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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1954
Page
7
Jane Alton faces job loss as Paul, her fiancé, plans a concrete breakup after the war. He invites a rushed marriage before a six thirty train, prompting a final goodbye and a new, uncertain future together.
The University of Alberta horticulturalists study Alberta native fruits on forty acres downstream from Rocky Mountain House. Focus areas include blueberries and cranberries with raspberries strawberries saskatoons and highbush cranberries under future testing. They plan soil fungi interactions irrigation fertilizing and mulching to boost wild fruit yields and economic use of barren sand hills and boglands.
A WetaskiwinTimes compilation shows 2 540 electrical services in the district from Ponoka to Leduc and from Pigeon lake to Camrose. Of these 162 are in hamlets, 2 378 on farms, and 693 applications are on file for the year, signaling a rise of over 29 percent in farm services compared with last year.
Anne Adams pattern 4898 offers a two piece misses skirted suit in sizes 10 to 20. The design features a curving midriff and contrast collar with easy sewing and full illustrated instructions. Pattern costs 35 cents and is mailed to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto, with size name and address.
Saskatchewan residents contributed 22441 bottles of blood to the Canadian Red Cross Society in the 11 months ending November 30. The tally reflects widespread community support and steady giving across the province.
The minister of transport announced Port Churchill Manitoba terminal elevator capacity will double with over 2 million dollars spent at the northern port. Frank Eliason of the Hudson Bay Route Association predicts wheat exports may exceed 20 million bushels in 1954. Limited railway service worries the association though it promotes a coast rail outlet with Alberta and B C governments and has strong overseas contacts. A Saskatoon board meeting outlined policy and Moose Jaw will host the convention early this year. Limited passenger service to Europe is anticipated next year.
A collection of brief jokes and humorous exchanges involving film magnates, Scottish guides, a London sportsman, a young man in medical testing, a psychiatrist, a housewife, a shop proprietor, and naval officers. The snippets rely on wordplay and situational humor with concise punchlines.
The piece extols curling as a gentlemanly sport with granite stones, long brooms, and Scottish roots. It describes four players per rink, bonspiels, and fans behind the glass, noting age variety and prizes while praising the sport’s manners and enduring charm.
Victor C. Fuchs of the Hotel Restaurant Catering Advisers in Calgary plans a Week of Alberta Dishes. He has been visiting the Morley Reserve to include favorite Indian dishes in the promotion.
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