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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
3
The article notes how World War II expanded beyond Europe to Africa Italy and the Pacific, highlighting shifting battlefronts and the strategic role of geography in modern warfare. It argues that public interest in distant theaters fosters broader international understanding after the war.
The piece notes how Canadian forces, though limited in Pacific action, are increasingly tied to Britain and the Commonwealth. It highlights the growing Indian air route and training under the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, suggesting stronger long term friendship and understanding as Japan grows pressure on India.
Prime Minister Churchill reflected on the Pacific theater noting a possible extended interval before Japan’s downfall. He credited United States forces in the Pacific allied armies in Burma and Australian and New Zealand troops in New Guinea, saying more distant island campaigns will feature as war progresses.
A five mile high beam nearly 100000 times brighter than a reading light helps locate cloud altitudes improving safety for airmen at home and in combat zones. The oldest tennis court in England, built for Henry VIII, stands at Hampton Court Palace dating to 1530.
A polar bear at the London zoo gathered walking sticks and umbrellas by placing fish on a ledge and feigning inability to reach it. When onlookers offered food, the bear seized their umbrellas or canes. A freight train now performs twice the work per hour than 20 years ago.
An advertising testimonial praises Kellogg’s All Bran for relieving constipation by adding bulk to the diet. The reader claims regular use improves bowel movements and reduces need for harsher laxatives. Produced by Kellogg’s in London Canada with two package sizes.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board answers readers on rationing rules and shopping rights. Questions cover sharing canning sugar with boarders, exchanging FF coupons for preserve coupons, returning used tubes, obtaining temporary ration cards for Canadian visitors, and grocers' obligations to sell limited items. Readers are invited to send questions or request pamphlets to the local board.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture explains lactose can be obtained from milk and used for many purposes. From milk this byproduct becomes lactose crystals refined for uses in confectionery, liquor decoration, hypodermic tablets, penicillin culture, and as a component in incendiary bombs and signaling flares.
Forty one food types fill seven parcel kinds sent by the Red Cross to prisoners of war in Europe. Seventeen packing centres in Britain produce a total of 97000 parcels each week.
Sixteenth century armor makers found that fluting metal increases strength and rigidity without weight gain. The same principle informs modern construction using corrugated iron and steel girders.
Mrs. G. Abbott outlined a human tale at the Bradford Fuel Economy Exhibition. Her four year old grandson, raised amid war, rejoiced at his father’s homecoming and his plan to live with them after the war. The scene shifts to a bedtime clash as the child resists sleep and orders his father out, prompting the mother to intervene.
Sir Edward Grigg, former Undersecretary of State for War, urges a tougher alliance with the Soviet Union after the war with definite military commitments to deter a future Pearl Harbor attack on Britain. Britain already has a 20 year Soviet alliance from May 1942 covering military aid and postwar peace actions, but postwar guarantees remain vague.
Armand de Menten de Horne, a Belgian resident of Limburg, was sentenced by a German Military Court to six years of hard labor for organizing memorial masses in St Truiden and Brussels to honor his sons. One son was executed by Germans for patriotic acts, another was a Belgian Air Force pilot shot down over Germany.
A collage of quick wit and family humor from a press page. Jests range from mundane misadventures like a puncture and a fork in the road to marriage plans and curious conversations among farm hands and office staff. The humor shifts through domestic scenes and light wordplay.
In England a hidden German town replica with town hall and municipal buildings trains British and American officers to manage liberated German towns after the Nazis fall. The program prepares troops to assume local government duties and civil administration in occupied areas.
The Halifax Chronicle urges kindness to British war brides and their four boys overseas newly in Canada noting contrasts in home methods and social habits. It praises Canada’s hospitality and asks Canadians to offer the best welcome possible, trusting reciprocation in the end.
If the scalp itches and rash forms avoid digging with nails. Drip Moone’s Emerald Oil mixed with olive oil onto the scalp once daily, rub into roots, and shampoo every fourth day with soap. Continue until dandruff clears, up to two weeks, with money back if dissatisfied. Druggists everywhere sell Emerald Oil.
The British anti aircraft gun crews have greatly improved since 1940 with intensified training and gunnery courses. A Me 410 crossing the coast north of London was shot down in darkness from over four miles up after meeting heavy anti aircraft fire. Chinese records mention early aiskworms reared around 2650 B.C.
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