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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1952
Page
2
Dr. Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa mayor and social problems expert, studied Canada’s nursing shortage. Her findings note rising demand from higher incomes, population growth, and more health insurance. She highlights strain on hospitals and services as the need for trained nurses increases.
Dr Whitton warned that Canada faces a nurse shortage as hospital expansion plans push for 29 000 additional beds by end of 1952 and 4 400 nurses to staff them. With existing gaps the country would require nine to ten thousand more nurses to meet demand this year.
The article suggests boosting nursing by attracting young women, funding training, and creating practical nurse roles. It also recommends more convalescent homes to relieve hospital nursing demand as Canada faces widespread stress on nursing services.
Victoria readers learn British Columbians will use the single transferable vote in the coming provincial election. Voters rank candidates in order of preference under the new system proclaimed by the Cabinet by order in council, effective from the 1951 legislative session.
Mrs Albert Leo Willis told Judge J J Quillin she couldn't stop her husband from drinking away from home after a drunk driving accusation. The judge suggested a drastic domestic remedy. Extreme cold at high altitudes is caused by thin air that cannot absorb the sun's heat.
Soil erosion by wind is strongest in early spring due to freeze thaw splitting soil into fine particles. Drought wind drifts begin once a thin surface dries and are harder to stop after starting. reducing wind velocity near soil aids control with practices like stubble mulch and furrows. avoid pulverizing soil during summer fallowing. Brandy the pedigree cow balks at rescue then floats to surface after water pumped into tank.
Historical health data shows premature births caused 1,465 deaths per 100,000 Canadian births from 1926 to 1948. By 1950 the mortality rate fell to 613 per 100,000, indicating substantial improvement in infant survival over the period.
A dramatic photo from Los Angeles shows streets under feet of water after one of the worst storms on record. The clip notes freak weather in Canada and the U S with CaliforniaHit areas flooded across thousands of square miles. A fashion horse image mocks the era with a model in varied weather gear.
Saskatoon officials cancel all cloven-hoofed livestock at the summer fair following Saskatchewan livestock board guidance. Horses remain allowed. The move affects bull and fat stock shows and regional calf club events, with uncertain impact on provincial grants.
A curious geography note explains that moving toward any direction from near either pole causes you to head along a path that eventually leads you in the opposite direction, due to the convergence of longitude lines at the poles.
A sequence of short humorous exchanges and remarks. Each item features everyday people such as a housewife, a tramp, a British official, a child, and a landlady. The snippets rely on wordplay and social situations to deliver quick, witty punchlines.
Government statistics tabled in the commons show Canada imported 19 million pounds of butter and 12 million pounds of cheese in the year ending January 31. During the same period Canada exported 580 thousand pounds of butter and 30 million pounds of cheese.
Seventy years ago western yards formed near Pioneer settlements along the Canadian Pacific line. Today the lumber merchant is an expert on building products, from plaster board to insulation, and often a contractor or hardware store operator. A small prairie village dealer balances carpentry advice, stock distribution, and community duties, serving homes, schools, theatres, farms, and churches while guiding plans and supplies through a busy spring season.
Alberta fights rat invasion from Saskatchewan with pest-control teams killing 121 rats on a farm near Acadia Valley and 64 at nearby Sibbald in the southeast boundary region per W A Lobay Alberta supervisor of crop improvement.
The Queen has approved the form and order of toasts to Britain's Royal Family with the sequence starting The Queen and followed by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Queen Mary the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the only police force operating in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
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