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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 23, 1946
Page
2
The piece notes continuing shortages in Britain after the war, with fats and meat scarce and rationing cuts. It contrasts these woes with Canada, citing British Ministry of Information excerpts about fat, bacon, sugar, meat, margarine, butter, and tea allowances and the morale impact of tea.
The piece contrasts postwar hopes with reality, noting continued rationing due to food and fuel shortages. It highlights families offering to shelter starving children without ration books, and details coupon costs for clothes such as coats shoes and stockings. It also notes extra child coupons and wartime Canadian scarcity compared with overseas.
Scientists at Riverview Observatory New South Wales predict elusive islands near the southwest Pacific may reemerge after a violent December 29 earthquake in the Antarctic circle. The islands were first charted in 1814 but vanished years later. The report echoes Thomas Jefferson on government strength and individual responsibility.
The expert listener is described as speaking minimally to invite others to talk and stops precisely when the other person engages. It notes the Goliath beetle as the largest of about 100,000 species, the brown form from equatorial Africa, measuring about four inches.
The Royal Bank of Canada reports assets of 2,007,546,978 at its annual meeting led by Morris W. Wilson who foresees recovery and increased foreign trade. General Manager James Muir highlights expansive loans for reconversion and personnel benefits including a new retirement plan and staff protections.
A concise list style puzzle presents clues across numbered entries with definitions and cross references. Readers decipher answers ranging from verbs and nouns to names and places, including terms like To imitate Vehicle Emperor of Japan and Nobleman among others.
The King's Badge, created in 1941 for service-related injuries, was extended in 1944 to Home Guard, Police, and Civil Defence personnel discharged due to war service injuries. Churchill supported broader civilian inclusion as many civilians served alongside servicemen.
Ankara radio announces the end of the one party system and the creation of a Democratic party led by Jelal Bayar, former Turkish premier. Dominion conference urges beef production at 1945 levels in 1946, while Canadian agricultural conditions advise cutting cattle to sustainable peace-time levels. Contracts with UK, France, Belgium, Holland, and UNRRA for frozen beef and canned meat endure into 1946. Radar industry expansion noted, now six times the prewar radio sector.
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