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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1938
Page
2
The article discusses the unfit labor matching of youths with unsuitable jobs amid Depression era unemployment. It highlights the waste of talent, rising skilled labor shortages, and the need for stronger ties between technical education and industry through structured apprenticeships as seen in Denmark.
English researchers determine the average robin lives ten to fifteen years, noting natural variation. The remark about self confidence prompts reflection on hidden doubts in people.
The badly affected printer Ferenc Szabo told police at hospital he had set in type the name and address of his unfaithful sweetheart and then swallowed the type after being found on a street in Buda pest. Fresh water 200 miles off the Amazon mouth is carried by current. A fixed focus camera has a lens set for 25 feet. Africa’s width from Capetown to Cairo noted.
The American Legion re employment director and studies from the Labor Department and universities argue that persons aged 40 are in their prime in many industrial roles. They cite maturity loyalty and experience as assets, while noting physical strength matters most only in specific jobs.
A Dominion bureau of statistics report shows civil aviation in Canada grew sharply since 1933. Mileage for civil pilots more than doubled to 10,700,000 miles in 1937 and freight carried rose from 4,200,000 to 26,200,000 pounds. 159,829 passengers were carried with Ontario origin leading, followed by Quebec and Saskatchewan.
The King and Queen plan a next year visit to America bringing Queen Mary out of semi retirement to supervise Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose. The two princesses will attend Marlborough House by day and Buckingham Palace by night under governess Miss Joan Crawford.
Nels Linden of Gwynne Alberta won the 1938 Royal Winter Fair National Wheat Championship with Reward wheat weighing 69 pounds per bushel and also claimed the barley Grand Championship with Trebi. He has been farming about 1000 acres near Wetaskiwin and is a long time member of the Canadian Seed Growers Association.
A Pan American Conference briefing notes progress on a 12000 mile highway linking Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America to 20 Latin American republics. Great stretches are in operation and a route from northern Canada through the U S and Mexico City toward Guatemala is described along with Canadian government interest and talks in Washington on a southward highway from Alaska.
Dice apples and celery then mix with Jiffy Mayonnaise. Stir in chopped walnuts and seedless raisins. Serve on crisp lettuce or in apple cups. Yields six servings.
Soak 10 Christie Soda Wafers in milk then mix with rich milk 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons shredded green pepper 1 tablespoon minced onions 2 tablespoons pimiento strips 2 cups tuna 1 egg salt and pepper. Add pepper onions pimiento and tuna. Stir into beaten egg and return to heat cook three minutes stirring constantly. Serve on heated Soda Wafers. Six portions.
The Canadian Trade Commissioner at Bristol cites macaroni quality on the British market and notes inquiries from distributors seeking direct agency for Canadian manufacturers. Exports to the United Kingdom for the year ending March 1938 totaled 5,592,571 pounds valued at 312,845 dollars, up from 4,766,077 pounds valued at 251,195 dollars the prior year. Science says the last ice age ends when Greenland and Antarctica lose ice.
The Anne Adams pattern 4959 offers a versatile frock for dates with two main pieces plus sleeves. It suits wool or silk daywear and crepe for evening gowns and comes in junior and misses sizes 10 to 18 with yardage details and a 20 cent pattern order request. Also notes that pronghorn fossils show Africa’s antelope diversity.
A claim that despite thousands of photographs no two snowflakes are identical appears in discussion of natural wonders. The Knights of Columbus formed under a Connecticut charter in 1882 is noted alongside a summary of railway unions in Ireland appealing to the public. The piece closes with a reflection on men finding joy in sharing what they think they know.
The eighth annual National Contests for Boys and Girls Farm Clubs, run by the Canadian Council with the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, showcased provincial winners from Manitoba Quebec and British Columbia among 32 teams. Each team of two represented provinces across Dairy and Beef Cattle Swine Poultry Seed Grain and Seed Potato. participants totalled 64 members including eight girls. All provincial winners attended with travel expenses paid by the council.
U S aircraft makers aim to reach 1000 planes a month soon to meet President Roosevelt’s plan for a large warplane fleet. Some advisers foresee capacity reaching 2000 monthly within two years. Officials say Germany is the only nation now producing at about 1000 monthly. American output across all aircraft averaged 220 per month in the first nine months of the year.
A scarce water supply in central Australia leads a male tribe to endure days without drinking by subsisting on the moisture found in yams. The practice highlights resilience amid arid conditions and local ingenuity in living off root crops.
Emily P. Bissell designed the first Christmas seals in 1907 in America and the initial sales totaled 3000 dollars. The item includes stray quoted dialogue about a waiter and a steak with a bent gravy remark.
A skeptical reflection notes that pervasive misspellings among many graduates undermine confidence in higher education. The piece cites frustration with language skills as a barrier to valuing college degrees.
The note states that 275 languages are spoken on the African continent. It presents a concise statistic indicating linguistic diversity across Africa without additional context or qualifiers.
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