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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1942
Page
3
London editorials center on Egypt and the East with optimism for a final Axis rout. Newspapers praise British resistance and warn Rommel remains dangerous as the road to Tripoli stretches ahead.
Mrs. Ethel Colwell leads new training for women personnel supervisors in Winnipeg and Vancouver as part of a pilot to pair one supervisor per two hundred workers in aviation plants. She already started a Toronto class and plans more sessions with talks on welfare, nutrition, first aid and factory wear.
Ottawa authorities have widened Christmas tree distribution. A joint statement from the prices board industries control board and transport department says rail shipment is allowed until November 15 regardless of cut date. After that date prior timber controller permits are required for rail movement.
Calgary announces Millard Duncan Kemp is appointed as a permanent member of the Alberta petroleum and natural gas conservation board. The report notes Nevada as the most sparsely populated U S state with one person per square mile.
The King sent a message to Gen Sir Harold Alexander praising the Eastern Command’s hard fought victory. He commends Air Marshal Tedder, Gen Montgomery, Air Vice Marshal Coningham, and all ranks of the three services for their collaboration and decisive success across the Middle East theater.
Ottawa announces Belgian military honors for fourteen Canadian Army members including several senior officers. Ten received their awards in person from Baron Silvercrovs, Belgian minister to Canada. Twelve officers were awarded the Croix Militaire Belge while one warrant officer and one non commissioned officer received the Militaire Belge decoration.
The Soviet prosecutor's office reports seven heads of factory departments were sentenced to prison terms from one to six years for failing to bring absent or tardy workers to trial and for inefficiency in feeding and housing workers.
Halifax reports a photograph of General Erwin Rommel commanding Axis forces in North Africa. In Canada, Bliss Carman donated over 50 letters to King's College library.
Canadians flying fighters fighter bombers and torpedo aircraft play a prominent part in Middle East operations that halted Axis airpower and forced Rommel into retreat. The RCAF release from Cairo namesPO R V Manning Vancouver Sgt K B Taylor Sask and PO L H Curphey Ottawa for notable actions and credits Canadian ground crews and support staff across the campaign.
The Saskatchewan Harvest Labor committee announces that sending 4500 students and farmers to Ontario and Quebec for Saskatchewan and Alberta harvests was a success. The official letter says millions of acres were threshed thanks to this help, with the government cost deemed small compared to crop value. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
Butter stocks in nine Canadian cities dropped to 26,622,172 pounds on November 1 from 33,131,282 on October 1 and 43,794,930 on November 1, 1941. Prices board foods administrator J Gordon Taggart said rationing is not yet necessary and the drop will be studied. An order limits storage on November 30 to 75 percent of last year’s level, allowing time to adjust holdings.
Ottawa officials consider combining the Canada Year Book for 1943 and 1944 into one issue to cut costs. The move would follow patterns from low mood years, with an early decision anticipated and potential saving of several thousand dollars from the roughly $25,000 annual outlay.
The Soviet government announced creation of a special commission to compile a record of the crimes of the German fascist invaders and their accomplices. Alexei Tolstoi is named among the commission members. Citizens are urged to buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
Edmonton and Ottawa consider forming a specialized RCAF convoy to run steadily on the Alaska highway carrying supplies to northern bases. Wing Commander Con Farrell notes future convoys would speed deliveries and reach bases in Alberta British Columbia and the Yukon. The first 6 truck convoy led by Flt Lt Sloan heads toward White Horse Yukon with a medical officer and repair capability.
R F Chisholm director of the boards industrial division says curtailment follows British profit pooling, with no secret list of non essential industries. All civilian industries are on the list and non essential elements will be treated equally across sectors. Advertising and selling must be addressed case by case.
In Wilfrid Cantin's Quebec garage the thieves not only stole tires but also removed all four wheels from his motor car. Local police investigated the break in and urged residents to report suspicious activity.
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