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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1939
Page
2
An essay argues that education should build personality and teach students to think for themselves rather than producing standardized mass learners. It laments cramming and dictatorship influenced schooling, urging teachers to model exemplary character to shape capable, independent citizens who support democracy.
A London woman wonders if someone can adopt her two dachshunds. She notes both dogs and their parents were born in this country and emphasizes they are truly English dogs at heart.
Hansard serves as the authoritative verbatim record of debates and proceedings in Parliament, capturing speeches, questions, and votes. It provides a formal historical account of legislative discussions, including statements by ministers and members of both houses.
Barnardo Homes in Toronto report thousands of former wards, who served with distinction in the last war, are re-enlisting. John W. Hobday urges information to compile an honor list of those enrolled for the present conflict. In the prior war 6,211 Barnardo boys joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force and 531 died or were killed. One recipient of a V C was among them.
In Watertown Wisconsin fishermen repurpose old inner tubes into synthetic angle worms. The idea originated with Hugo Briesemeister who started the trend using red inner tube bits to imitate fishing worms. The discovery highlights reuse of discarded materials for angling.
The breeding grounds of western Canada host what is described as North America’s premier duck factory. The article notes a robin’s daily earthworm intake can reach 14 feet.
The War Supply Board, formed by merging the defence purchasing board, will mobilize Dominion industry and resources for a supreme economic war effort under the War Measures Act. It acts as purchasing agent for the British war supplies mission, reviews all contracts, and coordinates land, plant, and equipment needs while expanding naval construction and allied supply efforts.
Ore samples from Outpost Island in the Great Slave Lake region show tungsten up to 1.29 percent, with molybdenum detected. The report from Slave Lake Gold Mines, Limited Tungsten, notes commercial development feasible as tungsten concentrate prices imply $20 per ton for 1 percent ore.
James Young, head of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, notes Europe’s disrupted trade opens US markets. Fire hose for England tied to air raid precautions totals 2 million dollars, produced via a rubber manufacturers association. South Africa buys 3 million dollars in fertilizer while Australia purchases 40,000 tons of nicotine sulfate.
Diphtheria outbreak at Stanley Indian Reserve Saskatchewan was halted after Dr. D J M Morrow chartered a plane from Prince Albert to treat 236 people across ten square miles. Antitoxin and preventive care were administered. no further cases or deaths occurred after day two. The pilot returned with supplies within 24 hours.
A giant electrical shovel under construction in Marion Ohio can dig through earth as deep as a six storey building and deposit material 226 feet away. It will be used in strip mining work in Indiana coal fields. The report notes plastic gun stocks are practicable and that it is not unlawful to write cheques for less than one dollar. The article ends by stating the hum of a bee is produced entirely by the wings.
A late edition columnist argues the paper should promote small feature teams dubbed mighty midgets to boost circulation and profits, noting strong results from inexpensive coverage. The piece frames the strategy as a savvy economic move for the newspaper.
The Dominion now fields seven destroyers and four Minesweepers with the Assiniboia as the latest and largest addition. The ship, from Great Britain, leads the flotilla and embodies naval strength that Prairie readers, though far inland, can respect for courage and service in keeping Empire lanes open.
A young author meets an eastern movie critic in a movie town. His first picture premieres on Broadway and the critic calls it refreshing. The author asks for confirmation and the critic repeats the praise, saying he woke up a new man.
Noah Webster spent twenty one years compiling and revising the American Dictionary of the English Language from 1807 to 1828, a landmark work in U.S. linguistic history.
The 1939 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine was announced for Prof. Gerhard Domack of Germany, but Hitler’s regime refused to recognize Nobel awards. It follows the 1935 case of Carl von Ossietzky, denied and jailed, with the regime then creating state prizes to replace Nobel honors for Germans.
The Toronto Globe and Mail reports a claim that Swedish Army planes fired on Hitler s yacht described as his favorite. The piece notes Goering s fleet of 42 automobiles and questions how many yachts the Fuehrer owns while Germans endure rationing.
Snow fences made of living trees rather than pickets are being tested along Wisconsin highways and are believed to be economical.
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