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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
2
In a V E Day message General Crerar urged that the principle Each for all guided the Canadian army in battle and should guide citizens in peace. He said democratic government depends on this unity and cited Lincoln’s government of the people by the people for the people as a model. Soldiers showed the path. citizens must follow.
Canadians should embrace peacetime duties as veterans return to civilian life and war industries convert. The nation must engage in public affairs, vote, and exercise franchise to shape policies. Emphasizes citizenship, unity, and responsibility across health, education, and tolerance.
A collection of quirky lines and jokes including a beauty salon sign about not whistling at departing workers, banter about foggy weather and umbrellas, a pun about a calf and silo, and humorous exchanges about flights, wireless range, mistaken introductions, and college denominational preference.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board clears changes including sales of rim fire ammunition without permits, syrup coupon value reverting to 24 ounces from June 1, and civilians allowed to buy shirts previously restricted to officers. Citizens are urged to request the pamphlet Consumers' News or the Blue Book and visit their local office with the paper name.
The small island of Sark with 360 residents endured five years under German occupation, ruled by the 60 year old Dame of Sark. British liberators found the garrison’s ravaging limited as she kept daily life orderly and democratic under the old feudal system dating to Elizabeth I.
The piece explains how weather understanding creates defenses against frost rain wind and floods. It notes orange growers use smudge pots and airplanes fly only on favorable routes as meteorology grows into a major business.
Report from Sir Patan Ware and colleagues of the Imperial War Graves Commission praises the cemetery and memorials in France Belgium and Cologne after German occupation. Enemies respected them and French Belgian authorities aided recovery enabling swift restoration. The commission notes ample funds from Commonwealth governments ensure memorials will not be neglected and that architects contributed to dignified memorial design.
CWAC service members across Saskatchewan and Canada share experiences as they serve at home and abroad. Emma Abbess of Togo leads by example while longing to join brothers in combat. Joyce Wick earns a lance corporal rank at Camp Borden after training. Several Western ladies graduate from clerks course at Kitchener with varied hometowns. Evelyn Watson from Belleville shifts from cooking student to CWAC model for publicity. Penelope CWAC notes signing up for the Pacific war though prepared to fight in Saskatchewan.
Brown sausage in a frying pan and brown with fat. Stir occasionally until thick. Add All-Bran and sausage, mix well. Pour into a wet leaf pan and chill until firm. Unmold and cut into half inch slices, brown on a hot griddle. Serve with syrup or apple butter. Kellogg's All-Bran promotes regularity and flavor.
J H Tapley, president of Swift Canadian Co. Limited, notes 1944 saw all time pork production in Canada with the company processing 16.2 percent of meat from slaughtered livestock. Total hog marketings rose 142 percent since 1939, and 303 employees won 2600 in cash for suggestions while 1222 staff joined services. 34 killed, 5 missing, 8 POWs.
A compact reflection on prayer citing figures like Trench Phillips Eddy South Maclaren and Meredith. It contrasts prayer with belief and cautions against hollow words while praising faithful waiting and gratitude as outcomes of prayer. The piece links praying to righteousness and personal improvement through quiet trust.
An official release states seven thousand guns were arrayed on Britain’s east coast as the second flying bomb campaign began in September 1944. The report notes German launches numbered 1,609 and mentions sun spots visible to the naked eye along with 170,000 square area figures and 16 sound-equipped movie rails. Also listed are 2,624 houses in ancient Palestine.
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