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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 27, 1947
Page
6
A brief notice lists Pine Falle Vesta van Malson Pointe du Bois and Tyndall L A Wawryshyn with a date shown as Tuesday May 27 1947.
The article argues for a neutral UN special committee on Palestine, noting Big Power politics cannot be ignored. It stresses 600,000 Jews and about twice as many Arabs, the need for Jews and Arabs to live side by side, and that a UN plan or imposed solution may be necessary. It links oil, security, and Middle East influence to US and Soviet interests, urging a fair, just settlement within world security.
A list of ten admonitions for members to avoid passive obstruction and negative leadership. It urges attending meetings, contributing ideas, paying dues, inviting new members, and sociability while criticizing or withholding effort. The piece ends with a proverb about tides guiding fortunes and warns that omission leads to a life of shallows and miseries.
A Vancouver Sun column observes men shopping for summer suits with theatrical flair. Shoppers fuss over fit while recalling their own drab street looks as clerks tire of guiding hesitant buyers. The piece contrasts male clothing habits with women and notes a restrained desire for originality. The Dunkirk evacuation is referenced as a separate historical note.
The article surveys a decade of Canadian Legion activity from 1937 to World War II. It details volunteer surveys, security work, total war advocacy, the Veterans Guard of Canada, wartime enlistment impacts, and the creation of Canadian Legion War Services and Educational Services. Funds from canteen operations reached $2 million, supporting veterans per parliamentary acts.
Beausejour and area residents are noted for trips, re-enlistments, family visits, and events. Highlights include Jim Gurnik’s army reenlistment and photography study, Jos Friend trip delay, births, hospital stays, and several regional social visits and honeymoons.
Seven years ago this week on May 29 1941 a German official communique stated the British and French forces in Europe were crushed and driven to the Channel. The report signaled the collapse of Allied forces on the continent as the war raged.
Rainfall in the three Prairie Provinces remains near 94 percent of normal for wheat area as of May 19 1947. Manitoba shows 90 percent of normal with last year at 93 percent. Overall rainfall, adjusted for stubble and fallowed land, remains slightly below normal yet well above conditions a year ago when late summer rains boosted yields.
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