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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
2
The text argues for teaching economics in public and high schools to equip voters and businesses with basic principles. It notes risks of uninformed electorates, calls for grounding in proven facts and history, and supports progressive study while urging reliance on literature and common sense until a generation is educated.
The official route for the coronation procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey will be the longest on record and will avoid repeating streets. The return route includes a circuit via Victoria Embankment and Piccadilly Circus among others. Also noted is Canada’s Minister of Trade and Commerce observing Moscow, commenting on happiness levels under Soviet rule.
An article notes Japanese women wear platinum rings in peace to build a wartime reserve under the Japan Platinum Popularization Society. It also reports a Durham England woman with a shoe size of 21.
The Duke of Connaught presented the king with a field marshal baton bearing the short dedication His Majesty King Edward VIII field marshal January 21, 1936. The note marks the briefest inscription ever placed on such a baton within the British Army.
The article traces Ford Motor Company's early history from its 1903 incorporation through 1919, noting James Couzens' 29 million windfall and Alexander Malcomson's loss of about 300 million in potential gains. It highlights Malcomson's 1906 stock sale and the ultimate distribution of Couzens' stake after the company grew to immense profits.
The dream highway from Fairbanks Alaska to Buenos Aires grows slowly with gaps in British Columbia, Panama and jungle sections. Vancouver tourists can reach Mexico City 3600 miles away, a fraction of the final network. The route links Mexico City to Panama and on through Peru Chile and Argentina to Buenos Aires.
The longest and shortest intervals between Old Faithful eruptions in Yellowstone Park were recorded recently. The geyser spouted at 11 56 a m and again at 12 26 p m a 30 minute wait followed by 92 minutes until 1 58 p m. Old Faithful typically runs about 65 minutes apart. Fascination.
More than 6.75 billion items moved through the British post office department in the last year. England records an average yearly income per person of about 250 dollars.
Dr. C. W. Thornthwaite argues a 20 year drought may follow a 40 year dry period and urges a national program to move 12,610 families from Montana 12,200 from Texas 7,360 from North Dakota with large-scale relocation from South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Wyoming and Colorado to restore grazing and fund feed crop production across the Great Plains.
The Toronto Mail and Empire laments the neglect of readers and organizations to thank editors for publicity. It notes space is a key commodity for publishers beyond circulation and that many fail to acknowledge favors or show appreciation for favorable notices.
The estate of Arthur Anthony Baumann of Fleet Street fame was probated at £86,060. He left virtually all to his secretary and lifelong friend George Browning, a bachelor who lived with Baumann for 46 years. Baumann, 80, suffered paralysis for 12 years and Browning helped him use his left hand. Browning is over 70.
J Edgar Hoover announces the FBI is testing a new revolver weighing 44 to 49 ounces. It can strike with a force of 802 pounds, far surpassing the regular service type at 350 pounds. The weapon reportedly causes large wounds and may even wreck an automobile engine with a single shot. The article also notes a culture clash in newsroom morale.
The Overseas Daily Mail notes the first royal car, a 6 horsepower model from 1899, was supplied to King Edward VII. Since then thirty-six state cars of the same make have been owned by English kings and queens, with King Edward's new car now as the thirty seventh. The last large royal car served Jubilee tours in London.
Place 2 tablespoons butter and 1 cup brown sugar in a greased pan and heat until dissolved. Cool and layer with cooked fruit in syrup such as pineapple apricots or peaches. Sprinkle with chopped nuts and cover with batter made of butter fruit sugar eggs flour milk or juice baking powder.
A precinct judge’s wife in southeastern Idaho explains ballots were in Henry’s overalls pocket while he toiled in a distant field ten miles from a phone. Unofficial calculators failed to tally the primary votes after many fruitless calls.
Summer in Quebec brings unusual catches as two guppy family fish, joined Siamese twins, are showcased in Montreal. Anglers note their pairing as remarkable while a taxi ride metaphor hints at neutral feelings after a fender incident.
Three Red Army men trapped in Western Siberia for six months survived by building huts and living on wild game. They sheltered and trained, and even captured several criminals who later returned to civilization with them after rescue.
Three thousand football fans ignored a spreading fire in a Sydney grandstand and continued watching the game amid smoke until firefighters forced them to evacuate. Moments after they left, flames burst through the floor as the blaze worsened. A spectator reflection notes opportunity for all. A woman receives a ring.
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