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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1939
Page
2
A call for farmers and families to plan a modest holiday during difficult prairie years. The piece praises resilience of farmers and wives, notes sacrifices, urges light relief for better spirits and health, and suggests simple, affordable getaways can yield lasting benefits.
The piece notes the fisherman's patience yields intangible rewards beyond the size of the catch. His quest takes him under open sky, with rolling sea and spray or a still lake bathed in afterglow. He returns refreshed and better equipped to evaluate workaday life.
The Rio Grande channel at San Marcial New Mexico is eight feet higher now than 45 years ago due to silt deposits. A back shop financier says it is better to give than to lend and the cost is about the same.
The institute of blood transfusion organizes a mass corps of active donors including many women to support national defense after a summer surge during the Changkufeng border clash. Thousands more are sought for a donor reserve as women are recruited for home stay while men go to the front. An art curator notes the Metropolitan Museum, while an expert mentions Buddhist sculpture history. An electric eel at the New York World's Fair can electrocute a person, though handlers wear rubber gloves.
A concise note states Hudson Bay is not a bay but an inland sea, clarifying geographic terminology and categorization across definitions.
Sir Harry Oakes, Canadian mine owner and financier knighted by King George last June, is named a member of the Bahamas Legislative Council. His appointment creates a vacancy in the elective House of Assembly, which he previously held. Oakes, who backed Lake Shore Gold Mine in Northern Ontario, has lived in the Bahamas since 1935.
The Duke and Duchess occupy themselves with future residence setups at Yarralumla the Governor General's home in Australia. They note the house lacks a lift to the nursery on the third floor yet admire its modernity and ample, cooling, peaceful surroundings.
Detroit oil promoter George G Hall and his companion picked up a hitchhiker described as a clean cut young man near Grand Rapids. The man shot Hall in the back and killed him after forcing the driver to keep quiet. The assailant then took the wheel and the victim died in the passenger’s arms.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a downturn as only 16 towns in seven states sent male quartets to Tulsa for a world championship in masculine harmonizing. It questions why men sing less, laments barber shops’ changes, and worries about cultural decline across the country.
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler arrived in New York from Europe and warned that Hitler's advisory astrologers predict a career climax early in September. He cautioned that any move to gain fame must occur before that date, calling it potentially a shocking development for modern civilization.
Civil aviation shows a modest rise from 1937 with light aeroplane clubs up from 22 to 23 and members from 1,194 to 1,240. Total flights reached 205,175 and mileage 11,652,421 while total personnel carried was 395,357. Paying passengers fell from 110,864 to 101,594 as non paying riders rose from 30,294 to 33,898.
In two hours a giant Amorphophallus titanum bloomed in the Botanical Gardens at Bronx Park New York reaching nearly four feet in diameter. This marks the second Western Hemisphere blooming of the world’s largest flower with botanists including Thomas H Everett Boris A Krukoff and Dr Oroardo Beccari observing and studying the plant.
Health department notes the questionnaire sent to 12,000 employers drew unprecedented response. Many letters express eagerness to receive government advice on maintaining employees health as Canada assesses sickness services.
Refuse of oil burning steamers pumps into the sea destroys tens of thousands of birds and their eggs and young, plus the food fishes and prey species. The remedy urged is to force shipping interests to accept responsibility.
Neal O'Hara in the New York Post notes the nasal passages air condition at least 500 cubic feet of air daily in a space under three inches by two inches. Dresden will deploy motor buses with over 100 seats on top.
Sports Centre in East aims to establish a summer and winter facility in the Laurentian mountains northwest of Montreal. The immigration department notes a few Austrian nationals, now part of Germany, have gained entry permission to Canada. European capital will finance the project.
European fugitives have opened about 20 new industries in South Africa, per a census by Capetown authorities. The Union has created nearly 3,000 jobs, with the majority filled by South Africans.
Not A Great Menace Rust does not offer the same menace to grain crops as in other years. A great percentage of the west's 24,000,000 acres of wheat lands are growing rust-resistant grain, a protection against attacks that have taken a toll of many millions of dollars. Monday best day for holidays- Headline, Yes, and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are not bad either. About 500 classes of products in 100,000 varieties of sizes, shapes and finishes, are produced by the steel industry.
The London Star reports a new anti aircraft gun system for London using electric eye aiming and a detector to identify approaching aircraft. It fires 56 pound shells seven miles away at fifty rounds per minute with automatic fuse setting based on plane speed.
A rough tally suggests there are around fifteen hundred biographers who have written about Abraham Lincoln, spanning diverse approaches and historical periods. The figure indicates enduring interest in Lincoln’s life and legacy across generations.
In New York City during a year about 8,000 marriage licenses are issued and never used. The figure highlights latent nuptial plans amid city life and reflects bureaucratic turnover in civil records.
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