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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1939
Page
3
Albert Forster led a large Danzig rally declaring the free city would defend its rights with “blood” and return to the Reich. He urged Britain France and the United States to recognize Danzig as German and warned against sending troops to defend Poland.
Five thousand men plus full time farm workers will be hired to harvest western Canada 1939 crops in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Winnipeg Free Press survey finds ample labor in urban centers and transients, with wages from 1.50 to 2.50 a day and up to 5.00 in Alberta for experienced combine operators.
A department of labor review shows 15,878 youths took Dominion provincial training courses in the year ended March 31 and 4,747 were employed. Other programs enrolled 55,934 youths, including 31,676 in agricultural rural training and 24,258 in physical training. British Columbia led in participants with 21,893, followed by Quebec 17,352 and Alberta 10,714.
The article notes rapid U S immigration pace clashing with nationwide quotas under the Immigration Act. It cites Hungary Poland Germany Czechoslovakia and Romania as heavily backlogged, with German and Polish applicants facing long waits and high rejection rates. It details 298000 German quota visa applicants and 114000 Polish applicants against small quotas. A Hungarian line shows 30000 applicants for an annual 869 quota with severe rejections. Toronto report: 58 Scottish farm women touring eastern Canada complain of long drives and heavy hospitality. They worry about Canadian pace and culture and joke about needing rest after travel.
Imperial Airways announces a substantial reduction in passenger accommodations on empire routes due to shortages from the government's rearmament program. The measure, taken with great reluctance, stems from a depleted trained pilot pool as many have been recruited by the Royal Air Force.
Reverend H R Rockeby Thomas and his wife, Anglican missionaries at Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island, report tuberculosis and other illnesses are driving a downward trend among Eskimos in Canada's western Arctic. After five years aiding 750 Eskimos across the Arctic coast, they return home on furlough and plan travel to the Pacific coast and then Wales to visit the missionary’s family.
Ontario deputy minister of agriculture W. R. Reek says grasshoppers are unusually prevalent this year. Kitchener district farmer Albert Chapman reports never having seen so many grasshoppers on his property in 30 years of farming.
The R M S Nascopie left Churchill on August 8 for the second leg of its annual voyage to Hudson's Bay Company posts and Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachments. The ship will reach forts along the Arctic Ocean up to Fort Ross, about 1,000 miles north of Churchill, the continent's northernmost point.
A time bomb on a new patrol launch cruising off Haifa killed a British police sergeant and wounded two constables. The boat sank with three others escaping while it watched a Greek ship near territorial waters in an attempt to land Jewish refugees. A separate land mine near Ekron killed three Jews and wounded two others.
Ottawa reports a general agreement that artificial boundaries should not restrict international air travel. Canadian and U S officials endorse give and take, with latitude for carriers near the border and alternating U S Canadian service on lines between their cities. Canada seeks parity in operating freedoms.
British architect H. McClure refused Japanese demands to search his belongings at the Tientsin barrier. A Belgian man D Connings was beaten by Japanese soldiers mistaken for British. Anti-British actions rise as barriers tighten amid Tokyo talks.
London announces Imperial Airways will curtail Empire route passenger service due to shortages of aircraft and pilots. The New York office sought help from the Canadian Flying Clubs Association as Royal Air Force recruitment drains pilot reserves. Several Canadian pilots have earned strong reputations piloting Imperial Airways liners.
Sydney reports a new search may be launched for traces of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, lost off Burma in 1935, by the English-made Royal Australian Air Force flying fortresses en route to Australia. The Australian minister for civil aviation urged the defence minister to consider the idea.
The governor general and Lady Tweedsmuir with their party left Hudson Bay port Churchill for Prince Albert after a three day stay. They inspected historic sites and grain handling facilities and welcomed John Buchan aboard Nascopie returning from the Arctic. The visit was described as a family reunion with a near perfect day and many photo opportunities including Eskimos dogs and white whales on the Churchill River.
Britain tightens scrutiny of overseas magazines with Time refused by Wholesale News Agents Federation. Members fear liberal criticism of institutions royalty and foreign figures may prompt libel worries. First time political factors affect policy as they monitor foreign presses in England.
A lightning strike killed 17 year old Ben Oliver, a telegraph boy, near Montreal. Perfect imprints of ferns and leaves remained on his chest arms and legs as Dr. Rosario Fontaine, a medico legal expert, stated he had rarely seen such marks.
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia rejects Axis requests to use railways and control economic and military centers in wartime. Premier Cvetkovich plans to brief Italy with backing from Britain and France while Regent Paul seeks British-French support to resist German Italian pressure and protect Romania Greece and Turkey from domination.
A Winnipeg Free Press survey estimates Western Canada wheat could reach 380 to 390 million bushels, the largest since 1932, though results depend on late crops in Alberta and Saskatchewan avoiding frost. Heat and drought have reduced estimates by about 34 percent from three weeks ago, with Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan showing varied yields and damage from heat, hail, grasshoppers, and rust.
Polish ambassador Jerzy Potocki told Sumner Welles that a miracle would be required to resolve the Danzig issue triggering European tension. He warned war could not be avoided if the crisis extends beyond Oct 1 and said Hitler must act before next spring when opposition to him will be stronger. Potocki suggested Britain and France would join Poland if Danzig were decreed German by the Danzig Senate.
Italy bans Time magazine citing an July 24 article on Countess Edda Ciano wife of Foreign Minister Count Ciano and daughter of Premier Mussolini. The ban halts distribution until further notice and involves official government action.
The population of India is expected to exceed 400 million by March 1941 when the seventh all-India census is held. An increase of about 47 million in the last decade may be revealed.
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