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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1956
Page
3
Saskatchewan highway traffic board presents a six by four inch card asking motorists if they overdrive headlights and explains safe speeds relative to candle power. Tests show 39 000 candle power per headlight allows 60 mph on dry roads with good weather, while glare concerns persist.
Relaxed hands reduce tension for better running and skills in football track and soccer. A proper breakfast, at least one third of daily calories, supports energy and recovery. Include citrus fruit, whole grains, and milk with optional ham and eggs. The Canadian Amateur Sports and Physical Fitness Development Service partners with Sports College to promote standards in sports and fitness. For more, write Sports College Box 99 Toronto Ontario.
A recent Riverhouse station program near Fort la Corne trained game management officers on census methods, animal biology, and trapper collaboration. Participants included Peter Bergen La Ronge, Adam Folk Buffalo Narrows, Gilbert Mackay Kinoesao, Stan Prystupa Meadow Lake, Chick Tercy Stony Rapids, and Henry Toews Nipawin.
Canadian plants produced over 26 million spark plugs in 1954. The output figure highlights a strong year for the Canadian auto parts industry with factories expanding capacity to meet demand.
A Science Service Laboratory device in Charlottetown lets farmers separate insect pupae and debris from soil. The unit uses two stacked screens with brushing action and vibrators to wash soil, float puparia in clear water, and collect them for disposal. It handles wet or dry soil.
The Saskatoon Transportation Company installs a new patio in front of the Regina Bus Depot. General manager Frank Copithorne says the area will have painted seats and be floodlit for reading. It also offers a relaxing spot for elderly visitors with views of the depot lawns. An awning may follow next year for sun and rain protection.
The article recalls a humorous scene where a dear little lady tries beer for the first time and compares its taste to the medicine her husband has taken for thirty years, reflecting domestic wit and social humor of the era.
Puzzle clues and answers about flowers and general terms listed in a crossword style. Entries include heads like Caravansary notions and various across and down hints with themed wordplay and Latin roots. The page mixes multiple clue sets, common in newspaper crosswords, for reader engagement.
Gardens expert Cr Baden-Powell explains that late summer to early fall marks the best time to plant lawns. Five rules cover soil preparation, subsoil prep, proper seeding or sod, timing, and careful rolling mowing watering and weed control. The August issue also lists grass seed mixes with regional guidance by Robert McKay.
The Financial Post notes a new printed cotton fabric promised to be stain and water repellent crease resistant and quick drying with stains removable by water rinsing. If it enters the market it could harm the laundry and dry cleaning trades. The item credits William Otis of Massachusetts as the inventor of the steam shovel in 1835.
This quiz asks when and where Mary Pickford was born in Canada and ranks Canada’s five largest provinces by total area and by freshwater area. It also asks for historical ratios: autos per 100 Canadians in 1945, hospital insurance coverage in 1942 and in 1953.
Answers to Quick Quiz 63 percent. Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan Manitoba Mid. In Toronto, in 1893. One car to every 33 persons. Quebec Ontario British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan. Material prepared by the letters of Quick Canadian Facts pocket annual of fact.
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