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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
2
Devona begins a morning job hunt clipping Help Wanted Female ads and mapping routes, facing repeated rejections as funds shrink. After weeks of interviews and dwindling resources, she pawns her cherished gift, endures rain, and contemplates a desperate step while a doorman at an El Mexicano nightclub questions her purpose.
Devona, seeking work and independence, confronts Mr. Macias in a hotel manager’s office. Her plea for employment collides with a sly, dangerous allure as she endures hunger and fatigue, nearly fainting while pleading to be hired. The encounter hints at a perilous path ahead as the scene ends with her slipping toward unconsciousness.
Postmaster General Mulock urges full cooperation in writing complete military mail addresses. Include regimental number rank name unit and post office in Canada. Overseas mail requires Canadian Army Overseas wording with no place-name and prepaid letters with a return address in the upper left corner.
David Stevenson, son of W H Stevenson editor of the London Daily Herald, matriculated at Oxford after honors in German. He reveals he studied German privately to prepare for a future occupation in Germany at age 18, arguing an army of occupation may exist then.
Government figures reportedly indicate that one in four married women in Copenhagen relies on self support. The claim underscores financial independence trends among residents and highlights economic participation among women in the Danish capital.
Janet Flanner in The New Yorker describes Free French efforts to channel resistance energy into action. Youth flee France for England, North Africa, or through Spain and Portugal while consuls in Lisbon report thousands of migrants. Breton fishermen face German patrols and now a sea ban, yet routes to de Gaulle forces persist via underground networks.
An eye witness report details German efforts to obtain Polish workers by force in occupied Poland. Raids terrorize communities, cause streetcar cancellations, and drive men to concealment in homes, cellars, or rooftops. Some Poles wear a white armband with a blue Star of Zion, signaling Jews are spared from forced labor.
A London dispatch notes Saville Row tailors frantically search between floorboard cracks for pins to hold suits during fittings. Pins are currently unobtainable in London, the report says, as Britain endures wartime shortages and supply disruptions.
Western hemlock, one of B C's large trees, is becoming established in special fields of lumber usefulness. The statement notes the tree's growing role in refined timber applications and potential industrial uses across British Columbia.
War Services Minister Thorson announced plan to enlist several thousand women as full time auxiliaries in the army navy and air force within months. A Canadian Women’s Army Corps will be formed with 2000 to 8000 recruits planned in six months. Volunteers will serve in Canada as drivers cooks canteen helpers store workers telephone operators and clerical staff. Overseas service possible later but limited billets and own officer corps planned.
A compact parade of quotations on reform and reformations by Coleridge, Mary Baker Eddy, Lavater, John Foster, and Carlyle. Each line probes how personal change and moral drive shape public progress, amid doubt and inquiry.
A corps of women carpenters in Croydon will repair bomb blasted homes after being taught hammer use. They earn 22 cents an hour rising to 33 after six months with 22 extra cents weekly for soap and towels. C H Walker calls for big expansion of women carpenters who may work beyond the war.
A circulated letter used by a bill collecting agency claims surprising effectiveness. It begins with Dear Sir and asks the recipient to name a good lawyer in their city, warning that a suit may be necessary. The device relies on intimidation by implying legal action could follow.
A man known for complaining about his wife's cooking three times daily reveals he will relish any meal when camping for a week with friends. The remark captures a humorous contrast between domestic life and outdoor revelry.
A historical note reports that 99 percent of organized labor in Britain voted for an all out war effort with no negotiated peace, signaling a unified national spirit amid wartime demands. The source emphasizes the decisive stance of labor leaders and workers.
Home Service promotes a chin and neck exercise routine to reduce a double chin and improve figure faults. It includes a five step daily sequence, repetition to twenty, plus a full program addressing hips waist and posture. A 3.2 page booklet with other health and beauty tips costs 15 cents via Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Additional booklets listed include vocabulary care for dogs curtains swimming guitar and golf.
The Prime Minister announced bans on strikes and lockouts in war industries for the duration. He warned disloyalists could face concentration camp provisions and threatened plant takeovers of uncooperative employers. Australia, with a strong Labor presence, bans labor stoppages to support the war effort.
The Calgary Herald notes that postwar Canada could establish a Canadian housing standard aligned with modern health and education norms. It emphasizes that protecting child health and providing high education is pointless if children endure 16 hours daily in slum or semi-slum conditions.
A quotation circulating states Mussolini saying he has no inferiority complex and adds a jab about an interferiority one, reflecting a controversial aside that commentators note as political theater rather than policy.
A saying notes it is easy for a man to boast of sound judgment when his guess proves right. The remark reflects on pride and outcome, suggesting caution in equating luck with insight.
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