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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1945
Page
6
A roundup covers British motorcycle production for services, Prague traffic jams watching coffee, French children killed by mines, beaches closed, RAF metric standard adoption, dog food versus human needs, Paris street renaming for Roosevelt, Red Cross aid to China, a huge plane near Travemunde, Braille watches funded for veterans, CN R appoints apprenticeship supervisor Howard, detailing career and Montreal posting.
Genesis 17 sets out God Almighty’s covenant with Abram later named Abraham. God promises permanent lineage, expansive blessing, and the land of Canaan for his descendants. all male servants must be circumcised as a sign of the covenant. The note adds India’s 38 cities with populations over 100000.
An eight year mixed farming rotation at the Dominion Illustration Station farms in northern and eastern Manitoba reduces wild oats sowthistle mustards stinkweed and other annual weeds to non menace levels. The rotation includes summer fallow grain grain hay pasture sod fallow grain grain with one year of pasturing in eight proving highly effective for weed control.
A discharged soldier recalls four years of hardship and writes a caustic message to his former colonel, telling the Army to go to blazes. The colonel replies with a formal note directing any troop movement enquiries to Army Form 2132 and enclosing a copy. The missive ends with a prompt to buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
Dr. J G Cunningham of the Ontario Health Department says the industry suited to preventive health is organized in groups where preventive measures can be readily applied. The report stresses factory physicians and nurses, collaboration with federal and provincial health services, and the high potential waste from preventable illness. Copies of the report, including notes from Maj Gen G Brock Chisholm and Dr C M Hincks, are available to Canadian firms at no charge.
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery carried a cage of canaries and love birds on the Italian campaign. The unusual travel companion highlighted his personal habit amid military operations.
Excerpt recounts observations on Japanese attitudes to truth and authority. It cites a boyhood memory of Prince Fumimaro Konoye and a police case involving a dog, then a Osaka bank president who faced graft charges. The piece critiques cynicism and calls for trust in financiers, as quoted from Major Compton Pakenham in Newsweek.
An American sergeant at a crowded English railroad station escorts an elderly woman to her train. She protests a Third Class ticket as he directs her to a compartment. He deflects by claiming a First Class seat for himself so she can sit. The conductor is reassured and passengers smile. The woman thanks him for his thoughtful act after a long Civil Defence duty night.
Sgt. Lavern Monk of Fremont Ohio reported losing his wallet containing 923 dollars while on furlough. The wallet was later found in a bank with all the money intact, as he had left it there by mistake.
A damaged note explains a bomb carried beneath a heavy bomber. It describes a plane releasing the device, which is guided toward a target by a pilot inside, as the bomber veers away.
Swedish radio reports Britons conducted exercises with jet propelled aircraft in Norway, suggesting jets sighted over several Swedish provinces may be allied flown. The radio notes the planes could be German built but flown by Allied crews.
Ships magazine notes Japan Germany and Italy once commanded a combined merchant fleet over 20 million dead weight tons before World War II. Much of that vast fleet is now lost to the sea as historic traders advertised goods through murals before printing.
An official report signals a marked drop in Canadian tree fruit production for the season. Eastern Canada suffers from adverse weather while British Columbia sees better prospects. apples fall about 52 percent to 8,183,000 bushels from 16,879,000 in 1944, pears hit a record low since 1935, and plums prunes and peaches drop about 24 percent. Cherries decline despite a strong BC crop. Small fruits trend above 1944 levels.
Hall L. Hibbard, vice-president and chief engineer of Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Los Angeles, predicts gas turbine engines will power rail trains buses electric generators and likely future automobiles. He notes the PSO Shooting Star jet fighter project as part of expanding jet propulsion.
A quotation from Burns cited by the New York Times notes Scots eschewing porridge to feed starving neighbors across the North Sea. The remark links Scotland’s grandeur to its humanitarian impulse at home and abroad.
A scrambled puzzle style list presents clues with numbers for across and down entries. Entries include ages, plants, verbs, ancient rulers, and everyday items alongside cryptic style hints and common crossword terminology.
Newark Army officer Col Harry C. Laster reflects on his European service aboard the Eleazer Wheelock and notes a Soviet officer’s smile as a striking impression. He cites a hen egg composition of 66 percent water, 10 percent fat, 13 percent protein, and 11 percent minerals.
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