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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1939
Page
2
The Dominion fire commissioner reports eight major causes account for 85 percent of farm fire losses in Canada from 1929 to 1938, urging preventive action. The list covers chimneys, roofs, lightning, spontaneous ignition of hay, matches, fuels, heating, and electrical wiring, with practical safety measures and equipment guidance.
The passage notes how lion cubs develop spotted coats fading to a uniform adult color. It also describes Indians using bark and leaves of the itch hazel shrub to ease pain, reflecting traditional remedies.
The piece notes Babylon’s ruin since 600 A.D. and outlines a 3000-year career under Babylonian, Greek, Persian and Arab rule, while remarking that advice remains readily available at any price.
Ottawa hosts a conference of Ministers Deputy Ministers and officials from provincial Agriculture departments and the Agricultural Supplies Committee to boost production of essential foods for Britain Allies and Canada. James Gardiner outlines goals a tentative program and a ready to adjust plan. Dr. Barton emphasizes coordination and a wartime clearing house approach. A. M. Shaw chairs the sessions with focus on current production and supply outlines.
The Canadian Army announces a new rank Warrant Officer Class Three in amendments to King's Regulations and Orders. Troop Sergeant Major cavalry Section Sergeant Major artillery and Platoon Sergeant Major infantry become WOC Three. WOC Three earn 2.75 dollars daily take precedence after WOC Two and before NCOs. Promotions to WOC Two must go via WOC Three or Company Quartermaster.
The article notes apples as a high value fruit with about 100 calories per large apple and cites Canada’s typical export of two and a quarter million barrels from a 5 million plus annual crop. This year’s crop is about 5,135,000 barrels but war shipping curtailment may push demand to grow domestically. It also mentions poplars reaching six to seven feet in a season but having only a few productive years.
A statement notes that while many alphabets begin with the letter A, the Ethiopian script uses a different initial character. The remark highlights linguistic diversity in writing systems and script origins.
A historical note states that diamonds will burn when exposed to air at roughly 800 degrees Celsius. The observation highlights diamond reactivity under strong heat in the presence of oxygen.
Pratt Kuhn extols the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto as the era’s premier fair. He highlights innovations such as facsimile printing television reception and cold light while noting the event’s enduring agricultural backbone. The piece promotes accessibility price of five tickets for a dollar and invites readers to visit next fall.
Henry W. Schreiber, a prominent Connecticut archer, told a Lions Club gathering that tales of North American Indians with the bow are exaggerated. He said the Indian was a poor archer and rarely shot beyond about 10 yards.
The world’s principal wheat exporters moved 466,595,000 bushels in the year ending July 31, 1938, with Canada contributing 76,714,000 bushels to the exports.
The British navy employs radio controlled pilotless airplanes as mobile targets for anti aircraft practice, with capability to return to base if damaged.
The librarian laments shrinking library space in modern houses and a dying urge to own books. An architect friend says most new houses cannot accommodate a library of any size, reflecting a shift away from traditional study rooms.
Three officers who served together in 1914 with the Expeditionary Force reunited after more than twenty years. All three endured four plus years of trench comradeship and were called up again at the outbreak of World War II, serving together once more in Alaska where a fully equipped laboratory will study fishery products.
An industrialist arriving in Amsterdam from the Reich warned that Bolshevisation of the Third Reich has begun and is moving rapidly. He cited nervousness among German industrial leaders and latent communist tendencies since the war, noting secret red sympathies rising after the German Soviet friendship pact and protests within upper Nazi circles. He said Hitler’s hatred of Britain drives Germany toward the Soviets, risking permanent alignment.
The best javelin mark of the 1939 season was achieved by Jarvinen of Finland with a throw of 245 feet 4% inches.
Italian researchers explore fish skin fibers as a new textile material. The innovation notes sustainable sourcing, potential uses in fabrics, and early testing in industry settings.
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