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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1941
Page
4
The city endures rationing with good humor as gas and fuel limits curb private cars and traffic. London shops cope with shortages, windows boarded, yet civility remains. Citizens conserve paper and water, while officials say restrictions serve the war effort and Londoners accept them.
A London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal reports that German forces in Greece commandeered potatoes and vegetables from private gardens using field kitchens and canning rigs. Mussolini sent 1000 cases of tinned milk for Greek children, but 999 were borrowed by the Germans. Relations between German and Italian troops remain uneasy, with a fatal clash noted in the early occupation days.
The U S state department said July export licenses for arms and war materials totaled 196 960 030 with 69 072 276 shipped. Countries receiving shipments were not disclosed. Licenses to Canada Britain Northern Ireland Newfoundland and Iceland were amended to include shellac and uranium. Thailand hosts about 17000 Buddhist temples. Over 80 percent of Thais are farmers. Korea restricts unmarried men from wearing hats.
A Fort Erie Times-Review editorial argues wives would benefit if husbands learned to cook and timed meals, noting precise heat and timing prevent over or under cooking. It contends punctuality improves when men occasionally prepare extended meals and face the consequences of delays.
The article notes displays of gold silver and ivory gifts presented to King George V Edward VII and Queen Victoria. Indian districts showcased craftsmanship to honor occasions, with Nepal brass casters praised for lace work and temple lamps. Repose work and sheet metal art deserve admiration, while Madras cabinets uniquely use stones.
Britain disclosed plans to aid Russia in its war with Germany. D. M. Foot said before the Nazi invasion Britain studied Russia's needs and began supplying aircraft and munitions from London, despite transport difficulties. Separately, an underground gorge in the Mendip Hills near Cheddar was found by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society, a cavern nearly 300 yards long with organ pipe formations and large curtains of stalactites.
Lieutenant Colonel George A. Drew argues that without adequate manpower even superior machines fail. He notes Nazi forces and German offensives rely on trained troops and emphasize that Britain must value men as much as gear, stating a million too many soldiers at the right moment beats a thousand too few.
Actress Minnie Madden Fiske, resting during a hairdressing session, debates the demanding life of acting with a younger worker who argues talent justifies ease. The piece contrasts ambition with hard work and notes Uranus as the seventh planet from the sun at a distance of 1 888 million miles and mentions a motorized gypsy band touring New York State with stock in trucks.
Not As Spelled Bacup is not the only town mispronounced by strangers to the North. G. W. S. recalls a visit to Barnoldswick where a driver asking for Barlick reveals locals do not call it the same. The exchange shows how place names vary in local speech.
Senator Tom Connally relayed a version of a talk with the Russian military mission in Washington. He quoted them predicting the Germans would not reach Moscow, joking that the city would only be seen on a postcard. The piece notes a separate observation that the Japanese grow increasingly circled as they advance from home.
The St. Catharines Standard calls a 236 mile pipeline from Portland Maine to Montreal an immense task yet one that would cut tanker trips by 2000 miles. It would lift 50000 barrels daily into Montreal and rise 1950 feet over the White Mountains, passing under the Richelieu and St. Lawrence rivers.
Report notes a 65 year old settlement from a Ashtabula train wreck with 95 fatalities. Harry Bennett, injured and blinded, received a dollar a day. by age 101 he had collected about 23 700 dollars. Mention of Canada’s first agricultural school and vocabulary estimates appear as extra items.
Sir John Wardlaw Milne leads a 31 member Select Committee on National Expenditure in London. Since war began they have interviewed over 1,000 witnesses in 500 hearings to uncover wastage across Army Navy Air Home Defence Trade Agriculture and Transport. Their work has streamlined shipyards factories and government offices and cut costs including eliminating duplicate press releases and reducing waste space. They are now surveying manpower in essential defence industries.
The Royal Navy notes several ships exceeding 100000 miles since the war began. The destroyer Tartar was first to reach 100000 miles, with many others surpassing it as cruisers report 102000 miles in a year and 107000 in 17 months. Ark Royal is also cited as having logged vast ocean passages.
Mrs. Carveth Wells argues Malay and Indian girls wear heavier gold adorned sarongs than American counterparts. She claims Malayan cloths are so richly jeweled they are sold by the pound, with a two pound dress costing over three hundred dollars.
The words attributed to William Pitt in 1805 claim England can rescue Europe through its example, highlighting national resolve and influence during the era of Napoleonic conflict.
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