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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
2
The piece highlights civilian roles in wartime effort, noting the front line status of civilians, wartime support across society, and the notable yet underappreciated contributions of Canadian women to industry and national mobilization for the United Nations war effort.
In August 1940 national registration listed 2 285 370 Canadian women as housewives. Many later joined war industries while all maintained home life and morale. Women’s groups organized salvage nutrition health evacuees refugees blood donor work and fundraising. They raise several million dollars yearly for war services.
The 1942 estimate shows 5500 Canadian women in official armed forces uniforms and 75000 in munition plants, with many releasing men for active service. Nurses number 875 nursing sisters in the Army, plus nursing services in Navy and Air Force, as women contribute to wartime effort.
A Canadian health league reports that buttered whole wheat bread cod liver oil orange and raw turnip sticks provide boys with most daily vitamins minerals and over 5 of daily calories at under 16 cents per meal. It notes thirty club boys ate them willingly and offers a free Vitamin Chart via postcard request to the Western Division Health League of Canada in Toronto.
The Nazis threaten to bar French fishing boats near Gibraltar amid high desertion to Britain. British cutters use loud speakers to urge crew to desert and join the Allies promising rescue. Vichy escorts fire at deserters but miss as swimmers are plucked from the water.
A collection of short humorous exchanges and quips including disputes over wills hot dogs named for horse meat a salesman meeting a busy housewife and misunderstandings about tires and rents The snippets feature ordinary people teachers buyers and sellers with witty exchanges and punch lines.
A list of graduates from No. 4 Service Flying Training School Saskatoon and No. 5 Air Observer School Winnipeg plus No. 7 and No. 1 Central Navigation School and No. 3, No. 5, No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery Schools. Names include LACs H Vo Almond Vulcan Alta, M W Berntsen Broderick Sask, J F Browne Parkside Sask, and many others across Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba.
A vintage ad urges propriety in fighting constipation with All-Bran. It promotes daily consumption, water intake, and bulk in the diet to restore natural regularity, recommending Kellogg's All-Bran sold in London, Canada.
Wartime home life shifts push women into munitions and defense work reducing time for cooking. Soda crackers highlighted for quick, nutritious meals with low moisture, long shelf life, and high caloric value. Christie’s crackers claim 109 calories per cent, far better than beef steak.
The Nazi regime has directed farmers in Slovakia to cultivate rapeseed aimed at producing oil for war effort. Authorities said the program will supply essential edible and industrial fats, tying agricultural output to military needs and economic control.
Advice on staggered sowings for a steady summer to autumn harvest. Recommends repeating crops like carrots beans beets and radishes, notes beans should be picked before seeds form, and suggests estimating needs as a market gardener. Encourages reducing waste and sending surplus to institutions. directs to federal or provincial agriculture departments for more information.
A warning outlines the risk of parcels with flammable substances shipped by sea. Heat in closed holds can trigger fires aboard merchant vessels, with ammunition on board raising explosion risk. Postal rules prohibit sending matches lighter fluid or inflammables, citing threat to war effort and handler safety.
A collection of quotes urging firm will and clear purpose from Mencius Hazlitt Hawthorne Eddy Punshon and James 1 8. The passages stress decisive character, steadfast goals, and following divine guidance to achieve success. Strong personalities are urged to avoid duplicity and remain steadfast despite adversity.
An enormous lathe, the largest machine tool in South Africa, has been installed at the Iscor steel works in Pretoria to enable ship repair work. It will handle heavy jobs such as turning large propeller shafts for ships.
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