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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1940
Page
7
Sir Joseph, a foreign minister, lies unconscious after a motor incident. Jim and Inspector Wilton guard his bedside while questions swirl about Harlow and possible double life as cables from Lombard Bank surface and a broader plot unfolds.
Four hundred fifteen cable grams were sent in one morning with identical wording. The message urged remittance by cable through Lombard Bank Carr Street Branch and stated profits be taken in Rata Transaction 17 to the receipt of this instruction. Dispatched at 3 AM from GePPom.
Kirkland Lake Northern News quotes a private line from a soldier's letter home. The writer speaks of God watching over loved ones and returning safely, praising the modest character of the young man and his quiet, decent behavior.
Montreal hotel veteran Bob Carlew says female guests are stingier than men. In his 15 years as pageboy to bell captain, he notes nine of ten women tip poorly, with debutantes at the top of stinginess. Showgirls are often cash poor but rarely expect nothing in return.
Virginio Gayda, the Fascist editorial spokesman, states that Hitler and Mussolini feel certain of victory and can begin drafting the great constructive lines of their new European and African edifice.
The Canadian Red Cross in Toronto announced sixty two thousand blankets were dispatched to London to help civilians made homeless by German air raids. This relief effort underscores wartime humanitarian support and the organized, cross Atlantic aid network.
Freeze-up marks the season when animals suffer from iodine deficiency. Feeding potassium iodide crystals during winter helps prevent trouble and maintain health.
Canadian authorities designed blue or black denim garments with a red circle on the back and a four inch red stripe on the leg to help identify escaped prisoners. Despite the conspicuous markings, some escapees received lifts from motorists. A recaptured prisoner praised public generosity, while officials urged civilians to report sighted suspects and to verify registration cards before aiding hitchhikers after an escape notice.
In a southeast English coast town where sirens ring daily a young couple swap duties one day a week to share household tasks and child care. The wife also helps with her husband's typing and routine work. In May 1939 she sailed to Vancouver to study Canada, riding Timothy a horse for about 2500 miles before he weakened and was replaced by Jonty to finish the journey.
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