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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
7
The article explains mass miniature radiography using compact X-ray imaging to screen lungs quickly and cheaply. A high angle lens camera photographs chest images on small film strips, enabling rapid screening of populations in schools factories and battle services. Two units are to be sent to Russia by Britain’s Ministry of Health.
Linda and Greg Kennedy face eviction after their landlord J G Horton offers to sell the Redner Homestead for two thousand dollars and a job. Greg refuses, rent arrears mount, and the pair confront a hostile eviction as Horton schemes to reclaim the land. Linda discovers a digging crew on the field linked to Horton's son.
A wartime scene shows hand grenades priming before a Canadian operation near Caen as a trio encounters potential buyers for property. The dialogue reveals a tense moment with a $50,000 offer and a shift in plans driven by a promise Greg made to Linda.
A 13 foot 445 inch crocodile carcass was dragged ashore on the River Volta near Asuchuare in the Gold Coast. Fifteen men pulled the body, two men lifted the head, and 85 pebbles found in its stomach were said to indicate its age. Local citizens advise buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
A Toronto man cites a Renfrew Mercury piece recalling a resident's return after five years away. He notes five locals failed to recall his absence and three others assumed he was dead. The piece also mentions Afghanistan sales receipts for cash purchases.
Nine Distinguished Flying Cross awards listed by Air Force headquarters. Names include Flight Lieut P Buttar of Rosetown Saskatchewan son of Robert Buttar. Flight Lieut J R Dow of Winnipeg son of James A. Dow. Flight Lieut F T Judah of Edmonton. Flight Lieut H A Hewitt of Lackert Saskatchewan. Flight Lieut J O Richard of Alder Point Cape Breton Nova Scotia with wife Mrs A Richard. Flight Lieut R N Douglass of Edmonton. Flight Lieut J K Hamilton of Edmonton with wife Mrs Muriel Hamilton. Flight Lieut C M Carter of Lewisville Westmorland County New Brunswick. Flight Lieut D G Hall of St Thomas Ontario with wife Mrs Evelyn Hall.
Mr Anthony Eden told the British House of Commons that 77 percent of prisoners captured since the Normandy landings admitted reading Allied pamphlets and listening to Allied radio messages. He added that 40 percent carried Allied leaflets in their pockets when captured, with many treating them as a passport for surrender.
Walter Martin of Regina and Toronto, a Canadian Davis Cup player 1930 35 and doubles champion 1937 38 now attached to the RCAF, married Helen Louise widow of A J Pryor of London He has faced European players in Bournemouth Newport and Torquay and is the son of Regina chief justice W M Martin The article also notes a javelina as a wild pig or peccary.
Horace E. Moore publisher of the Whitehorse Star spoke in Winnipeg at the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association convention. He projected Whitehorse population at 3 500 after the war with about 30 000 residents now of whom many are American army personnel. He noted 800 acres reserved for an experimental farm near the White River Klaine district and said more Canadians would be employed as projects progress. He also anticipated bringing fresh vegetables by highway from the Peace River area as the canal project continues.
London Daily Sketch reports that postwar Germany plans secret financing for exiled Nazi groups through deposits in neutral countries. Some funds are goods warehoused abroad and to be sold via neutral intermediaries, ensuring self funding for years regardless of European currency outcomes.
Capt K J G Bartlett of Bristol Airplane Co told a Winnipeg interview aviation will advance but warned against overpromising. He announced a 130 ton luxury craft aimed at overnight London to Montreal and London to New York flights, with costs undecided versus luxury liners.
Tomato dish featuring four tomatoes baked with salt pepper and cheese. Top each half with cornflake crumb mix and paprika then melt cheddar in a two stage bake. Serve on toast for a simple luncheon item.
Britain eases wartime rules by allowing place name signs on shops and vehicles read from low-flying aircraft. Large signs on prominent buildings remain banned while signs in visible positions must use letters no higher than six inches. Exhibition of place names on vehicles is exempt from restrictions.
An Exchange Telegraph Agency dispatch notes a Khartoum official announcement reducing bride prices to £6 for a first wife and £3 for a second. The celebration drew thousands of locals, separate from North Africa battles and UN victories.
Pattern 4561 offers a simple to make dirndl with yoke and belt in girl sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14. Requires 2% yards of 35 inch material for size 10. Send 20 cents in coins to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg to order. mail may be slow.
A new mechanical pitchfork replaces ten workers and three machines, enabling pea growers to move crops into canneries more efficiently. The device automates the handling process, reducing labor costs and speeding harvest throughput.
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