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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1948
Page
3
The French government announced a discovery of oil sands at about 1100 feet in the Lake Annecy region in the French Alps. The report notes other world events including Japan’s fiscal year results and a fatal blaze in Chinkiang where 1700 Buddhist monks perished.
Advertises a cross stitch pattern Gay For Any Linens with 8 to the inch stitches, outline and running stitch for linens, Pat tern 7358 includes 20 motifs on a 4 by 7 9 inch transfer. Improved pattern-visual with charts photos and directions promises easy needlework. Send twenty five cents in coins to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
Ottawa report notes the army has more married than single men with 1300 soldiers married last year and 77 divorced. This reflects a trend in military family stability amid wartime strain.
Space is essential after the first planting to prevent crowding. Plants need defined distances to avoid spindly growth and toppled stems in storms. The guide lists distances for flowers and vegetables from nasturtiums to corn, tomato to cucumbers, and advises continuous planting for better yields. Protection comes from healthy growth and timely sprays when pests or diseases appear.
Champion geldings shown by G A Browinridge at Brandon. Brandon Experimental Farm shows Happy Monarch the senior and grand champion Clydesdale stallion.
In Berlin the Reichelt family kept Max an alligator as a house pet sleeping three to a bed with Poppa Momma and Max. The six foot 150 pound reptile survived cold winters and earned cake at dawn. Max eats spoiled meat daily and once chased a hen named Minna but adores a Javanese monkey named Susi who mocks him from her cage.
A scrambled crosswords page lists many clues and answers across horizontal and vertical directions. The entries include geographic terms languages ships measures animals foods and common words reflecting a historical puzzle layout with varied difficulty.
Cardiff report notes 83-year-old Stuart Goodfellow traveled seven miles daily for 71 years between Caerphilly and Cardiff adding about £1500 to railway takings. Now retired he may travel anywhere in Britain at third class fares.
Nora Arnold Prince Rupert mayor and honorary president of the local Business and Professional Women's Club was named Woman of the Year for 1948 by the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. A telegram from Vernon treasurer Hilda Cryderman conveyed congratulations and pride in her achievements.
The term Alaska is described as a native Eskimo word translating to great country. It reflects the extensive land area and enduring cultural heritage associated with the region.
The Canadian Dental Association cites fluorine as a potential major help in reducing tooth decay if water supplies can be fluorinated safely. Studies show natural fluorine in water cuts decay by about 60 percent, and trials in Canada and the U S will take five to seven years to confirm similar results. The note warns high doses are poisonous and offers dental care rules.
Douglas Le Pan, 34, first secretary at Canada's London high commission, receives a Guggenheim fellowship. He will take one year’s leave to write. His poetry collection The Wounded Prince, published in England earlier this year, cited as main reason by his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur D Le Pan of Toronto.
Toby the cat watched Mrs. Sofocle Erings washing when her neck became caught in a wringer. Firemen arrived too late to save the animal. The advutant is a stork like bird found in parts of India.
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