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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1942
Page
8
Across occupied Europe the Nazi regime faces growing strain as conquest deepens. Hitler holds numerical and material advantages, yet enforcing the New Order consumes time and effort. An underground resistance persists, resisted by brutal suppression while Allied forces prepare a decisive advance toward Germany.
A British press report warns that Europe faces worsening famine due to German wartime policies. Eight million acres of crops were ruined by cold, harvests shrink, farm labor is scarce, and rationing spreads as Germany seizes crops for the state.
William Winter writes in Flying that Lady Lucy Houston financed nearly half a million dollars for the 1931 Schneider Trophy entry, preserving the Spitfire lineage after Air Council disinterest. She previously financed the Everest flight and moved to Jersey to avoid tax disputes, enabling R J Mitchell to continue work on the Spitfire.
J G Robertson long time Saskatchewan livestock commissioner is appointed agricultural commissioner for Canada in Great Britain. He succeeds the late Dr William Allen who died at sea from enemy action in May 1941. Born 1890 at Churchville Nova Scotia, he graduated from Macdonald College McGill 1912 with B S Agri. He served in France in 44th Battalion C E F and was wounded at Vimy Ridge 1917. He returned in 1919 to work with soldier settlement board and then Saskatchewan livestock commissioner.
Two fine lacework pieces by a colonel and a group of cleverly modeled lead soldiers by another colonel highlighted an Glasgow exhibition of paintings drawings models and needlework by army men.
A roll of graduates from No 11 Service Flying Training School Yorkton Saskatchewan No 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson Manitoba and No 4 Service Flying Training School Saskatoon Saskatchewan items include LACs J Allan A Cook G Dean C R H Dow W D Hall E Lambert KH G Remple R C Scott R J Sheen T P Verriff L P P Worthington and others plus sets G O Ballentine R D Banting K R Dawson R T Longley A M Switzer B J Tucker J W Adamson J WJ Bernard K Einarson G C Findlay L Grieve G A Johannesson A R Labarge D N Meyers W O Maclean L L Mack B W Olson D W Parliament J B Paul D J Welles.
A discussion of intelligence officers in all armed forces and the value of careful information gathering. Citizens can aid wartime economics by reporting inflation indicators to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, aiding postwar price control efforts.
G. S. Peart Fertilizers Administrator says war conditions limit jute bag supplies this season and next year may require switching to paper bags for fertilizer packing. Jute primarily comes from Bengal, India. Canada has ample pulpwood to supply paper bags if needed.
A man of principle states he will refuse to sign a petition when asked. The stance highlights integrity in civic engagement and personal conviction amid public pressure.
A compilation contrasts faith and reason with quotes from Frederick D. Huntington Mary Baker Eddy Whittier Kant and Stoughton on trusting God the limits of intellect and the role of truth in belief Faith does nothing alone yet all under God and the soul receives faith from truth not sense
Harvard University, established in 1636, stands as the oldest college in North America. The institution's founding marks a pivotal moment in higher education history and solidifies its enduring prominence in American academe.
Agriculture Minister Hudson told the House of Commons that plans to raise wheat acreage in Britain may require farmers to work by night as well as by day. He said the area under wheat could rise by 660,000 acres if certain arrangements under discussion mature.
Practical home advice suggests wiping plaster streaks from a floor with a vinegar and water mix. It promises a restored surface after cleaning, noting the vinegar solution removes marks effectively.
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