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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
3
Boston reports on a proposed air combat suit for pilots to fly prone or supine lying flat. Col. A P Gagge describes air cooled, air conditioned gear for cockpit temperatures over 250 F and speeds up to 1000 mph. Tests show prone position improves turn radius and avoids blackout at high Gs.
The Vanguard, carrying King Queen and Princesses, has finished a fourteen day running in to Gibraltar and back from Portsmouth. Crew take extended leave before rejoining to prepare for the historic voyage. Decorators electricians and others will board to complete accommodations for the Royal party. Palace officials will visit to study ship geography and arrange personal appointments.
London born Leslie Cramer, ex RAF, runs Big Game Safaris Ltd organizing hunting parties in London, New York, and Nairobi. Travel by private plane from London or boat, with professional hunters and porters. Luxe safaris cost about £200 monthly plus expenses and licences. Mrs. Cramer will diary the hunt.
The Ottawa Citizen reports Lord Barnby, a British industrialist visiting Canada, proposed importing idle wool knitting machinery to Canada to address the short supply of men’s shirts. He argued there are not enough English workers to run all wool machinery there and suggested relocating operations for Canadian workers.
A concise note explains that in classical Latin the alphabet used by Romans did not include the letters J U or W or their modern forms. It outlines how later inscriptions and medieval texts adapted the script to represent sounds now common in many languages.
In Clarksburg West Virginia a $40 theft from September yielded $100 in conscience money from a former soldier who admitted the robbery. He sent $60 to manager Frank H. Johnson $20 to cashier W C Robertson and $20 to city editor Robert F Hickman to cover borrowed car costs and doctor bills. He said the robbery was his only crime and asked charges be dropped.
Ordinary Seaman G A J Balfour son of the Earl of Balfour and a Pamir crew member escaped death in a Christchurch Lyttleton tunnel when a train bore down. With a companion they pressed to the tunnel wall as the approaching train passed.
A Kent England family became the first known to emigrate to Canada by air, landing in Montreal aboard a trans Atlantic flight. Alan Huntley, 43, his wife and two daughters toured farm sites in British Columbia planning truck gardening fruit growing and dairy farming ventures. The piece contrasts centuries of slow travel with the swift modern route and ponders the value of pioneer heritage.
Sunrise Home for blind babies under six opens in Auckland as an adjunct of the Blind Institute. Special equipment and expert assistants will aid early training. On admission the children show lag in walking talking feeding and other skills but gain rapid progress by developing remaining senses.
Mrs Mary Brewerton of Salt Lake City transformed a five dollar bill into 350 individual coins from pennies to quarters. She wrapped each coin in tissue and presented them in a ribboned box as a birthday gift.
Washington report highlights a Columbia University linguist noting hypocorism or baby talk as ancient as language. Read cites early American references from 1788 and 1547, and says such speech appears in love, to animals, advertising and satire.
Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond died at 84 in Hollywood. She wrote about 175 songs and several lasting classics including A Perfect Day and I Love You Truly. The St Thomas Times-Journal notes her influence on millions and her simple, heartfelt style.
T H Campbell awoke to his frame house now bright orange red, instead of white. Health officer Dr John O Rafferty explained sulfur gas from a nearby lagoon mixed with lead in the paint, causing the dramatic color shift.
Atanacio Garza of San Antonio won the 1946 Burlington Liars' Club title for a fish story after beating hundreds of entrants. Honorable mentions went to R. B. Wallace Beverly Hills California with a polar expedition tale and Louis Mason Danville Illinois for a weather essay.
The London Times reports a Russian scientist trained about 20 elks at a station near Moscow as a potential replacement for horses. Elks reportedly pull gear after successful harnessing though their speed proves a challenge, with a trained elk covering a mile in about ninety seconds. If unsuitable as draught animals they are noted as good eating.
Advice urges consistent water intake to improve skin tone and eye brightness. Hydration allegedly normalizes skin, prevents dryness or oiliness, and comparisons to aging myths highlight tap water as key. Recommends keeping a carafe or bottle nearby to avoid neglect.
Health Department year end review shows welfare branch disbursed 240,403,175 dollars in family allowances in 1946. Average benefit about six dollars monthly for over 3,335,000 eligible children.
The London Times reports the Canada Club announced at a dinner for Norman Robertson that it would gift two fine chairs to Westminster Abbey for the King and Queen. Lord Greenwood said the chairs would be a perpetual memorial to the club's link with the Abbey and used on ordinary occasions at worship.
The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research at Aberdeen, founded in 1930 through Dr. T. B. Macaulay's generosity, became a leading Scottish science center. It established spectrographic soil analysis and ran demonstrations on Arnish Moor in Lewis, converting peat moss to pasture and guiding peatland projects for Scotland's Department of Agriculture.
A scientist argues higher sugar intake could curb blood pressure arterial hardening stomach ulcers and rheumatism. The claim pushes for increased world sugar production to help end rationing.
French scientists have achieved sixteen Nobel Prizes in the forty five years since the award was established, reflecting sustained excellence across disciplines. The count highlights France's prominent role in global scientific research and innovation.
Professor Snyder of Ontario Agricultural College stresses proper housing for laying flocks including adequate floor space lighting insulation and moisture control. Effective front ceiling ventilation adjustable vents aid heat retention while preventing condensation and moisture buildup. Proper equipment and front ventilation support bird comfort health and sustained egg production.
The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, the world’s smallest public line on Kent coast, plans a streamline train and miniature buffet. It runs on 15 inch rails and carried 271000 passengers last summer. The driver acts as fireman and the youngest worker is a 14 year old boy.
The Owen Sound Sun-Times argues single story schools maximize daylight via glass and enhance safety with ground level exits. Benefits include lower construction costs and easier pupil segregation, while downsides cover land needs roof costs and heavy use of special glass.
Detroit police found a snow footprint at a safe robbery scene and moved it to a cooler at headquarters. The cooler failed to preserve the clue as temperatures remained too warm for evidence.
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