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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
7
Britain’s steadfast wartime resolve remains evident despite air raids and shortages of food fuel and clothing. The nation has endured blood sweat and tears and continued to mobilize men and resources to outmatch Germany, with optimism and courage guiding the defense and rebuilding effort.
A British White Paper titled Statistics Relating to the War Effort of the United Kingdom reveals the scale of mobilization. It states 4.5 million men and 0.5 million women served from a 47 million population, with 70 percent of munitions produced, 192,000 airplanes, 4.5 million tons of shipping, 25,000 tanks and nearly 4 million machine guns.
The document shows government spending rising from four to twenty three billions a year since the war began. Britain sold over four billions abroad and foreign debt rose by nine billions in five years. Exports fell by more than fifty percent while the nation endured vast financial sacrifices. Mr Bracken praises sacrifices of Britain’s Victorian heritage and urges pride in the empire’s effort.
The Ramsay Company patent attorneys advertise a universal invitation to inventors with a list of inventions and complete information available free. The notice promotes filing patents and seeking counsel from Ottawa’s 273 Bank Street address.
A Christian Science Monitor excerpt notes editors publish human interest items to soften hard news. It describes a city dog watching traffic, a cat at a mail chute, and a pup seeking a missing master to illustrate kindness amid headlines. The piece argues such stories make news less formidable.
Vancouver bookshop owner Larry Wilson uncovered a June 21 1764 issue of the Quebec Gazette claiming it may be Canada’s first newspaper. He examined possible forgeries, consulted major libraries, and learned the paper is in English and French amid talk of taxing American colonies.
The fragment notes in March 1967 the designation of Alaska as a wage area linked to a Russian America act. Limited readable content mentions regional wage classifications and territorial status affecting labor terms.
A. Turner notes in the Economic Annalist that Canadian co-operatives active in 1942-43 cover dairy, fruits and vegetables, grains, live stock, poultry, maple and fur with hundreds of affiliated groups. Credit unions number 1,780 and telephone services 2,387 amid wide continental and international ties. Globally, over 800,000 co-op societies exist in 102 countries with more than 142 million members, distributed across Africa Asia Europe America and Oceania.
After General Pershing spoke to over 3,000 Cheyenne students, a girl bragged of a private moment with him. Asked what he said, she recalled his line, “Pass on, little girl, pass on.” The anecdote highlights a simple wartime courtesy shared with a young audience.
A bizarre theft report from Rome notes parefia wax used in candy manufacture stolen from a depots, prompting police inquiry into illicit trade. The incident unfolds as Italy navigates Allied occupation, with authorities seeking leads on the unusual loss and its possible motives.
Lt. Peter Taylor recalls Winston Churchill singing Waltzing Matilda with officers aboard a British cruiser in Normandy. Churchill greeted Australian Lt. Taylor nicknamed Digger and led a chorus of Rule Britannia as the crew joined in. The detail notes Churchill’s jovial mood and camaraderie.
Questions and answers from wartime price boards cover updating ration book details after marriage or discharge from the Air Force. Examples instruct notifying the Local Ration Board of a new address and name, and how to obtain a new ration book with discharge papers. The material notes canning sugar coupon validity and exemptions for publications, plus how to request pamphlets from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
The Reconstruction Finance agency and prairie farm rehabilitation ad ministration study spring flood prevention in Brandon Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg along the Assiniboine River. Proposals include two Saskatchewan reservoirs at Annie Laurie Iske and Lomond Lake with 2 722 500 000 gallons capacity and larger Manitoba reservoirs northwest of Brandon at St Lazarre and near Shellmouth with a 60 foot high St Lazarre dam.
Canadian wool must be marketed in better condition to hold its own with other wools, says J. A. Telfer of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. The chief trouble is dirtiness, which handling can greatly reduce.
The history traces English silver from 1180 guilds to later eras, noting marks like the maker’s ma hali, city symbols, and national distinctions. It covers church plate, secular vessels, and evolving tableware from salts and cups to spoons, forks, and teapots, ending with Sheffield plate and electro plating in 1840.
National President Walter G Attridge of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada urged compulsory voting in Canada at Toronto. He called for get out and vote campaigns amid low turnout and noted three Canadian cities registered under 27 percent in municipal elections.
The Aberdonian wife recovered from an appendicitis operation. A day or two later the husband drank whisky with the doctor, who in a moment of forgetfulness said the operation should have occurred two or three years earlier. The father-in-law received the bill.
Food Minister J J Liewellin disclosed at a press conference in London that negotiations proceed for contracts with Canada to supply bacon ham and beef. He did not specify details. In 1945 and 1946 the House of Commons was told that Canada would supply at least 50 million pounds of beef annually, while the United Kingdom would buy up to 112.9 million pounds in the current year and 184.4 million pounds in 1945.
A collage of humorous exchanges and vignettes features Cyril and Marie debating job security and wages, a panel on money orders, influenza quips, a footstepping mishap in a crowd, clock watching, a worried mother about her son, a contractor and helper joke, a divorce scene, and a stylishly judgmental Mrs Pester observing fashion through the ages.
For every 100 combat rifles sent overseas, 20 must be replaced within a year, and for every 100 machine guns, 85 are replaced annually. The figures illustrate high turnover and maintenance burdens in combat gear.
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