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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1948
Page
5
A tale of Albert Joan and Frances unfolds from school days to a planned wedding. Albert schemes to win Joan while Frances pursues a wrestler as a decoy. In the end Frances and Albert wed, leaving Joan heartbroken as the ceremony closes.
Pattern 4993 offers a two piece design with rippling peplum and hidden seams. It is cut and sewn in one day, with sizes 2 4 6 and requires 2 yards 35 inch fabric for size 6. Complete illustrated instructions and a 25 cent pattern price with order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
Instructions describe making angel food cake by beating egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form, then folding in sifted flour and sugar in portions, baking at 300 degrees F for about 70 minutes, and cooling inverted on a rack.
Experiments at the University of Saskatchewan show the prairie gopher endures a seven month diet of egg yolks. Rabbits and hamsters perished, the anatomy department nearly broke, yet the gophers survived the extreme regimen.
The Empire State Building in New York reportedly cost 50 million dollars. Engineers, developers, and financiers financed the project with a landmark sum marking a milestone in skyscraper construction.
Winnipeg experts warn that blizzard shovelling endangers heart patients. Dr H Coppinger advises anyone over fifty with heart issues to avoid digging out cars. call a tow service instead to prevent strain and possible heart trouble.
Regina reports a new Yorksh ire cross pig, imported last year from Prince Edward Island, promises strong future for hog breeders in the province. Its distinctive long snout makes it less susceptible to rhinitis, a swine disease, according to experts. About 120 hogs of the breed arrived last year and were sold to farmers through the provincial agricultural representative service.
The Bureau of Statistics reports a continuing drop in farm prices for October, the second consecutive month with a two point decline to 251.1. Lower livestock and potato prices offset gains in dairy products poultry and eggs.
Across regions in western Canada the press notes Nelson MP H. W. Herridge supports banning crime comics. He mails a pledge to Ottawa while Nelson citizens petition Federal authorities via Rev. W. J. Silverwood seeking a ban.
The Federal Health Department reviewed making family allowances uniform for all children regardless of family size but has not decided on amending the Allowances Act for the coming session. Under current law allowances drop for the fifth and later children, and as of March 31, 67 602 families in Canada had five or more children.
Vancouver Island Teachers Association endorsed a resolution urging the British Columbia government to ensure equal civil service opportunities for Canadians of Oriental origin. The move reflects growing pressure for anti discrimination reforms across the province.
YORKTON Sask A hobbyist H R Zacker has built a collection of nearly 100 sets of deer antlers over four years. He and his wife spend holidays and Saturdays hiking about 12 miles to find sheds when mosquitoes are absent. A good day yields four to six antlers and he has mounted several heads and used deer legs for stools and gun racks.
Regina reports a major conservation and reclamation initiative may enter Saskatchewan farms pending CCF approval. Aimed at soil, water and pasture rehab, the plan could cost about 1 million dollars annually and build on the prairie rehabilitation act funding. Vancouver notes Optimist Club members distribute dollars to smiling passersby, with few accepting.
The piece urges delaying meals to feed birds. It suggests simple crumbs work, but a raised feeding place away from cats is best. Suet is ideal, with lumps strung on wire or nailed to a tree to attract cheerful chirps during cold winter months.
At the Dominion Agricultural Conference in Ottawa, James G. Gardiner announced 1949 food deals with Great Britain. Bacon 160 million pounds at $36 per cwt, cheese 50 million pounds at 30 cents per pound, eggs 46 million dozen for Feb 1 to Dec 31 with storage eggs at 52.5 cents per dozen and dried and frozen egg prices.
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