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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1941
Page
6
One Fourth Of Homes Report Colds In Week
A Gallup Poll survey covering the week ending October 11 finds colds in one quarter of American homes, about 13 million people affected. East central west central and Pacific coast regions show higher incidence while New England Middle Atlantic and the South report about one in twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
East Central
West Central
Pacific Coast
New England
Middle Atlantic
South
Minneapolis Star Journal
Wartime Housing Plan Expands Canada Shelter Prog
Wartime Housing Ltd announced via the munitions and supply department a program to build 4 427 bungalows 35 staff houses four commissaries and two special buildings in 27 cities and towns. Contracts awarded total 3 791 houses 31 staff houses and three dining halls with remaining contracts pending. Estimated in hand spending plus housing sewers water street lighting roadways walks and equipment totals about 15 750 000 with 2 500 000 more projected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartime Housing Ltd
Munitions and Supply Department
Canada
Western Hemisphere Ceramics Exhibit Opens in Syracuse
Canada, South and Central American nations, Iceland and 200 U S artists participate in the first contemporary ceramics show marking ten years of the National Ceramic exhibition. The exhibit runs at Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts with sponsors Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts and International Business Machines Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Iceland
United States
Western Hemisphere
Syracuse
New York
Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts and
International Business Machines Corporation
Managed Economy For War Effort In Canada
The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix argues that as the war continues Canada must adopt a managed economy to maximize national resource devotion. Without expert management the economy risks inflation shortages profits and general confusion during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Manitoba Pool Elevators posts higher fiscal year surplus
Manitoba Pool Elevators reports a net operating surplus of 998000 for the year ended June 30, up 143000 from the prior year. The figure was released in a statement at the companys annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Driver Reaction Time After Warning Reported
A study finds the average automobile driver reacts to a warning in three quarters of a second. The finding highlights quick reflexes needed for safe driving and may influence automotive safety guidelines.
Unusual Side-Buttoned Frock Pattern 4747 by Anne Adams
Fresh home frock pattern 4747 by Anne Adams features side buttoning for a slimming look and a belted left detail. Described as easy to sew with a border motif on sleeves and pocket, it offers multiple fabric contrast options and is available in misses and womens sizes. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Arrival in Canada Reveals Italian Prisoner Abuses
John Cross of the British Merchant Marine recalls harsh treatment of prisoners in Africa by Italian forces. He says death seemed a mercy under the desert sun and whipping, with four months of captivity ending when the British captured Italian Somaliland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cross
Canada
Africa
Italian Somaliland
Canadians Learn British Drill at Guards Training Centre
About 80 Canadians mainly from the third division completed a drill course at a famous Guards training centre. British officers praised the Dominion troops, saying they received nearly the same instruction as their own recruits with extra emphasis on turning them into instructors. Corporals H. T. Work and J. W. Price looked forward to teaching some eye catching tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guards
Dominion
H. T. Work
Winnipeg
J. W. Price
Calgary
Uriits
Canadian Barite Deposits Aid Oil Search
Officials in Ottawa report Canadian barite deposits at Pembroke Nova Scotia are aiding oil exploration. The 1940 output reached 350 tons with two shipments of 2.50 ton units sent to Trinidad and the West Indies and another to Peru. Ground barite adds weight to drilling mud helping control gas pressure, with western Canada needing only a limited share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Trinidad
British West Indies
Peru
Pembroke
N.S
Canada
Dominion
More Light Urged as Blackout Deepens in Britain
Novelist J B Priestley urged better air raid defences and more light during a BBC broadcast urging a thorough blackout. He warned of a vast gloom and urged planning for defense. Donations from Maritime Provinces families funded Acadia University on its start through nail timber and pie sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
J. B. Priestly
British Broadcasting Corporation
Maritime Provinces
Acadia University
Prodigal Son The Lost Son Sunday School Lesson
A Sunday lesson centers on Luke 15 11 24 the prodigal son who wastes his fortune then returns home. The forgiving father welcomes him with robe ring and feast while stressing repentance and forgiveness citing Luke 15 20 24 and related gospel themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Barton
Mickie Says Newspapers Are Ordered and Paid For
A chatty note remarks that newspapers are arranged and paid for while handbills and advertising sheets are given away free. The piece playfully questions the value of free items.
Sawfly Resistant Wheat Progress Reported by Dominion Farm Service
The Dominion Experimental Farm Service reports progress in breeding sawfly resistant wheat varieties at Swift Current Saskatchewan. Entomologists note prairie crop losses from the wheat stem sawfly, with western Canada 1941 production down over 50 million bushels. hopes rise for reduced future losses. The report cites need for desirable resistant wheat strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farm Service
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Swift Current
Sask
Lethbridge
Alta
Western Canada
Americana Doctor’s Odyssey and Philippines Health Reform
The piece recounts Victor Heisser’s twelve years as a medical officer in the Philippines after American occupation. It details health crises including malaria hookworm dysentery and smallpox, and describes his campaign to secure artesian wells, secure pure water, and promote vaccination. The anecdote of a cured hookworm victim spurring public water uptake is highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Heisser
Heisser
United States
Philippines
Manila
Islands
True man scorns pleasures that hurt others
A concise maxim discusses moral restraint and empathy, noting that a virtuous person rejects pleasures causing others pain and promotes fairness and compassion in behavior.
New British Baby Bomb Shatters Windows Miles Away
Belgian sources in London report a new British super charged "Baby bomb" that creates a six foot crater yet breaks windows two miles distant. Free Bel service notes walls doors and chimneys within 300 feet of the blast are demolished and no glass remains unbroken in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
R.A F
Free Bel Service
Inbel
Flying Fortress Bomber Requires Over One Hundred Thousand Hours
The article notes that more than 100,000 man hours are needed to build a Flying Fortress bomber. It also mentions that the word demitasse for after dinner coffee comes from French origins.
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Great Britain
Syria
Cpl
Ernest Frederick Daw
Toronto
Royal Marines
HMS
Ajax
Shantung Peninsula
Mikhail Gromov
Moscow
California
North Pole
Edmonton
Tokyo
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Eunrre” Sxik
The
Milwaukee Journal
Tars
Norfolk, Va
Mickie
William Hall
Avonport
Lucknow
Healtven Set
Lydia E. Pinkham
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