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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
2
A nationwide survey on public health services was presented to the Canadian Public Health Association convention in Halifax. The study covered eighteen months and proposed wide-ranging changes in health regulations, with a strong focus on the health of school children and its impact on communities.
The text outlines aims for school health programmes across Canada, including preventative medicative techniques, detection of non permanent defects, control of communicable diseases, and health consultant services for all schools. It favors keeping individual medical histories for health instruction and ongoing supervision, notes shared responsibility gaps between teachers and public health, and urges exams for new entrants, parental education, and cooperation to raise health standards for future citizens.
A Vancouver supreme court ruling declares Sunday gasoline sales illegal except in emergencies for doctors tourists and others. Justice H S Wood states selling fuel on Sundays is not justified by necessity or mercy under the Lord’s Day Act.
Charles Harwell of Berkeley California noted two unusual birds in the Churchill area a large grey owl and a scissor tailed fly catcher never before seen in the locality.
British railways adopt a self cleaning paint for signals that is washed white by rain, increasing visibility and enhancing safety for fast trains.
Saskatoon report says a prairie Newfoundland trade route via Hudson Bay is being explored. Frank Eliason, secretary of the Hudson Bay association, notes talks with Premier Joseph Smallwood and hopes to finalize an agreement. Feed grain for dairy cattle and saltwater fish could be key items.
Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australian explorer, says homesteading in the Arctic is feasible under a planned economy. Speaking at Standstead College McGill summer session, he advises a couple can establish a homestead with a lump sum of $300 to start.
Joseph Wilson admitted for a fractured hip aged 108 astonished staff by saying he fell nine days earlier and only learned of the injury after X rays. The paper notes the surprising age and the late diagnosis in a Montreal hospital.
A collection of light humor and anecdotes about family fashion mischief and everyday quirks. A Scotsman excuses church attendance while a minister’s tale becomes a family memory. A visitor to an asylum, a tramp, a schoolroom mix up, and a desert-dry Texas Panhandle scene each deliver a quick, framed joke.
Alexander Desaultels of St Boniface Manitoba recalls discovering a gold vein near Rice Lake with a former RCMP inspector. He offered the deed for 10 cents and the inspector paid $1, a tale of a $1 million idea that never fully materialized into riches.
The Northwest Air Command Band of the Royal Canadian Air Force will represent Canada at the Minnesota State Fair. The band has logged over 280000 miles of air travel performing engagements across western Canada and the northern United States in the past two years.
Brilliant British Columbia John Verigin, spiritual head of the orthodox Doukhobors, says he has no plans for a trek of followers from Canada. Meanwhile a radical Sons of Freedom faction has been urged to migrate east to Soviet Russia or Turkey by its leaders.
Vivian A. Simmons, a tattooist with 4871 designs, says Toronto residents want only arrows and hearts. He notes a favorite on his lip is the Lord's Prayer in Chinese while declaring pasteurized milk is safe.
A cloudy day failed to dampen attendance as Estevan's second annual air show drew about 1,000 people at the airport south of town. The Estevan flying club sponsored the event with Mayor H Nicholson among dignitaries welcoming 25 visiting aircraft including 13 from the United States and entrants from the RCAF. Harold Walker of the Estevan club won the balloon-breaking contest, and a paper cutting demonstration followed by a formation flying display and an RCAF helicopter from Rivers, Manitoba, closed the program.
Saskatchewan farm officials report Russian thistle as high protein fodder when green, paired with hay or oat straw. Officials warn feed shortages may force some cattle sacrifices, urging retention of breeding stock as grain crops yield little. The text notes a full moon coinciding with a lunar eclipse.
Guidance on mixing plaster using lime putty with sand and plaster of Paris. Details include water amounts for lime, soaking times, gauging board techniques, hair additives, and mix ratios for scratch and brown coats per 100 square yards.
Vancouver report notes a trend of households in Canada and the United States using hand weaving. Mrs Hal Brunsche of San Francisco has turned weaving into profit producing drapes lamp shades table mats and complete upholsteries with her loom.
Manitoba's campaign against grasshoppers across 25 communities shows early success. Agriculture department officials report casualties as high as 100 per square foot in areas subjected to heavy spraying.
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