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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
7
Air strength proves vital in naval combat as Crete sinkings and the loss of the Reptrice and Prince of Wales show. Aircraft carriers rise in importance, with the U.S. deciding to build 900000 tons of carriers to replace five 60000 ton battleships in plans for future fleet protection.
England began with six aircraft carriers and six under construction. Six have been launched, four lost, leaving eight known Royal Navy carriers. Three losses came from submarine or gunfire. Hermes fell to air attack in the Bay of Bengal. Air power, especially carrier based torpedo planes and dive bombers, shaped pivotal battles like Coral Sea and Midway.
The article notes the shift in naval warfare toward aircraft carriers, with land craft limited and carriers providing fleet protection. It records Japan’s large carrier program, losses and remaining ships, and cites the Royal Navy and United States Navy as founding new precedents for air-based naval engagement.
Community pastures in Manitoba and Saskatchewan under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act handled about 35 000 head of livestock last year with plans to increase if needed. O Freer Regina superintendent says 64 pastures are in operation across both provinces covering 1 250 000 acres of sub marginal lands fenced and watered.
A thirteen year old girl Pamela Bunn sang the White Cliffs of Dover as rescue workers cut through a collapsed air raid shelter in Southampton England. The shelter fell after a German bomb, killing her mother and injuring five relatives. Pamela said singing eased her fear while diggers worked. Her father James Bunn and other relatives survived with no serious injuries.
King approves an Air Observation Pilot badge featuring pale blue wings and royal crest on black, to be worn by qualified air observers. An Ashbury Park price ceiling case shows a department store facing a billing confusion when a returned item carried a floor map with ceiling stamped on the ticket.
The total area of the British Empire on all continents is estimated at 13,900,782 square miles. This figure appears in the reference dataset as an expansive assessment of imperial reach and territorial extent.
The mining sector faces acute manpower shortages in western Canada reducing copper output while gold production falls under control measures in Ontario and Quebec. Workers shift to nickel and base metals as farm labor, military exemptions, and heavy industry shifts drain mining camps, with tungsten carbide production cited as urgently needed for war materiel.
The piece argues Britain kept the war from ending quickly by holding the front alone for over a year. It contends the United States would face Axis on two fronts without Britain and warns of possible exhaustion and bankruptcy if Britain failed. The Los Angeles Times is cited for context.
By eating fresh fruits and vegetables when in season Ned can save dried and preserved products for times when fresh foods are scarce, reducing waste and ensuring supplies.
A veteran voice laments loss of dignified army phrases and urges fairness in wartime rationing. He criticizes lead-swingers who cheat quotas and contrasts love of tradition with streamlined war culture. He recalls hate training debates and condemns civilian hate as wasted energy while soldiers face real danger overseas. He condemns aggressive drivers at home and notes gasoline shortages affected soldiers abroad.
Alberta boasts it is the greatest mixed farming province in Canada and now markets 153,041 commercial hogs in the first quarter, surpassing Ontario’s 170,413 after a decline. Alberta’s year over year rise stands at 33 percent, while Ontario drops about five percent.
Toronto showcased a sign valued at about $100 000 studded with 1 287 diamonds in a downtown jewelry window for the Rotary International convention. Diamonds ranged from 10 to 5000 dollars. a diminutive Rotary badge served as the model for the diamond Rotary wheel mounted on a leaf.
A 600 pound pig escaped from a passing truck and invaded a Philadelphia estate tea hosted by Mrs. Thomas G. Ashton. It chased guests to cover, toppled glasses, devoured cakes and scones, and fed on petunias before police captured it in the gardens. The incident began when the animal fell from a truck en route to market.
A compact quotation item cites reflections from Bruyere Johnson Parker and others on pleasure duty and virtue. It contrasts seeking pleasure with unintended joy and notes genuine happiness arises from serving higher duties and gratitude. The piece frames pleasure as risky when unblessed by restraint and divine protection, urging thoughtful living.
Mrs Martha Peabody Keith of Brookling Massachusetts invents a bottle cap using a hairpin and a coil of paper. Manufacturers estimate the device could save 105000000 pounds of tin each year by providing air tight protection similar to metal caps.
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