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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1936
Page
6
The liner Queen Mary was officially weighed and measured with gross tonnage 80772 and length 1018 feet. Edouard Herriot urged France to pay war debts to the United States in a public address.
A Canadian Youth Congress will convene in Ottawa on May 23 24 and 25 to express youth views on A Peace Policy for Canada and Youth in the Canadian Economy. Delegates from across the country will discuss employment education recreation and social legislation and set guidance for the World Youth Congress in Geneva. The committee chaired by T W L MacDermot aims to include all national youth groups and regional reps with headquarters at 92 Adelaide Street West Toronto.
Progress on the book of remembrance for Parliament Buildings Ottawa is reported by J R Bowler of the Canadian Legion at the sixth Dominion convention in Vancouver. The book will list about 68 000 Canadians who died in the war from August 4 1914 to April 30 1922 with a later page for war deaths after that date. The project began four years ago by James Purves a heraldic artist and illuminator from London Ontario.
The "buy British" push in Britain expands to empire products with the slogan Buy Canadian honey and keep Empire bees busy. The line aims to boost domestic and imperial production amid wartime economy.
The piece argues cats perceive a monotone, color-blind environment with limited visual diversity. It suggests a steady, muted reality where shades blend and distinct colors are not easily distinguishable.
The Canadian Legion convention unanimously urged expanding commercial aviation in Canada and updating the Royal Canadian Air Force. The resolution criticized federal efforts and called for a definite plan of government support for all commercial operators, use of unemployed labor for airport work, rapid completion of the trans Canada air way, and northern operator assistance for mining areas.
A column asserts that fluent clear English is the most valuable asset after thinking ability. It argues that most successful people rise from humble beginnings by mastering effective English and making it error-proof and impressive to win responses from employers friends clients customers and acquaintances.
A meditation on intellectual openness warning that a closed mind turns to fossilized contentment. Laziness and fear block exploration of new truths, while continual learning offers a gateway to rejuvenation and growth beyond mid life.
An advertisement extolls Carter's Little Liver Pills to wake the liver and stimulate bile flow. It warns against calomel and mercury while claiming relief from constipation and a smoother digestion, urging readers to ask for the product by name.
University of California researchers led by Prof. Vern O. Knudsen and graduate students Norman Watson and Ludwig Sepmyer announce a mechanical ear amplifier that targets a specific range of tones to boost deaf spots. Field tests on campus participants show improved hearing of high pitches with earphones, offering a prescription like glasses for the hard of hearing.
In Ottawa the Pensions Minister Power advances motions to aid veterans. A new paid veterans assistance commission would seek work for ex service men and conduct research on their behalf. A reform would merge the pension appeal court into the pensions commission with more commissioners to speed hearings. Timelines for pension applications and retroactive payments would be tightened and the Pensions Act clarified.
A survey reports sea temperature 20 fathoms down off Alaska is 18 degrees warmer than surface readings, indicating a strong thermal stratification in the water column.
A Sunday School lesson centers on Luke 14 15 24 the parable of the great supper inviting all to the banquet of the kingdom. Jesus contrasts earthly busyness and indifference with the heavenly invitation and the excuses offered by many. Dwight L Moody is cited noting acceptance of the Lambs marriage supper.
The Daily Mirror notes Sir Mark Grant-Sturgis owns a mummified hawk from Egypt that supposedly bleeds during British crises. The bird bled through the Boer War, the Great War, and warned of future conflicts, yet now remains unmoved by Italo Abyssinian bloodshed.
Official notification from Premier King sets the May 4 expiration date of W. L. Walsh five year term. Possible successors named include J. W. McDonald K C Macleod Dr F W Gershaw Medicine Hat Dr H M Tory ex University of Alberta president Col P C H Primrose former Edmonton police magistrate Capt J C Bowen former Liberal house leader and W W Prevey pioneer Edmonton businessman.
P. V. Lewis, wool agent at Lethbridge, Alta, says extreme winter will affect production and quality this year. Growers report heavy losses, with some claiming up to twenty five percent. Cold weather slowed normal growth and development of the fleece.
A columnist quips that an executive spends all day delaying choices. The remark frames the executive as overly busy yet indecisive, highlighting a paradoxical mindset about productivity and time management.
A local notice notes no Alice Brooks crochet pattern book has been published leaving crafters without an official reference. The comment signals possible delays or cancellation in publishing plans affecting hobbyists seeking guidance on home crocheting projects.
A first edition of Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland sold at auction for 900 guineas about 4700 dollars. A London book firm purchased the rare volume.
Beat yolks with a Dover beater until thick and lemon colored. Add water, sugar, lemon rind and flour then beat until thick. Fold in stiff whites and bake in a greased tube pan at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Sprinkle with lemon zest if desired.
The gun carriage used for King George V is transferred from the Royal Horse Artillery depot at St Johns Wood to the artillery service headquarters at Woolwich for preservation under cover. The carriage that bore King Edward VII through London remains in the armour museum at the Tower of London.
H E McCoy of Los Angeles shows a revolving 600 mirror array focusing noon sun to melt metal at over 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. His three panel device tracks the sun and concentrates light onto a fire brick to heat 60 square feet of mirrors into a high temperature beam.
Sir Philip Sassoon told the British House of Commons that the trans Atlantic air route from Britain to Canada will be extended to the United States claiming obvious advantages in securing a portion of America’s mail and passenger traffic. The plan highlights a broader tie between the three regions and signals growth in trans Atlantic aviation.
The city of Jerusalem has undergone numerous reconstructions over centuries, resulting in foundations now about 125 feet higher than those laid nearly two millennia ago. Archaeologists note the accumulation of ruins and newer layers forming a stepped history beneath ancient sites.
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