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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1940
Page
2
An editorial argues that Canadian radio announcers shape national speech and calls for standardized pronunciation and a potential national announcer school. It warns against varied accents turning broadcasting into a Canadian tower of Babel and urges leadership to foster a clear virile, educated voice.
Liskeard in Cornwall marks its 700th anniversary gifted by a 1249 charter from Richard Earl of Cornwall. The town held a one day celebration despite ongoing war pressures.
A store owner markets his shop with a bold sign promising bagpipes and musical instruments. The remark hints at appreciation for practical, targeted promotions. The passage underscores how specific product advertising can reflect business strategy and local color.
Short sentences drawn from long experience offer pithy guidance and reflections on life. The maxim form distills practical wisdom into memorable rules.
John George Howard 87 of Johannesburg South Africa helped Winston Churchill flee a prison camp during the Boer War in 1899 by hiding in a mine pit and later aiding a train escape to Portuguese territory. He assisted Churchill concealed in wool bales. Also notes on dyeing cotton and Greece farming.
Wartime experts urge young Canadians to join as skilled mechanics and technicians as war becomes mechanized. Apprentices may train for the army, navy, or air force, with pay rewards for skilled work. Non specialists can enlist in the militia reservoir with options to serve overseas. Officers can be trained via Canadian Officers' Training Corps at many universities. Those in essential civilian roles may still serve by contributing in their present duties.
A Toronto Globe and Mail note observes that fourteen of Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s eighteen cabinet members are lawyers. It lists four non lawyers Howe an engineer MacKinnon an Edmonton businessman and Crerar and Gardiner former teachers and farmers.
Claims 12 000 tons of mustard gas used in the Great War caused 400 000 casualties. Australian physicians alarmed over 100 000 women reportedly overweight. Advice notes warming knife in hot water to spread butter. 2368.
George Herring, head of air and land mail service, told the Commons railway committee that last year’s $2.25 million paid to 29 air carriers and this year’s $4.5 million are due to service expansion. He projected mail volume doubling in five years would cover costs, noted volume rose from 39 000 to 740 000 pounds over three years, and said rates may drop after December 31 if TCA revenues exceed expenses, aiming 50 cents a pound mile next year as passenger funding grows.
A London Sunday Express call to action urges every Briton to unite and stand against Nazi domination. The piece emphasizes urgent, decisive action and declares no surrender or passivity will be tolerated to defend Britain to the death.
Simmer cottage roll in gently boiling water until tender then cool in the liquid. Remove strings and place on a rack. Mix mustard with vinegar to a paste and spread on the surface. Cover with cracker crumbs, score diamonds, place a clove in each center, and pour corn syrup over. Reheat at 400 degrees F and baste during glazing.
A recipe for Spanish Steak using 114 pounds chopped steak salt pepper minced onion and crumbled Christie s Premium Soda Crackers. Mix shape broil and serve with Spanish Sauce made of onion green pepper butter tomatoes olives and brown stock simmered ten minutes yields six portions.
The British Broadcasting Corporation stated the German Air Force aids Britain’s aluminum drive. It reports four foot aluminum rods with end plates found after raids are used to hold incendiary bombs and should be handed to local scrap metal depots for return with interest.
A historical note shows tourists visiting Southern California mainly for climate enthusiasm at 57 percent, beaches and oceans 21 percent, good roads 14 percent, and mountains 8 percent. The data reflects early tourism priorities and regional appeal.
The article notes that human bites are more serious than dog, cat, or horse bites due to a wider variety and higher quantity of dangerous bacteria in the human mouth.
Large airliners are being developed for long distance travel and will cruise at about 300 miles per hour in the sub stratosphere.
An article explains cosmic rays as invisible high energy particles from space racing toward Earth at about 186000 miles per second. It notes their mysterious origin and studies their effects on matter and detectors.
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