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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1941
Page
2
The pieces describe home front salvage work from attic to scrap yard turning old garments metal and waste into materials for war production. Mrs Percy Gilbert of Moncton champions salvage inspiring nationwide efforts and creating new postwar retail reuse industries.
Aluminum rivets used in airplane construction stay soft and drive well when kept cold with dry ice. Once installed and warm, they harden. The passage notes Germany defeating Russia would still face the vast, one seventh of Earth's land area to occupy.
An expert can identify fur by inspecting the scales on a single hair under a microscope. The pattern, scale structure, and cuticle arrangement reveal species and fur type. This method provides rapid, non destructive material identification for industry and research.
A shy man asks at the U S consulate in Lisbon for entry to America. The Attache, overwhelmed by pleas, bluntly says not possible now and to return in ten years. The refugee asks softly if it matters morning or afternoon.
A Moscow radio broadcast quoted an official in the Soviet shipbuilding industry saying Russian women and girls are building and repairing ships after learning in weeks what many thought only men could do. Also noted: Canada’s gold dollar contains 23.22 grains of gold and Ontario produced 629,801 ounces of silver in 1939.
A London Evening Standard feature recounts Hitler and Hess’s long friendship with fellow officers Boehm Karl Ernst and Goebbels Goering and Hess are named as key figures in the collapse of loyal aides The piece argues the Fuehrer stands alone amid triumphs and public adulation as friendship has been murdered by his ascent in the Nazi regime.
A Norwegian military mission in Halifax predicts thousands of Norwegians and U S youths of Norse descent will join Britain’s fight by marching into Canada. They aim to establish army training centres in central Canada and view the United States as a major training reservoir. Dozens of trained Norwegian officers, including many escaped air force personnel, are expected to participate.
H V O Brien argues language purity rests on intent. He recalls a clergyman who muttered pumphandles after a golf miss. The remark seems harmless but, in context, becomes a strong disapproval in Heaven where scores are kept.
Tea rooms in Vichy have been ordered to remove displays of sandwiches and tidbits as such displays reportedly tempt hunger. Police officials say the meals in windows stimulate appetite and may cause disorder.
A hippopotamus has the surprising ability to open its mouth wide enough for a four-foot yawn. The observation highlights the animal's impressive dental and jaw span.
The Bismarck’s supposed unsinkability is shown to rely on vast watertight compartments and heavy armor. Naval experts note 135 compartments versus earlier ships with about 25. The battleship endured air and naval bombardment but was disabled by an aerial torpedo causing steering failure. Only Tirpitz remains a potential future threat. St Thomas Times-Journal.
A compact recipe card yields sour cream muffins with molasses and bran. The batter blends flour soda and salt with sour cream molasses water and egg then folds in all bran. Fill greased muffin pans two thirds full bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes yields about 18 muffins.
A vintage recipe outlines two mixtures: a molasses milk base with all-bran soaked 15 minutes and a flour spice mix. Bake greased muffins two-thirds full at 400F for about 20 minutes yielding 15 muffins with cinnamon sugared apple slices on top.
Our Dumb Animals offers quick tips for cat owners. Keep fresh water available at all times and do not rely on milk. Avoid exposing cats to antiseptics soaps medicines toxic to felines. Tar gasoline turpentine and powders with these substances can be fatal.
A man asks how far to the next village and a roadmender replies that it seems farther than it is. A German teacher notes coffee shortages in England and a pupil asks what coffee is. The text also mentions Santa Claus as Father Frost in Russia.
The annual Tears of St. Lawrence shower peaks in mid August with about 30 meteors per hour. They are tear shaped dust grains traveling about 40 miles per second and burning at 50 miles high. The stream orbits the sun in 108 years and spans 3 to 15 million miles wide, likely remnants of a long disintegrated comet.
Intercept pigeon expert George C. Goodwin of the American Museum of Natural History says the U S army could use a deadly hawk to disrupt carrier pigeon communications and wonders if Germany already uses falcons. He notes pre radio era pigeons were intercepted by falcons and cites a 1938 German falconry magazine. Moonlight gangs will salvage girders from bombed London buildings as part of scrap metal drive plans by the ministry of supply with labor transport and machinery recruited to salvage all usable metal before fall.
Britain seeks larger Canadian egg supplies for 1941 42 with a target of two additional eggs per month per hen. Dietitians warn white bread and butter impact waistlines more than four pounds of potatoes.
John J. O’Neill accuses the U S government of censoring laboratories studying a uranium 235 based device capable of blasting 25 miles wide and over a mile deep. The New York Herald Tribune editor speaks of a totalitarian turn while stressing politicians’ control of scientists and war aims.
The Queen wrote her own speech to American women praising compassion and the Good Samaritan parable. The New York Sun notes her tactful gracious address fits a woman's business, requiring no cabinet carry forward.
A dialogue snippet shows a husband and wife bantering about leaving the wife alone in the evenings. The husband jokes about needing an excuse to go out and a reason for her not joining him. The exchange hints at marital tension and social constraints of the time.
The statement condemns hypocritical practice where a person prays for neighbors on one day but cheats them on the remaining six days, urging consistency between faith and conduct.
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