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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1938
Page
4
City council gives final approval to a pension plan covering Edmonton’s 1,017 civic employees. Other items note BC opposition to Oriental immigration, a Canadian university forestry chair, Toronto to seek a local tax power, a Calgary religious census, war risk odds from Lloyd’s, Plains rancher cattle imports, and Trans Canada air mail growth after new routes.
A renewed order in council extends eligibility for the King's Police Medal to Canadian police and fire brigades. The award honors acts of exceptional courage or conspicuous devotion to duty, with annual nominations due in October and a base allotment of twelve medals. Additional bars may be awarded for further gallantry.
Oklahoma City draftsman Brewster Gallup demanded two tablets during a busy staff meeting. An efficient secretary brought two aspirin and water, which he swallowed before recalling he meant writing tablets.
A Jewish banker reportedly smuggled gold out of Italy by shaping it into mudguards for his car and painting it to resemble ordinary metal, fooling frontier guards in a clever ruse.
At home dress pattern 4920 offers a youthful look with slim panels puffed sleeves and scalloped neckline. Sizes 36 to 50 include fabric needs and ruffle yardage with pockets and trim details. price twenty cents, form and mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
The Earl of Clarendon as Lord Chamberlain announced the King and Queen will hold two courts in March 1939 while planning a Canadian visit in May. Two additional courts will be held after their return in June.
A UK law prohibits taking home ice cream in cardboard containers on Sundays while permitting edible containers or cones. The rule targets packaging to promote Sunday rest, with exceptions for edible options.
The soybean has long been a principal crop in the Orient, valued for centuries as a staple. This note highlights its enduring role in regional farming traditions and dietary use across East Asia.
A reflective meditation on Christmas in Dreamthorp and the memory of past holidays. The narrator recalls ghostly apparitions of Christmas nights, domestic scenes, and the solitary feasting of imagination as he contemplates England, the year 1862, and the cycle of seasons from midsummer to winter.
Ammonia is produced commercially as a by-product of coal gas manufacture. In South America reports mention tiny opposums that reach no larger than mice.
The text notes an African gun with an ox head and horse body plus antelope limbs. It also mentions sea creature skeletons found in sections of the Himalaya mountains.
The message centers on God loving the world and giving his only son so believers obtain eternal life. Key verses referenced include John 3 16 Matthew 2 1 12 and devotional reading Romans 35 39.
Wise men from the East visit Jerusalem inquiring about the newborn king. Herod pretends worship while seeking the child to kill him, learning the time of the star’s appearance from the visitors. The seekers follow the star to Bethlehem, worship Jesus, and present gifts before fleeing to avoid Herod.
The largest shark ever captured alive is placed in Florida's Marine Land oceanarium. Weighing about 600 pounds and measuring 11 feet 6 inches, it was captured via drug injection with a special harpoon. A second ground shark, 8 feet 8 inches long and about 400 pounds, was also added.
The article traces handkerchief history from fox tail fans used in earlier eras to lace handkerchiefs carried by ladies before modern dentistry. It notes a shift to the fashion of lace handkerchiefs as a later addition to men's and women's wardrobes.
A day on the moon and a lunar month alike measure two Earth weeks in length, both equal in duration. This parallel highlights a simple, curious aspect of lunar timekeeping.
The Canadian National Railways completed a 100 mile branch from Senneterre through Val d Or to Rouyn linking rich mining districts to Montreal Quebec City and Toronto. Last year output valued at over 21 million with current year mine output estimated at 42 million. The line relieves truck boat and tractor transport, cutting costs and saving time for supplying mines.
A study of 100 children with rheumatic heart disease at Ly manhurst Health Centre, Minneapolis found 84 percent had a past major rheumatic infection. The remaining 16 showed signs of long-continued rheumatic illness despite no remembered infection. A further 200 children followed three years showed leg pains but no rheumatic evidence. Pain usually at night, subsides by day, and none developed rheumatic heart disease. The findings suggest growing pains reflect normal growth rather than rheumatism.
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The notice directs readers to request the full collection.
Forty years ago Miss Louise Young and her sister vanished from an eight room villa in Alexander street Airdrie Lanark shire after locking the door. The house has stood empty with breakfast remains on the table and only rent and rates paid annually by a lawyers firm to Airdrie Town Council. The town recalls little about the sisters and locals whisper of a haunting none can explain.
A Kansas City resident advertises for a housekeeper and asks applicants to include details on a modern home private room private bath telephone and extension line nurse chauffeur and secretary in a letter. The writer invites a chauffeur to visit the advertiser and arrange an inspection.
Indigenous stories from British Columbia describe the raven as source of light and life while the Killer whale is said to transform into a man. The beliefs illustrate a rich oral tradition linking animals to human origins and power.
World highway mileage totals indicate 9,278,398 miles in all regions. North and South America account for 3,889,622 miles, followed by Europe with 2,387,964 miles.
A report notes that loons can remain submerged for eight minutes and twenty two seconds during diving behavior. The fact highlights the bird's remarkable underwater endurance and hunting technique observed in wildlife studies.
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