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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1933
Page
5
In a dramatic wartime jungle chase, Alan fights bandits to rescue Joyce using a makeshift Browning and a reed patch for cover. He is wounded, loses a finger, and locks on a tiny islet shelter behind a swan nest as bullets hiss, pain gnaws, and the pursuit continues.
The Zebrina sailed England to France under government orders and was found derelict in the English Channel with no crew aboard and a full meal set on the cabin table. Similar tales include the German fishing boat Scharnhorst vanishing in snow and ice with no trace of its crew and the American collier Cyclops disappearing after a near contact at sea. Legends persist as seamen recount spectral lines on the horizon and ships that vanished without explanation.
Richard ba Kockler a German and Kenneth D Poulton a South African completed a remarkable journey from Johannesburg to London by bicycle fitted with a engine of one and a quarter horsepower. They covered 15000 miles via Nairobi Khartum Cairo Istanbul Vienna Berlin and Amsterdam overcoming tracks where no motor vehicle had traversed before. Summer railway excursion rates in Britain have been reduced to two cents a mile.
Aline Michaelis writes on a tranquil valley and timeless peace, then shifts to observations: Voltaire, Persia's 10,000 miles of motor roads, the 55 machines to make welt shoes, and Scottish schools adding telephoning. The piece blends verse reflections with brief factual notes.
Gum dipped cord body tire advertised for long life and extra mileage. Claims 25 to 1 life and safety features with a focus on value. Urges readers to replace worn tires and visit the nearest Firestone dealer.
Readable fragments show a Saskatchewan dealer roster with multiple towns and company names such as Bowes & Herron Fort St. John, Richardson Bros Sedgwick, McAllister Motors Brig Valley, Stonewall Motors Stonewall, A L Badger Saskatoon, and Viscount Siekawitch. The list includes service stations, garages, and motor firms across numerous communities.
The pouring of concrete into the river bed foundation for Boulder Dam began without ceremony in Nevada. Over two years, about 7,000,000 tons of concrete will be laid to form a 730 foot high structure that will raise the Colorado River by 582 feet and create a vast artificial lake. The finish date is August 1, 1935, with the dam spanning 1,180 feet and requiring 5,500,000 barrels of cement for completion.
Victoria astronomer C S Beals told the fifth Pacific Science Congress in Vancouver that about 150 residents across northern Canada reported hearing the auroral sounds described as swishing or rustling. The notes align with historic reports dating to 1797. Daffodils in British Columbia total about 400 varieties and are increasing. The German government plans a subsidy to flax growers to restrict imports.
A compact page mixes devotional quotes and moral reflections on guarding the heart and thoughts. It features Psalm 139 verses and Marcus Aurelius wisdom urging simple, humble living, followed by brief notes and a joke about a German-made bullet proof wood and a salesman on trial.
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