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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
2
The article recalls Britain’s adversity in wartime, noting air raids, shortages of food fuel and clothing, and the blackout. It credits the British people with enduring hardship with courage and optimism as they contribute to the war effort and rebuild military strength to surpass Germany.
The White Paper Statistics Relating to the War Effort of the United Kingdom details Britain's massive mobilization. From a 47 million population the armed forces include 4.5 million men and 500 thousand women. 70 percent of Empire munitions output. 102 thousand airplanes. 4.5 million tons of shipping. 25 thousand tanks. and nearly 4 million machine guns. Government spending rose from four to twenty three billion pounds annually, with four billion abroad assets sold and nine billion in foreign debt added.
The Ramsay Company, registered patent attorneys in Ottawa, invites every inventor to obtain a complete list of inventions and full information at no charge. Free service advertised from 273 Bank Street.
A column highlights small weekly narratives of kindness and curiosity in urban life. A patrol signal at Eighth Avenue and 54th Street, a milk loving cat at a spill, a mail chute cat, and a missing master dog are showcased with brief, humanized vignettes that remind readers editors can show warmth amid hard news.
Larry Wilson, Vancouver bookshop owner, found a copy of the June 21 1764 Quebec Gazette in a Vancouver auction. He seeks authentication with major libraries but faces concerns over forgeries and facsimiles, noting English and French printing and colonial taxation debates.
The historical note explains that prior to 1867 Alaska appeared on world maps as Russian America, reflecting its governance by the Russian Empire and the fur trade era ending with the sale to the United States.
A. H. Turner surveys widespread co operative activity in Canada with 1942 43 counts across dairy fruits and vegetables grain and seed livestock poultry honey maple products tobacco wool fur lumber food products clothing and home furnishings petroleum credit unions and many other services. The global total lists over 800000 societies with more than 14830000 members across continents.
A Canadian soldier remains unshaken by autumn rain as he treks toward the Holland front. He uses a scavenged umbrella to stay dry and keeps up spirits with a light horn.
Q I was married last month tell me what to do about the name and address on my ration book A Advise your Local Ration Board of your present address provide maiden name and ration book number to update. Q I have been discharged from the Air Force and they did not give me a ration book How to get one A Contact Local Ration Board present discharge papers or CO letter needed Do not delay or lose coupons from time of discharge Q Are canning sugar coupons still valid A Yes first ten F coupons valid until December 31 Include in ration book 3 After that books 3 and 4 useless and may be destroyed Q I have given a one year subscription to a magazine as a Christmas gift and price increased A The price of newspapers magazines and periodicals is exempt from Prices Board regulations Please request Consumers' News or the Blue Book from Wartime Prices and Trade Board office in your province.
Lt. Peter Taylor recalls Winston Churchill visiting a cruiser headquarters in Normandy where he asked to hear Lt. Taylor sing Waltzing Matilda. Churchill grinned, led Rule Britannia, and spoke of Australians’ role at Bardia while crew joined in the chorus.
After World War I General Pershing visited Cheyenne Wyoming and spoke to over 3,000 school children. A young girl claimed a private word with the general and recounted his reply as Pass on, little girl, pass on.
The Allied Commission in Rome reports a record theft in Italy as 325 tons of paraffin wax used for candle production vanish from a Naples supply depot, highlighting a spike in postwar looting and theft.
The article reports the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration studying spring flood prevention in Brandon Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg along the Assiniboine river. Proposed projects include two reservoirs in Saskatchewan at Annie Laurie lake and Lomond lake with a combined capacity of 2 722 500000 gallons and larger Manitoba reservoirs northwest of Brandon at St Lazarre and near Shellmouth, the St Lazarre dam reaching about 60 feet in height.
J. A. Telfer, in charge of sheep production for the Dominion Department of Agriculture, says Canadian wool must be marketed in better condition to compete. The main issue is dirtiness, which can be reduced with careful handling.
A survey traces English silver from the 12th century guilds and hall marks through the rise of silverware in vessels spoons and teaware. It covers sterling standards, city marks, Sheffield plate origins, and the shift from handmade to electro plated goods. It also notes postwar food contracts for bacon beef and ham between Canada and the United Kingdom.
National President Walter G. Attridge spoke in Toronto urging compulsory voting and a strong get out and vote campaign. He cited low turnout in three Canadian cities and urged the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada to lead efforts.
An Aberdeen newlywed’s wife underwent appendicitis surgery. Days later her husband drank whisky with the doctor, who, in a moment of forgetfulness, suggested the operation should have occurred years earlier. The father-in-law received the bill.
The excerpt presents quick one liners and vignettes from everyday life. Jokes range from wages and clerkdom to influenza remedies and marital strains. The humor shifts through office banter, domestic quirks, and social observations.
For each 100 combat rifles deployed overseas about 80 require replacement within a year. For every 100 machine guns the replacement rate rises to 85 annually.
The listing states the principal mineral nutrients required in foods include iron, iodine, phosphorus, calcium lime, manganese, potash, and soda salts.
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