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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1946
Page
5
Ottawa reports the Dominion government is considering adding a cost of living bonus to old age pensions, potentially raising payments by about $5 monthly if provinces join in the increase. Current law covers 75 percent of pensions up to $25, with provinces topping up beyond that in some cases. Saskatchewan already adds $3 to reach $28 monthly.
Whitehall envisions a Commonwealth wide defence network with a central UK body led by A V Alexander and regional plans in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Dominion liaison officers will coordinate with London as ships patrol global routes and joint US standardization aids alliance. Brig Howard Douglas Graham of Trenton heads the Canadian army liaison in London.
Thirteen RCAF officers and one commissioned man receive awards from Lt Gov McWilliams at No 2 Air Command. George Medal goes to Fit G C Abel of Melville for rescuing a crew member from a burning aircraft. DFCs awarded to Wing Cmdr J K F MacDonald Antigonish, Fit Lt W McFaull Moose Jaw and FO D R Penny Abernethy. Also receiving are MBE Irish Empire medal and Croix de Guerre. The report notes a whale shark with inch long teeth.
Marshal Tito told a rain soaked Belgrade crowd of about 300 000 that there will be no war because the people of the world do not want war. He urged better relations especially with America and condemned the US action seizing Yugoslav boats on the upper Danube as unfriendly. He attacked Winston Churchill as a man with a heart of stone and a leader of all reactionaries.
An elderly woman handed a New Haven conductor a ticket seen at New Rochelle New York. She explained she did not buy it today and the conductor agreed. The ticket dated September 1898 was honored since no usage time limit existed at purchase.
London reports a demand of about 100 tons of copper for campaign stars now being struck at the Royal Mint and Woolwich Arsenal at a rate of 15 000 per day.
Rai Bahadur A N Khosla announced a two year launch for Nepal to host the Kosi dam the world’s largest power project The facility will rise 850 feet above foundation rock and cost about 500 million dollars including a second coast dam budgeted for India.
Denver battled 26 inches of snow in 33 years worst storm as authorities struggled to keep services running. Schools closed the state capitol shut down city council meeting canceled and emergency crews cleared streets. Funeral services garbage disposal and southbound transport were disrupted.
Prime Minister Attlee’s Labour government eyes long term plans to avert unemployment while tackling an acute manpower shortage. Lord Morrison and aides seek hundreds of thousands more workers for mines agriculture and construction as Cripps warns of real danger to living standards. Industrial population stood at 16 765 000 by Aug 31 with home market workers 4 885 000 and export workers 1 375 000, yet supply remains out of balance.
The cost of living in dex rose from 125.5 on Sept. 3 to 126.8 on Oct. 1 driven largely by higher milk prices. Food, rent, fuel and light, clothing, and home furnishings indices edged up while miscellaneous items remained unchanged. Farm product prices also climbed 3.1 points with fluid milk lifting animal products and field products indexes.
The Netherlands asked the Big Four powers to hand over 700 square miles of German territory to compensate for wartime damage. Ambassador Loudon delivered the note in Washington with simultaneous submissions in London, Moscow and Paris. The plan would shift a border west of major border cities while allowing most Germans in the area to stay if not Nazis. Dutch demands also include Rhine mining concessions for 40 to 50 years and guarantees against renewed German transport charges and canal construction that could divert traffic.
London reports President Truman and Foreign Secretary Bevin will discuss the world food situation in Washington. Britain seeks equitable distribution of essential foods for India and colonies, with Canada lagging on deliveries due to transport issues.
Severe sub freezing temperatures and a 65 mile per hour gale struck southern California citrus regions causing thousands of dollars in damage. Ranchers reported fruit blown to the ground and scarred trees while planes at several airports were damaged. A dozen cabin cruisers were sunk or tossed ashore at beaches.
In 1830, roughly 1,400 mail coaches departed London each day, reflecting a dense early passenger and mail network. The fragment notes an odd figure 269 percent, but its meaning is unclear within this excerpt.
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