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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
2
The article contends Germany long boasted of scientific leadership and secret weapons during the war, but asserts that perceived German superiority in science and invention has been greatly overstated, despite persistent propaganda to the contrary.
Sir James Irvine, principal of St Andrew's University, visited Canada and argued that Germany's leadership claim in science rests on no solid foundation. He noted Allied powers, including Britain, the United States, and Russia, surpass German innovation and note that many major discoveries remain guarded for security reasons.
A British Ministry of Information briefing cites Allied scientific and mechanical innovations that enabled the European invasion last June. It notes waterproofing for sea landings, floating harbors on the French beaches, and Bailey Bridges as key aids, proving Allied leadership in invention over Germany.
A British bride living in Vancouver recalls a Montreal reunion with a sister she hadn’t seen in years. On arrival she and other brides sent “Happy Birthday” cables to England, later revealed as a code meaning they arrived safely and are well.
Five British shipping companies backed by £20,000,000 have created British Latin-American Air Lines Limited to operate a wartime air service between Britain and South America. The Daily Express notes this move as a major transport development.
Growler, a half breed submarine on patrol in the Pacific, was rammed by a Japanese cruiser but escaped to an Australian port. Rear Admiral Carpender initially considered a dangerous voyage to the United States for repairs, but a Brisbane firm rebuilt the bow with a kangaroo emblem signaling Australian engineering prowess.
Cold storage plants let apples be marketed year round especially McIntosh varieties. Normally picked fruit loses flavor and becomes tough if stored too long, but in cold storage they stay fresh and sweet until next summer. This could create spring and summer supplies at affordable prices for baking and eating.
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptors produced many terra cotta masterpieces. Koreans developed movable type fifty years before Gutenberg printed the Bible.
Air Force headquarters released a list naming Western airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Flying Medal. The roster includes J. A. Enns of La Salle Manitoba and H. D. Frith of Vancouver British Columbia among many others, with hometowns spanning Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia and Winnipeg. The report notes several recipients with spouses listed at various cities and notes one entry marked as missing since October 16.
The Nutrition Division Ottawa urges Canadians to balance calories with other nutrients. A daily calorie need varies by age and activity. too many calories raise weight. Potatoes provide iron and vitamin C. cheese supplies protein and calcium. Milk eggs fruit vegetables and whole grains meet daily needs. An automobile uses 50 percent less gas at 30 mph than at 60 mph. In 1825 Sing Sing prison was Mount Pleasant prison.
Q and A discuss overseas parcel limits for rationed goods, stub filling in ration book sheets, butter coupons for boarders, price markings in stores, and butter portions in restaurants. The article advises sending questions for the Consumers News pamphlet or Blue Book to Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
English women near military hospitals organize hospitality committees across regions to visit wounded soldiers. Hospitals host music lectures glee clubs and film showings while former patients recover. Country homes host picnics as allies cooperate to restore men and counter war's ill effects.
A German radio spokesman comments on foreign theories about Hitler's silence after November 9. He denies rumors, says work at headquarters prevents a public statement, and asserts Hitler remains central to history and unattainable by detractors. The text oddly ends with a remark about watermelon cultivation since ancient times.
Make up your mind today to treat eczema and other skin troubles with Moone's Emerald Oil. A single bottle from any good drugstore claims rapid relief from itching, drying eruptions, and scaling with a clean antiseptic formula that does not stain or leave a greasy residue. Complete satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
New York Times reports a massive 2000 mile pipeline built by American engineers from Calcutta through the Brahmaputra Valley into northern Burma toward Yunan and China. It will exceed Big Inch in length and capacity, cutting air transport reliance and delivering fuel to the Fourteenth Air Force and B-29s, potentially altering the war’s course in Asia.
In the last six months nineteen officers and men in a single command area have died during mine clearance on Britain's beaches. Work is slow and dangerous as tides move mines and expose buried charges. Many mines have shifted or buried themselves and some have exploded during four years of exposure. Exact counts remain unknown and further explosions are expected for years to come.
On Saturday December 2 the Times of London published its 50000th consecutive edition marking nearly 160 years of uninterrupted daily publication. The paper notes it is the only surviving newspaper to reach this milestone. A whitesmith is a man who works in iron.
The health ministry reports the nation’s health better than before the war with the year ending March 31. An influenza epidemic in fall 1943 killed 30 000, mostly elderly, along with smaller tolls from typhoid diphtheria epilepsy and appendicitis. Female tuberculosis deaths hit a record low while male deaths rose 4 percent over 1938. Births reached 683 213, the highest in 15 years.
A collection of light vignettes and repartee quotes features a jurorly couple, a conversation at the gate, a candy scold, a draftee’s pension wish, a vicar lunch remark, a barber apprentice, a diner’s steak wait, a vacuum joke, convict reaping, and a museum dating quip about economy. The snippets aim for humor and human foibles in everyday scenes.
A 10 ton truck partially demolishes John Bunyan’s historic Bedfordshire cottage in Elstow where the Pilgrim’s Progress author lived after his 1649 marriage. The incident highlights preservation concerns for England’s historic buildings and Bunyan’s commemorative site.
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