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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
4
The Maltese people and garrison have repelled repeated raids with high morale. Malta’s rock shelters and stone buildings limit blast damage while aerial attacks are reduced to night nuisances. Despite danger, inhabitants remain ready to defend, with a future role as a spearhead against Axis forces.
Richard Olney opposed appointing consuls who did not speak the local language. A politician sought a Chinese post and asked to be judged on language. Olney challenged him with a Chinese question, and the man answered without hesitation. He secured the appointment.
Vice-Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin, departing for Britain after four years as the first naval member of the Commonwealth Naval Board, said the Australian Navy has tripled in size since the war. He stated every ship has fired its guns and praised the results of Australian naval efforts.
The Spur geon's Tabernacle in Newington Butts London recalled by older parishioners for the great preacher's unusual pulpit methods. He once demonstrated entry to Heaven and descent to Hell by climbing the pulpit stairs then sliding down the banisters, illustrating spiritual difficulty and danger.
Barmaids, hairdressers, and charwomen are among the most promising recruits at Government Training Centres for women engineers. In London instructors say barmaids will soon master capstan lathes after years at beer pumps. Hairdressers excel in precision work while charwomen tackle heavier tasks like painting and cleansing heavy castings from moulds.
A commentator reflects on London during the Blitz, praising the calm resolve and steadfast behavior of its people. He notes resilient shop signs and a surprising sense of normalcy amid destruction, describing the experience as deeply valuable and extraordinary.
Fire damaged Tom Lipari’s Kansas City basement with a small blaze. Fireman John Hall reported the cause as a gas leak discovered after a match was struck.
The Manchester Guardian notes Nazi policy punished Germans for aiding POWs including a 20 year old girl jailed for bread sent to French prisoners. Others faced four to ten months for talking, dressing wounds, or lending books. The piece contrasts ancient mercy with Nazi brutality.
Prince Michael Petrovich nephew of Queen Elena of Italy and grandson of Nicholas, last king of Montenegro, refused loyalty oaths and vowed not to betray, when Germans proposed him as regent of a new puppet Montenegro state. he was promptly interned by the Germans.
War-time demand revives the 60 year old egg drying industry in the United States. In 1941 production is expected to greatly surpass the 1938 record of about 31 million dozen eggs. The Department of Agriculture asks doubling output to ship 100 million pounds to Britain within the next year.
A London Daily Sketch view on military logistics explains that beyond boots and shirts every tiny item must be planned and stored. It notes depots offer over 70,000,000 square feet of covered storage plus ammunition depots. It estimates boots doubling Britain’s army size and totals nails at 20 to 30 million, with laces and spares also needed.
It is said that cigarette lighters in Canada consume 3000 gallons of gasoline each year. Imagine how much fuel would be used if the lighters actually worked every time.
All lands acquired for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan will stay as Canadian Government property after the war.
A Winnipeg newspaper notice promotes a transfer pattern 7008 with a 15 inch motif four corners eight smaller motifs and stitch illustrations. It outlines color schemes materials needed and requires 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E for obtaining the pattern.
The London Gazette lists Distinguished Service Order honors for 2nd Lt James Cochran and others for audacious fighting at Keren Eritrea. Lieut Charles Liewellen led bold tank assaults near Fort Capuzzo despite jammed guns and heavy fire. Major Reid and Cpl Gray earned further honors for tenacious actions that aided the British advance.
News of the World reports Major J B Glubb leader of the Desert Patrol in the Arab Legion was believed killed in Iraq but that proved unfounded. He has spent 20 years among Arabs restoring order among nomads and mediating with Iraq Jordan and Ibn Saud. The bachelor officer, once a sapper, is famed for living among the people and earning respect, nicknamed Abu Hen eik meaning Father of the Jaw.
A brief wartime style skit where a Canadian speaker fails to recite the second verse of O Canada, prompting the sentry to permit advance. The exchange hinges on national identity, with the Canadian voice unable to comply and the sentry accepting their status.
A terse note explains snakes do not vocalize. their hiss comes from air rushing from the throat as the lungs are deflated.
In the Berlin Diary an observer notes German forces in Belgium and France misusing Red Cross signs on oil trucks and ambulances near Paris. The observer recalls being hurried away by a German officer after witnessing the shameless display.
Lord Louis Mountbatten, saved from the water when his destroyer was lost off Crete, returns to London with an epic tale. This marks his second near miss in nine months, having stood on the bridge of the Kelly during a prior torpedo attack last winter and seen the torpedo strike toward the ship’s side.
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