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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 28, 1943
Page
2
The article notes small wooden Royal Navy boats, fifty five to one hundred fifty feet long, used to disrupt German coastal transport and enemy craft. Equipped with depth charges, torpedoes, mines, and guns, these light coastal forces aim to counter ships near shore and disrupt continental supply lines.
These small ships, built two years ago, convoy British vessels and harass enemy shipping. Swift and deadly, they disrupt enemy cargo fleets and cause substantial havoc. Exact destruction figures are unpublished, but a large share of valuable ships are said to have fallen to this naval force. The unit follows Drake’s strategy to thwart enemy squadrons and cut off supplies.
The Royal Canadian Navy used corvettes for convoy protection and coastal patrols. Canadian corvettes escorted numerous North African convoys with Royal Navy support, earning decorations for many crew. Two vessels, Louisburg and Weyburn, were lost in the Mediterranean.
The article promotes soy beans as a high protein meat substitute suitable for rationed diets. It notes their protein content and nutrients, traces historical use, and offers a casserole recipe using dried beans, tomato soup, onion, green pepper, and bacon to serve five.
A British destroyer, low on depth charges, feigned attacks on a submerged U-boat across an Atlantic crossing. For nine minutes the U-boat dodged signals and fake charges as the destroyer orchestrated a nerve-wracking ruse. A corvette then arrived with the real tools to seal the kill.
Civil defence workers and town hall staff in Barking Essex formed a human chain to protect foodstuffs damaged by a fire that ruined many shops in a covered market.
Sets Good Example fortnightly Queen Mary invites the troops to her home for cinema and performances. She uses her car only for official war work, promotes salvage and economy, reuses envelopes, and collects salvage in her car. She even aids a New Zealander by asking his daughter's name Elizabeth.
A list of airmen newly commissioned in Canada was released by RCAF Headquarters. Names include Sgt. S. H. Reeson Prince Albert Sask Set W C Pacholka Willowbrook Sask Sgt J Hall Morden Man Set J R Bonneville Swift Current Sask Ser G Ly Crowe Sourig Man Sgt AJM Beatty Tisdale Sask Set Andrew Nova Melville Sask Set R FE Power Humboldt Sask Set G Marche Lockport Man Set H J Moore Limerick Sask Set K D G Connell Tangrath Man Set L A Gray Brandon Man Set A V Watson Plumas Man Sgt H O Derby Wynyard Sask Set William Hright Waskada Man Sgt J E Tintine Brandon Man Set L Artuckle Binsearth Man Set W F Harter Vera Sask Set Joseph Ell Duke Sask Sgt KH J Cuft Melfort Sask Set W RB Sheppard Belle Plaine Sask Sgt G E Sholte Vesper Sask Set H E Freberg Herschel Sask Set G A Speers Lemans Sask Set W A Daniel Rivers Man Set R B Low Grandview Man Sgt W J Gliddon The Pas Man F-Sgt Mirsi Warren St Vital Man Sgt A N Shedeck Gainsborough Sask Sgt A G Morden Morden Man
The king used his batman T Jer ram as a disguise on a North Africa trip. Guardsman Jer ram has served the king since he was Duke of York and now travels with him in the Scots Guards. An eight man RAF crew piloted the king’s aircraft with Wing Commanders Collins and Slee at the controls and Group Captain Fielden aboard. The journey marks the first time a British king flew abroad and to a battle-front.
Farmers are advised to plan fall rye seeding. Tests at experimental stations show several varieties. Dakold is a hardy winter rye from North Dakota and Saskatchewan. Common and Crown are noted for prairie winters. UK allotments estimates prior to and during the war are cited.
John Kyle, General Superintendent Motive Power and Car Equipment Western Region CN Railways, retires after more than five decades in railroading, including 46 years with CN. Born 1877 in Toronto, his career spans Grand Trunk apprentice days, Canadian Northern, Edmonton master mechanic, and Winnipeg general superintendent since 1932. praised for labor relations and Union Management Co operative Plan by the International Association of Machinists.
Ottawa researchers led by four scientists showcase a method that reduces 250 pounds of carrots to 25 pounds of dehydrated shreds then reconstitutes them into fresh looking cooked carrots. The process uses brine soaking, slicing, tray drying, and air heated dehydration with later rehydration for use as fresh tasting vegetables.
Stated view that May 1940 was the blackest month as Germany swept through Norway Denmark Belgium and France. The piece argues Britain now fights alone but could be saved by Allied air power and U S support, reducing invasion risk and casualties while Germany’s campaign in Russia weakens.
Under Wing Cmdr. John D. Bisbee the British air authority reports Lampedusa natives embrace postwar efforts. The 27 year old RAF ace serves as military governor and notes locals have begun obliterating remaining Fascist signs as reconstruction proceeds after Axis defeat.
Beekeepers advise ample water near or within the apiary as bees need large water supplies in spring and early summer for colony health and brood rearing.
Parliamentary report notes debate over when Princess Elizabeth attains full age. References to Clement's Inn opinion of 21 years, Halsbury's laws, Civil List Act 1937 funding through the king, and the 1937 Regency Act. Public memory recalls Queen Victoria ascending at 18.
A collection of light quips and exchanges features farmers, neighbors, and professionals trading humorous observations. Jokes touch on college lessons, rings and numbers, soprano ambitions, coroner queries, tact, and a small but telling exchange about a penny fund raised by London residents and workers.
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