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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
3
Propaganda is a powerful modern warfare weapon shaping morale and public opinion. Both Axis and Allied powers used it to influence civilians, soldiers, and international perceptions, reflecting its pivotal role in the conflict.
The article argues propaganda is not only for evil aims in war. It highlights its use to spread truthful information, counter enemy lies, and boost public morale. It defines propaganda as an organized scheme to promote a doctrine and urges peace time use to foster tolerance, understanding, and good citizenship.
Propaganda spreads through press and radio with Hitler showing power in schools and pulpits. In democratic nations propaganda is used to shape national well being and security. Re educating Germans and Japanese through propaganda is seen as crucial to counteract anti democratic forces. Propaganda is a weapon of peace as well as war.
The London council grants honorary freedom of the city and a sword of honor to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, praising his leadership as Allied Supreme Commander and his wartime achievements. The correspondent notes this as a historic salute to a highly esteemed figure.
The New York Herald Tribune notes that despite continuing wartime restrictions in England there are signs of easing in several areas. Lights including Big Ben illuminate again, a former aircraft and submarine parts firm now makes combs, and the Loch Ness monster has been sighted once more.
A group of German naval experts at a secret top secret facility near Top Fitz Lake in the Austrian Alps has been captured. They were reportedly conducting experiments on new weapons when seized by authorities.
Quotations from Koo Beecher Eddy Van Dyke Bryce and Wilson emphasize universal brotherhood realising humanity through Christian ethics and a peaceful world order. The selections urge love prayer and laws aligned to God fostering justice and communal power rather than rivalry.
Wartime guidance explains how to use ration books during shortages. It covers hotel stays, extra sugar coupons becoming valid July 19, and rules for farmers producing butter for home use. It also states landlords may not collect more than one month’s rent in advance and invites requests for the Consumers' News pamphlet from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
Villagers at sunrise on June 6 in Bernieres sur Mer honor Canadian Liberators of D-Day. They gather before invasion scarred houses as landing craft lie buried in the sand and offer a silent prayer for the fallen. A piano is played on the beach by British garrison members as hymns echo toward the town square.
The common lilac is said to have originated in Persia during the 1500s, later spreading to other regions. This historical note places its cultural journey across centuries and continents.
English growers cultivate vegetables and flowers without soil using a nutrient solution in a concrete tank. British scientist RK Mullard, pioneer in radio valves, directs the system aided by a small electric pump. A cutout device stops the pump when full and Mullard offers to train ex service personnel as instructors for soil less cultivation.
Developed in Britain a new elec tric washing machine will bring press-button laundering to homes. It uses a ship screw impeller for efficient washing, replaces the agitator, includes a lightweight speed reducer a compact clutch and a foolproof wringer safety device. Production opens at about 1000 machines weekly rising to 100000 to 150000 annually.
A string of humorous lines from a classroom and home setting features Willie choosing Charlie Chaplin over Shakespeare, a clerk's retort about a rogue, a matron and librarian chat, a marriage reveal, a gruff father's career quip, a curious child’s egg joke, and a joke about work hours.
Saskatoon tailoress Joyce Teresa Fischer has enlisted in the Canadian Women's Army Corps at Regina, after serving with Britain's Auxiliary Territorial Service. The piece notes CWAC graduations, promotions, and staff movements across Canada, with several names and places in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Ontario. The article ends with light features on postwar plans and a playful quote about CWAC members.
Islanders faced severe supply cuts early in the year under German occupation. They relied on evaporating seawater to obtain salt and the garrison resorted to raiding civilian homes for food when supplies ran low.
The peace pipe still is smoked by many Canadian Indian tribes, particularly when a bargain is being sealed.
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