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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1940
Page
2
The author discusses postwar issues including peace settlements and war debts for Canada and the Allies. It cites projections on credit, munitions trade terms, and the need to avoid future bickering by shaping policies, with references to Allied cooperation and historical debt outcomes.
General Wladyslaw Sikorski announces that the Polish government in exile and Czech leaders have agreed to cooperate, saying their past disunion contributed to their nations' catastrophe.
Walter Cox of Darfield received a gold watch from the Princess Royal, recalling his past service as her footman. Russia bought seven million dollars worth of American goods in a single month.
Mea ford Ontario in Mea ford town council member Mrs Jessie Gardiner proposes installing a new fire alarm system to identify the part of town where fire trucks are summoned. She says it would save shoppers from rushing home to check irons.
At Kutno an order threatens arrest and punishment for any Pole who smiles ironically at or shows contempt toward a German or who refuses to raise his hat to any German in uniform.
The annual January influenza epidemic in Japan causes an average of 50 deaths daily in Tokyo alone. Explosions of chemicals triggered by atomic events have been demonstrated.
The year ended March 31 report by Commissioner 8. T. Wood says the RCMP is at high efficiency with improved training and a Regina police academy becoming a national training center. The force logged 65 745 cases, with increases in provincial stat ute offences and criminal offences, mainly in western provinces.
The article notes rapid invention across heat and solar power with hundreds of solar water heaters in California. It highlights luminous walls using fluorescent coatings and water-lubricated nonmetallic bearings. A new fiber Ny lon, made from coal air and water, is described as steel-strong.
A government report from Embabaan describes Swazis and Zulu-like peoples prospering by sending milk to government separating stations. After cream is removed and sold, the sour milk is returned, reportedly making the tribe quite prosperous.
Early morning visitors ask for fresh milk at a Maine farmhouse. The housewife explains they live far from the city and the milkman has not arrived yet.
The periodical Industrial and Engineering Chemistry notes that while Japan leads in commercial synthetic fiber production, none of these fibers were invented in Japan.
A group of nine women become the first feminine members of the Air Transport Auxiliary near London. Led by Pauline Gower, they ferry pilot training planes from factories to RAF depots, with Gower at First Officer and others as Second Officers. Each has at least 600 hours flying, Gower 2000 hours, and salaries include flight pay. They may soon expand beyond the nine with 25 volunteers awaiting call up.
A simple note highlights the wide variety of Latin plant names used in gardening including acacia asparagus aster begonia clematis geranium magnolia smilax and spirea.
The article notes watermeal as the worlds smallest flowering plant, measuring about one thirty second of an inch in diameter.
Records indicate a trend where drivers venturing farther from home tend to increase their speed. Researchers analyzed driving patterns and found higher average speeds on longer trips, suggesting distance influences driving behavior.
Professor Samuel Morison heads a 20 member expedition retracing Christopher Columbus routes aboard Capitania and Mary Otis. From Kingston Jamaica they voyage 10 000 miles via Azores Lisbon and Porto Santo to Canary Islands Trinidad and Honduras before returning, aiming to enrich the Columbus archives and affirm his seafaring skill.
Two groups of sun spots first seen Dec 30 disappeared after 13 days and now show a rare return, observed by I M Levitt of the Franklin Institute. The spots resemble a fried egg and are visible to the naked eye according to the assistant associate director of the institute's astronomical department.
In Frankport Germany during a stormy 1848 day two men demanded a share of Rothschilds wealth. The banker replied that Germany has 40 million people and handed each a florin, equating the 40 million florins with the firm’s value to be shared.
Discontinuance of time payment plans almost stopped the purchase of refrigerators and radios in Mexico, leaving shoppers wary about immediate cash costs and delaying consumer demand pending new financing options.
A woman without knowledge of calories learns basic health facts. The advice emphasizes maintaining overall wellness and avoiding misconceptions about dieting while confirming her mental and physical well being.
Prof E A Stalker of the University of Michigan reports a ten year search results in a method to triple wing efficiency by cutting wing area two thirds. The system could raise speeds from 400 mph to about 500 mph while allowing high climb and safe descent with reduced stall risk.
Vice-Admiral R V Holt, returning to home ward after two and a half years as British senior naval officer on the Yangtse River, warned Vancouver interviewers that Japan is due for an internal flare up. He blamed a lack of public information and friction between the army and navy over emperor commands. Holt noted the Japanese navy is more friendly to Britain and mindful of good relations with other powers than certain quarters in Japan.
In the 1937 holiday season Texas communities wired tumbleweeds together and sprayed them with silver and white to serve as Christmas trees, reflecting frugal festive creativity during the era.
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