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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1946
Page
7
In a rain spattered scene Jack Kerrigan attends his defense class as Frank extols self defense and Ju Jitsu. Kerrigan recalls Millie and a recent street confrontation, the envy and scorn of smaller men, and the aim to win admiration through protection.
Cream butter and sugar until dissolved. Alternate folding in flour salt baking powder with strained cold coffee. Beat until blended then fold in walnuts and beaten egg whites. Bake in two greased pans at 350 degrees for 25 minutes top with coffee icing.
This vintage cake recipe combines butter or shortening with sugar and eggs, then folds in sifted flour with baking powder and soda. Alternate adding buttermilk and flour mix, then flavor with Melrose vanilla lemon and orange extracts. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. It notes the result as a very nice cake.
The British Ministry of Education starts a national college for the revived watch and clock trade. The industry employs 10,000 people and aims to produce 2,000,000 timepieces this year, with plans for 5,000,000 next year.
During a vacation cruise visit to the U S naval air station at Quonset Point Rhode Island President Truman wears a white cap and jokes about a lost item once owned by Jimmie Byrnes while quipping about Potsdam The lighthearted moment highlights a casual presidential appearance abroad.
The Iron Duke battleship, flagship at Jutland in 1916 and later demilitarized, has arrived at Faslane to be broken up. Once a leading dreadnought of Britain's Grand Fleet, its fate mirrors the era's shift as atomic power reshapes naval strategy toward peace.
A 1946 preview from Pittsburgh lists toy gifts feared to reflect the Atomic Age. Items include Buck Rogers death ray pistols with shields, an atom ray gun, radar games, a parlor jeep, and a washing machine for dolls. The piece jokes about parents fleeing with 125 days to Christmas to avoid such toys.
The New Yorker reports prefab house makers expect households to replace old homes every few years for newer models. They aim to make upgrades like improved door handles and cigar lighters irresistible to future buyers.
Eighty three percent of a person’s knowledge is said to come through vision in a referenced quotation. The remark links sight to learning and understanding across cognitive processes.
The Luxembourg Palace hosts a loudspeakers network for the peace conference, delivering constant translations and ambient noise to delegates from Russia Britain and the United States. Courtyard streets echo with vehicles summoned by loudspeakers while some delegates add their own noise with motorcycle escorts, creating a cacophonous atmosphere.
Greenland, the second largest island, is a Danish colony within the Arctic circle north east of Canada. It covers 736,518 square miles with a vast ice cap and about 31,284 ice free land, has a population near 16,630 including 400 Danes and many Eskimos, and features a government monopoly on trade.
Teen pattern 4766 offers a matching frock and hat with ribbon through white eyelet trim in sizes 10 12 14 and 16. Size 12 kit requires 2 yards of 39 inch fabric and 20 cents payment. Send size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. The eyes of a whale remark appears as a separate trivia note.
Kiwanis Club luncheon hears G G Truesdale of Illinois Central describe a rail era of faster travel with roomettes and all electric dining cars. He forecasts streamliners, new seating by Harvard’s E O Hooton and private roomettes replacing open berths with in-car power, heating and porter calls.
A collage of light humor snippets and a wartime trade note. Included are wedding delays after an extra florist bouquet, a mother guiding a story with a returning father, sly banter about neighbors and gossip, a bull encounter, jokes on pronouns and grammar, and a line about the Netherlands East Indies exporting 3366 long tons of crude rubber since Japan's surrender.
An old advertisement promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache caused by kidney disorder. It claims acids and poisons remain in the system and promises time tested safety and non habit forming relief with sales in a blue box with a red band.
A London letter in the Ottawa Journal notes Chelsea's constant barrage balloons, aerials manned by RAF to test ultra short radio waves. Balloons reach about 1500 feet with readings every 200 feet, offering insight into wartime altitude debates and airspace challenges.
Scientists note that pain signals from a finger burn reach the brain in about eight one thousandths of a second, indicating ultra fast neural processing. The finding sheds light on how quickly the nervous system detects tissue damage and initiates reflexive responses.
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