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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1945
Page
7
A U S general visits a Dutch farm to secure land for army manoeuvres. The farm wife resists using her field noting war harms liberty. He offers a ride in armored cars as thanks and reflects on duty, dignity, and agricultural effort. Doorn Doorn palace tour follows with Kaisers relics and wartime privacy notes.
A woman car owner bought distilled water for battery topping up. She left two gin bottles on the back seat while shopping. When she returned the bottles were gone and a note read we really do need it. A treasury note was pinned to the note. The Leeds Yorkshire Post notes the B 2 Superfortress has 149 electric motors and over ten miles of wiring.
The description lists the essential electrical and mechanical tasks aboard a heavy bomber. It includes starting engines adjusting propeller pitch deploying landing gear opening bomb bay doors and operating flaps brakes bombsights bombing gun turrets crew lighting and heating while using radar to detect and identify ground units and coordinate fire.
The greatest loss from forest fires is not only mature trees lost but the ruin of young growth and the charring of the forest floor, which prevents regeneration though older timber may still be utilized.
An accessible guide to growing annual flowers and vegetables in Canada. Denotes planting distances for cosmos marigolds zinnias and petunias and emphasizes pre plant cultivation weekly light cultivation to prevent weeds conserve moisture and sustain growth. Staking advice for tall plants and training tomatoes with unobtrusive stakes and soft ties.
Asparagus can grow up to six inches in a day and must be picked daily by noon to ensure quality. Stalks knee-high at dawn become tough by midday, so timely harvesting is essential. The text notes that many err, but a wise person changes view while a fool sticks to error.
Blackburn Aircraft Company outlines a six engined airliner flying boat for Britain the largest ever built. It would weigh 138 tons carry up to 160 passengers or 90 960 pounds of freight with a wingspan of 202 feet top speed over 300 mph cruising 269 mph at 15 000 feet and a pressurized cabin for comfort.
The New York Times quotes a stark assessment that the Nazi government, born in a beer hall and built on looting and murder, met an appropriate end. It warns that history will remember the regime plainly and vows the rise of Nazism as a lasting warning.
War correspondent H R Knickerbocker recalls dining with an Italian nobleman in Italy who joked that they had been on both sides in the war. The anecdote, cited by the Wall Street Journal, highlights the irony of insider perspectives.
Anne Adams Pattern Department advertises pattern 4811 for a summer pinafore frock with optional sleeves and embroidery transfer. Available in sizes from 12 to 42 with 3% yards of 35 inch material for size 16. Order by mail for 20 cents, include name address size and style number to Winnipeg pattern department. Delivery may be slow due to mail delays.
In interior repainting during war days, light colors reflect more light than dark shades. Recommends light walls to brighten rooms, noting dark woodwork and trim increase dullness.
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