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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1943
Page
6
An article on the Flin Flon operation explains ore composition with chalcopyrite and sphalerite, the selective flotation process, and how the mine increased output to 6,000 tons daily for wartime needs. It details refining flows for copper and zinc, worker benefits, and an annuity retirement plan for employees.
Anne Adams Pattern Dept. offers Pattern 4567 junior miss sizes 11 to 18. Requires a few yards of rayon fabric. includes initial transfer sheet. Send 20c to Winnipeg pattern office with size name address and style number. mail delays noted.
Churchill orders street lighting upgrades as blackout weariness ends. Britain reports 10,000 Norwegian escapees, 75 percent of their air force among them. Buckingham Palace heated late. Moscow opens new four mile subway. UK prosecutions rise for absence and lateness. wartime destruction hits churches. Germany trains day and night fighters. Britain reclaims worn garments. plans to boost equipment for Japan emerge.
The lesson defines covetousness as a sin rooted in thoughts and desires not acts. It cites Exodus 20 17 and Luke 12 13 34, noting covetousness stems from envy and grasping for more, not contentment. Jesus warns against greed noting life does not depend on possessions.
The article notes that Queen Elizabeth failed to buy an item because she forgot her ration book, illustrating that even royalty faced wartime shortages. It suggests this signifies a democratic spirit rare outside Britain.
A Chinese steward, Poon Lim, was decorated with the British Empire Medal at Buckingham Palace for surviving 133 days on a raft after his ship was torpedoed. The 2 year old ship’s second steward spoke briefly to the King, who leaned in to hear his monosyllabic account. Lim appeared well and regained composure.
Over the past decade whooping cough killed 6333 Canadians mostly children and sickened about 175000. Health authorities urge immunization, noting the rise in incidence and virulence and calling for parents to use free sera and local clinics to protect children.
Bob Rollins an 18 year old from Miniota Manitoba surprised recruiting officials at Fort Osborne bar racks reception depot in Winnipeg. He stands six foot ten inches tall and weighs 216 pounds requiring a knee bend for his X ray test. The piece also notes Christmas Seals aid lifesaving and recalls German retreat delays in Italy due to loot being carried.
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