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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
7
Canadians have long noted a surprising lack of knowledge about Canada abroad, especially in England and the United States. The issue is not indifference but insufficient publicizing of Canada, as efforts to boost awareness should reflect our national pride.
A survey led by Charles Vining from Montreal aims to widen Canadian publicity in the United States. The move follows concerns of misperception about Canada's war effort and hopes to boost information services across the border.
Canada is a young nation with vast resources and strong industrial and agricultural sectors. The text argues Canada should develop national expression and spread awareness of its importance as it faces postwar settlement and representation at future international councils.
Dark haired commander Lord Louis Mountbatten recounts a desert raid that reached Rommel's base but found the general staff absent as Rommel was in Rome. Two young commandos stayed aboard the exploding destroyer Campbel Town to reassure German technicians before the ship blew up. The St Nazaire strike occurred March 28 and showcased Allied joint force teamwork.
British bank messengers replace the tall silk hat with a practical cap due to wartime shortages. Lloyds Bank officials explain steel helmets may be used, and packing toppers would be difficult while materials are economized.
Headache and loss of time for salvage collectors stem from improper preparation of newspapers magazines and books. Keep newspapers clean flat and tied in 50 pound bundles. magazines and books in 15 pound bundles. flatten corrugated boxes and tie in 50 pound bundles. Use strong twine crosswise and lengthwise. Pack waste paper in old bags or large boxes. exclude cellophane wax paper glassine carbon paper tar paper.
The Minneapolis Star Journal relays a contemporary tale of a young man who just earned his army commission. In civilian clothes he appears tall and broad, and in uniform his belt shines his insignia gleams and his ribbons glow. His grandmother, inspecting him, quietly praises him saying she is glad he is on their side.
Priority schemes to grant badges for war workers traveling to and from work in Leeds, ensuring they are not crowded out by shoppers and leisure seekers. Emphasis on aiding working women who need this consideration.
W Wramp of the Yorkshire village of Askern has repurposed 1000 empty jam jars to construct a greenhouse. He used iron bedstead parts and bricks salvaged from a refuse heap to complete the quirky project.
A North of England factory that once produced cricket bats has shifted to making rifle butts and stocks for Tommy guns. Managerial insight during wartime led to adapting machines for gun woodwork. In three years the facility has learned to produce four rifle butts in minutes, with 92 processes finalizing parts before ammonia aging and linseed oil treatment. Craftsmen claim their bats’ feel endures in wartime weapon components.
Newsweek reports Britain signed a bill on May 21 ceding Patos Island, a 170 acre Caribbean islet near Venezuela, to Venezuela free of charge. The islet, once claimed under the 1802 Amiens treaty, had a small caretaker and goats, with a long dispute since 1904.
A collage of quotations extols Christianity as the path to inner peace and public reform. Landor Franklin Eddy Coleridge Parker and De Tocqueville are cited, linking faith to truth, love, and liberty in public life. An editor in the prairie shows humor by preferring a cow to a saxophone.
A wartime appeal urging rural Canadians along the St Lawrence estuary to form a Home Guard and support the Royal Canadian Navy with resources and defense, stressing collective mobilization, conservation, and readiness amid fears of submarine attacks and potential landings.
Wartime prices boards push for resource allocations for the fighting services. Metal kegs and depth charges, sugar, alcohol, rubber limits shape supply and morale. A torpedo in the St Lawrence sparks a rallying call. Secretary Elihu Root and cabinet peers debate a wealthy man’s unfriendly reputation and lack of friends.
Government funded barbers fees at a British RAF station surfaced in the Auditor General report showing about $500 spent on airmen haircuts. The disclosure highlights official spending and potential misinterpretation of regulations.
Salvage notes say tires kept outside for a year or more remain usable for scrap rubber but inner tubes fail to stay usable. The guidance implies tires retain value while tubes degrade quickly. Experts warn condition varies by exposure and material.
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