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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1947
Page
2
The question of housing remains central in Canada, with acute shortages in cities and industrial districts. While urban areas see the most effort, rural housing is also affected by wartime labor and material shortages and must be improved for any national program to succeed.
The article notes many well designed farm homes across Western Canada but also many poorly planned houses. It highlights heating and water supply improvements and reports a Saskatoon meeting of rural housing representatives. The Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation sponsored the gathering and proposed a coordinating committee to study rural housing and community centres.
The article argues for improved rural housing and community facilities to reduce urban migration. It suggests better planned, affordable homes and community centers can keep young people on farms and spur rural development while benefiting rural and urban regions alike.
NEUHAUS Germany Frau Emmy Goering widow of Hermann Goering testified before a German court that she carried a poison capsule like the one used by her husband at Nuremberg. She said many in the Nazi leadership took small capsules as the regime fell and that the capsule named Heys was for use only if she suffered serious injuries. She faces denazification charges as a profiteer of Nazism with a potential ten year sentence at hard labor.
A compact collection of aphorisms stressing how small acts reveal character and shape life. Quoted lines emphasize that trifles, minor duties, and unobtrusive kindness illuminate true virtue and destiny.
A collection of light quips about engagement nerves, mistaken identities, and forgetful folk. Jokes touch on proposals timidness absent mindedness and a vicar's plate buttons, with lines about guarding angels and a bachelor praising his wife as God’s handiwork.
The article explains that a person new to patent rules should hire a patent solicitor. An applicant must provide his address the title or name of the invention a duplicate specification and a third copy of the claims. If drawings aid the invention two duplicates are required with inventor or applicant signature. The cost of a patent is 35 dollars and requests should be sent to the Commissioner of Patents Patent and Copyright Office Parliament Buildings Ottawa.
Moose Jaw park reports bears and other wildlife active through winter. Attendants note unusual weather kept bears awake, increasing feeding needs and shoveling work as snows reach five feet.
A United Kingdom company is now manufacturing a radio oven that cooks a complete meal in minutes. Food is placed between two thin metal plates and the device is switched on. The meal cooks quickly without burning. Two minutes can cook about a pound of meat.
Reports indicate drug trafficking operations in England used carrier pigeons to transport substances. Authorities describe the method as an unusual, long standing smuggling tactic with risks to wildlife and public safety.
In Johannesburg officials outline the Active Citizen Force to reach ~24 000 men. Training recruits aged 17 to 25 under the Defence Act proceeds in two phases at Potchefstroom with permanent force instruction followed by unit-led programs. New equipment from the Middle East and Italy accompanies improved comfort, sport facilities, and individual-focused drills.
In Des Moines Town 134 students split their votes with 33 choosing city life 39 preferring town and 12 favoring country life. They cite loneliness in the city and neighborliness on the farm noting farm life combines advantages of city and town while avoiding village gossip.
Fort Yukon records extreme temperatures from 78 degrees below zero to 100 degrees above, marking it as both the coldest and hottest spot in Alaska. The readings capture a dramatic temperature swing within a single area.
In a cordial exchange, two voices tout Post Grape-Nuts Flakes as a nourishing staple rich in carbohydrates proteins phosphorus iron and other essentials. They plan to bake cookies and muffins using recipes printed on the cereal package.
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