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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1941
Page
2
A wartime exhortation notes campaigns for recruiting and charity, price controls, and conservation. It urges voluntary effort, education, and self sacrifice, warning against profiteering and urging broad public vigilance as Canada intensifies its war effort. It frames campaigns as moral and practical support to defeat Nazism.
King Charles II visited Dr Busby head master of Westminster School. The doctor walked with hat on and the king followed with his hat under his arm. At departure the doctor apologized for past disrespect and praised his own ability to rule the boys.
A massive mammoth surfaces along the Indigirka River after floods in 1846 melt river ice. The well-preserved carcass had been fossilized at the site for about 30,000 years, frozen until the warm spell released it.
Myer & Co. London lists letters of famous figures for sale in 1900. Churchill early campaign missives go for 10 dollars, Dickens at 29.40, Edward VIII as Duke of Windsor at 12.60, Wagner 70, Verdi 6, Puccini 3.60, Offenbach 2, Nelson 30, Nightingale 6. The catalog notes pensions and other biographical details as selling points.
A Merseyside man told in a telegram there was no bed, yet the next day a child in need arrived with a bed and bedding sent on the same train by guard’s van, after his house had been bombed in another town.
The Red Army trains for guerrilla warfare with decentralized units that can operate independently when cut off. Small, fast forces retreat to prelocated bases for supplies and arms, while German forces struggle to clear guerrilla strongholds in Pripet marshes and Ukrainian forests.
The piece explains why Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill signs with the middle name Spencer and traces the Churchill Spencer line to Marlborough. It notes the family’s long parliamentary history and links the signature to England’s dignity in the Atlantic statement alongside Roosevelt.
Somers recalls Dr C W Wilson of Edmonton performing a three week grafting operation at Fort McPherson in the Northwest Territories using ice as an anesthetic to treat severe burns on an Indian woman. The doctor allegedly froze flesh with ice and cut away burned tissue, then applied skin grafts totaling over 30 strips. The patient reportedly recovered fully six months after the incident.
Dissolve one package Orange Jell-O in one pint hot water. Chill until slightly thickened then fold in one cup halved seeded white grapes and one cup diced fresh pears. Turn into mold and chill until firm. Unmold to serve with cream and garnish with grapes. Serves six.
Report from London states Canadian destroyers played a major role in escorting Prime Minister Churchill to and from his Atlantic meeting with President Roosevelt. On return to a British port Canadian ships joined the escort for the battleship Prince of Wales and safeguarded the two leaders during their Atlantic conference.
The Saskatchewan division reports 427299 articles and 2288 cases shipped overseas since October 1, 1939. Articles include 196433 for armed forces, 1096 for WATT, 83990 for military hospitals, and 135780 for civilian relief. Items include socks sweaters mitts pyjamas bed gowns bandages nightgowns gowns and blankets.
Windsor Star reports English women beat clothing coupons by using linen and silk sheets for dresses. Some order kilts, then have suits made by tailors. kilts require eight coupons while suits demand 26. The piece recalls earlier wartime thrift and hardship.
A historical note states the current world population is about two billion people. The figure reflects a global estimate of human residents across nations and continents.
There is nothing unusual about traveling salesmen being good talkers as they spend long periods away from home and rely on communication skills to persuade customers.
E. J. Serpas of New Orleans, with a background from home made machines, labors on an improvised aircraft motor he hopes will revolutionize the industry. He has submitted specifications to the war department claiming his 90 pound model will deliver 95 horsepower, cutting weight in half without losing power.
A reflection on opportunity as a gift shared widely yet requiring individuals to seek the right doorway. The idea emphasizes agency and personal effort in finding favorable openings.
The Chicago Daily News notes Japan's rapid decline from a leading exporter of bulk cotton textiles. Exports fell after 1930s gains, worsened by market closures from the China incident and war. Britain and others reorganized to compete as Indian mills expand.
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