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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1946
Page
2
The Geological Museum in London reopened after seven years with a wartime exhibit detailing geology’s role in World War II. Geologists aided invasion planning by mapping beaches cliffs and soils, directing routes for heavy vehicles and predicting terrain challenges, including underground water supplies.
British geologists conducted an intensive search for minerals and metals for war use and aided site selection for underground factories airfields gun emplacements camps and factories. They surveyed water resources for new wartime areas and helped farmers secure water for expanded cultivation. Their work supported Allied success.
Princess Alice Countess of Athlone told the Canadian Women’s Club in London that Canada’s wartime support for Britain and the Allies deserves broader recognition. She recalled 1940 Halifax landing and the nation’s rapid wartime mobilization, noting housing shortages but a strong zest to get things done.
The tusks of an elephant are really elongated incisor teeth in the upper jaw.
In Dewsbury England the Parish Church marks Christmas Eve with the Devil's Knell a 700 year old custom tolling the tenor bell once for each year since Christ. The ritual, interrupted only by World War II, is tied to a legend of Thomas de Soot hill who gave the bell to expiate a servant's death and drive the devil away for another year.
Brisbane reports Australia produces about 800000 tons of sugar annually and claims the industry operates entirely with white labor. The cane belt extends 1300 miles along the eastern coast, supporting about 80000 workers from a total population of 250000 in the region. The industry is valued at 60000000 dollars yearly and exceeds domestic sugar needs with surplus exports.
A collection of aphorisms emphasizes sailing through life with purpose despite winds and opposition. It asserts energy conquers limits, benevolence sustains, focus drives progress, and patience yields mastery for difficult tasks. The quotes span Holmes Goethe Eddy Kingsley Swedish Proverb and Schiller.
This wartime notice explains changes to ration rules effective December 16 removing canned fruit and cranberry sauce from rationing and confirms no change to sugar-preserves coupon validation. It specifies maple syrup limit and how visitors from the States may obtain rationed supplies by visiting the Local Ration Board.
Prof Miltonburton of Notre Dame, former head of a radiation chemistry section at Oak Ridge, predicts a city run entirely on atomic power within ten years. The plant could purify water, sterilize waste and produce new products while generating electricity. The article notes the southern tip of Africa’s founding by a Portuguese explorer five years before Columbus.
An old advertisement urges relief from backache and rheumatic pain by using Dodd's Time tested kidney pills. It claims kidney action is key, toxins buildup causes symptoms, and promotes drug with blue or red band packaging sold widely.
Maj Charles A Windolph received a belated Purple Heart on his 95th birthday for a wound from 1876 while escorting water carriers with Col W F Benton's troops during the Custer massacre. He had won the Medal of Honor twice, in 1871 and 1878, and the ceremony honored his long service.
Royal party to sail February 1 from Southampton or Portsmouth aboard HMS Vanguard for Capetown arriving February 17 and leaving April 24. Princess Elizabeth to celebrate her 21st birthday in Capetown. King and Queen praise coaches with extensive window space and in coach comforts during Birmingham inspections.
At Times Square and 43rd Street a wheelchair using veteran sought help crossing. An elderly man hesitated, then a young man lifted the chair and wheeled it across. The veteran thanked him as the rescuer revealed he used to live in such a chair before gaining new legs.
The Carnegie Foundation of New York City holds the largest endowment in the United States with 190,860,783 dollars. The Rockefeller Foundation ranks second with 143,373,921 dollars in capital.
The page lists horizontal and vertical crossword clues with a mix of terms such as earth deposit race of lettuce A and A group playing as a unit opposed to a weather heaven personified according to badly turned back cessation of life and many more including names roles and places from a puzzle book.
Denver merchants in cooperation with the University of Denver School of Commerce conduct an institute to教 etiquette good manners personal charts and correct conversational English for employees. The program aims at thoughtful pleasant contact and fair pay, highlighting stores known for humane treatment.
In Portsmouth England two of the oldest wooden warships, the Implacable and the Foudroyant, face breakup due to dry rot from wartime neglect. The Implacable began in 1797 and fought at Trafalgar as Duguay-Trouin, while the Foudroyant once served as Trincomalee and is about twenty years younger.
Vancouver fur dealer J H Munro advertises a high end Canadian market for wolves beaver muskrat skunk and other species promising free a set of Canada’s Big Game Animals pictures after sending ten dollars worth of furs. The offer notes eighteen year archive cost and top prices.
A St. Louis Post Dispatch quotation explains how hat position signals personality traits. Back-of-head hats imply a detached, devil-m may-care attitude. side hats suggest rakish intent. straight-on hats convey punctual, orderly behavior. front-tipped hats imply distracted, upbeat moods.
The Ramsay Company Registered Patent Attorneys offers free information on inventions and full informats to reformers. Based in Ottawa Canada at 273 Grand Street the firm extends an invitation to every reader seeking patents or related guidance.
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