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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1945
Page
2
The piece lauds Canada's wartime effort mentioning over one million service members and diverse home-front roles. It notes Canada ranking fourth among United Nations forces in naval and air power and credits the Commonwealth Air Training Plan as foundational to air supremacy.
Canada, though 35th in world population, contributed to victory by taxing citizens and issuing internal war loans. Domestic loans surpassed 10.2 billion dollars with over three million subscribers in the latest issue. Personal income tax reached 813 million, corporation tax 311 million, and excess profits tax 469 million, plus various excise and luxury taxes.
A British journal lauds Canada for sending munitions, guns, tanks, and food to Britain from 1940 to 1941. It credits Canadian factories and farms with supplying vital war materiel and food, noting Canada’s contributions are highly valued relative to her population and resources.
Secretary of State Paul Martin told the Canadian Institute on Public Affairs that the San Francisco charter holds promise but requires nations to act in good faith. He urged spiritual values and warned against sectarian limits, saying the charter must address social and economic issues and be backed by awakened culture. The piece also notes a practice by employers valuing “experienced” workers may hinder veterans returning to civilian life for jobs.
The Christian Science Monitor notes delays in agreeing on trial procedures for war criminals in Germany, but asserts Japan has a clearer path already established by a famed Mikado. The speaker vows that punishment should fit the crime.
The Admiralty details the small coastal forces widely known as the little ships. They logged over 780 actions sinking more than 500 enemy vessels while losing 170 of their own. They also downed 32 enemy aircraft and conducted extensive minelaying. From two flotillas at the war’s start the force grew to about 25,000 men by VE Day.
Dr. James Richard Whitwell died at 81 after a career as medical superintendent at St. Audry's hospital Ipswich for 37 years. He donated his £20000 savings about $90000 to patients at the hospital to help those in need.
Chief Engineer Fred Vieau of the Buffalo crewed J. J. H. Brown crafted a spotless engine room over three years. A polished work bench holds hundreds of tools with a duplicate set aboard. The floor features a painted compass dial with a Great Lakes chart at center, a lasting symbol of Vieau’s twenty year goal.
Known to travellers as the man with the big hat Mr McDonough ends three years as general agent passenger department Canadian National Railways at Jasper Alberta He started railroading in 1907 and rose through G T P and Grand Trunk Pacific roles before becoming Jasper general agent in 1923 Born 1880 in Dundas Ontario he rode the first CN passenger train into Jasper and was presented with a gift by Osborne Scott on retirement.
The Calgary Albertan discusses whether Alberta should gain part of the North West Territories. Two views clash: Alberta first versus Canada first. The Dominion is favored for northland development due to its resources, finance, and expertise to push geology and mining readiness.
U S chemists develop a plastic dip coating for glass battery fluid bottles. The film applied in a 25 thousandths inch thickness holds shards together when dropped, reducing breakage in transit and protecting valuable wartime fluids.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board explains meatless days to conserve meat. Butter coupons 96 to 115 expired August 31. Small arms ammo rationing ends August 31. Meatless periods start at 4 am in public eateries and run 24 hours. Lost ration book cannot replace canning sugar coupons. Send questions or request for Consumers News pamphlet or Blue Book to local Wartime Prices and Trade Board office.
Dr Mont Follick, Labour MP for Loughborough, urged teaching English worldwide to remove language barriers. He proposed a £30,000 grant to establish an English philology chair at London University, offering £5,000 of his own and seeking government backing. Follick, who speaks six languages, had in 1938 created a simplified English with 159 fewer fundamental words.
A string of light snippets features a police encounter over a reckless drive and a challenge to arrest a supposed driver, a sanitation joke about shared cups, a Navy conceit, court talk of settlements, and quips about hats and mop wielding, with brief exchanges about library returns and a drunken stumble ending with a late lecture.
Members of the Women's Royal Naval Service take lessons from London bus drivers to speed up training of drivers replacing hundreds of girls who have left the service through marriage.
Capt. Patricia A. M. Quinn of Moose Jaw reflects on starting with CWAC in 1942 and rising to captain. The piece notes her recruiting work in M.D. 12 Regina and praises CWAC service, Padre roles, and the corps fourth birthday celebrated August 13. A letter from Major-General Walford congratulates CWAC’s wartime contributions.
Ottawa reports a robot named Ruby processes thousands of family allowance cheques each hour. Ruby is part of a fleet of automated clerks costing about a quarter of a million dollars, capable of error free signing addressing and stamping.
Elmore Philpott of the Ottawa Citizen notes Canada’s vast supply of building materials and capable workers. He observes Cariboo pioneers crafting two story log homes with fine workmanship, rivaling elegant lodges, showing strong potential to meet demand for dwellings.
A compilation of brief inspirational quotes from religious and moral thinkers including Matthew, Horace Bushnell, Mary Baker Eddy, T. L. Cuyler, Moody, Hezekiah Butterworth. The passages emphasize living truth, grace, and the impactful power of small acts.
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