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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 23, 1944
Page
7
A sharp man in a gold chain bets on a black horse against a white one in a staged circus horse race. The trio of workers set the bet at three hundred dollars, feigning ignorance about real horse records while the draw outcome leaves their patron dejected after a neck-and-neck finish.
A Western Canadian feature extols home building and the cooperative role of local lumber dealers. It recalls early settlement, mutual aid, and the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association Building Department offering 10,000 plans and drafting help to design modern, climate suited homes and farm buildings.
A father and daughter visit the zoo. He warns of lions’ danger, but the girl asks what bus to take home if the lion escaped and ate him. The exchange mixes caution with childlike practicality.
An analysis notes Germany may have 8 million manpower in 1942 with forced labor and civilians sustaining the war effort. It argues the army likely isn’t as strong as in 1941 and 1940, with heavy losses in the 18 to 25 age group. It cites WWI draft trends and mentions the first air combat in the prior war.
Flax cultivation in Britain grew from a few hundred acres in 1939 to over 50 000 in 1943 while Northern Ireland increased from about 20 000 to 90 000 acres. The effort yielded large quantities of high grade wing fabric for aircraft. Oranges resist cold better than other citrus varieties.
The Department of National Defence announces Fifth Victory Loan bonds bought with cash by troops overseas are being delivered in Canada. Applications, filed in the Mediterranean, go to Canadian Military Headquarters London for checking and recording before dispatch to the Bank of Canada Ottawa. Large shipments mailed recently from London are expected to arrive late. bonds will be delivered promptly upon receipt in Ottawa.
Irate neighbor scolds children for mimicking a man while a mother defends restraint. A wife and husband rib each other over car costs and spending. A nude colony joke prompts a sheriff to admit difficulty arresting. A militiaman at guard pauses to salute a superior in a sentry scene. A bridge danger note echoes through the exchange.
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