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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1950
Page
7
Nona works for Rico in a deluxe gambling joint where her skillful card handling brings big wins. Rico’s charm and danger loom as a planned escape to Los Angeles unfolds, ending with a sudden arrest by a badge bearing stranger who calls Nona the slickest pickpocket in the business.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil a 9 cent stainless antiseptic oil that quickly stops itching and fiery sensations on toes and feet and promises relief from salt rheum and eczema like skin troubles. It claims easy safe use with rare failures and availability at modern drug stores.
Canadian junior track and field athletes may tour Europe in 1951 as a 20 man team. Lloyd Percival will head the organizing committee with selection after the Dominion Junior Championships. Notable eligible athletes include Rich Ferguson Bob Bates Dave Joyce Don McFarlane Pete Sutton Doug Kyle and Gord Dickson.
Western briefs describe Elmer Morose delivering two loads of rye averaging 10 bushels per acre from his Lethbridge district crop. Other items note a Morden field crops day with tests on wheat flax and barley, a spraying plane accident near Plato, an armory site survey in Flin Flon, extreme Yorkton heat, and Edmonton hosting a national employment committee conference October 2 to 4.
The bureau of statistics reports 195,812,000 dozen eggs produced in the first six months, up from 189,444,000 a year ago, a 3.4 percent rise. The increase reflects stronger output for the period.
Halifax report from 450 miles off the coast says all is going well as Ben Carlin and his wife complete a third attempt to circumnavigate the globe in their 24 foot amphibious jeep the Half Safe. The duo launched from Halifax for Azores after prior ventures from Brooklyn and Halifax failed.
Britain records the highest share of adults who read books by population, according to a recent survey. researchers note reading habits vary across regions and age groups, with strong engagement in urban areas and among younger adults.
Vancouver reports that a three month plan could begin. Deputy postmaster general W J Turnbull says Canadian Pacific airlines would operate the Tokyo to Canada route. The scheme promises faster mail and more American dollars with Vancouver to Tokyo in 22 hours and London in two days.
Long Island Petroleums Ltd outlines six Alberta and Saskatchewan development areas and improved finances at its Calgary annual meeting. Working capital stands at 106000 dollars with 85000 more expected from options on 500000 shares granted to eastern financiers who have taken 100000 shares to date. The company partners on projects in the Opal sector of Redwater field Spring Coulee St Paul West Central Saskatchewan and Manowan Lake.
Health Minister Paul Martin told a service club audience in Strathroy Ontario that Canada lost two citizens daily to drowning in 1948. He cited 724 drownings that year, though this marked an improvement over prior years.
Inter-Provincial Pipeline Company officials report trenching welding and pipe laying are nearly half done on the Alberta to Lakehead route with a 20 and 16 inch line costing 90 million dollars. A 75 mile spur from Winnipeg to Gretna links refineries near the border. Delays from floods and pipe shortages eased. crews ride conditions driven by winter work and thawed sections floated then buried.
Ottawa reports Korea war reduces Canada's tourist flow. Leo Dolan of the Canadian government travel bureau notes visits fall below 1949 peak, citing fewer American holiday travels and draft fears. Muskoka resorts suffer. Newfoundland shows potential with better roads a key need.
Ford Motor Company of Canada announces plans to construct a £900,000 service parts depot in suburban St James Winnipeg. The project aims to improve parts distribution for Canadian operations and create local jobs while expanding infrastructure in Manitoba.
Canada’s foreign sales in the first half of 1950 reached a peacetime high of 1.4306 billion dollars led by wood and paper. U.S. exports climbed to 905 million, the highest in Canada U.S. trade history, while total shipments rose 6 million from 1949’s first half. June shipments totaled 289.2 million, a year high, with U.S. sales up 31 percent from 1949.
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