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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1941
Page
7
Devona struggles to imitate her mother Vara as the glamorous star remains constantly busy with rehearsals, advertising talks, and a constant stream of guests at the grand hacienda. A rare morning visit reveals Vara’s delicate beauty and weary pallor as she reads letters while drinking coffee.
Mrs Paul Gariepy of Joliette Quebec praises Kellogg’s All-Bran as a gentle remedy for long standing constipation. The letter urges daily use with water, noting it works gradually and is not a purgative, with availability at grocers and in restaurants.
A fragmented scene shows Devona, Vara, and Dale with tensions over riding, blue satin, and social duties while a separate Liver health ad promotes Fruit-a-tives claiming quick relief from digestive misery. The material mixes dramatic dialogue with an old advertisement copy and a product pitch.
In a tense backstage scene Devona, Vara, and Barnard plot a surprise concert to push Vara to finally commit to training her voice. Talbot joins, noting Vara’s nerves and a daughter’s shadow. The plan hinges on Devona’s performance and Vara’s decision tonight.
Barnard compliments Devona on a surprised singing spark and hints at future opportunities. Devona, embarrassed yet determined, agrees to sing for Vara. Tal and Barnard scheme a concert to satisfy Varas expectations as Devona backs away toward the stairs.
A Boston train ride features Alfred E. W. Mason, author of The Turnstile, meeting a newsboy selling his novel. Mason reveals he read the book five times, prompting nearby passengers to buy copies as the seller notes limited stock.
A six foot stuffed yet lifelike alligator traveled through a Trans-Canada hangar in Lethbridge after arriving from British Guiana. Owned by a Vancouver mining man, the reptile was a gift for a Medicine Hat friend while a local pugilistic cat named Flight-Sergeant avoided the creature, delaying reveal for days.
Britain plans to export clocks valued at £100000 more annually than in the last year of peace. Most former clockmakers now produce precision parts for aircraft detonators and other war accessories. German subsidies before the war boosted clock exports to seize the cheap clock market and ready factory capacity for war.
On Barro Colorado island in the canal zone, jungle trees rarely fall as strangler fig vines consume old hosts or termites hollow out the wood.
The article recalls a claim that 11,000 girls were massacred by the Huns and buried in the Church of St Ursula in Cologne, Germany, with the site said to hold their remains from the fourth or fifth century.
Manitoba sugar beet growers were promised a better price for their crop next fall as talks with buyers indicated improved terms. The advance assurance aims to help farmers anticipate market gains.
A Winnipeg newspaper ad offers a 32 page booklet Etiquette For Young Moderns teaching men and girls manners at dances movies and dating. It urges polite acts like opening doors and proper introductions and notes a petting problem. Also promotes other 15 cent booklets on songs games shorthand tennis garden and public speaking.
The Boston Post notes a young Princess Elizabeth of England began a daily diary three years ago. She records thoughts and drawings during Britain’s greatest struggle, offering a window into royal observations and innocent reactions to wartime events that could become a remarkable future record.
At the war’s outbreak England had about 500 golf courses 1 200 bowling greens 3 000 cricket pitches 50 000 tennis courts and 3 500 football grounds excluding private lawns.
The piece notes discretion as the first qualification for the Women’s Transport Auxiliary Service in Britain. It highlights that members often drive high army officials and handle sensitive information, emphasizing the secretive nature of their duties.
A local remark notes a man who professes to understand income tax assessment forms but actually earns nothing. The line satirically underscores his lack of income while claiming expertise.
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