Victoria Order of Nurses for Canada on March 23.
The Health League of Canada urges simple hygiene rules to control infections. Coughing or sneezing into a handkerchief reduces spread, as droplets carry bacteria and can travel beyond close contact. Daylight kills some bacteria, but indoor germs persist. convalescent carriers remain infectious after recovery. Individual handkerchief use and dust control are advised.
Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery plans to bring a complete broadcasting house on wheels into Europe. The Golden Arrow unit includes seven vehicles: a transmitter, a receiver, two generators, two trucks, and an officers' car.
The post office department announces a priority casualty postcard for Canada enabling next of kin to receive hospital overseas casualty notifications quickly after the telegram is received. The system aims to speed up personal notification of casualties.
The Polish army corps in the Soviet Union gains Polish army status. The King accepts a seven foot sturgeon gift caught in Moray Firth. HMS Mah-Fratta destroyed. Lt-Cdr M. Drought noted. Frank Whittle elected fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Bristol cathedral appeals for 112,500 to restore war damage. Canada’s January national income estimated at 716.9 million dollars. Farm egg production in 1943 reaches 315,027,000 dozen.
The War Department allows publication of meritorious service citations for war dogs. The dogs have performed outstanding work on many fronts, especially in the Pacific islands. At home dogs act as sentries at key fields, vehicle parks, and installations. Over 20,000 are in service and many more are in training.
A short exchange from Crucible shows a sharp line on divorce as a speaker asks how a divorced person feels and the reply frames the break as personal renewal.
A dense list of across and down clues for a vintage crossword puzzle including terms for fruits, languages, elements, animals, and objects across many rows and columns with hints and definitions.
The article portrays infantry units augmented by rubber-tired troop trucks enabling rapid long hauls and wide-front deployment. It describes drop-off maneuvers under smoke, camouflage, and coordinated fire with mortars and light artillery, calling them shock troops.
The Army Quartermaster Corps develops a sleeping bag for wounded evacuations in cold climates. It features a twenty foot zipper, two feather-quilted mats weighing twenty four pounds, and a glide fastener around the edges. Also notes a mosquito boat as a fast motor boat used against large naval vessels.
Sunday lesson centers on Saul’s dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus as Ananias baptizes him and restores sight. It notes the heavenly light, the voice of Jesus, and Saul’s vow to bear the name of Christ to Gentiles and kings. The devotional reading from I Timothy highlights redemption.
A college professor notes that ancient Romans implemented scarcity controls such as rationing wage freezes and manpower limits, and cites these measures as resembling a modern Theodosian Code.
The British Ministry of Food has bought the whole exportable surplus of tea from India Ceylon and East Africa. The tea is bought on behalf of the dominions and Allied and neutral countries, and Britain’s present ration of half a pound a month will not rise, the BBC broadcast recorded by CBS said.
Reports from Norway say Oslo tram cars are at full capacity. Norwegian conductors respond with calm efficiency, advising passengers to retire according to plan to ease crowding.
The National Gallery in London features 60 pictures by Canadian war artists with 17 watercolors or oils. Notable names include Carl Schaefer Eric Aldwinckle Paul Goratson and Edwin Holgate from the RCAF.
The Toronto Star notes wartime policy set Dominion Day for the first Monday in July starting 1943, but the plan was abandoned. Affected years observed July 1, with some 1944 calendars showing July 3. The first Monday proposal appears dropped for good.
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