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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
3
Marty faces a looming dinner complication when Don brings home Mr. Bertram and a plan for a celebratory party that drained their savings. Don's borrowing habit jeopardizes a hoped promotion at Hilton Inc. as the couple grapples with debt and responsibility.
Marty defends splurging on an antique room while Don balks at the debt. Mr. Bertram praises modest living and cash purchases, and hints at a future West End manager job as Don and Marty face a lean payday.
Ottawa officials say Britain plans to purchase about 1,200,000,000 board feet of Canadian timber each year for two years after the war, totaling roughly 70 million dollars annually. Most timber would come from the west coast with a sizeable eastern Canadian share.
A young German soldier smiles widely after being captured by British forces near Caen, showing little of wartime grim resolve and appearing distinctly pleased to be out of combat. The scene contrasts starkly with expected grimness of surrender.
Kenneth R. Wilson reports from London on Canada's Mosquito plant at de Havilland Canada proving rapid shift from UK start up. Canadian production crews now fly Mosquitos to European battlefronts and set new non-stop Atlantic records from Labrador to Northern Ireland in 6 hours 46 minutes and 7 hours 9 minutes, surpassing RAF Liberator time by 2 hours 10 minutes over 2220 miles.
The first two ships into Cherbourg harbour were British minesweepers. They faced extreme danger as they cleared thousands of mines, enabling salvage ships to reach wrecks. Thirty eight British Navy divers joined the effort, showing equal courage in the hazardous task.
A historical note recalls Jeremy Bentham, a British jurist, proposing universal disarmament over two centuries ago as a path to world peace.
A Western Canada study outlines postwar farm needs including rebuilding and maintenance of farm buildings, expanded rural electrification, and a backlog in machinery. It notes shortages of labor and material during the war, large required investments, and the goal of a sinking fund to finance improvements and modernization.
Hernan Barros Bianchi, 38, who led raids against a famed Nazi espionage ring in Chile, credits Department 50 with shifting public opinion from neutrality to anti Nazi policy. The unit aided evidence gathering that condemned a German spy in Havana and helped Chile sever relations with the Axis. Its name traces to extension 50 on the investigation desk.
Peter J. Gordon a 12 year old in Glencastle Street Toronto received a shoulder patch worn by General Dwight D. Eisenhower in North Africa. The general also sent a letter from Supreme Headquarters detailing his pride in the boy’s brother in the American army and his intent to comply with the request for a souvenir.
The piece argues for a unified executive and legislature under a parliamentary system where appointees accept responsibility immediately for mistakes. It cites the British Commonwealth and Canada as models and claims the United States should adopt this approach to avoid mid crisis elections. It notes Woodrow Wilson urged similar tenure reforms in 1913.
This Week's Pattern Clever offers pattern 4848 with easy sewing panels in gay cotton or rayon. Available in women sizes 34 through 50, size 36 requires 4 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents in coins with name address size and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union. Mail delays may extend delivery.
The word snood was pronounced snowed by the Saxons, called a gnate by the ancient Irish, and said to be strictly for unmarried women in Scotland, tracing a quirky history of a simple head covering.
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