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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1942
Page
2
The piece argues for preserving free speech during war while condemning malicious rumors and political infighting. It cites Churchill Roosevelt and Major-General Worthington, urging national unity, constructive criticism, and faith in liberty to defeat the enemy.
A London canteen staff member enrolls in a Government engineering training centre. She rises at 4.30 a.m. to cycle to a train to the engineering shop, works at a lathe all day, then returns to her canteen duties. Her husband and sons serve in the Services and she does not want to feel left out of the war.
A maid reports her employer has not returned home for the night. The mistress learns from the police that the master did not come in quietly and is likely missing, prompting concern about his whereabouts.
The piece argues NCOs arise from leadership potential found in everyday locals, with promotion driven by initiative rather than formal courses. It emphasizes selection by officers, training at various centers, and the cross placement of privates, NCOs, and officers in shared instruction to form a capable, self reliant army.
A tarpon is identified as a marine fish and noted fighter. The entry highlights its reputation and strength in the oceanic arena.
Eskimos and trappers long used pemmican now inspire a beef extract concentrated food added to lifeboats in Britain's merchant navy. Each man receives 14 ounces for a fortnight and a third of an ounce with ship biscuits makes a meal. The product aids explorers and wartime expeditions and is widely used by allies.
Canada approves a white flour enriched with Vitamin B and iron to relieve widespread B vitamin deficiency. Experts say flavor remains similar while color becomes creamy, and the product could lift morale and energy without raising costs.
A report recounts Thomas A. Edison facing three costly failures with calm optimism. An associate, overwhelmed by the losses, asks why Edison does not worry. Edison replies that the associate already worries enough for both of them. The note adds a separate line about night-airplane photography using a powerful flashlight producing millions of lumens.
Chemicals Controller J. D. Lorimer of the Munitions and Supply Department said hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial alcohol may be saved if Canadian motorists drain and store their antifreeze for use again next winter.
Archaeologists report discovery of stone fortifications once used by far northern inhabitants on Kodiak Island Alaska. Evidence suggests centuries of habitation and defensive construction near coastal areas. Further analysis will confirm dating and cultural connections.
An ad copy promotes Vicks VA-TRO-NOL for nighttime nasal clogs and mucus relief. It also reports Saskatchewan Red Cross Society plans to publicly raise 9 million dollars for wartime food parcels for 32,000 prisoners of war, with a May 11 to May 31 campaign window and specific tax receipt guidance.
British aviation circles report ongoing concerted efforts to defeat icing effects. Ice forms in carburetors, airscrews, wings and tailplanes. solutions include preheated air, blade spray liquids, pulsating rubber edge casings, and hot exhaust gas heating of the wing leading edge. Brandon Sun.
The gourde, Haiti’s monetary unit, traces its name to the common gourd. Christophe, a Haitian ruler, seized gourds for ransom of coffee, then sold coffee in Europe to build a treasury used for state needs.
Acoma Indians in Albuquerque New Mexico invested $4000 in defence bonds and asked the government to use the funds for war effort while stating they do not wish the money used to buy liquor for soldiers.
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