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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1946
Page
2
More than a year after Europe’s war ended, Britain faces mounting food shortages. The Ministry of Information notes wartime controls kept supplies tight, directing land use, grazing, crop choices, feeding stuffs, and livestock disposal under strict oversight to protect shipping and feed the population.
The article explains Britain’s wartime policy forcing farmers to grow wheat potatoes sugar beet and other human foods and to limit feeding livestock and selling to approved buyers. After the war relaxations were reversed a year after Europe’s end with renewed restrictions intended to direct grain and fodder to human consumption and essential livestock amid a world food crisis.
The United States National Institute of Health will open a five year campaign in July to prevent and treat the common cold. Dr Roila Ayer leads a team to isolate cold viruses and develop a vaccine. Initial year funding is $50,000 with potential wide human relief if successful.
The government plans to raise 1947 wheat acreage to 34 above prewar average and restore compulsory cropping orders. Bread grain stocks and imports will barely meet flour and bread needs, prompting possible ration cuts or higher feed extraction if wheat arrivals fail. farmers and workers face fatigue and repatriation, but will sustain the wartime food program.
A brief collection of quotes on motive guiding character and behavior from Bruyere Penn Eddy Johnson Goethe. The sayings emphasize that good actions arise from sincere motive and bring praise, reward, and freedom of expression.
A study of 3,500 crashes summarized in the Weekly Underwriter finds about a quarter result from failing to slow for blind intersections. Many drivers have one or more bad habits, with the most common being not accounting for opposing traffic. Careful, moderate approach to intersections is urged.
Field Marshal Viscount Montgom ery told Farnham Grammar School scholars that he owns an umbrella not a walking stick after receiving a gold-mounted malacca cane during the visit.
A science note states that the lower fringe of the northern lights lies roughly 50 miles above the Earth's surface.
The St Marys Journal Argus reflects on an elderly farmer who owned two hundred acres and worked hard to keep it for his two sons who planned farming. The sons returned from overseas and chose Windsor jobs, prompting the sale of the home place and prompting questions about costs, taxes, and city living.
A house agent tested a haunted farm by hiring a man to stay one night. The next day the agent found a wrecked window sash on the lawn and no sign of the watchman. Four days later the man reappeared walking along a country lane three miles away, saying he had been coming back.
Philippa Duke Schuyler, age 15, will debut as guest pianist with the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in New York. The program includes Saint Saens G minor concerto and one of her original compositions. She is the daughter of a Negro journalist.
The New York event by plastics makers displays items including plastic bugles and trumpets that need no warming up a plastic string orchestra molded nylon golf clubs a plastic boat a horse with a plastic saddle plastic wallpaper and a stainproof plastic gown The exhibit also features on demand plastic toys priced around thirty dollars and crafted by the manufacturer.
An admiring group surrounds a boy who dived into a canal to rescue someone. A bystander salutes the brave act, while the drenched hero jokes that he kept four marbles from the effort. The piece ends with a quip on “zero hours” in disputes.
The page shows a large crossword with numbered horizontal and vertical clues. Entries include possible names and common nouns such as man s nick name clock and species words while the grid invites fill ins across and down with standard puzzle conventions.
A 30 day program urges readers to consult a doctor if seriously ill and consider diet changes for energy. It promotes Kellogg's Bran Flakes and similar cereals as natural laxative bulk to feel alert and keep fit the Kellogg way.
A noted Canadian eye specialist links many childhood illnesses to eye infections and explains prevention through vaccination tonsillectomy toxoid care and avoiding contagion. The guide covers congenital cataract prevention due to marital history diet venereal disease and prenatal care plus childhood eye injuries allergies and diabetes impacts on vision.
Persian carpets command immense prices in British salerooms amid shortages. The article extols Persian artistry, noting carpets as wall decorations and functional pieces, with references to Ispahan and Shah Abbas, and highlights their enduring, priceless quality.
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