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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1946
Page
2
The article warns of the gravest food crisis since World War II as Europe and Asia face looming famine. It cites reductions in wheat and cereal crops due to war devastation, drought, and fertilizer shortages, despite export efforts by Britain, Canada, and the United States.
The Canadian Wheat Board urged prompt delivery of available wheat to elevators for overseas shipment as world deficits loom. Emergency reports cite 240 million people facing calories below the 2650 U.N.A.R.A. minimum, with hunger risking disease.
Wartime guidance says Canadians will face a butter ration cut from six to four ounces per person weekly for March and April. Two coupons will be valid per month on March 7 and 21 and April 4 and 18. Purple coupons expire February 28. R coupons will be used to buy butter.
The Canadian Shorthorn Association meeting at Winnipeg passed a resolution urging the Dominion government to provide free vaccine to approved veterinarians for bovine tuberculosis, and to issue vaccination certificates to calf owners. If policy fails, provinces should recognize provincial certificates for export, potentially removing the need for blood tests for U S cattle imports.
In London buyers rush for diamonds with the war’s end. the diamond syndicate sets rough-diamond prices to current market levels. Traders foresee further price hikes this year and note industrial diamonds remain in strong demand despite demobilization.
Columbus believed he found a western route to India and called the Caribbean islands the West Indies. The continent later received the name America from Amerigo Vespucci of Florence, who visited the region a year after Columbus.
A modern trend shows horses moving from Canada to France, reversing the early colonial arrival when 1665 shipments brought the first horse to Tadoussac for Governor Augustin de Saffray de Mesy. The piece notes the shift in direction with ongoing exchanges.
A compilation of brief reflections on mental stillness and inner devotion from figures like James Allen Benjamin Whichcote Henry Thoreau Hannah More Mary Baker Eddy and Richter The excerpts praise self control serene life and steadfast faith as sources of strength and peace.
Lt. John Holbauer of Milwaukee written of his upcoming wedding to an English girl. His parents sent a keepsake flood of rice from their own wedding over 26 years ago, which reappeared as a rice pudding at the couple’s church ceremony, reflecting thrift and a playful cross Atlantic tale.
H H Hannam president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture spoke at the 46th Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies convention in Toronto. He outlined the FAO’s aims to unite world food production and markets, arguing coordinated international effort could raise farm incomes and ease global economic problems.
The grid provides a long list of crossword clues with horizontal entries spanning multiple numbers. Clues cover dance steps, instruments, animals, objects, verbs, and rare terms, suggesting a classic newspaper puzzle page format.
The National Film Board Rural Circuits showcase Kitchen Come True to illustrate transforming the farm kitchen into a more efficient space. The film highlights arranging furniture to save steps, cupboards, and dirt removal, with hydro power aiding some improvements. District Home Economists and Women’s Institutes sponsor monthly screenings and organize special requests for Home and School groups.
Canadians drink more coffee now than before the war with about six pounds per person yearly. Improvements in roasting and packing at Melrose Coffee in Winnipeg use Thermalo low temperature roasting and oxygen-free sealing to preserve flavor. Laminated Lamp film packaging keeps moisture out even when immersed in water. Also included is Albert Berdux of Waterloo who preaches world peace using a charcoal pot water purifier as his gadget.
The Kitchener Record notes that observers aiming near blast sites risk death or injury and may struggle to survive long enough to report what they saw.
The Chicago Sun argues against a 1946 plan for gradual alarm clocks. It says the nation needs harsh, jarring wake up calls to spur immediate work and thought, rather than soothing devices. The piece champions a tough Era of Good Feeling mindset.
A comparison states that human hands can perform about four hundred different movements for every one movement a horse hoof can make, highlighting greater dexterity and versatility in hand motion.
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