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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1939
Page
2
The piece argues drought is over and farmers should adopt a long range, elastic agricultural plan. It urges producing staples and self sufficiency, with meats dairy vegetables and fruits on each farm, supported by water, trees, and labor, to stabilize the prairie economy for years ahead.
Mrs W Dougherty filed for divorce in Flint Michigan describing her husband as sullen mean irritable morbid disagreeable nasty gruesome cool bitter jealous heckling picayunish loathsome insulting brazen miserly gluttonous temperamental selfish contemptuous inattentive uncivil and inconsiderate in a blunt arraignment that leaves little to the imagination.
The Edinburgh Dispatch lists humorous misstatements from a Lanarkshire teacher’s collection. Highlights include a joke on the royal mint for roast lamb and a playful definition of gravity attributed to Isaac Newton, with autumn apples as a seasonal cue.
A fragment notes that ancient Romans played jacks ball and rope jumping. The brief reference places these simple games in daily life among historical youths and suggests athletic play as part of Roman recreation.
Five years ago publicity figures put air-sick passengers at about 3 to 4 percent. Now flights at 4 000 to 10 000 feet cut air-sick passengers to about 3 per 1 000, while seasickness remains more common.
Prince Paul of Greece, brother and heir to the king, is a qualified pilot and leader of the Greek youth movement. When flying is impossible due to weather he sails on rough seas in several small British-built boats, in which he has won trophies. He is keen on physical fitness.
In Ottawa the radio committee heard details of a new agreement between the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Canadian Press. CBC would pay only out-of-pocket costs, about $2000 a year, for an extended news service, prompting discussion of broader news interchange and sources.
The State Agricultural Department says the average American eats about ten pounds of onions yearly. Consumers are advised to avoid sprouted or rot prone onions, unless dry and hard with a removable brown stain. Ugly onions can still be edible, and onions provide minerals and vitamins B and C when eaten raw in sandwiches and salads.
A British weekly News Review published a photo it claimed showed Canada's Prime Minister Mackenzie King alongside a possible double living in London. A later letter revealed the image depicted Sir John Ernest Hotson, a former acting governor of Bombay, taken at a London garden party during King George VI’s coronation in May 1937. The episode amused Hotson and others but could annoy Mackenzie King.
Divers charges that communism and fascism are taught in Toronto prompted the Toronto civic legislation committee to vote unanimously for the Ontario government to order a sweeping Public Inquiries Act investigation into communist and fascist activities in the province.
Alderman H D Wilson civic airport chairman says Vancouver will be a key base on the Orient route when stratosphere airships operate. The Vancouver leg would cut about 2000 miles off the current clipper route from San Francisco. In England a 1768 grapevine at Hampton Court still bears fruit. Waste paper weighing a ton is cleared from County Hall daily in London.
Worcester Massachusetts became the nation’s first city to acquire land for a municipal park in 1854, purchasing 27 acres to create Elm Park and provide public green space.
In the British House of Parliament a member urged basing Empire policy on the Sermon on the Mount. A colleague warned that God help England. another replied And He will. The remark is paired with a trivia note: the average human has nine square feet of skin.
National plan to survey ex servicemen and women across provinces begins with local committees to register returning veterans. Enrollment is voluntary and non binding, but will gather numbers locations and qualifications for possible national emergency service in Canada. The Dominion committee notes many veterans are not in ex service groups and asks them to register at nearby associations. Authorities accepted the offer from national veterans organizations.
The Stratford Beacon-Herald notes ground hockey in England dates back centuries with 1527 references to horlinge. It traces links to bandy shinny and hurling while noting ice hockey’s origin on frozen rivers. The piece also mentions Chile and Japan quake activity, Belgian diamond workers, and ancient hand joining as peace ritual.
PF W Walsh Nova Scotia marketing director told delegates from five eastern provinces at a Dominion agricultural conference that farming faces major national concerns. He urged definite planning to rehabilitate the industry and noted depressed producer buying power as a key issue. The gathering aims to improve marketing and provincial coordination, with a continuing committee to carry recommendations into action.
General Jan Smuts, minister of justice, spoke in Cape Town asserting the Royal Navy is the best and surest shield for the independence of the people and the rights of the country.
The article identifies Antwerp Brussels and Saxony as key world centers for the lace making industry highlighting their prominence in the craft.
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