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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 11, 1942
Page
2
The Trans-Canada Highway is nearly completed with only a two mile gap near Hearst Ontario. The road links Halifax to Vancouver, a 4000 mile route, and promises military and postwar economic value as it becomes a direct east west corridor.
The Alaska Highway, opened recently, stands as a vital link for Canadians especially in the West. Built for military needs, it may help open vast northern territory after the war. The highway joins Trans-Canada routes through mountains forests and muskeg, proving engineers can overcome great obstacles. The road will aid future national unity by connecting parts of the Dominion with railways and air travel, boosting exchange of goods and mutual understanding.
Wisely chosen breakfast boosts minerals and vitamins, while cereal and toast combos elsewhere provide less. A child’s lunch with soda reduces vitamin intake. milk or fortified drinks restore calcium B vitamins and riboflavin. For vitamin info contact Western Division Health League of Canada.
The article notes Hallowe'en dates to the seventh century with the Pantheon in Rome consecrated as the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It lists five sugar beet processing plants in Canada across Alberta Manitoba Ontario and a sixth under construction in Quebec.
Board of Transport Commissioners data show eight month railway crossing accidents in Canada in 1942 match 1941 totals at 219 incidents. Fatalities rose to 87 in 1942 from 83 in 1941 while injuries fell to 255 from 286. Drivers ignore signals and barriers, often trying to beat trains, causing most accidents.
A 32 page Home Service booklet explains pin on slip covers for sofas and chairs. Step by step instructions cover removing cushions pinning fabric, cutting seam allowances, pleats and flounces, and finishing all pieces. Includes diagrams and material estimates with addresses for ordering.
A quoted Thackeray passage urges young readers to seek wiser company in books and life. It extols admiring great deeds and despising narrow, baser aims, highlighting the value of lofty influences and noble pursuits for lasting happiness.
News from Three Rivers Quebec highlights camp life at A-17 with notes on the M Test, mixing university educated men with experienced servicemen. Corporal Rickey Johnston entertains troops with Yukon tales while Battle Drill gains praise. A new Corporal's Mess nears opening, a Vickers demonstration uses balloons on the St Maurice River, and the centre mourns the death of C Q M S Robert Elliott.
Lady Myrtle Balfour reveals the late Duke of Kent knitted chest and kidney protectors for Merchant Navy seamen during official travels. Admirable workmanship earned gratitude from sailors. She notes if he found time for such labors, others might follow suit and wonders about knitting as a masculine skill today.
A guest earns greater honor by the Boer housewife of South Africa as more sugar is added to his coffee. The piece notes the custom links generosity to esteem in hospitality traditions. It also mentions a cargo ship’s typical 30 year lifespan and that a condor can go over 40 days without eating.
A collection of aphorisms on temper kindness patience and courtesy from various authors including Sidney Talmud Persian Richard Brooks Pope Mary Baker Eddy and a note to Buy War Savings Certificates. The piece presents short maxims aimed at personal virtue and practical frugality.
Leather footwear production in Canada during the first eight months of 1942 totaled 21,864,466 pairs. In August alone, 221 factories were listed as active in manufacturing leather footwear across the Dominion.
Ancient cliffside grottoes near Sevastopol are said to have sheltered early Christians. The article notes a vivid biological claim about the human body stating five miles of blood vessels exist in every pound of fat.
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