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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1944
Page
5
Pat and Lou meet aboard a boat with Ralph, who risks danger to rescue Lou from a barracuda. A long green bottle washed ashore contains a dying sailor’s love note to his sweetheart, prompting Pat to finally confess his feelings. Lou reads the letter and says yes, sealing their engagement as they head toward shore.
The French used mussels along the Cherbourg breakwater to strengthen it. Byssus fibers from the mussels coated loosely stacked stones, binding them into a strong, cement-free mass that resisted powerful seas. The note cites London Daily Sketch on the method and a separate line on dynamite efficiency.
Sgt. R. D. Hadwyn of Lindsay Ontario enlisted at 15 and now lies back in Canada as a 15 year veteran with one confirmed Messerschmitt and a probable Focke-Wulf. He has logged 18 operational trips in Europe and will train as a gunnery instructor while awaiting age eligibility for further aircrew duties.
Princess Margaret, soon to be 14, made her first solo public appearance at the Princess Margaret Rose School in Windsor England. She wore a pink cotton dress and straw hat as 25 current and former pupils presented purses for the rebuilding fund. The Queen watched and the Princess announced that about 1000 dollars had been raised saying she was glad to visit the school bearing her name.
Selected recipe details a tart apple and green plum jam method. It lists measurements for apples plums water sugar corn syrup lemon juice and rind, plus steps to boil simmer sieve and thicken, yielding about 2 pints. The note warns the mixture thickens on cooling.
A classic baked macaroni and cheese recipe with uncooked macaroni, butter, corn starch, salt and pepper, milk, and old cheese. It directs cooking the macaroni, making a cheese sauce, combining, and baking at 375 degrees F until golden. Also notes Japan recorded 22 000 earthquakes in the last decade.
Prairie experts urge cautious postwar planning for farmers. They note high farm incomes, tax receipts, low debt, and inflation control, urging three to five year replacement spending, gradual purchases, and weathering any postwar shocks. Savings should fund long range needs and soil and family security.
A Swiss observer reports Germany's home front devastated by total war. Bombed cities lie in ruins, families scattered, industry overstrained, and supplies scarce as resistance weakens. The piece portrays a Reich sinking toward collapse under Hitler's regime. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
A Canadian Press dispatch from Toronto reports stores and restaurants closing for one or two weeks as staff shortages and wartime constraints rise. Ottawa sights similar shifts with full staff holidays in one block. Major plants in Toronto adopt the plan, noting easier operations and potential postwar growth.
Advertisement for Anne Adams Pattern 4826 offering a jacket frock and sundress in misses sizes 12 to 20. Includes fabric yardage, 20 cent pattern price, and mail order by Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Union. Also a brief cotton spinning fact and Marco Polo reference.
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