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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 01, 1946
Page
7
A veteran returning home after World War II faces doubt as Nikki Howard contemplates Ted Kentworth’s fidelity. Catherine reveals Ted’s flings with a nurse in England and hints at a broader entanglement before a hopeful reconciliation unfolds.
Garden advice on transplanting plants emphasizes keeping roots moist and protected from air. Nurseries wrap roots in damp moss and burlap or oiled paper, and buyers should keep stock cool and moist until planting. For moving plants, dig with soil intact and plant quickly, then water and firm soil. Sun loving and shade tolerant flowers are listed, plus space-saving garden layouts and row spacing for a small plot.
The Christian Science Monitor reports seeds now offer finger-length cucumbers flower-pot tomatoes and vest pocket midget watermelons. These dwarf varieties appeal to urban gardeners with limited space enabling fresh homegrown produce from window boxes and small plots. The trend highlights practical small-scale farming for city households using easily managed soil and minimal weeding.
The article notes India had about 389 million people in 1941, nearly matching Europe west of Russia and about three times the U S population. It estimates over 400 million today, making one in five people world wide Indian. It also mentions China's population as possibly larger but lacking recent census data.
The tallest smokestack in the British Empire rises at Copper Cliff Ontario. Built of brick, it weighs about 15,000 tons and reaches 510 feet with an inside diameter of 65 feet at the base.
Wool dominates British trade with reserves in Yorkshire and Lancashire worth over 200 million dollars. Britain plans to buy the entire Australian wool crop for ten years while factories face backlogs and labor shortages as science and design push future fabrics.
The Alaska Highway will unlock a vast, largely unsurveyed region with substantial potential resources. With the road in place and wartime controls lifting, prospectors and timber cruisers may move in to scout the land, as history shows with prairies and southern British Columbia.
The British Admiralty says explosive mines around Britain will be cleared by June or July this year. Northwest European waters won't be completely safe until summer 1947, with wartime mines having sunk or damaged 72 merchant ships and fishing boats since the war ended. Submarine captains of the late Hitler era are noted for contributing to the mine situation, as mines were used for harbor defense and some may have drifted.
The Windsor Star notes the annual shift as warmer weather reduces pockets and coats vanish, complicating the transport of small items. It predicts future wearers will envy handbags and other carry devices as personal clutter grows with fashion changes.
A collage of light humor shows a rich fiancée and valet exchanging barbs about costly gifts, a professor's lending trick, farm cows and books, a polar bear joke, family weddings and christenings, lies and half fares, army cooking, harvest festival quips, graveyard patience, and taxi fare disputes.
Advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4788 for blouse and long skirt in sizes 12 to 20. Includes fabric yardage details and 20 cent price. requests name address and style number sent to Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
Publow of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario was elected president at the 97th annual meeting in the Royal Ontario Museum. He was born in Pilot Mound Manitoba and educated at the University of Toronto. He has long served in the institute and on its committees.
The annual military spectacle on Horse Guards Parade to mark the king’s official birthday is scrapped this year due to insufficient troops.
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