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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1931
Page
4
An Air Force plane crash near Alabino west of Moscow killed eight Russian army officers. The brief report notes the accident as part of world happenings and records the casualty figure.
The newly built hydroelectric plant on the River Jordan south of the Sea of Galilee will soon operate with 32,000 horsepower. It will supply Jaffa Haifa Nazareth and Beersheba, with British plans to power Jerusalem and Bethlehem and Lebanon streams expected to add 51,000 horsepower.
Barley is described as the hardiest cereal, grown across wide climates. It ranks third in Dominion cereal acreage and yield, second in average yield per acre. The piece notes Canada’s National Parks seek to preserve wild lands in primeval condition.
A simple practical French clothe outfit for 2, 4, and 6 year old girls features a pinafore frock with bloomers, fitted bodice, bow sash, and gathered skirt. Describes fabrics such as sprigged dimity and dotted batiste and notes pattern price of 25 cents via stamps or coin.
Pattern order note from Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern number and name appear with size unspecified. May indicate a catalog style instruction for pattern requests.
In the House of Commons Hon. D M Sutherland states no date for further volumes. The plan for general volumes is laid out and material for four has been chosen, with 104 operation maps compiled and draft text for about a quarter written.
Trader Moberley H J Moberley known as Trader Moberley died aged 96 after a brief illness while in good health. He served the Hudsons Bay Company from 1854 to 1894 rising to factor at Ile a la Crosse Post and authored When Fur Was King. Born in Barrie Ontario he travelled Havana and St Petersburg before joining HBC and held posts at Edmonton Rocky Mountain Jasper House Fort Vermillion Peace River Fort McMurray and Portage la Loche. He helped transport despatches for the Earl of Southesk and earlier led Stanley Mission operations on the Churchill River.
A simple lemon egg-nog combines milk water egg and sugar. Beat well then fold in lemon juice and garnish with grated nutmeg for serving in a tall glass.
More than one hundred naturalization applications were received at Regina courthouse. Judge Hannon will hear them in September and November. The surge is tied to farmers from southern Saskatchewan moving north to obtain land under new provincial rules requiring British subject status and four years residency.
The Empire State Building in New York is an 86 story steel and brick tower housing about 25 000 people who work or live there. It features 58 passenger lifts, three express lift types, speeds up to 15 miles an hour, and nearly a hundred escalators with goods lifts in heavy use.
Nikola Tesla on his 75th birthday says years of research yield a method to transmit thousands of horsepower of energy between planets. He predicts inter planetary communication and believes human minds will perform greater wonders due to refined observation methods and keener perception.
Professor J B Mawdsley of the University of Saskatchewan will employ an aeroplane to locate and chart mineral resources in Northern Saskatchewan. Investigations will focus on schist and greenstone areas with favourable prospects for metallic minerals. Also noted is a zoological fact that in catfish families the father cares for the young.
The piece argues the world’s depression stems from human mistakes across governments and societies. It rejects mechanical theories and urges correction of public and private conduct to end recurring misfortunes seen in past generations.
Distinguished chemist Sir Charles Henry Bedford died at his home on July 8 at age 65. He served as technical adviser to the Indian government on chemical affairs for many years and founded the King Alfonso chair of Spanish studies at Oxford University as well as the Anglo Spanish and Spanish American Institute in London.
A simple stir through cold cooked chicken and celery with onions and crushed pineapple. The mix is seasoned with sugar salt and pepper then heated in butter and served with fried noodles.
Manitoba produced 35,928 ounces of gold in January to April 1931 valued at $739,540, suggesting a yearly output over $2 million and potential rank as Canada’s fourth gold producer, surpassing Yukon. In contrast 1930 full-year output was 23,189 ounces worth $479,359. Also Edinburgh raised over $8,000 in a single day for the lifeboat fund.
The Dominion Government issued a three year debenture for 9 564 569 dollars at 5 percent interest payable semi annually until July 1 1934. The funds arise from school lands since 1905 and will transfer to Alberta with Natural Resources control. Premier Brownlee and Treasurer Reid laud the settlement as advantageous.
A classroom exchange features a student named Tommy answering a teacher’s question about longer summer days. He says the sun shines longer, and then explains the sun appears longer because nights are shorter.
Cob meaning spider old name traces to cob web origins while baseball gains popularity in Argentina this year.
Preliminary census returns show Scotland's population falling from 4,882,000 in 1921 to 4,842,000 now, marking the first official decrease. Migration is named as the cause. Gaelic speakers total 137,000 with 7,000 unable to speak English.
A portable X ray designed to let physicians learn the extent of injuries at once by bringing the machine to the ambulance scene.
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