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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
7
In a hospital romance a wounded lieutenant clings to a dream of a mysterious woman who visited him in darkness. After recovery he travels the world to find her, only to be confronted by a billboard image of the same serene face he seeks.
A winter dessert idea using mincemeat and cereal with brown sugar flour and cinnamon. Bake in a moderate oven about 20 minutes and serve warm with cream for 6 to 8 servings. Sugar adjust to suit sweetness of mincemeat.
The note explains that sixteen bulbs will power an average home for two years. It adds that battleships carry 7,000 bulbs in sockets and two spares per active bulb, totaling 21,000 bulbs.
W J Wilmoth recalls major wartime oil fires from Pembroke Dock and Swanvale with August 1940 and May 1944 attacks. The Thames Estuary blaze burned days across multiple tanks, while early stock storage concentrated in 40 installations. Also notes a children’s pattern offer from Winnipeg.
The mass refugee movement from Great Britain continues as tens of thousands from over 30 nations are departing, en route, or preparing to return home. The latest departures involve German exiles.
The report states Guam measures about 30 miles in length and 7 miles in width, outlining its approximate geographic size.
Manitoba and Saskatchewan readers note hens hatching in April and pots of wisdom from seniors. Stories include CWAC member Bergsteinsson in Saskatchewan becoming a dark room assistant, and two ex servicewomen starting Willow Cove Farm on Lake Ontario with help from Miss Costen and Miss Hasket.
Captain John Howell aged 104, a U S A veteran who fought for the Confederacy, offers living tips for reaching a century. He urges three square meals daily, keeping a upright posture, controlling temper, and making the 23rd Psalm a daily practice.
The bayonet is believed to have been invented in Bayonne France during the 17th century.
General Joseph T. McNarney said Germany’s occupation could last ten years or longer as he assumed command of American forces in Europe from General Eisenhower. He outlined policy for transferring military government to a civilian administration and noted a suitable civilian leader had not yet been chosen.
The giant optical glass prism, the largest piece to date, weighs 379 pounds and is undergoing annealing before grinding and polishing for a telescope. The note stresses a motto about health as wealth.
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