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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1939
Page
2
The piece extols trees as a multi use resource for prairie farms. It highlights direct cash value from timber posts fuel and fruit, plus indirect benefits like shelter belts reducing erosion and boosting crop yields. Trees enhance home beauty, stability of communities, and sustained farming. Let us have more trees.
The text notes censoring of Paris newspapers starting with crosswords used for spy messaging in a past war. It cites Canadian smoking habits of 700 cigarettes and 14 cigars per person annually. It adds that 7,000,000,000 cigarettes are consumed yearly and describes the Texas Colorado River rising in the northwest and emptying into the Gulf.
The text notes 13 birds with the specific name Carolina or derivatives. It cites the chuck-will's-widow Trostomus carolinensis and mentions playful hobos with dialect jokes. It also describes a Banks Islands greeting gesture where a native clasps and cracks another’s middle finger as a sign of greeting.
A retrospective outlines Poland’s devastation after World War I with millions of buildings and cattle lost, bridges and stations destroyed, factories shut, and rail stock stolen. It notes recovery from 1920 onward, literacy gains, new schools and universities, ports, farms, and rising industrial output before collapse after 1930.
London correspondent notes Sir Seymour Hicks discusses humor as an important asset in wartime morale. He argues the Nazis lack this quality and that the English retain it, reflecting a view of the conflict as a battle between decency and tyranny.
The Royal Oak name carries ill fortune from 1667 Dutch raids to the sunken battleship. The 1916 ship served at Jutland, followed by later misfortunes including a 1937 Spanish Civil War bombardment injury, a 1926 court martial scandal, and a 1935 sabotage incident tied to an electric short and a cable cut during overhaul.
A 1940 motor car on display introduces the fluid drive an automatic flywheel transmission eliminating clutch pedal and gearshift levers. The car operates itself with accelerator and brake and shifts from standstill in high through first second and third until reaching fourth speed at 23 mph.
The Canadian Red Cross Society urges knitters to produce sturdy socks for soldiers. Knit tightly and plainly to endure wartime wear. heelless socks are impractical for long days. Heathered wools are favored, with a bright thread for color and identification. A pair with an 11 inch foot length requires about 4 1/2 ounces of 4 ply finer knit on No 11 needles.
Entomologists led by Prof. E H Strickland warn of a Hessian fly outbreak in Alberta, first spotted at Kinsella in 1938, infesting 350 square miles by 1939. The pest harms wheat stems, with June maggots causing 5 to 30 percent yield losses and one to two grade quality drops.
War coverage notes internships available to non graduates, highlighting ease of service for those not recently completing medical studies. Southern Rhodesia announces a jubilee celebration planned for next year with details on dates and events.
Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar told the National Assembly that Portugal would stay neutral in the war yet honor its historic friendship with Great Britain. He said Germany assured Lisbon early on that Portuguese territory would be respected if Portugal remained neutral, and he affirmed that Britain asked nothing, but Portugal would uphold its loyalty to the British alliance.
A 1200 ton cargo of German made toys reached New York aboard the Holland America line freighter Boschdik. An official confirmed the toys were sent from the Reich to the Netherlands in 20 freight cars after the outbreak of war, intended for the Christmas export trade.
The Russian government has built the world’s highest hotel at an elevation above 15,000 feet on Mount Elbrus to accommodate mountain climbers.
Dr Charles H Best of Toronto reported partial success in using heparin to prevent coronary thrombosis a fatal clotting of the heart's main artery. The findings were presented at a meeting linked to the University of Minnesota medical school's 50th anniversary.
An opinion argues that not using a horn in traffic reduces noise and could improve safety, suggesting restraint by drivers as a prudent habit.
Japan reported production of over one million sheets of sharkskin leather in the last year. The report highlights a surge in materials used for luxury goods and industrial coatings, reflecting strong demand and increased output across allied factories.
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