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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1941
Page
4
Reader reprints a 200-year-old poem attributed to Mother Shipton warning of future world events. The piece foretells disasters, advanced travel and communication, political shifts, social changes, and apocalyptic imagery culminating in “Old words shall die and new be born.”
A letter from Laura Riddell in London describes bombing raids, a water drain bursting mistaken for a bomb, and evacuations to shelters. She recalls carrying multiple valises with wardens and police nearby, noting the bomb buried under trunks and the extended stay away from home. Also reports hockey results from Hamiota rink: Pee Wees and Juniors losses and wins against Strathclair.
Canadian National Railway reports 1940 net revenue of 45 007 412 dollars, up from 20 ? million in 1939, with December 1940 net revenue of 6 273 550 dollars. Full year operating revenues 247 527 225 dollars, and operating expenses 202 519 813 dollars, compared with 1939 figures.
Enthusiasm wanes after initial push yet Canada’s War Savings Committee expects steady effort in February. Many canvassers are capable business people and will need encouragement to maintain top pace. Churches, sports groups, women’s organizations and business sectors all participate in the War Savings Certificate drive. Buy a War Savings Certificate today.
The gross revenues of the all inclusive Canadian National Railway system for the period ending January 3 1941 totaled 7 028 490 dollars, up from 6 427 070 dollars for the same period in 1940, an increase of 601 420 dollars.
C. O. F will hold its Annual At Home and Anniversary in the Orange Hall on St Valentine’s Day Friday February 14. A Euchre Drive starts 8:30 p.m. War Savings Stamps prizes and dancing to 9 p.m. Music by McCallum’s Orchestra. Lunch provided. Proceeds to local Red Cross Society. Admission 35c. Everybody welcome.
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