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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1943
Page
2
British scientists are advancing wartime defense and weapons in secrecy. Radio location aids air defence and battles over Britain while mine detectors and a new block buster bomb show progress, alongside stronger anti-aircraft shells.
The report highlights progress in British medical research with sulphapyridine saving thousands of lives in 1939 to 1941 for spotted fever and pneumonia. It notes penicillin development by Professor Alexander Fleming and advances in food dehydration boosting nutrition and food imports from Canada and the United States.
Guadalupe Seto a Mexican visitor with limited English entered a Richmond California school housing Red Cross and wartime agencies. A nurse collected his information and had him donate blood while he asked in broken English about gasoline. An unrelated note states asbestos is the only mineral suitable for fireproof garments and flame resistant tools.
Col Deneys Reitz newly named South African High Commissioner in London notes 40 percent of Trinian troops are of Dutch descent and serve as volunteers. He recalls fighting with Smuts in the Boer War, exile in Madagascar, and later roles in Germany and Parliament, praising Britain's governance.
For a thorough tire examination the tire should be removed from the rim and every bit of outside and inside surface inspected.
Royal Canadian Air Force Headquarters announced the commissioning of airmen across Canada. The list includes Gunners Set RT Zdan Samereet Manitoba Lt Davies Selkirk Manitoba G Tiemann Mooeemin Saskatchewan WS Edwards Melfort Saskatchewan and many others from Ontario Alberta and Saskatchewan with ranks LAC and LAG among names such as Glaser Meadow Lake Perry Bemiley and McIntyre Newiiine. The roll highlights widespread training results across numerous bases including Moose Jaw Nipawin and Aylesbury with several locations noted.
Pierre Fages, a rich olive grove owner, reports Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commandeered his Sfax mansion for three weeks, with an Italian general living in a backyard tent. Fages recalls Rommel as a gentleman while calling the staff pigs, noting stolen money and best silver vanished after the Nazis departed. He says he does not blame Rommel personally.
Red Shield War Service Officers in England served 12,490,383 cups of tea coffee and cocoa to servicemen from 1940 through 1942. They also provided 9,079,198 hot meals with tea or coffee.
A radio salesman boasts a flawless pitch but is halted when the customer reveals no electricity at home. She asks the unit be converted to gas, spoiling what could have been a $300 sale and a flawless performance.
A Winnipeg newspaper notice promotes health and beauty through exercise. It touts firm muscle tone to improve appearance and organ function and offers a 32 page booklet titled Best Exercises for Health and Beauty for 10 cents, requesting name address and booklet title.
Mrs Walter McIlwraith of Guelph Ontario sent a general donation to a major cigarette fund that provided free smokes for soldiers overseas. The package reached Gunner Walter McIlwraith, her husband, who received the cigars though the gift had no named recipient.
The article outlines two solutions to tea and coffee shortages. It recommends maximizing the tea ration by proper brewing and using coffee substitutes, then explores milk based cereal drinks and tomato soup blends as economical beverages. A vitamin chart from the Western Division Health League of Canada is offered via post card.
A wartime style promotional note extols Kellogg's All-Bran muffins as a tasty nourishing breakfast that helps prevent constipation by supplying bulk and key nutrients. It urges regular consumption with ample water and notes the product is sold in two package sizes by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
The life jacket light used by the Merchant Navy has been simplified and made more efficient. It attaches to the shoulder via a spring clip, with a battery in a jacket pocket and a two finger operation. The light is visible over long distances at sea and has saved many lives.
A five year old pigeon named Bonzey that flew 160000 miles for the RAF was granted two weeks leave due to shock after a fire in the tomber where she served. Separately Manitoba’s forest area is officially estimated at 137000 square miles.
The Nazis implement a new method to secure labor by arresting workers on the pretext of illegal activities and deporting them to Germany. The Lyvenska Dagbladet reports authorities ordered mass arrests with over 1,000 workers recruited in Nuway alone.
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