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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1939
Page
2
The article debates fears of depopulation weakening democracies and the rise of militarized rivals. It cites Josiah Cox Russell of UC Berkeley, argues smaller educated populations may outmatch larger tyrannized ones, and suggests possible simplification of government amid transitional periods and greater freedom.
A legend from Merseburg near Haile Germany tells how a raven marks a grave injustice. A servant was executed long ago for stealing a bishop’s ring that the raven had taken. When a raven dies, a successor is placed to continue the omen.
John Coughlin, aged 87, became the oldest person to book a Trans-Canada flight to Montreal. He recalls traveling by ship and months to reach the coast when Vancouver was young, noting this trip as a speedy change in his journeys.
Coins from England began to bear dates for the first time during the reign of Edward VI. This early dating marks a shift toward standardized minting records, reflecting broader reforms in royal finances and administration.
The official gazette publishes a decree incorporating Polish state railways into the German railway administration. It also authorizes the Reich minister of communications to assume control of all lines in conquered Polish territory previously operated independently of the Polish state.
Soldiers must wash personal items like socks shirts towels and underwear themselves or pay for washing. Items eligible for washing at public expense include overalls service trousers and service shirts as well as certain bedding articles.
A historical note claims Japan does not decorate its soldiers for bravery in action while mentioning the puffin as a northern bird that can swim underwater, followed by the number 2337 and the word Seea.
The British Admiralty hails the Rawalpindi as losing with colors flying after a gallant fight against the Deutschland. A passenger vessel armed as a cruiser, she fought despite being outmatched, with crew and captain showing notable bravery in a doomed end at sea.
The Bank of Canada reports October daily average active note circulation at 251 million dollars, up 44 million from August and higher than the previous year. Bank of Canada notes accounted for 154 million of the total with the rest from chartered banks. Officials say the rise reflects war-time spending and a large wheat harvest, not inflation.
D R Michener announces ten Canadian Rhodes scholars will be chosen in January 1940 under wartime rules. The plan restores normal appointments with two in Ontario and Quebec and one in eight other provinces. Wartime elections may pause scholarships except in special cases, and medical students may receive permission to study at Oxford during the war.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt three times. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one by one, then alternately beat in flour and milk. Divide batter in two, add spices and molasses to one part. Fill cups and bake 375 degrees F for 25 minutes. Yields 18 large cup cakes.
A cookie recipe explains mixing butter sugar egg raisins grape nuts milk flour and bake time. Separate items note Tanganyika in Africa with 380000 square miles and 450 mile coast line and Germany France cycling counts.
A national valued war time effort begins in Toronto teaching nutrition to women through public school classes. Sponsored by the Health League of Canada with cooperation from major women's groups, domestic science instructors will lead six demonstration sessions starting late January preceded by district lectures by nutrition experts.
Three hundred pounds of expedition furs were left behind when two Byrd ships departed Boston. Representatives tracked Byrd’s remark about freezing hands and feet, hoping to fly the furs to the Bear at Norfolk or, failing that, ship them by rail to Panama, the Bear’s next stop.
Gunnar Varfeldt of Duval Saskatchewan befriended two deer years ago by feeding cabbage. A herd of fifteen now torments him. he burned their hides with salt-loaded cartridges, but the deer seek his protection and affection. Mahogany trees feature widely in the Philippine Islands. Clams and oysters hold iodine amounts far higher than beef.
A naval officer lauds British merchant seamen as the core of wartime effort. He notes their long tradition and harsh schooling, beginning in boyhood with lives of hardship and danger, and cites the added risk from torpedoes, gunfire, mines, and bombs. Their courage is a solid bulwark for the nation.
A survey notes Britain has about 250 police forces, with the Metropolitan police force in London employing roughly one third of all police personnel. In health observations, brunettes are said to show greater resistance to septic infections than blondes and redheads. The United States has more Japanese residents than Chinese.
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