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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
3
Ottawa journal notes Earl Winterton told the British Commons that female BBC singers sound like inebriated cockatoos. The remark is treated as a bold, humorous parliamentary aside with no further detailed context.
Boston Herald item notes Pa worries over formalities of new electrical gadgets for the home. He hopes Ma can still sew while she operates buttons, reflecting domestic humor in a postwar era.
A Wall Street Journal line reflects on scarcity as families face constraints not seen in previous generations. The piece comments on adapting to shortages and changing consumer habits amid economic pressure.
Ottawa Citizen notes a provocative question about women entering political life and the metaphor of hats signaling bids for power. The piece invites reflection on perception and symbolism in female political participation.
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes a reported nickname used by Australian troops for Japanese soldiers in the South Sea Islands. The term described as new is reportedly heard in military contexts and reflects wartime language of the period.
The Windsor Star contrasts the Royal Navy aiming to seek out and destroy with Nazi warships attempting to slip away and decamp, highlighting strategic standoff in the wartime theatre.
Scouting membership in Great Britain rises by 59000 in 1943. Canada’s Governor General and Chief Scout marks his 70th birthday on April 14. Canadian Scouts in Britain volunteer in the armed forces and visit Hampton Court Palace, hosted by the Dowager Lady Baden-Powell. Notable Scouts include General Sir Oliver Leese and Sir Noel Mason Macfarlane. The period also notes a high suicide rate among ages 45 to 73.
About 3800 homing pigeons train in India for wartime duties. The birds, from Cape Crowder Missouri, are capable of 35 to 45 miles per hour and up to 70 mph under ideal conditions. Lieut Earl T Johnson of Pawtucket is famed as "that pigeon lieutenant" for past wartime service.
The Vichy government announced through Vichy Radio a compulsory evacuation of civilians from the Brest area. Earlier orders required evacuations along the English Channel coast and the French Mediterranean coast.
The war week column argues the air war over Nazi Europe has grown into a decisive three dimensional campaign. It notes Allied air power surpasses mere support, discusses Churchill and Stalin, and stresses air victory before invasion to cut German reserves and protect invasion routes.
Ottawa reports show farm ownership declined nationwide from 87 to 75 percent between 1901 and 1941 with Quebec as an exception. It notes mortgage debt levels, drought impact, and regional standings. Also guidance from C B Goodershaw on how to start and feed package bees for a successful honey crop and potential milkweed experiments for rubber blending.
Regular again after two weeks the reader celebrates giving up pills and medicines. All-Bran provides bulk forming material to ease natural elimination by daily servings with milk or sprinkled on cereals. Muffins are suggested and water intake urged, with grocer availability noted.
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