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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1942
Page
4
An observer describes a tranquil King Square scene with pigeons, shoppers, a fountain, and flowers before noting memories of Europe and Lidice. He reflects on safety, buys war savings certificates after cashing a paycheck, and contrasts peaceful days with the shadow of war.
The wartime Prices and Trade Board administrator G P Sabiston announces reductions in wood pencil styles from 68 to 38 with no change to quantity or utility. Specs cover color, shape, hardness. bans on crude rubber erasers, metal ferrules, and fancy crackled finishes. stock packing rules and display limits. penholder styles capped at 10. four school lines per maker once stocks run out.
President Roosevelt notes the navy’s dark days after Pearl Harbor and highlights gains in the Atlantic, Coral Sea, and Midway as the service demonstrates resilience and combat effectiveness in the Solomon Islands theater.
The big Ben chimes mark ten strokes as a crane salutes and foreman Charles Barnard removes seven red flags from the south approach and the new Waterloo Bridge opens. A 16 year old cyclist leads the first crossing while pedestrians use the temporary span and two traffic lanes remain open with plans for six lanes later. The temporary bridge across the Thames remains and wartime needs may make it useful.
The Kenya government launches a vast wheat program described by the BBC as Africa's largest, with 100000 acres near Nairobi to be sown within 20 miles of the city. Officials expect a four bag per acre yield and the project is framed as a major wartime effort.
The Ministry of Food reports broad public approval for a new dehydrated meat product tested across about 100 catering sites in Britain. Venues from London hotels to industrial canteens offered recipes and cooking ideas, noting the product reconstitutes after soaking to resemble minced meat and suits dishes like shepherd's pie and Vienna steak.
The Buffalo Courier-Express reports Marshal Petain telling French Legion veterans that France’s future as a sovereign state depends on Allied victory over Germany. He urged courage honesty patience and union as the nation rebuilds, with De Gaulle’s Fighting French leading the comeback.
The London Daily Sketch reports Hermann Goering secures large Italian share blocks in Fiat Lancia and Isotta-Freschini through Italian government channels. Krupp director Marten Dickmann leads talks in Rome, signaling growing German control aims after the war. Germany also plans to move or destroy factories in invasion zones across France to prevent capture.
The Port Arthur News Chronicle recalls the 1923 Great Kanto quake disaster in Japan where nearly 200000 died and thousands were left homeless. American aid via the Red Cross delivered ships with doctors nurses and $10 million in supplies while Japan pledged gratitude but later felt forgotten.
The article compares driving costs at 65 mph and 25 mph for 1000 miles. At 65 mph the cost is about five cents per mile. at 25 mph the cost drops to about two cents per mile.
A Swedish publisher recently arrived in England reports seven of Sweden’s top ten best selling fiction translations come from British or American authors. Non-fiction sales show four of seven are pro British while Axis titles have fallen. He notes Germany floods Sweden with cheap books but plans to print many English and American works in Stockholm.
Canada-wide tributes mark Lord Robert Cecil Viscount Cecil of Chelwood on his birthday September 14. Born 78 years ago, son of Lord Salisbury a former Conservative prime minister. Since 1916 he has pushed proposals to lessen future wars. League of Nations Society organizes programs across the country.
Canada’s Official Food Rules advise Canadians to eat two servings of vegetables daily in addition to potatoes and milk, cheese, fruit, and other vegetables. Leafy greens and yellow vegetables such as carrots, squash, spinach, beet tops, and parsley supply Vitamin A to guard against night blindness and eye soreness.
Canadian experiments aim to boost vegetable oil supplies after Pacific wartime losses. Plans include 50 000 acres of sunflowers next year and roughly a ton of large black Argentine grape seed producing about 43 percent oil. flaxseed output also expands, while increased coarse grain helps feed livestock for animal fats.
The Lethbridge Herald notes the land’s enduring fertility in South Alberta. After over three decades of wheat and grain farming, observers express pride in the region’s soil vigor and caution against overuse that could cause erosion.
A report says Mussolini boasted he would rather live one year as a lion than 100 as a lamb. An English cynic suggested he might have meant 58 years as a jackal.
Flight Lieutenant G H Warren of Winnipeg is appointed Education Officer for No 2 Training Command returning to Winnipeg from Montreal where he served as Command Education Officer. He succeeds Flight Lieutenant F G Boardman and was previously with No 3 Training Command in Montreal. Warren, born in Brandon, is a McMaster physics and mathematics graduate and Toronto Education Faculty alumnus who taught at Gordon Bell High School and active in sports and drama before joining the RCAF in 1940.
Britain notes the University of Chicago plans to train women as weather observers for the army. Since war onset, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy have trained women in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and Women’s Royal Naval Service who now perform meteorological duties at RAF stations and Fleet Air Arm shore bases. They read barometers, collect data, launch weather balloons, draw weather maps, and support bomber and fighter operations freeing men for other duties.
W. K. Kelsey argues India is not a single nation but a vast mix of peoples with diverse languages and beliefs. He notes Indians have experienced provincial governance but not national government under British rule. He contrasts India with Egypt, which he views as having unitary government.
A burly policeman forces through a crowd to confront a small man making odd sounds. The man protests that TV is not affecting his arm and claims to be a bird imitator. The exchange ends with the constable challenging the imitator to perform.
A brief report states that Salvador does not touch the Atlantic Ocean, clarifying territorial or geographic details and noting the non coast status.
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