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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1939
Page
6
The Dutch queen urged a completely changed mentality to combat national ills and unemployment. She linked moral rearmament to unity, reconstruction, and mutual help, urging the nation to apply shared purpose on a national scale to avoid decay and achieve an upward grade.
Critics reconstruct the lives of present and past figures, blending fact with fiction. Future biographers may reshape today’s greats through imagined dialogues and altered narratives, making reality seem more readable than bare truth.
Dominion Post Office Department announces an overnight airmail service between Montreal and Vancouver starting March 1. Letters posted in late afternoon at Montreal or Vancouver reach Prairie points by the next morning and arrive in distant cities on the line by the following afternoon.
Harold Child of Toronto spent eight years gathering and placing postage stamps on panels to create bird designs that decorate a room in his home.
McMaster professor K W Taylor warns Western Canada may become economically “not worth worrying about” as pulp and paper and mining rise, while drought and low farm prices strain the prairie provinces. Despite low prices last year farm output still valued at 345 million dollars, suggesting Western agriculture could rebound with world trade recovery and renewed demand.
Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, says the goal of U S foreign policy is to keep the United States at peace while Americans retain the right to protest and challenge foreign governments whose actions threaten the nation's peace, security, or treaty rights. He spoke in a New York State Bar Association address noting the nation's long practice of condemning brutality and defending civil rights.
Donald R. MacLaren, veteran pilot and assistant to the vice president of Trans-Canada Air Lines, will travel to Winnipeg for a training course. The program aims to acquaint him with all operating methods of the company as he returns to school after 20 years of flying. He previously organized Pacific Airways, ran fisheries patrols, did aerial photography, flew Yukon freight, and handled night mail routes in western Canada.
The University of Nanking vice-president Dr S B Bates reports about 200 narcotics stores and dens opening in Nanking with puppet government support under Japanese influence. He argues Nipponese invaders aim to reimpose opium to fund control, undermine Chinese liberty, and subjugate the population.
Dominion bureau of statistics reports 1938 births totalled 84,566 in 166 cities and towns over 100 population up from 81,143 in 1937. Marriages rose to 41,233 from 40,339 while deaths declined to 51,686 from 53,567.
A magistrate suggests a woman should pick her husband s clothes arguing she likely chose his wife first. The remark leads to discussion on marital roles. Garfield is noted as the only left handed U S president with no additional context.
Italian railways will add six berth compartments in third class on overnight trains. Passengers may rent a pillow for two lire. Electrification lowers operating costs, allowing more leg room and better meals in the crowded cars for the majority of travelers.
One man found 370 dollars in a Flint woodpile and both he and the landowner claimed it. They fought in court, settled, and after costs only 18 dollars remained, nine dollars each, suggesting lawyers benefited most from the dispute.
A 300 pound crystal statue, largest single clear crystal piece, finished at Corning Glass Works, will be shown at the New York World's Fair Glass Centre. The camel’s back humps are fat deposits, not water reservoirs.
Hat Style Council publicized a list of 12 essential hats for men aiming a complete wardrobe. Notables Marshall Field Jack Dempsey Bing Crosby Tyrone Power and Fred Astaire were named among the country’s best hatted men.
In Ontario, driving a sleigh without at least two bells on the harness could net a $5 fine on the first offence and $25 on the third. The column notes the law remains in force though city folks may not know it. Arctic exploration is an unprofitable career with explorers earning only a few hundred dollars a year after expenses.
Four blind girls employed as shorthand-typists in London operate a small machine that punches Braille signs on a moving tape, enabling tactile reading of dictated text.
The state hosts numerous dinosaur cemeteries where fossil bones are uncovered in large quantities. Researchers note hundreds of bones discovered across several sites, highlighting Wyoming’s rich paleontological heritage and ongoing excavations.
In Chile pawnbrokers' shops have become a government monopoly and are operated without regard to profit. The shift places control under state authorities, altering the role of pawnbrokers in the economy.
A reflective line notes that holding a grudge from past conflicts can cloud future prospects and sour relationships, urging forgiveness and forward momentum.
Calcutta's Royal Botanic Garden reports the 169 year old banyan tree is healthier after removing diseased branches and grafting new growth. The main trunk was damaged by fungus but its life remains strong. A bamboo frame now upholds branches near the road as an archway is planned. The tree, with 651 aerial roots and a crown 1,251 feet in circumference, continues to attract global attention and cultural legends.
At the Alberta Social Credit League convention Hon. W A Fallon says extending Alberta's northern boundary to the Arctic Ocean would annex rich iron copper and tin deposits. He argues new routes via Athabaska Edmonton or Hay River would boost traffic, gas and coal near mines, and foster prairie competition among Edmonton Grande Prairie and Peace River. Alberta would accept BC's Yukon Territory transfer.
Glass vases dating from the fifth century were found in Haut-de-Tombeux by the Moselle during a dig of a medieval tomb cemetery. Spectrographic tests at the Paris Optical Institute dated the vessels to the period and traced their materials to the Far East, likely transported by nomad traders. Excavations continue to uncover more medieval objects.
In Kampala the house of the king has a fire burning at the entrance that is allowed to die out only when a king dies. The report notes this as a traditional sign tied to the monarchy and succession.
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