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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1948
Page
7
Marilee Baxter schemes to modernize church services by collecting suggestions from the congregation. A harsh anonymous note targets her, hinting the writer is Roger’s rival, revealing strain in their marriage. Roger defends Marilee, praising her regardless of outside criticism.
EDMONTON. Fred Sawchuk, an Edmonton welding shop operator, bought a new car for a U S trip for $1. The next week he won another car at the Edmonton Exhibition. His speedometer reading after six days operation at the fair was the closest of 8 400.
Advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4675 for a flirtatious petticoat ensemble with a swishy dress and scarf. Includes sizes 12 to 20, materials list, and illustrated instructions. Requires 25 cents and mailing to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
Dr N C Gilbert a Northwestern University professor told Chicago Heart Association volunteers in the 1948 campaign to pity noncontributors not to anger them. He warned anger is the heart s worst enemy and may provoke anginal pain and attacks more than other emotions.
Winnipeg harbor commission lacks a boat and city finance committee favors spending 2340 to buy a replacement. Alderman Ernest Hallonquist warns without a vessel the harbor commission is pointless.
Lethbridge reports a new portable aluminum rotary sprinkler system being tested on two district farms. The layout uses irrigation ditches to distribute water like a garden hose across fields.
A collection of dessert and salad preparations details a Bangor Brownsies recipe with shortening molasses and chocolate, plus a vegetable salad with lettuce and French dressing. It notes a statistic that more than 16,310,000 women are employed in the United States.
Ottawa reports farmers can hire year-round workers quickly through the National Employment Service. About 2,785 European farm workers have arrived from displaced persons camps, with Ontario receiving 1,162 and Alberta 345, among others. The department urges farmers to register needs to gauge high demand and adjust intake, noting this influx is separate from seasonal labor demand.
SASKATOON Take a good look at the nearest bearded lady she may be the last of her kind. Officials of a midway freak show warn that science is reducing the number of natural physical oddities and may exhaust the supply in a few years. Medical advances correct many natural imperfections and threaten the backbone of the show.
Mary Gardiner named managing editor of the Prince Albert Daily Herald by Editor Burton Lewis. Her elevation places her above other Canadian newspaper women. Gardiner joined The Herald in 1942 and has served as city editor and news editor in recent years.
In 1947 the value of all poultry meats and eggs sold or consumed on Canadian farms reached 235.859 million dollars, up from 203.693 million in 1946. Domestic egg and poultry consumption rose, with per capita egg intake at 24.04 dozen versus 23.27 in 1946 and average chicken consumption up by over two pounds to 21.17 pounds per person. Turkey goose and duck consumption also edged higher.
Texas researchers report ears can measure body temperature, enabling continuous monitoring during sleep. The method could replace oral thermometers and aid nurses and physicians in tracking a patient's fever or health status.
Harry Brearley, credited with discovering stainless steel, dies in Torquay at age 77 after a 19th century corrosion test led to the finding that chromium prevented rust. The engineer’s work at lab experiments on gun barrel erosion sparked the breakthrough.
A bold claim suggests love song writing could become a major industrial sector on Jupiter and its eleven moons. Proponents argue creative economy growth hinges on space markets and planetary branding.
Vancouver reports tuna fishing expanding beyond wartime needs as BC crews target albacore in the Juan de Fuca Strait. Early hauls near 5,584 pounds with forecasts of 400 tons for the season at over 600 dollars per ton, employing long lines and new methods versus traditional southern nets.
Cedar Springs Ontario residents watch Cleveland telecasts across Lake Erie via Fred Pardo home built apparatus. A former radio fan since youth, he repurposed scrap to create a receiving system though sound quality remains imperfect.
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