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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1946
Page
7
Wives at the Jat regimental centre abandon purdah in favor of a new Women's Institute. They meet with sepoys and officers for leisure, while children play in a playground and infants stay in a creche. Sewing teaching, a purdah school, and a nursing home support soldier families.
UK doctors report penicillin use for mastoid disease yields good results in early stages, avoiding a dangerous operation. Normal bloodstream injections cured a nine month old after three weeks of treatment. Wound dressings post operation previously lasted six to nine months. Mastoid, an ear bone infection near the brain, affects bone behind the ear.
The Kingston Whig Standard reports Dr. Wilton Krogman of the University of Chicago declared that Miss Average America resembles a hay stack rather than a beauty queen, being fat with a flat chest and knock knees. The article does not specify his immediate travel country.
Ten cases of rare Chinese books dating to the Sung dynasty were recovered from the Japanese allied HQ. The property of the National Central Library of Nanking will be transported by plane to China.
Peter Watson plans to murder his wife Isabelle, aided by his sister Lola, to inherit her money and unite with Beatrice. Isabelle dies in a staged accident after Lola disguises herself, but the plan unravels as the wife remains a constant garden presence and the suspect contemplates moving to the city.
After long renunciation a man plans to marry Beatrice but doubts rise as Lola dies in a ski accident. On the eve of his wedding two strangers arrive and reveal a grave clue. They explain the daffodils in his lawn come from bulbs in Beatrice’s jacket pocket when she was buried.
A Windsor Star commentary notes at a motor vehicle parade that police on horseback effectively control crowds. It argues that horses demonstrate a limitation of modern science, as no machine can match a mounted officer and horse in handling crowds. The piece praises the enduring value of equine assistance in public order.
Pattern 4772 features a one piece wrap blouse with no side seams, paired with a dirndl skirt. Available in sizes 12 through 20, size 16 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents by coin to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man.
The earliest known cultivation of coffee is dated to Arabia around 575 A.D. This origin marks the beginnings of a global trade and cultural phenomenon linked to the beverage’s rise in popularity. Historical records place the herb's use and spread in the Arabian Peninsula, influencing early coffee houses and commerce.
Mr and Mrs John Doe discuss how small reductions in daily consumption can free wheat for famine relief. The Food Information Committee confirms that three fewer slices of bread daily could yield about 750 000 bushels for overseas in three months. Reducing pie or cake also helps.
In the Senate chamber a makeshift governor seal must stand in until Viscount Alexander receives a proper private seal and heraldic arms. The governor’s acting role needs royal assent for bills, with a special seal to be minted once his arms are approved. The last similar situation occurred 11 years ago with Lord Tweedsmuir.
The Geological Survey of Manitoba will deploy two field parties this summer under the Department of Mines and Natural Resources. J. D. Allen leads the Lynn Lake party mapping at one inch to the mile, amid Nickel-Copper discoveries near Granville Lake. G. D. Springer heads the Knee Lake party, mapping at one inch to four miles after travel from Norway House to Knee Lake north of God's Lake.
The Oakland Guides honor the World Chief Guide Lady Baden-Powell on Thinking Day the joint birthday of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. They begin their ceremony at dawn riding bicycles toward the hills as they think of Guides worldwide. Old Faithful erupts about every 70 minutes sending 250000 gallons 150 feet high.
Aletha Orr the Canadian stage and screen actress who spent three years entertaining troops in Britain and battle zones has penned a personal account of her experiences. The book, featuring other stars, offers a day by day narrative of adventures and hardships. An England release titled No Stars for Ensa will follow.
The frozen foods sector anticipates its greatest era with $250 million in sales last year and a forecast of $3 billion by 1950. Industry leaders say marketing should bundle frozen foods with dispensing equipment and home and farm lockers, focusing on fruit vegetable meat fish poultry and eggs.
Rev J G Seebold of Royston Yorkshire urges stripping glamour from war celebrations. He proposes replacing rifles and tanks with crutches wreckage and coffins, followed by grieving parents widows and orphans to mark the true cost of war.
The freighter Santa Leonor reached New York with about 120 monkeys and 120 other animals from South America. Species included boa constrictors, Colombian deer, a turtle, an ocelot, and 60 anteaters. The cargo was consigned to New York firms for distribution to 38 U.S. zoos.
Prime Minister Attlee announced in the house of commons that the king has approved two new medals for British servicemen in the Second Great War. The awards include a war medal for full or non operational service and an India medal for three years of non operational service with Indian forces.
A vintage recipe outlines making bran muffins with shortening milk sugar and flour mixed with egg and bran. After soaking and combining with baking powder salt and flour the batter fills muffin pans and bakes at 400 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes yielding about nine muffins. Substitutions suggest corn syrup in place of sugar and lower milk, with adjustments for sour milk or buttermilk.
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