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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1939
Page
7
Alan Cameron wages a perilous ice rescue to save the husky Rough and Heather McCord after the sled breaks through on the Talking River. The scene on the icy bend tests endurance as the dog drags both man and rider from freezing water.
Alan, Heather, and Rough drag Heather from icy rapids after a near drowning. They strain to wring water from clothes and hasten to camp as John Mc Cord rants about heedless girls. The group recovers by the fire while Mc Cord questions his future with Heather.
Alan is pressed by John McCord to fetch dogs from the coast and trade with Indians, while pondering Berthe and Noel. McCord hints at a hidden crime past and asks Alan to keep Noel's loyalty secret as they prepare for a risky escape before spring floods.
In this tense exchange McCord evaluates a northern dog supply with Alan, weighing the desire for Ungava huskies against limited stock as plans to trade for a team unfold. The scene hints at personal loyalties and a looming journey to Fort George.
Britain plans large wheat stocks in Canada to relieve surplus, with Halifax and St John storage sites near Britain to ensure quick access during emergencies. The move signals Canada’s growing importance in Empire affairs, with aviation and munitions work expanding there.
The Lethbridge Herald urges growers in Southern Alberta to plant and tend trees shrubs and flowers around every farm. Proper cultivation makes trees thrive despite drought and enhances farm homes with greenery and color.
The steel industry spends about ten million dollars annually on research work.
Called Up For Service Michael O Leary rising from Conna ught Rangers sergeant to lieutenant again after 20 years as a reserve officer. He previously distinguished himself in World War I by capturing two machine-gun positions and eight Germans, earning a King's decoration at Buckingham Palace. Now he trains at York shire and resumes three years service as an artillery officer.
Virginia physiologists Britton and Kline studied sloths in Panama revealing their speed rises from about a third to two ninths of a mile per hour when warmed by sun or stimulated with adrenaline and prostigmin. After exposure to heat the sloths moved fifty percent faster, and a thoroughly stimulated individual reached roughly one mile per hour along a pole.
A London writer says the Duke and Duchess will sail to Australia in October with one deck reserved on the Strathaird for their use. They will travel partly by air to Marseilles and reach Canberra by December. The Canberra home is being redecorated to their wishes with Australian labor and materials. rooms are added for Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra.
Burton in Geauga County launches a 1500 tree community forest to reduce tax burden. Lawrence Smith and students planted many trees with volunteers. the project aims to create recreation, protect water, aid wildlife, and reuse abandoned land. Local agent Haas says gains resemble Swiss and German forest ownership.
Canada produced a wide range of minerals in 1938 including 21 metals and four fuels. Industrial non metals reached 23 types along with clay products and structural materials such as cement lime stone and gravel.
A Hygeia health magazine writer advises starting all vegetables except some new potatoes in boiling water and cooking as rapidly as possible to preserve flavor and nutrients.
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