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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
4
Pte. W. W. Watt of Oakner joined fellow Canadian soldiers graduating as paratroopers at the A35 Canadian Parachute Training Centre. The class received their wings during the Wings Parade at the centre.
Mrs Jarrett and Doris traveled to Winnipeg by rail on Saturday. Mr Geo Henderson returns home from Winnipeg. Geo Arthur rode to Brandon Thursday for a horse sale. A donation shipment to Red Cross headquarters included quilts blankets garments and 120 miscellaneous items for personnel bags. War work convener thanks all donors for their generosity.
Florence Catherine Collie and Arthur Franklin Brooks wed in a quiet March 4 1944 ceremony at Rev D B Sparling’s Fort Garry Man home. Attendant Miss Jean Collie wore brown accessories. reception followed at Marlborough Hotel. couple to reside in Hamiota district after a brief city honeymoon.
The large fleet of locomotives hauling urgent war traffic over Canadian National Railways lines in the past year used seven and a half tons of coal to raise steam. This nearly doubles prewar consumption. A yard engine uses about three tons in eight hours, while a 6200 type locomotive for heavy main line work consumes nine tons in a three hour run.
The article dispels the belief prairie farmers earned more during 1940–1943. It notes average cash income fell 13 percent from 1926–1929, at about 469 million annually versus 538 million. It compares to industrial wages, argues farmers benefited from wartime livestock outputs, and concludes farmers were not overpaid for their products.
The U S Department of Agriculture projects U S wheat reserves to 300 million bushels by next July. India reports food rationing in Calcutta began January 31. Europe endures colder weather after a period of warmth. Australia may plant more wheat this season due to better export outlook. Argentina’s exportable wheat surplus is estimated at 287 million bushels versus 192 million a year prior. U S crop prospects improve after substantial rainfall.
Air transport mail service from Canada to Great Britain and the Mediterranean areas will continue to use air routes. Blue air letters and Airgraphs remain available, with stated postage rates. Ordinary mail may be slower as it may travel by ship or later air mail. Rates: Canada to UK or Mediterranean Air Mail 30 cents per half ounce. Blue Letter 10 cents. Airgraph six cents. ordinary letter three cents. UK to Mediterranean Blue Letter six pence. Airgraph three pence. ordinary letter one and a half pence.
A CBC reporter described as competent and enterprising serves as expert and counsel for Canadian housewives. Mrs Hobbes presents consumer information broadcasts on Wednesdays at 2.18 p.m. MDT, delivering practical advice.
Miss Gertrude Edith McKinley, 26, of Norwood Manitoba, formerly of Melita and Brandon, has joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Service as a second lieutenant. A Brandon General Hospital graduate, she trained at Brandon General Hospital, led Hamiota General Hospital, and most recently served in nursing duties. Next of kin is her mother, Mrs Roberta Maud McKinley of Melita.
Deaths of newborn and suckling pigs reduce swine growers income. In 1943 Manitoba saw over 300 000 piglets die before weaning. Cold pens and poor farrowing care heighten losses. iron supplementation and grass sods prevent anaemia. pilchardene oil with iron aids health. saving more pigs per litter boosts wartime bacon output.
All male U S citizens aged between 18 and 14 on December 31 1945 residing in Canada must register at once with the Selective Service at the nearest American Consulate in the Prairie Provinces Winnipeg Regina Edmonton and Calgary. Citizens must also register after December 31 1943 as soon as they reach eighteen. Consult the nearest Consulate for registrar names and addresses for distant residents.
A poem celebrates small deeds as the tiny cogs and drops that form great outcomes. The speaker, Jane Dale from Hamiota, argues little words and gestures shape character and bring happiness. Small acts, kindness, and moments build a better world.
The Canadian National Railway reports January 1944 operating revenues of 33,096,000 versus 29,278,000 a year earlier, an increase of 3,818,000. Net revenue is 5,023,000, up from 4,473,000 in January 1943, a gain of 550,000.
Expert warns regardless of climate that insect damage can occur in farm stored grain. Key defenses include dry, ventilated granaries with air space beneath floors, binning during cold weather, regular checks for heating or infestation, and cleaning with fanning mills or threshers as needed. Line Elevator agents carry government leaflets with more detail.
Pareles addressed to troops overseas cause delays as many letters contain forbidden materials or are poorly packed, delaying delivery or causing withdrawals by postal authorities.
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