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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1945
Page
6
Greece will hold general elections on January 2 1946 the Greek Cabinet announced. Other notes include Kenya using salvaged aircraft material for artificial limbs and Eva Chadder a Holbeton teacher retiring after 45 years attended a farewell ceremony in Devon.
Sunday School lesson delves into Luke 10 38 to 42 and 1 Corinthians 13 4 focusing on Martha and Mary hosting Jesus. It contrasts Martha's busyness with Mary's devotional listening, urging balance between duties and spiritual listening. Jesus gently rebukes Martha for being anxious over many things and highlights the one thing needful.
Douglas Amazon, 30, veteran Canadian Press reporter, arrived in Montreal after five years reporting from Italy, Western Europe, Britain, and London. He praised Canadian troops and Britain’s gratitude for Canada’s aid, noting Britons’ increased interest in Canada and the boosted press presence.
The Corporation of Edinburgh notes that women cost more to hire for equal work and require more total workers over time. The piece contrasts rising masculine worry with a glimmer of hope from Scotland. It cites broader influence of Britain’s parliament, termed the mother of parliaments due to its copied model worldwide.
A transport pilot loses authorization to fly over an airway if he remains off it for three months. This automatic cancellation applies to the pilot’s authority and airspace permissions.
The season's first honey is available and praised as a sugar substitute. It provides similar sweetness with about 20 percent moisture and adds a delicate flavor to cakes, frostings, meringues, custards, cooked fruits, and glazes. A honey candy recipe uses brown sugar, honey, and butter over heat, poured onto corn flakes and dropped onto waxed paper to yield twenty 1 inch candies.
Heat eggs slightly then beat in sugar and salt. Gradually whisk in scalded milk. Cook over hot water while stirring constantly until the mix coats a metal spoon. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Cool before serving.
From a 30 by 12 mile peak on the Isle of Man one can see five kingdoms Ireland Scotland Man Wales and England. The note mentions amber rubbed with silk as a simple electricity producing experiment and notes Romans used shorthand as early as 63 B.C.
The article notes war era advances in plywood and plastics creating tougher materials and new glues for aircraft like the Mosquito. It urges British Columbia to exploit local resources for postwar manufacturing, asking authorities to explore opportunities and shift forward rather than dwell on wartime limits.
The image from German files shows the Glowworm captain earning the Victoria Cross after a hopeless fight against the superior German cruiser Hipper. The Hipper’s bridge photo reveals the Glowworm laying a smoke screen and firing torpedoes that missed. A salamander can swell by about 40 percent by skin absorption. India maintains the world’s largest irrigation system.
A Canadian appeal highlights tragic conditions in Allied regions where children attend class in rags with few meals. A letter from Samos describes a family begging for used clothes as Nazis seized their belongings. The National Clothing Collection urges Canadians to donate serviceable garments to shield distant children from shame and winter hardship.
Can Be Dangerous Housewives now able to buy DDT the powerful new insecticide at the drug store are cautioned against mixing the chemical with kitchen supplies. Saskatchewan health department warns that DDT in large doses is poisonous to humans and many animals and while effective against mosquitoes bed bugs lice fleas moths roaches flies potato beetles it can kill fish cattle and fowl.
A veteran editor describes his writing setup with the Bible dictionary typewriter and waste basket as props and debts looming. Separate fact notes mention Florence Nightingale being labeled the Angel of the Crimea.
Sydney Post-Record praises Britain for courage, discipline, and sacrifice during war years. It argues energy and resolve are needed to replenish supplies and sustain freedom, noting statistic emphasis cannot define a Great Power.
A railway statistician warns that cup purchases have fallen from 2,000,000 yearly before the war to 800,000 now. He fears if the present rate continues there may soon be no cups at all at English stations. The item urges buying War Savings Stamps and notes the average home lamp lasts two and a half years.
Hon. Brooke Claxton warns during National Immunization Week that since the war began 200000 Canadian children fell ill with diphtheria whooping cough or scarlet fever and 4000 died. He stresses vaccination as a safe economical prevention and urges parents to take children to doctors clinics or public health authorities for protection against these diseases before birthdays.
The sugar shortage raises milk consumption as soft drink production declines. Nova Scotia restaurants buy more milk from dairies and offer milk drinks as substitutes. London subways test laminated wood wheels to cut noise and weight. Glass blowing remains an ancient key method in glassmaking.
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