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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1938
Page
2
A lengthy piece argues that democracy remains the best system despite competing isms like fascism and communism. It urges Canadians and other democracies to stay informed and active, warning that apathy jeopardizes self rule and that “something for nothing” myths led to prior economic crashes.
Gracie Fields, famed actress and CBE honoree in the New Year list, discusses age aloud. She asserts she is 40, born Jan 9, 1898, and notes she sometimes feels 16 or 60, but mostly 16. A political speaker quips about a working majority. The voice from the rear counters that the country needs a majority working.
Sir Josiah Stamp, director of the Bank of England, told a Los Angeles interview that the United States must engage in European events. He warned Germany’s demands are not a simple act of returning colonies and urged consultation with all treaty signatories and bordering nations before any land changes.
Charles H. Snow of Napa California, a blind western fiction author, is composing his 998th novel and plans a 100th. A publisher in England has contracted to take all he can write. England railway firms offer parking for passengers cars to boost traffic.
The report notes a Canadian girl’s sweet tooth and records confectionery imports for the year ended October 31, 1937 totaling $888,917. The figure reflects domestic demand and trade in imported sweets during the period.
Mohammed Afzal Hussain warned at the Science Congress in Calcutta that insects kill over 1.5 million people annually and cause about £150 million in damage each year. He cited 2.5 million insect species in India with only 40,000 studied, and malaria afflicts over 100 million people yearly with over a million deaths.
Secretary Ickes argues democracies must unite to check rising powers but fears influential group pressures delay a united stand. He cites missed chances to curb Japan in Manchuria, Germany on the Rhine, and Italy at Suez, warning today’s lack of cohesion may portend tomorrow’s danger.
A scripture class ends with a boy retelling his brother’s return. The boy says the father did not kill the fatted calf for him but half-killed the prodigal son, providing a humorous twist to the Biblical parable.
The Christian Science Monitor reports that residue from burning soft coal can serve as a smokeless steady long burning fuel. It notes that reducing smoke may still reveal other fire in the effort to curb air pollution.
A West Newton woman, rummaging in her cellar, discovered eggs stored in water glass during World War days. The passage of twenty years did not rob the eggs of their original freshness.
A humorous exchange frames Edison as making the first talker that can be shut off. A parent answers a child’s question about who invented the talking machine, attributing the “first” to Edison for the controllable device.
Myer Salit Wrecking Co salvaged scrap iron from the Niagara River gorge bridge wreckage. The first shipment went to Steel Company of Canada in Hamilton to be melted and rolled into strips stamped with the old bridge die. Each piece will be certified steel from the wreck and offered as keepsakes despite interest from Japanese buyers.
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania a deepening of an old house cellar uncovered 57 gold coins totaling 1140 dollars after laborers aided by John Johnson struck a 20 dollar gold piece. Elmer R Beers owner who bought the house last year claimed the coins and divided 200 dollars among Johnson and two workers, contending the rest, Johnson argued, belongs to him. He planned to consult a lawyer.
No 10 Downing Street renovations are nearly finished with major interior changes. The house has been modernized inside including Mrs Chamberlains ideas, rooms rearranged, central heating overhauled and thermostats to regulate temperature. Bathrooms are being updated.
A Preston Ontario passer by saw fire from Earl Stewart’s home, triggering a call. Firefighters arrived to find no blaze as sunlight through a knothole covered with wallpaper created the illusion of flames between partitions.
Lady Tweedsmuir's care for Canadians in drought and remote Prairie regions is shown by her 15 months of effort collecting and sending 11,600 volumes to the West for free distribution, an enterprise of distinct national value per the Ottawa Journal.
A Cleveland shoe dealer claims women have paid the price for stepping into men’s shoes with feet that have grown about two and a half sizes over the past decade.
A national housing program in England reports completion of 520,298 houses. This milestone reflects extensive development across multiple regions and contractors involved in the project.
The House of Lords debated a bill to outlaw nicking and docking horses tails amid concerns over animal suffering and road harm. Supporters cite cruelty and useless fashion. opponents argue docking prevents entanglement in harness. The Army and many police forces do not dock horses, and even if painless, docking deprives tails of fly protection.
Miss Norah Rouselle of Renfrew has been appointed tutor to the Dionne quintuplets after months of training by Dr. W. E. Blatz of St George's Tor onto. She replaces Miss Claire Tremblay as the babies begin a new training phase. Rouselle is a Loretta College and University of Toronto graduate with Ontario College of Education training in physical education and rhythmic dancing.
Experiments by Dr Dwight E Minich of the University of Minnesota show bees can taste with their front knees in addition to their antennae. The knees help them judge nectar presence on flowers. Grasshoppers also use their knees as ears through a tube linked to internal auditory nerves.
Newspaper World notes the clash between using Ireland and the adjective Irish or Eire in coverage. The piece discusses whether Eire functions as both noun and adjective and which form should prevail, highlighting the Anglo Irish conference as a point of contention. It observes most papers favor Irish for now, including Mr. de Valera's party, and notes potential issues with terms like Irish Sea.
The exchange has Goldstein claiming Jews are the leading people wherever you go in the world, MacGregor challenging with the North Pole, and Goldstein replying that iceberg is no Scots name.
A local market advertises muskrats as marsh rabbits for consumption, listing the meat under a different name. The practice prompts questions about labeling and edible wildlife identification.
George F. Benson becomes chairman of The Canada Starch Co. Limited in Montreal after forty four years as president. He is succeeded by his son Major George F. Benson Jr who was assistant general manager and president of Canada Starch Sales Co.
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