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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1940
Page
2
A Regina address argues education should train for citizenship in public and high schools, not merely provide vocational skills. It urges delaying intensive technical training, preserving broad cultural education as the foundation for an enlightened democracy and informed public opinion.
Coventry munitions workers shift from war boom spending to frugal habits. Skilled workers earn 28 to 40 a week, semi skilled 52 to 56, with overtime. 57 percent save weekly beyond insurance and benefits. Over 43 percent manage arrears and essential bills.
Washington reports the United States has released an outmoded but highly effective airplane bombsight to Britain for experimental use. The Royal Air Force may request production if the device meets its performance standards, though it is not as accurate as the secret sight used by U.S. forces.
The London Times reports Germans struggle to obtain RAF bombers for propaganda. They publish photos of their own wrecks labeled as British, such as a Junkers 88 shown as a shot-down British plane. The image features a death's head motif, revealing the true aircraft identical to many Junkers 88 wrecks.
The BBC reports a flood of gifts from across the Empire to support Britain's forces. Donations include 10000 pounds from the British community in Istanbul and 15000 pounds from the Madras Governor's War Fund, totaling 322454 pounds. Punjab Police officers accept a 20 percent salary cut to fund a fighter aircraft for India's defense.
The article notes magnesium's rising value for incendiary bombs and aircraft parts. Bombs use a magnesium aluminum tube with a thermite priming charge that ignites, burning at high temperatures for minutes. Germany leads production, while Britain and the United States increase output. Canada has brine deposits eyed for future magnesium, with Transcontinental Resources Ltd involved.
The New York Daily Mirror argues Americans should spend travel dollars in Canada to strengthen hemispheric unity and aid England without war. It claims border entry requires only simple identification and urges readers not to fear inspections or border delays.
Variety notes Parisian life returns to the Bois de Boulogne as the park reopens for locals despite German troops lingering in the city. The piece observes a shift from polite occupation to overt hostility toward the invaders and a growing public indifference to their presence.
A vast underground shelter in Manhattan spans six city blocks and serves Rockefeller Center. It includes engine rooms, warehouses, ramps, and a complete staff restaurant with space for 55 000 people. Ventilated and heated by self contained units, it lies four levels below the center’s concourse and 70 feet below ground in places.
German troops occupying the Channel Islands have captured a hundred British conscientious objectors as part of a batch of 200 sent in early June to help with the potato harvest. Some would endure Nazi rule, while others faced evacuation or stalemate as Britain’s invasion threat loomed.
Swiss American watchmaker Max Argent built what is claimed to be the smallest accurate watch in the world. The timepiece is finish at about 3 32 ds of an inch thick and 17 3 ds of an inch across with screws the size of a pinpoint and pinions as thick as a human hair. He worked two hours daily for a year on his hobby project.
Ground beef and veal are seasoned with onion salt pepper allspice and Worcestershire. A stuffing of bread crumbs Kellogg s All Bran onion milk and poultry seasoning is spread on a flattened meat sheet then rolled and baked covered with the dressing roll.
A recipe note describes spreading raspberry jam on social tea biscuits and topping each with whipped cream or cream cheese softened with milk, then piping the mixture through a pastry tube for garnish.
The Toronto Telegram outlines how Countess Helen de Portes, close adviser to French Premier Reynaud, wielded influence for political favors. She profited from salons, formed ties with Bonnet and Laval, and shifted pro Nazi in 1938. A high speed crash ended her life after Reynaud's fall.
Toronto report notes Lt Col K A McLennan, long time head of Pacific Coast Domestic and Export Sales for Robin Hood Flour Mills, elected Vice President and appointed Western General Manager. He will base headquarters at Moose Jaw Saskatchewan with immediate effect.
The piece argues Hitler is a wary gambler, piling winnings into an overextended empire reliant on Italy and Japan, while Britain and the United States grow stronger. It cautions that despite uncertainty, the prospects for peace and reconstruction look brighter, urging a united path toward victory and peace.
The least explored area along the proposed Pan American highway lies in Panama's Darien Indian region, signaling daunting terrain and limited prior maps for planners.
Having had no apprentices to saddle making for years, England may revive the trade. The prospect hinges on attracting new workers, investing in training, and restoring demand for high quality leatherwork across rural and urban markets.
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