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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1946
Page
2
The piece notes rising labor disputes in the United States and Canada affecting supplies and prices. It discusses the danger of higher wages raising costs through the supply chain, risking inflation, and questions whether wartime price and wage controls can avert ongoing price rises without broad income gains.
A conference of farm organization representatives in Alberta warns inflation as a real and serious menace. They cite higher production costs and rising prices of manufactured goods, noting labor management strains postwar. They urge action to offset impact on moderate income groups and farmers to avoid hardship.
A Winnipeg Tribune writer notes admiration for the embassy attache's speed and calm and sympathy for callers who faced a door to door misdirection. Two Washingtonians seeking vacation information rang the embassy office door after a short man sent them to the other side. The same man quickly replied the office was closed for the day.
The Royal Society of Canada fellows heard Prof. H. F. Angus urge selective immigration as essential for Canada to retain its global position and fulfill UN Charter duties. He cautioned against offensive invitations and favored quotas only for doubtful classes. The report notes a separate fact about the little blue heron turning white in its first two years.
The Royal Society of Canada urged Ottawa to place the National Museum on a proper basis and create a federal board to manage it. It also called for a national library to ensure copyright copies and key periodicals are loaned nationwide. Twelve Canadians were elected Fellows across astronomy physics chemistry geology and biology, including Dr. Helen S. Hogg as the first woman Fellow in section II. Four research fellowships totaling 13,400 were awarded to Burton Stern Rabinovitch and Trudel for farm incomes stability nuclear division physiology physical chemistry and Canadian American relations.
A government census shows Japan’s population at 73,110,995, up from a pre war total of 72,875,800. The figures reflect postwar demographic changes and include nationwide counts across regions and cities.
Qs and As on when sugar coupons become valid and which jam and butter items stay under ceiling prices. Answers include July 4 for extra sugar coupons and June dates for butter coupons, with jam and peaches under ceiling rules and a note to request the Consumers' News pamphlet from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
Leicester pilot George Derbyshire plunged a plane with an 18 month old passenger and his own 11 year old son from 12 000 feet. The child’s coughing stopped at height and did not resume after a steep descent, doctors remain cautious but the method appeared effective in two cases.
The Dominion Council of Health urged Ottawa to draft nationwide standards for communicable disease control and provincial cost responsibility for public assistance and care. The 49th meeting in Ottawa discussed lack of uniform provincial legislation and a draft residence bill prepared by provincial health officials. Attendees included Dr. G. B. Chisholm, Sir Wilson Jameson, Dr. J. B. Grant, and Dr. W. A. McIntosh, with praise for Dr. J. J. Heagerty’s contributions.
London editors argue Britain’s victory hinged on empire power. The Sunday Express warns that removing Egypt and granting India independence threaten the empire, while The News of The World and Sunday Times reflect on a pivotal, risky shift in India policy and governance.
A string of jokes from a rural setting features a tourist asking about big men born nearby, a mother and son mishap with muddy pants, a housewife worried by a whimpering puppy, and a gag about funeral wreaths and life preservers in a village store. Other quips touch on forgiveness, thank you notes, and a skeleton in a doctor's office.
Crossword puzzle grid shows horizontal clues from top to bottom and vertical clues numbered. Entries include common words and names such as cons, river terms, animal names, and plant terms, with multiple definitions and wordplay hints. The puzzle offers a broad vocabulary test across themes of language and geography with several crosschecking entries.
An old time promotional piece touts Grape-Nuts Flakes as a must have breakfast. The narrator praises the cereal’s nourishment and flavor while joking about a wife admiring the product and its package recipes.
Nutrition experts and officials at the Department of National Health and Welfare in Ottawa say raw foods pack more nutrients, so smaller portions satisfy hunger faster than cooked foods. They recommend including raw foods on daily menus.
The solid material left after oil pressing from soya beans is repurposed for making a variety of auto parts.
Five year old Krov and six year old Zamira Menuhin dismiss their father Yehudi Menuhin's violin playing as "just an old scraping noise." Their mother says music should not be forced on children and that it spoils them for life. The Menuhins note they prefer noncoercive enjoyment of music.
A collection of literary quotations on adversity sorrow and spiritual insight from Shakespeare Jeremy Taylor Mary Baker Eddy Nixon Waterman and J R Miller plus a note that grated carrot can substitute for pineapple in recipes. The text blends religious reflections with a casual cooking tip.
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