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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
5
An Australian Department of Information report details an army unit traveling by ships rather than tanks or jeeps. Since December 1942 the fleet ferried ammunition supplies and troops along New Guinea’s northeast coast, facing bombers submarines and reefs, with crews sometimes working 29 hours straight.
British textile centers report advances in wool research that yield unshrinking yarns and silklike textures while maintaining warmth. Techniques include chlorine gas treatment and pawpaw fruit enzymes to alter wool fibers, with papain noted as a cheap processing agent.
A Metropolitan Life Insurance Company bulletin reports falls as the top wartime accidental death hazard for American civilians last year. About 27 900 deaths from falls occurred, exceeding motor-vehicle deaths by roughly 2 900. Women suffered more deduced deaths from stairs and floors, with hazards including missing rails, slippery steps, ice, and objects left on stairs. Two thirds were 84 or older.
An Australian News-Letter report describes a Sydney cafe that switched to an honor system during wartime. Patrons clear tables ladle meals brew tea pay at desk and ring bell on leaving. No losses after twelve months. staff shortages cited as the reason for the change.
The New York Herald Tribune notes a Seventh Avenue bus seat shared by an American Indian man and a Hindu traveler. One wore two braids, beaded moccasins, and a bright shirt. the other wore a red turban and conventional attire.
Aimed at honoring ongoing medical research, the award recognizes the research carried on after the death of Sir Frederick Banting. The recipient has been granted four fellowships by the Royal Society, acknowledging sustained contributions to the field.
The noted Swiss physician Dr Steinach, famous for rejuvenation ideas, has died in Switzerland at age 83. His life work explored extending lifespan amid many scientific views on aging.
A trench coat returned from a dry cleaner with a four inch hole prompts a chemical analysis by the Canadian Research Institute of Launderers and Cleaners. The report cites sulfuric acid damage from a spilled battery electrolyte, with 1500 similar cases yearly. The lab, funded by about 140 laundries coast to coast, aims to improve laundering methods and will report misconduct.
The Maple Leaf a Canadian Army daily in the Mediterranean is printed in Naples with a circulation over 16000 and free to troops. Former Canadian newspapermen run it and it serves units across the theatre including India Arty Britain and Canada.
A Winnipeg Household Arts Department notice advertises crocheted basket patterns with decorative daisies and Mohrodery Phiey designs. It requests twenty cents and a written name address and pottery number for pattern requests. Mail to 175 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Man.
In Canada a Mountie faced a question from Lady Dill wife of Sir John Dill about conscientious objectors. The exchange touched on what one would do if faced with a bayonet against a parent, illustrating wartime tensions and public opinion. US Congress extended lend lease aid to Allies for another year while reserving postwar obligations. Banks adopt black blotting paper to thwart signature forgeries by blotter theft.
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