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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1954
Page
7
Laney secretly shows off a battered junker as a family car dream to win approval from his wife Mits Sonny and Mrs Laney. Mr Brown mocks the idea and warns of social shame, but the Laney children thrill to the vehicle and its promise of rides. In the end Mr Laney’s family joy outweighs Mr Brown’s scorn.
Regina reports a five year deal between Potash Company of America and Saskatchewan Power Corp to supply power to a plant 14 miles east of Saskatoon. Transformer banks of 5 000 KVA and 4 1/2 miles of high voltage line will be built with 32 million kWh expected initially and 60 million kWh if mining succeeds by 1958, representing about 20 percent of provincial power sales.
The text outlines a plan to build a strong integrated power system across provinces so adequate electrical power is available at any reasonable industrial location, demonstrated by year to year improvements.
A Goslar man received a bill for his own funeral and called the cemetery to settle it from “eternity.” After a stunned pause, the clerk replied there must be a mistake and asked him to forget the bill.
Delegates from Vancouver Island hospitals passed a unanimous resolution at a weekend meeting in Nanaimo urging legalization of a miniature Irish Sweepstake to bolster hospital funds. The plan would go to the Provincial Hospital Association and then to the annual convention. A small BC sweep had operated for years but was discontinued recently for illegality.
A humorous anecdote about a husband who swears. While shaving he nicked his chin and swore, his wife repeating him to shame him. He then commented that she had the words but not the tune, implying her reproach lacked rhythm.
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