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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1940
Page
9
In a tense London scene Mr. Harlow presses Miss Rivers for a motive and a marriage, revealing cryptic motives and a web of suspects. Carlton and Brown lurk outside as Harlow toys with dreams of a wife while plotting power and control.
A light article mixes fashion tips for keeping a linen suit clean in hot weather with satirical asides about a rubber stock deal. It recalls a fictional exchange where Mr. Harlow jokes about inheritances and a dinner party, then pivots to a tense social scene involving a woman and a man debating action and honesty.
Winston Churchill, famed for his hat collection and cigar habit, now sports a hard hat that blends topper and derby style, reminiscent of headgear he wore around twenty-five years ago.
Canadian soldiers discovering a grotto cemetery plot found a weed covered stone with a moving epitaph for dogs buried years ago. They cleared weeds and planted flowers, honoring the dogs and their bond with their master during camp setup in England.
The royal couple plans to stay in London during air raids. Their defense measures include a daily inspected air raid shelter with fresh water stored for hot drinks, biscuits and sweets replenished weekly, and weekly warming to prevent dampness. A shelter set includes chairs a table a desk with a telephone. The Queen keeps knitting and a portable radio. both monarchs have warm clothes and gas masks by their beds each night.
A southeast coast butcher raised funds for the Red Cross by selling butchered chick parts lost in air battles. He auctioned one portion for £10 and raffled another for £5, amid broader drives to scrap railings and bandstands from London parks for the war effort. Private owners are urged to donate old fencing. Pasteurization of milk slightly reduces vitamin C.
The Master of the Royal Mint also serves as Chancellor of the Exchequer without a salary. Civil Estimates reveal government spending figures: hospitality £27,804 last year, £16,665 this year. Commons £653,909 to run next year. Lords £183,527. MPs incur costs of £372,000. Lords budget for 17 housemaids at 22s 6d to 28s per week.
A Home Service feature promotes cutting calories to lose weight not portions. It cites a 1200 daily target and a 435 calorie Brown Betty as average, offering a 32 page booklet with menus and a calory chart. It also lists other 15 cent booklets including shorthand and beauty tips.
Prime Minister King cited an air ministry cable stating the Vimy Memorial shows no damage in aerial photos. British veterans returning from Dunkirk claimed the monument was shattered by German bombs and that nearby cemeteries were wrecked, but German authorities denied the reports.
English farming districts receive hand fire fighting equipment for use if grain crops are set afire by German bombing raids. The impulse aims to protect crops and reduce fire damage in air raids during wartime.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture warns against using oil cans for canning foods. Oil cans, made of Terne plate containing lead, risk lead poisoning. Use dedicated food cans, lead free, available from hardware stores and mail order houses for fruits vegetables meats or fish.
A collection of quotes praising labor as nation building and personal fulfillment. William Ellery Channing Phillips Brooks Charles M Schwab Mary Baker Eddy Sir Joshua Reynolds and Dwight underscore that work brings wealth, joy, and power, while love and will depend on effort.
Five women members of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York defeated an equal number of men in a name-the-flower contest at the Gardens on Parade exhibit during the World's Fair. They identified 25 blooming flowers, earning 283 points to 169 for the men. An elastic glass for garters and belts is described. Tokyo residents now have running water four hours daily.
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