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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
7
Manitoba unveils direct unconditional grants to municipalities and Indian bands at Winnipeg ceremony. Twenty two Indian chiefs witnessed provincial deposits totaling 59 000 for bands with per capita grants of 2 39 per person based on 1956 census as part of a record 31.5 million in provincial assistance for the year.
The Napanee chamber announces there will be no poultry fair this year due to changes in merchandising and transportation. Buyers will still visit in coming weeks to purchase poultry from local farmers, but the annual festive market is canceled for 1957.
The birch-bark canoe and the snowshoe aided transportation in Canada's early days. In 1956 mining capital expenditures reached $536 million while manufacturing totaled $1.3 billion. Halifax is the biggest Atlantic city and Winnipeg in the prairie provinces. Women gained federal voting rights in 1917. Habeas corpus is the key protection against arbitrary imprisonment.
The evergreen tree, first used in Germany with candles for children, spread through Central Europe. Decorations grew from paper stars to frosted cookies, angels, bells, and stars, with children making swags as ornaments. A final note warns drivers to watch for schoolchildren.
The campaign to sell Christmas Seals to fight tuberculosis began in Denmark in 1904. Danish postman Eina Holboell proposed the idea, backed by Danish postmen with royal patronage from King Christian and Queen Louise.
The text outlines Santa Claus as multiple entities including a Fourth Century bishop of Asia Minor, Nicholas patron saint of Russia and children, a jolly elf with eight reindeer, and a symbol of generosity and youthful magic amid the harsh world. It presents a romantic view of his roles from religious to secular.
The Mercury of Guelph notes UK woollen and worsted cloth makers praise domestic demand yet warn that any tightening of Canadian trade barriers could bruise fortunes. The piece contrasts booming home sales with anxiety over Canadian exports as a source of strength.
Tufford Brothers from Burnside farm top the Royal Winter Fair results in Toronto with five of six entries placing. A box of four eviscerated turkey hens won first and second. other high placings include an eviscerated turkey hen, a turkey tom, and a box of two toms. Ag Rep J C Forbes praises the Burnside experts’ performance.
Quick Canadian Facts reports that federal sales and excise taxes on new car production in the first nine months totaled 138,601,099 dollars, averaging 450 dollars per vehicle across 307,298 units produced.
The text states that the lady slipper is part of the orchid family, identifying its taxonomic placement within Orchidaceae. It emphasizes its unique slipper shaped pouch as a defining feature.
An advertisement from Canadian Correspondence Courses at 1290 Bay Street Toronto promotes lessons in bookkeeping salesmanship shorthand and typewriting for 50 cents with a free circular No 35.
Old battery reformer claims to restore charge with a guaranteed result. The notice lists a $1 prepaid offer and free details. It seeks agents and provides contact at Robert Hudson 1706 West Indiana Avenue, South Bend Indiana 14.
A Times Delburne Alta Christmas tribute reflects on carols, peace on earth, and goodwill. It urges citizens to strengthen democracy, endure dark times, and renew hope through liberty, unity, and compassionate action. Dated December 5, 1957.
Prairie Rose district farmer John Kroeker awoke to find marauders in his turkey pen using a flashlight. They fled before stealing anything, but he later found his flock had grown by a dozen, leading him to suspect the strangers dropped birds they had stolen elsewhere.
A festive recipe details Cranberry Chiffon Pie for a 9 inch crust. It combines jellied cranberry sauce sugar egg yolks gelatin lemon juice and a meringue folded in then chilled followed by whipped cream and vanilla topping.
A small green Lycopodium plant nicknamed Lyco provides annual earnings for Phelps township locals near North Bay Ontario. Pickers collect it each spring and fall, earning up to 200 dollars yearly by gathering wild specimens used in wreaths and floral decorations for processing firms in Southern Ontario and international markets.
Instructions request payment of forty cents in coins for a pattern sample. List must include size, name, address and style number. Send orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Department P P L 60 Front Street Toronto.
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