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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
2
A 1930 message urges Canadian homes to embrace gentleness and resilience. It contrasts global trade woes with personal virtue, urging families to nurture love, uphold principles, and endure adversity toward a brighter, merrier future.
Britain questions Moscow broadcasts as contravening Soviet promises to abstain from propaganda. H B Lees-Smith cites Russia not bound by certain waves regulations due to nonmember status in a radio conference. The exchange follows Henderson’s remark on English language broadcasts urging workers toward world revolution.
A Hudson Bay Railway station at mileage 250.1 will be named Boyd after Capt. J Errol Boyd of Toronto the first Canadian to fly solo across the Atlantic. The name Linklater was changed due to a Saskatchewan post office with the same name and Hon R J Manion minister of railways praised the tribute.
The chief source of Canada's gold comes from the gold-bearing quartz districts of Porcupine and Kirkland Lake in Ontario, accounting for more than 83 percent of the nation’s total gold output.
Bones consist of two major substances, proteins and minerals, forming the framework that supports the body and enables movement. This composition highlights the roles of collagen and hydroxyapatite in bone strength and structure.
The 200 by 15 foot travelling panorama showcased Canada’s landscapes and progress from the western plains to eastern waterways. It featured illuminated transparencies of Dominion life, including wheat production, and a working model of locomotive 6100. The display drew thousands at the Antwerp Exhibition announced in Winnipeg.
Rev Edward Gordon Selwyn named to succeed the late Rev Dr Hutton as dean of Winchester. He has been rector at Redhill Havant Hampshire for 11 years and earlier served as chaplain to the forces in 1918. A prominent classical scholar he edits Theology and has been select preacher at Cambridge and Oxford.
The United States Bureau of Education finds college graduates earn from $56 000 to $112 000 more by age sixty than high school entrants. A four year college course equates to a value of $77 to $155 per day in earned benefits.
Experiments led by Professor J. C. McLennan of the University of Toronto, with Ontario Mines Department help, study using Northern Lights to reduce static in radio reception. Blacksmith Rapids in Northern Ontario serves as the base due to its clear atmosphere.
The cabinet considered a Vancouver report predicting Canada could be flooded with Australian butter. No official declaration was made, but political circles expect such a condition will not occur. Trade Commissioner L R McGregor had stated there is absolutely no danger of the Canadian market being flooded.
A special monthly bulletin on world wheat happenings is issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics with Minister H H Stevens approving. It aims to keep Canadians informed on wheat in Canada and major producing and consuming countries, plus a cable service with Canadian trade commissioners abroad.
Commissioner Peter White states that the question of whether imported films contain propaganda affecting Canada may be investigated during the inquiry into Famous Players Corporation and 22 other distributors and theatres. No evidence was offered at the opening Toronto session ordered by Labour Minister Gideon Robertson after a preliminary Combines Act inquiry. Millers Worm Powders claim to clear worms from children’s stomachs and bowels, are sweet tasting and non injurious though vomiting may occur as a sign of effectiveness.
A new camera can copy whole newspaper pages onto paper smaller than a vest pocket and photograph an entire issue on a film less than three feet long. Dr. Thomas P. Martin of the Library of Congress developed a projector to display the newspaper at natural size.
Over 80 farmers in the North Okanagan district have applied to the British Columbia Department of Agriculture for crop inspections. The aim is to prepare seed for exhibit at the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina in 1922.
Cigarettes C Teague of the US Federal Farm Board told the American Farm Bureau that the current business gloom cannot last long. He noted a depression broader than warranted, said the farm structure is sound, and that signs of better times are emerging. He reported Farm Board loans to farm organizations totaling 303 million dollars through Nov 7 1930 with 119.9 million repaid, leaving 183.446 million outstanding. He warned that surpluses in wheat and cotton require production cuts either voluntary or forced by low prices.
Saskatoon radio announcer Geoffrey Bartlett was broadcasting a description of a stolen car when a 12 inch steel bolt crashed through a ground floor window and struck the wall near him. He shouted for Stan to call police as the assailant fled before officers arrived.
The Vancouver Star argues for a simple statute to deem British born persons who become Canadian citizens as full Canadian citizens with identical rights. Until enacted, no English Scottish or Australian citizen in Canada can be sure of re entry as of right if they leave the country.
Joseph Sekulich of Yugoslavia and Pearl Dudley of Bangor Maine arrived in Saint John and plan to complete one eighth of their four year journey by Halifax. They left Washington on September 8 and will sail to Glasgow after Halifax, traversing Scotland Ireland England and continental Europe.
A herd of pure bred jerseys at New York State Experimental Station in Geneva has been machine milked for 23 years, claimed to be the longest continuous milking by machine. The herd's average annual output is 7,300 pounds of milk and 400 pounds of fat per calendar year for cows over two years old.
Persian Balm preserves and enhances women’s natural beauty with skin toning and rejuvenation. It promises a smooth velvet texture and a youthful charm, and is recommended for soft white hands. Delicately fragrant, it claims to preserve the loveliest complexions.
Katherine Morgan teaches in New Albin Iowa with 20 pupils. Nineteen share the Hammel surname and are cousins, creating a unique family group in the classroom.
Bank of Montreal leaders voiced cautious optimism about Canada’s outlook. Sir Charles Gordon cited no losses from depreciated securities and noted careful investments, while W A Bog and Dodds highlighted ample provisions for losses and a strong liquidity position. The bank expects a slow return to prosperity with wheat’s vital role in foreign trade.
Canada expects France to buy 7 to 9 million bushels of Canadian wheat in four months, with potential total imports reaching 20 million by May 1. Trade Minister H H Stevens notes France may expand flour blends to 15 percent foreign wheat, boosting demand and signaling improved export prospects for 1930 crop.
The Norwegian ship Vigidis sails from Cardiff with 835 200 gallons of Cardiff drinking water and 1 615 tons of potatoes to act as a provision ship for 20 whalers 1 000 miles from shore.
A Department of Agriculture estimate places Canadian beef consumption at about 60 pounds per person yearly. For Montreal sized at 1.25 million, demand equals 37 500 tons annually, over 100 tons daily, while Toronto with 750 000 people requires 22 500 tons yearly. To meet Montreal demand about 125 000 cattle weighing 600 pounds dressed are needed, and 75 000 for Toronto. Only 30 percent meets government grade quality.
The 1930 salmon pack for British Columbia reaches 2,163,712 cases, nearly 100,000 more than the 1926 record. This year surpasses 1929 at 1,389,476 and sits below 1928’s 2,035,629 but above 1927’s 1,360,634 and 1926’s 2,065,451.
At the Kimberley diamond mine in Africa diamonds have been recovered from a depth of 2600 feet. The ore extraction marks a notable depth achievement for the mine and its mining operations.
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