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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1940
Page
6
The Buffalo Courier-Express notes that German aims once tied to Kultur have shifted in Hitler's war. Kultur, Blut und Stahl is obsolete, replaced by Lebensraum Aryan and similar war cries. The piece contrasts WWI rhetoric with the frankness of new slogans.
Jamaica volunteers raise 445600 for Britain war efforts. India bans mica exports to Europe except the United Kingdom. Occupied France banks under German supervision. US imports gold in July total 519974000. Lord Beaverbrook funds fifth bombing plane from Kingston. Britain’s Bank of England lawn turned to a cabbage patch for Victory. Canada aims to raise 50000000 for war savings this year. Canada interned 9120 enemy aliens in Canada Australia. Canada plans 360 planes monthly production by year end.
Utah and Canada wildlife officials hail the beaver as the peerless conservationist. A 22 month study covered 880 active colonies along 975 miles of Wasatch National Forest, recording 1 505 dams averaging 92 feet long and about two feet high. Beavers regulate flows, reduce floods, cut erosion, trap silt, and aid muskrats mink deer ducks and upland birds.
Hon. J. L. Ralston, Minister of Nazi Defence, says all troops bound for overseas are issued respirators. Coast defence units are equipped with gas masks and Canadian production targets both domestic and Allied needs.
A writer observes that most top foods are accessible worldwide today, contrasting with the restricted diets of ancient times and highlighting broad culinary reach across regions.
A wide excerpt discusses a Columbia extension course on fishing and gear, notes Bible sales in 1939 across nations, and comments on coffee and quinine. It describes Greenland Ivigtut life including Danish population, technology, and a June 28 letter reaching Toronto July 9 by non air mail.
The St Thomas Times Journal reports Germans bar Jewish hospitals from displaying Red Cross symbols, risking misidentification during bombing as airmen cannot distinguish the facilities. The paper calls the move a nadir of immorality and warns of accusations of Allied bombing with photographs spread globally.
Beekeepers are advised to winter more of their bees than usual by L. T. Floyd Manitoba provincial apiarist and Bert Martin University of Manitoba entomologist. They cite a late breeding season in the southern states and a 10 percent import tax that will make importing package bees expensive. They also note difficulty in obtaining permission to send money out of Canada.
A Home Service feature teaches the C major chord with diagram and fingering. It advertises a 3.2 page instruction book plus additional booklets on shorthand beauty treatments magician tricks jewelry and more for 15 cents each from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
Golden text from James 5 16 urges confession to one another and intercessory prayer for healing. Lesson references II Samuel 12 1 14 Psalm 32 1 11 11 17 and devotional reading I John 1 7 22 focusing on repentance forgiveness and fellowship.
The passage recaps David's sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, Nathan's rebuke, and David's confession. It cites Psalm 51 on contrition and forgiveness and Psalm 32 on the joy of forgiveness, with Johann Trapp and Henry van Dyke interpreting repentance and mercy.
The Health League of Canada outlines cabbage parts and cooking effects on vitamins, notes outside leaves are more valuable than the core, salad retains nutrients better than boiling cabbage, and warns against using soda to preserve color. It endorses free leaflets on nutrition and recommends the CMA booklet Food and War for housewives.
The Financial Post advises travelers new to air travel how to choose seats. For a view sit at the back or front of big transport planes. To sleep or read choose a middle seat for steadiness, as wings do not obstruct views there.
The Church of England in Canada missionary society announced that All Saints hospital in Aklavik will receive a sun-ray lamp from the St. Thomas' church Toronto women's auxiliary to aid patients during the long Arctic night.
News spread that a C.A.8 S.F. unit in the Ottawa area needed a piano for recreation. Five citizens promptly offered their pianos for the troops for the duration.
Mrs. Vivian Meara a railroad clerk travels 184 miles daily six days a week between her Sacramento home and San Francisco job. After 100000 miles of commuting she still enjoys the routine and the experience of the trip.
New York says Ann Sothern, star of MGM's Gold Rush Maisie, is learning penmanship to please fans. She notes her handwriting is hard to read and has joined a correspondence course to make autographs legible between film scenes.
Anne Adams Pattern 4462 offers a slim look with a double breasted button front and bias cut panels. Available in sizes 34 to 48, size 36 requires 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Winnipeg for ordering.
An editorial note invites readers to obtain a free set of articles on the cause and control of cancer by writing to The Health League of Canada in Toronto. Readers should request Dr. McCullough's articles and print name and address clearly.
A man newly arrived in London spoke with a London Daily Sketch reporter about the rush of last minute impulses. He said only people who flee for their lives can grasp the extraordinary impulses at the final moment. A French resident described his urge to keep his home spotless as German forces approached.
Black's Harbor New Brunswick a Bay of Fundy fishing town of 1200 people has sent $51,000 as an interest free loan to the Federal Government in response to Ottawa’s appeal for non interest war loans to finance the war.
Dr. Alexander Von Herzen advised unconventional remedies at the Los Angeles annual chiropractors convention. He suggested soaking a six inch bath in cold water to ease toothache and wearing cold cotton socks covered by dry wool for insomnia, presented as practical tips.
Robert J Brimson, blind for 15 years, tends one of the citys closest gardens in Butte Montana. Using a notched board to plant and ropes along garden paths to guide his way he produces striking results that rival neighbors envy.
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