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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
3
An Australian News Letter outlines a plan to export dehydrated mutton, claiming 25 000 tons yearly and a solution for 12 million aged sheep. Experiments show six weeks with no cover and indefinite storage in drums, with dehydration reducing weight fivefold and using mixed fat content.
The selective service branch of the department of labor seeks high school students for loans or grants to study first year engineering and science at Canadian universities. Up to 300 dollars may be awarded, with selection by a provincial committee including education officials and university representatives.
Reports describe about 250000 German soldiers in Norway with many older troops replacing younger fighters. Observers note increasing gloom and a belief Germany cannot win. A Bergen report mentions officers deserting by stealing a Norwegian boat for England. A Fossum defense captain was arrested by the Gestapo for sabotage and treason.
Thousands of tons of Britain's new Welfare biscuits are being stored for use in a national emergency. The biscuits, made from wheat meal flour, were developed by the Cake and Biscuit Manufacturers Wartime Alliance, a non profit group. The report frames the alliance and allied nations as central to wartime preparations.
A torpedo rating on the destroyer is ordered to stand watch at the forecastle during a fierce sea. He dabs shielding canvas to the rails, endures salt spray, and spots a looming merchant tanker. He instinctively signals the danger, allowing a sharp turn to avert collision, earning praise from crew and a prideful sense of adventuresome duty.
A reader cites a 1891 wheelman magazine with riding guidance for men and women. It describes pedal action, mounting and dismounting techniques, detailing toe and ball of foot use, ankle movement, and skirt management for ladies as they enter the saddle.
The Toronto Star argues Canada should raise social service spending in peacetime, shifting workers from munitions to useful industries. It says wartime talk of billions proves the nation can fund reforms and urges a platform appealing to the masses once the war ends, else parties risk fading away.
Chinese guerrillas, numbering in the thousands, operate without uniforms across Japanese-occupied zones in China. They conduct night attacks, sniping, raids on depots and trains, and target ships along inland waterways, with support from Chungking but limited material aid, keeping Japanese troops occupied near Shanghai and beyond.
Italian prisoners of war supplied 23 000 aluminum water bottles taken in Australia and converted into ingots for aircraft. Each bottle held 114 pounds of 98 67 percent pure aluminum for use by United Nations forces in the Pacific.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials said letters were being sent to housewives across Canada to inspect how sugar granted for preserving is used beyond the weekly ration of one half pound per person. They reported no widespread abuse but stressed the need for routine checks.
H Gerrish Smith president of the National Council of American Shipbuilders said U S shipyards completed repairs on 5500 ocean going vessels over 2000 tons each in the last twelve months highlighting the industry’s wartime importance.
The Ottawa Journal sketches a dramatic scene of Winston Churchill visiting Moscow to meet Joseph Stalin. It envisions Churchill in a semi naval uniform with a cigar and Stalin in boots, predicting a vivid tale Churchill would tell of vodka, atmosphere, and historic stakes once written.
Joyce Hunnibell a 17 year old girl is placed in charge of a night spotter post at a gun site and must report to crews for guns and instruments. Other British women join a mobile ambulance unit near West Surrey. During a battle inoculation exercise women crawl under live fire and endure the drill without flinching.
Royal Canadian Navy focuses on salvaging shells, clothes, and gear to minimize waste. A. B. Coulter tells a House of Commons committee that recovery and reuse extend equipment life, with stock-control cards flagging unused items and committees reviewing salvage at each establishment.
Munitions Minister Howe announced facilities to double Bren gun output in Canada and quadruple Sten machine carbines. Expanded Bren program aims for several thousand units monthly by 1943, with Browning tank gun in production and new anti aircraft gear also rolling out. Lee Enfield rifles to run at hundreds per day.
Before the war Britain fielded about 150000 regulars and 600000 Territorials. Now it has grown into a regular army of 3,500,000 plus ongoing manpower for the RAF Navy and mercantile marine. A complete edition of Shakespeare was published in Russian recently.
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