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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
2
The article extols the CNIB thirty years of activity showing how blind people can be rehabilitated and find useful occupations in the community. It notes public interest and cooperation improve economic independence and security for the blind.
The article reports 15 644 registered blind people in Canada and 38 618 prevention cases indicating risk of blindness. Of these, 2 909 received treatment or assistance in the past year. It notes many cases remain uncounted, with ongoing emphasis on expanding prevention and treatment services.
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind calls for more library centers to serve blind readers with Braille Moon and talking books. It operates in Winnipeg Vancouver and Toronto and urges expansion of book centers and residences recreation and service facilities for the blind to widen access and improve lives.
May gold production totalled 285 566 fine ounces, down from April’s 286 065 but above May 1947’s 268 910. First five months of 1948 reached 1 394 308 ounces versus 1 244 822 in 1947. Western provinces show May figures: British Columbia 25 114, Manitoba and Saskatchewan 15 010, Northwest Territories 5 458, Yukon 13.
Shape a meat loaf from hamburger mixture with crumbs and bake at 400 F for 45 minutes or 300 F for 2 hours if needed. Serve with pan gravy made from fat, flour, and hot water. Also included are steps to puree cooked apples, beat egg whites, and serve with custard sauce. Optional lemon juice enhances flavor.
Medical experts note that common cooking methods reduce vitamin C in foods. In Canada boiling and mashing potatoes loses about half the vitamin, while baking in jackets preserves nearly all of it. The piece also recalls medieval armies avoiding winter campaigns.
A compilation of humorous exchanges and jokes from a boarding house, family scenes, and travel conversations. Includes a swimmer hero anecdote, a cattle and camel riddle, and quips about dignity rates, cold remedies, and railway fare. The humor centers on everyday, relatable miscommunications and wordplay.
A nervous man aims for a seat at a station causing travelers to rush their bags and follow him. He returns later and takes the best seat, waiting for a train not due for thirty minutes.
Ralph Forrester, government sealer for Manning Logging Co., found a Vancouver egg at the breakfast table with no yolk. The oddity was noted as a freak egg and reported from Zeballos, British Columbia.
Cinnamon is used as a flavoring agent in certain medicines, adding scent and taste. The note mentions its role in pharmaceutical preparations.
Dominion and Ontario agricultural officials warn egg prices may climb further to about one dollar per dozen. Ontario production fell 26 percent this year as farmers delayed pullet breeding, while prairie production also declined, signaling a tighter supply and potential price spike.
Joseph Robert Smallwood, 48, is poised to be Newfoundland's first provincial premier. The apostle of Confederation, he is loved and hated in equal measure. Opponents say he is a man for a nation of 3 million rather than 300,000. He is known as a formidable speaker who swayed Canada toward Confederation, attending 52 meetings in the final days before the July 22 referendum.
Hail damage claims rise across Saskatchewan and Manitoba with over 1600 claims in Saskatchewan, areas like Govan Imperial Davidson Loreburn and Dinsmore hit hardest. Manitoba reports heavier damage around Morden Thornhill Darlingford Manitou La Riviere Pilot Mound and Calgary sees Alberta board written two thirds as much hail insurance as last year.
The article debunks the myth that the century plant blooms only once in 100 years. It explains that in warm regions it may bloom in about seven or eight years, while in hot houses or colder climates it can take 80 or 90 years.
In Seattle three men Lavelle Donahue Kenneth Moody and William Monscharch were fined 2500 each in federal court for selling bad eggs to the U S government during the war. They allegedly followed orders from three California firm officers who were jailed and fined 35000. Thousands of eggs and fraudulent invoices were involved and the government was shortchanged.
Manitoba announces a radical curriculum overhaul for grades 10 to 12 starting September 1949. Students will choose one of five tracks general university bound commercial home economics agriculture or industrial with English math science and social studies mandatory.
Late Blight of potatoes has become serious in parts of the Lower Mainland with severe rot losses. I C MacSwan, assistant plant pathologist, warns measures are needed to stop spread from field to tubers and between crops.
Leonardite deposits discovered in southern Saskatchewan near Estevan. Dr. W. Graham of the University of Saskatchewan reports an extensive research program financed by the Saskatchewan Research Council. Wood staining with varnish finishes is the most promising use, with other possibilities in tanning, paper sizing, drilling muds, pigments, and pottery. Leonardite is a black jelly like weathering product of lignite coal.
A collection of quotes on conscience and rights from Eddy Napoleon Garfield Punshon and Washington. The excerpts emphasize self-government honesty courage public life conviction and moral integrity.
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