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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
6
The Greek Nation praises Greece for heroic resistance to Axis invasion as allies form the United Nations. Reflecting on Independence Day, March 1821 marked Greece’s long path to unity and a hopeful future despite past internal conflicts and external disputes.
The article notes Greek forces disrupt invading Nazis by 30 000 patriots waging sabotage while civilian aid sustains morale. It cites broad resistance against Italy and Germany, with famine and executions affecting over a million, and Canada aiding Greece through wheat shipments and Red Cross supervision. Generous support funds Greece War Relief.
The British Isles averaged 2580 bushels per acre in 1942, about twice Canada’s average due to seed quality. John Tucker of the Special Products Board notes certified seed can yield nearly 1000 bushels per acre, with 500 bushels common in good areas. A new instrument helps blind workers inspect machine products in war industries.
The March issue of Shipping lauds the Royal Canadian Navy as a wartime surprise. It recalls August 1942 when one third of the North Atlantic convoy route was allotted to the R C N, with Britain and the U S taking two thirds. The piece notes Canada’s fleet size expanding thirtyfold since the war began, calling it possibly an all time record.
The Air Canada Air Force Headquarters released a roster of recently commissioned airmen. The list includes pilots and names such as Kirk 2 Tearedy, Raymond, Steuart Prince, Robert AWD Brow, and others across Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Port Arthur, and Yorkton with hometowns in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
A Winnipeg newspaper union Home Service ad promotes a 32 page booklet with 24 sample letters covering sympathy congratulation friendship applications and etiquette. Readers are urged to send 15 cents and provide name address and booklet title 2511.
The Toronto Financial Post reports discussions among United Nations representatives on a postwar plan to establish an international exchange clearing authority. A draft agreement would create a new monetary unit based on gold called the Bancor, with Britain, the United States, and Russia holding stakes as major gold producers and holders. The plan aims to stabilize value measurement amid postwar economic shifts, challenging critics of gold as a standard.
Baggage car crews on a C N R train bound for Quebec supplied ice blocks to three polar bear cubs en route to Charlesbourg Zoo. The cubs, caught in the Churchill district about 1,000 miles north of Winnipeg, were kept cool with daily cold water and ice atop their crates as the train passed through Winnipeg.
The article notes that ancient Roman ships sometimes displayed baskets at the masthead to signal their role as cargo carriers. This practice offered a visual cue to identify merchant vessels and distinguish them from warships or private boats.
Elsie Ott, a 29 year old army nurse, becomes the first American woman to receive the air medal after supervising five seriously ill soldiers flown from India to Washington. She had never flown before and helped evacuate patients via a route through Africa with nightly layovers for care. She is now pursuing further evacuation training to continue nursing in flight.
The fancy wrapped imported potatoes sold in Canada as Idaho bakers originate from the Netted Gem variety grown commercially in Alberta and British Columbia for 40 years.
A collage of quotes on truth justice and sincerity from Emerson Eddy Stowe Montaigne and George paired with a Brandon Sun quip about tourists and a call to buy War Savings Certificates. The piece weaves moral aphorisms with a public savings appeal typical of mid century newspaper filler.
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