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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 10, 1939
Page
5
The Ontario Hospital Association reports that about 7000 registered hospitals in Canada and the United States provide roughly 1.2 million beds with a daily patient load near 1 million. Annual expenses reach about 1 billion dollars with payroll around 1.5 million daily.
Geofrey De Havilland and John Cunningham escaped by parachute when a new De Havilland aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames. The incident underscores parachute value for Royal Air Force crews, with limited past uses and a safety standard requiring parachutes within easy reach.
Practical Jokers at the London Zoo cause annual phone disconnections on April 1 as callers ask for animals or staff by pleonastic names. Julian Huxley recalls an urgent call misread as Dr Beaver, prompting the operator to terminate the line.
Ruth Elder, famed for the 1927 Atlantic attempt with George Haldeman, let her flying license lapse. She has not flown in three years, now pursuing golf as her primary passion after a rescue by a steamship.
The article argues railroads struggle due to government supported highways and scattered maintenance. It questions how rails operate with depots and agents nationwide while buses and trucks use government roads. It urges protection or bonuses for railways amid road expansion in a Wheat Belt region.
In Toronto Earl Baldwin of Bewdley recalls the English temperament with a blend of stout individualism and cooperative spirit. He praises broad humanity and a heart based humor that survives laughter amid tears, calling it a saving grace rooted in love for one’s kind.
Villagers of Ufton Nervet near Reading still receive free bread annually in a ceremony dating to 1581. Housewives display no bread today signs and travel to Afton Court where the squire dispenses loaves through a casement window, four pounds per adult and two pounds per child, funded by Lady Mervyn’s estate as laid out in her will.
Canada expands cheese production with March output exceeding 1,500,000 pounds, up about 112 percent from March 1938 and 34 percent above February. In Ontario production rose about 179 percent over March 1938. Manitoba hens produced over 10 million dozen eggs in a year.
The Halifax Chronicle lauds Dutch honesty and business acumen citing the 1624 New York Stock Exchange bond paying interest through wars and defaults. Canadian post office expansion is noted with Norman J. McLarty praising growth from 1896 to present with air mail accelerating cross country deliveries.
Danish conductors report many passengers lack cash but few are dishonest. They issue slips for unpaid fares, thousands last year, and most are paid the next day. Bilking on public vehicles is almost unknown. riders without money ride on tick hoping to pay later.
Recalled adventures show the King and Queen enduring strenuous royal duties across Britain and beyond. From day and night train travel to muddy colliery districts, to a 1924 South Africa safari with bamboo huts and strained water, they faced long treks and car breakdowns on demanding journeys.
The article describes a crochet rug pattern using simple materials like candle wick or rug yarn in two colors. It notes that pattern 6362 includes instructions and a chart with stitches and color schemes and asks readers to send 20 cents to Ann Arts Department in Winnipeg for the pattern.
The article surveys estimates of Soviet military power, noting internal political limits on the Red Army and mobility issues. It cites a Toronto discovery that oxalic acid may halt hemorrhage, saving haemophiliacs, and compares wartime misperceptions of Russia’s strength with experts’ cautious conclusions about defense forces, mobilization timelines, fortifications around Leningrad, and army composition including divisions and reserves.
The armament drive has strapped Germany and Britain with risks. A sudden shift would disrupt industry, cause unemployment, and threaten Hitler’s control. German production is geared to arms and a rapid reversal could destabilize the Nazi regime, though the dictator may fear the gamble.
A Winnipeg post office receives a letter signed An Honest Scot claiming twenty years of using office ink for a fountain pen and offering 10 cents to cover poor ink quality. Postmaster General Norman McLarty is informed of the confession and repayment.
The American Bible Society offers a premium edition priced at 45 dollars. Bound in morocco leather with gold edges, the volume emphasizes luxury presentation for collectors and gifting.
A Kitchener district farmer reports nine cows now yield about a pail more milk daily since a barn radio was installed. She tested the idea after reading cows like music and notes horses even dance to the tunes. The claim suggests radios could open a new market for livestock sound systems. Also mentions Columbus voyage cost and pay.
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