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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1941
Page
2
Ontario advances to complete the 153 mile Geraldton Hearst stretch, linking eastern and western Canada. The project, boosted by wartime policy, could speed military logistics and later tourism, uniting the country and expanding mineral and trade opportunities across Canada.
An Italian tenor Marconi, nearing the end of his high notes, improvised by shouting Viva Garibaldi to replace a failed high note. The crowd roared and his concert became a huge success as Garibaldi's birthplace town echoed with cheer.
The painted lady butterfly owes its wide distribution to the thistle plant whose seeds travel vast distances. Thistle gains a four foot hold worldwide, aiding the butterfly’s spread. The piece notes milk production costs and mentions Marie Antoinette sponsoring a ship headdress for a French naval victory.
The article explains long range naval actions limit visibility for crews. It describes battleships divided into watertight compartments and the lack of direct internal communication during wartime. Men reach stations like boiler rooms and magazines and must stay sealed until commanded otherwise.
The Sydney Post Record reports on the Czech portion of the German plan in Europe, noting closures of Czech schools, confiscation of buildings, and German domination of universities. A city library was briefly closed and 10 000 of 15 000 books seized by censors. Sokol societies were dissolved, signaling the ushering in of a dark era. The Missouri River is referred to as The Big Muddy.
Dr. Charles Camsell Ottawa deputy minister of mines and commissioner of the North West Territories says the Dominion geological survey will boost discoveries and output of essential war minerals this summer. He notes shortages of tungsten manganese chromite vanadium and aluminum and that tungsten finds are being developed in the North with some expected success while aluminum is processed only in Canada and Canada’s position remains fairly good.
A historic cookie recipe lists 2 cups shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup corn syrup 2 eggs 114 cups cooked strained pumpkin 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup pastry flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped dates 1 cup chopped nuts. Clear directions mix dry and wet separately then combine, fold in dates and nuts, drop spoonfuls on oiled sheet and bake at 400 F for about 15 minutes.
A visitor at the University College botanical exhibits in Auckland touched the onga onga urtica ferox and was severely pained as hairs release an organic acid. T. L. Lawrence notes the plant as the most painful sting in New Zealand.
The article notes James Buchanan as the only American president who died unmarried. It also mentions the chirgolo, a South American sparrow, with 22 described subspecies.
Fourteen airmen ferrying B 24 bombers to Britain describe their work as a job not glamour. American and foreign crews, average age 30, earn 500 dollars per trip with two trips a month. They say they rarely see enemy craft or subs and avoid drinking. The Texan reports that magazine depictions are pure fiction.
Arthur Bryant in the Illustrated London News argues that the English persist with unwavering resolve once they set a goal. He praises this national single mindedness as formidable, noting they endure dire trials and only relent when success is achieved, leaving opponents to gamble on its improbability.
Canadian Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson told a Chicago University of Chicago round table that Iceland could be invaded by parachute troops. He noted Iceland’s proximity to Norway and that landing fields exist, with Iceland's population described as pro German but anti Nazi.
The centre span of the new bridge at Sando Sweden will be the world’s longest cement arch. It will rest on 300 pilings driven 150 feet into the riverbed and open to traffic in 1942 at an estimated cost of 950000 dollars.
The Airgraph service began in the Middle East with plans for worldwide use. By mid June over 250000 letters had been transmitted in about nine days on miniature photographed forms and mailed via ordinary post. The cost compares favorably to standard postage, 3d versus 214d across London.
Britain to manufacture two oil burning 2 8 0 locomotives for Peru's Central Railway high in the Andes. The line climbs 74 miles with 41 bridges 61 tunnels and 13 reversing stations reaching 15806 feet. Each engine weighs 174 tons and pulls 350 to 400 tons. Peru has ordered 14 engines in five years plus four articulated goods units.
University of Nebraska anthropologist Prof John Champ reports that skeletons of a prehistoric Nebraska tribe reveal widespread dental cavities, contradicting the belief that prehistoric man had superior teeth.
In line with Queen Elizabeth’s wishes a correspondence school is set up by the Royal School of Needlework teaching beginners mending patching dressmaking and remodeling to stretch clothing. Men may enroll and learn these skills while winter see mosquitos hibernate and males die Mercury poisoning is cited as an old industrial hazard.
The Mount Edith Cavell summit in Jasper National Park stands over 11 000 feet, isolated and visible twenty miles away. Its white snow mantle and glacier give the impression of a celestial angel watching the valley, with ever changing moods in different light and weather. Dominion Parks Branch.
Jean Knox, 33, becomes the army’s first female major general at the War Office, leading 50 000 ATS members. She unveils a four panelled skirt and tailored jacket to replace khaki attire aiming to attract 200 000 recruits by Christmas. The mother and wife of RAF staff, she seeks equalized dress standards with Waals and WRENs.
In peace times, British advertisers spend 750 million dollars annually to publicize products. A hybrid moth orchid displayed at the New York orchid show was valued at 10 thousand dollars.
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