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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1943
Page
2
Canada launches its fourth Victory Loan drive on April 26. previous campaigns were massively oversubscribed and the public is urged to support the war effort through financial sacrifice. Thousands of servicemen are on active duty, and civilians are asked to ensure fighters are not hampered by lack of funds.
The objective for this loan is 1.1 billion dollars with individuals asked to contribute 500 million. Canadians are urged to buy more than in the last Victory Loan, with average citizens expected to invest heavily to end the war quickly. Hon. J L Sisley calls the fourth Victory Loan the greatest financial challenge faced, noting rising national income and the ability of most Canadians to contribute despite high taxes.
Wartime scarcity highlights overlooked nutrients found in skim milk buttermilk and organ meats. Nutritionists note these foods can substitute for scarce meat, with dried forms aiding distribution. The Navajo diet and Canadian practice show organs and blood offer rich vitamins. readers urged to request a vitamin chart from the Division Health League of Canada.
Tulane University expert Robert A. Wauchope notes North American Indians used rationing four centuries ago during large campaigns. Armies of 60 000 to 125 000 were supplied in advance and portions allocated to each fighter. Some tribes carried neck gourds with hominy and water as rations and exacted tribute from conquered towns.
The Ramsay Company of Ottawa offers free full information on inventions and patents. This notice lists various inventions and provides address at 273 Bank Street for inquiries to registered patent attorneys.
The Red Cross informs families through the International Committee in Switzerland when air raids report missing RCAF planes. Assumed parachuted fliers may be interned as prisoners of war and receive regular parcels and food to ease their captivity.
Canada produced about 200 million pounds of refined beet sugar from 63,300 acres in 1942. The 1943 objective is to maximize production with current plant facilities and demand.
Lists of wireless air gunners and air navigators who graduated under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan from No 7 Bombing and Gunnery School Paulson and No 5 Bombing and Gunnery School Dafoe with names and home locations across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Ontario.
Meat experts urge saving kitchen fats for war needs. They note portions wasted vary by meat type and estimate millions of pounds can be diverted to Canadian war industries. Cooks should collect fats from boiling liquids and scraps, then deliver to local markets or salvage agencies. Every small amount matters.
W L Clark notes in the Windsor Star that exact parts require identical temperatures between day and night shifts. He describes how parts from the same plant at 2 pm differ without air conditioning and similar measures to equalize temperature and humidity.
Australia has furnished U S forces in the South Pacific with more than 26 million pounds of fresh meats 20 million pounds of potatoes 25 million pounds of fruit and nearly 5.5 million quarts of milk.
London correspondent notes Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky kept his uniform grin amid changing fortunes. From applause at a Lord Mayor’s dinner in 1985 to cold reception after the Russo-German pact, his face remained unyielding and emblematic of Russian stoicism.
President Frank D. McKenney of the San Diego Veterinary Medical Association urges owners not to give up their dogs amid rationing. He promotes a diet of one third cooked cereal one third dried fruits and vegetables and one third raw meat scraps as superior to porterhouse steaks and lamb chops.
A collage of quotes from Hobbes Emerson Burton Augustine and Eddy and a biblical verse on desire. The passages discuss how desire signals incompleteness in happiness and how disciplined aims and faith can shape wants into approachables goals.
Two year old Jennifer Brigden meets the Duke of Gloucester during a Coventry munitions factory inspection. After presenting the Duchess of Gloucester with a bouquet she walks up to the Duke and offers her toy locomotive.
The article notes Pluto takes about 249 years to circle the Sun, highlighting its long orbital period as a fundamental fact about the dwarf planet.
British Columbia begins active use of carrier pigeons with Royal Canadian Air Force patrol planes from Victoria to Alaska. Hundreds of homing birds are housed at a west coast air station as RCAF recruits train under Fit. Sgt. A Moore who notes reliability over speed for wartime message delivery.
Stockholm reports indicate Germany is systematically seizing Norwegian civilians as hostages to deter Allied action. Hundreds were transported aboard three ships to Germany earlier this year amid evacuations in Norway.
Soviet scientists announce a new drug designed to substitute quinine in treating malaria and other fevers. The development centers on a synthesized compound claimed to be effective against malaria strains with fewer side effects.
Government advisories urge households to cut heat loss by closing doors and windows and pulling shades from dusk to daylight. Keeping the furnace monitored and avoiding large fires can save fuel during fickle spring days. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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