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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1940
Page
6
Le Matis reports Air France will restart trial flights across the North Atlantic this spring. Government actions include expropriation of church property in the Reich after the war.
The Hudson's Bay Company, royal chartered in 1670 by Charles II, remains a leading fur trader with 232 posts across Canada and 30 beyond the Arctic Circle. Its vast reach covers equipment provision, clothing for tribes, and department stores in Canadian cities while preserving its adventurous, highly regarded business legacy.
Two German books once owned by Hermann Goering sold at Sotheby’s London for £19 ($84). One carries marginal notes by Adolf Hitler and Goering. the other is The Secrets of the Elders of Zion. Both volumes bear Goering’s autograph and will be donated to the Red Cross for a June benefit auction.
A fragmented report questions Soviet assertions of no war with Finland and no legal government. The text hints at a peace with Finland and raises doubt about the existence of the Mannerheim Line.
Discussion on whether to confront Hitler now or delay action for another twenty five years arises in political circles. The remark frames a stark choice between immediate conflict and postponed confrontation with unspecified consequences.
A brief note clarifies that in the United States Election Day is not a national holiday. It mentions that most states hold elections on the day and many workers may have to request time off or adjust schedules to vote.
The British admiralty faces naming dozens of new warships for convoy duty and patrols. Officers select names by type groups with ties to seaside towns racehorses and naval heroes. An old rule keeps French captures’ names in service and prizes may be renamed to honor their crews.
D Leo Dolan head of the Canadian Travel Bureau notes newspapers are the strongest lure for tourists. He cites that 88 of every 100 inquiries come from newspaper advertisements and that advertising remains the best medium, supported by W L Clark of Windsor Star.
The Vancouver Sun notes new fabric nylon, made from coal, air and water, aims to be woven into artificial silk to rival rayon and real silk. If successful and well tested, it may profoundly affect the rayon industry and Japan's silk exports, with British Columbia’s vast wood pulp reserves making nylon a rival to wood products.
The article advises placing taller shrubs like spirea honeysuckle forsythia lilac at the back and smaller shrubs such as barberry deutzia in front. It notes perennials like iris phlox and peonies will return yearly with little care and cautions seed savings often fail, suggesting professional seed houses. It also urges natural garden lines with vines and screened corners to soften straight edges and mentions vegetable variety improvements through new introductions and enhancements of traditional crops.
A home sewing notice promotes Anne Adams Pattern 4393 for a printed street dress with shoulder darts and center bodice fullness. Pattern 4395 offers sizes 34 through 48, five yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36, and requests 20 cents by mail to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer summary reports No Substitute For Mica Research finds no adequate commercially feasible substitute for mica. The National Geographic Society bulletin notes the US leads production but imports from British India and South Africa due to demand. It mentions promising laboratory products but no market efforts yet and warns war pressures may push substitutes.
A colonel demands a salute from a recruit who ignores him. The recruit reveals the sergeant major has been around three times looking for the colonel, prompting the sharp retort and comic exit.
The Stratford Beacon-Herald cites the Port Arthur News-Chronicle noting Germany fights the world while only Britain and France resist. The Ottawa Journal urges unity in the British Commonwealth to stop Nazi aggression and restore justice across Europe.
Onion and celery browned in fat then thickened with flour and seasonings. Tomatoes peas and vinegar simmer with sugar, then diced meat is stirred in and heated through. Ring the platter with Rice Krispies in the center and serve. Yield eight servings.
Turn corn tomatoes onion parsley and salts into a saucepan with hot water and boil gently ten minutes. Add evaporated milk and heat. Crumble crackers into the chowder and serve with parsley on top. Yields six portions.
The News of the World profiles Neville Chamberlain noting his long experience, prodigious work rate, rapid reading, and focus on essential matters. It describes him as temperate, frugal, a near teetotaler who credits walking for fitness, yet sometimes works late and walks with his wife before breakfast.
The devotional notes cite Amos 5 15 urging hate of evil and love of good along with justice at the gate. The lesson centers Amos 5 7 and Samuel 23 1 4 as guiding texts for reflection and moral action.
The piece outlines Amos the shepherd prophet as a doomster who laments Israel’s fate. It notes 722 BC conquest of Samaria, his conflict with Amaziah, and his harsh rebukes of judges trampling the poor and accepting bribes. Moffatt translation highlights crimes against justice.
Emil Davies rises from a poor boy employed in a dog biscuit factory at 13 to London County Council chairman. He studied languages in evening classes, became foreign correspondent in 1895, later director of investment trusts, and joined LCC as alderman after the Socialist gains. He also lectured at Leeds and in America and authored books on finance and local government.
Canada railways carried 19,744,022 tons of farm products in 1938. The total includes 17,532,823 tons of cereals fruits vegetables and mill products and 2,211,197 tons of animal products such as eggs butter cheese meats and related items.
The Beefeaters the Yeomen of the Guard trace their name to buffetier, a buffet attendant, and note their role in Henry VII’s guard. Their dress, dating from Henry VIII, is linked to the notion of appearing fat to resemble the king.
In 1938 a large clerical group of 18,000 employees, two thirds women, showed a combined death rate of about 4 per 1000, roughly half the expected. Deaths in men under 35 were under a quarter of expected, and between 35 and 75 about half, with accidents the lowest at about 20 percent of expected.
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont for full series information and copies.
The plan describes a 3000 mile economic barrier from the South China Sea to Mongolia designed to block Japanese goods entering free China and to prevent raw materials from reaching Japanese occupied areas. Chinese officials expect it to deter Japan as effectively as military action, though hardships will be suffered by millions in Japanese controlled regions. Chinese firms face blacklisting for dealings with the enemy and forty eight factories’ products are renamed nonnative to reflect the boycott including cigarettes cement flour and textiles.
A freshwater eel in Brazil and Guinea reaches up to six feet and can paralyze or kill with its electric shock. The creature's abilities pose a hazard to humans and small animals but mainly affect aquatic life.
Tea and cocoa growers in Ceylon say they do not want large war orders as they aim to keep normal business unaffected. The stance suggests concern over market disruption and supply chain priorities.
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