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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1936
Page
7
Starr flees her apartment after rejecting Michael and Love, catching a Stamford bus to Connecticut. In a rural town she finds a theater showing David Garrick, where the play mirrors her dilemma and offers a painful yet guiding answer.
Starr Ellison arrives at Lance Marlowe's Casino party with aura of a living sensation. She plans a dramatic gesture to reveal her answer to Michael Fairbourne while navigating Stephanie's possessive presence and nightclub theatrics. The evening features desert song, opal remarks, and a confrontation looming as Starr drinks to courage.
Attica horticulturist Edward C. Stroh reports a thornless rose grown from a single thornless plant found three years ago. From that plant he and his team produced three more the first year, fifty last year, and three thousand this summer. The rose is described as a large double flower.
The Chicago city council, after a two year battle, abolishes dial telephones in city hall. Aldermen faced mental strain and arithmetical effort to dial numbers, deeming the system inefficient. The quote notes the irony of waiting outside a phone booth while others finish talking.
The Canadian militia unveils a mechanized overhaul with a new machine gun battalion and armored transport. Infantry battalions shift to 35 officers and 312 other ranks per battalion, while the mechanized machine gun unit includes scout, anti-tank, and four gun crews.
With King Edward's coronation in May expected to draw the largest crowds, hotels and boats fill quickly. A six mile procession route offers vantage points from hotels stores and apartments, though prices may range from 25 to 100 dollars. Early risers may still secure casual spots along the route.
The Canberra government announced a naval construction program to build a new warship armed with six inch guns and a squadron of destroyers at Cockatoo Island. British cruiser imports will continue for years while Australia shifts to domestic parts for destroyers and two new sloops have been launched. Continuous shipyard employment is expected and officials hope a permanent naval industry can be established.
Mrs Brown reads a letter while John’s remark about fencing appeals to several senior class friends. Mr Brown notes past jitters at spades and post holes, contrasting his current interest with better focus away from home.
Advice urging readers to bear sorrow with courage and carry their burden privately while offering kindness to others. Emphasizes that trouble can build fortitude and wisdom, and that outward cheer should mask inner sorrow to prevent burdening others.
Educationists led by Prof. Robert C. Pooley advocate teaching a living flexible language rather than formal grammar. Dr. Walter Barnes warns grammarians’ rules are useless outside classrooms and urges late focus on grammar in high school.
A commission findings blame First Officer Bernard Drinkwater and Second Officer Wilfrid Bourne for the S S Land Merchant disaster on Lake Erie last October 17 that claimed 19 lives. They were found not sufficiently alert to follow orders to launch lifeboats and muster crew.
The Australian senate formally requests King Edward to convoke a worldwide conference to study adopting an international language for peace. Senator Macartney Abbott submitted the resolution, to be sent to London via the governor-general. Abbott said no language is fixed, leaving the conference to decide between English, Esperanto, or a new language.
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