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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1939
Page
2
The piece argues Canadians, including immigrants, are largely loyal to Canada and its democratic government though a small Western minority seeks to undermine it. It urges government action to curb subversive activity amid wartime tensions and notes veterans support for stronger espionage laws and press suppression measures.
A seven member Russian expedition travels to Soviet Central Asia to study Lake Sarez the youngest lake in the world its 44 mile length 1800 feet deep and 3000 feet above sea level formed by a mountain collapse into the Murgab river.
Vancouver Province notes two inventions shaping global communication aviation and wireless. It cites Mr. McTaggart Cowan predicting Vancouver to London flight in 38 hours by 1941, with experimental years ahead and a staged mail and passenger service, praising Trans-Canada air service as a model and Botwood work as essential for weather observation and transoceanic reach.
Chocolate frosting cake made with three eggs and Swans Down cake flour. Melt chocolate with sugar and buttermilk, then combine with creamed butter and beaten eggs. Alternate flour and buttermilk into batter, bake 30 minutes in a 9 by 2 inch pan, then fill and frost. Adapted from Martha Washington.
A life was saved in England after a letter arrived at Gillingham Police Station within two hours stating the writer would be dead. Inspectors traced the postmark, reached the address, found a woman gassed on the floor, and she recovered in hospital.
Citrus fruit growers in Florida are credited with creating bread containing two ounces of grapefruit juice. The bread is claimed to be vitamin rich and stays fresh longer as the bumper crop must be sold. Moscow reports average resident took 590 rides on buses and streetcars last year, about six times Londoners. Ancient etiquette notes a polite caller greeted host, family, and even the dog and cat, per Erasmus. The Toy Cart Sanskrit play dates to the late second century.
Two puppies are guided to grow into well behaved dogs through confidence training and gentle firm methods. The booklet offers dog care, diet, housebreaking, grooming and simple tricks like Shake Hands with clear steps. Winnipeg Newspaper Union offers 32 page How To Choose And Care For Your Dog for 15 cents, plus other titles.
The British Army's oldest drummer is 53 year old A. S. Thompson who joined at 17. He rose to company quarter master sergeant before returning to the ranks at 50. Regulations allow five more years as a drummer boy in the band which he plans to use. Also notes Asia Minor trade routes circa 2000 B C and early lace making machines by Heathcote and Levers.
The Montreal Star reports a British invention by John Williamson R A Winfield and T C Taylor from Northampton to fill sandbags. The machine replaces four laborers and can fill 700 bags per hour, compared with 60 bags per hour by manual work.
The St Peter's Kitchen in Covent Garden serves free meals nightly with soup fish and chips and occasional steak pudding. Fred Taylor, retired inspector, oversees the operation jotting meal counts from 190 to 580. Weekends are quieter. most guests come from distant cities pursuing the belief London streets are paved with gold.
Anne Swanepoel, a South African woman who has slept for over 25 years, was moved from Chronic Sick Home in Rietfontein to Johannesburg General Hospital. She has never learned to read or write and still behaves like a child. A gland tumor is said to stunt her mind and cause long sleeping spells.
A warder discovers a prisoner cannot sign a blank form and learns the man is jailed for forgery. The prisoner explains he cannot write, prompting the warder to question the verdict and the quality of legal representation. Chinese drama is said to have begun during Emperor Yuen-Tsung's reign in 720 AD.
The phrase asserts that five seconds marks the typical duration of a dream. It frames dream length as a compact mental experience possibly reflecting brief vivid imagery or a fleeting narrative. The claim invites further inquiry into sleep stages and dream recall.
Toronto postal staffer G W Akins says the post office will sponsor fall air mail contests for high school and technical students. Winners receive T C A flights for essays on air mail advantages and posters promoting air mail use may also win trips.
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