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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1947
Page
7
Laureen hides in a club lounge waiting for Cary Williams who has come home from abroad. She worries he will see another woman, exits to compose herself, then discovers him laughing with someone else. She walks home despondent, declaring summer a fraud, until Cary reappears and lightheartedly reassures her.
Dr. W H Lachman of Massachusetts State College told the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association convention in Toronto that sprays will kill weeds without harming vegetables. Proper instruction and application will ensure the oil weeders are successful, though care is required.
The North Pacific Ocean is shielded by the narrow Bering Strait preventing iceberg drift southward, unlike the Atlantic where icebergs move south.
E P Taylor president of British Columbia Forest Products Limited told shareholders at the first annual meeting that demand for B C forest products should stay strong for now as Canada leans on exports. He warned future operations must plan to compete globally when demand slackens, citing potential competition from Russia Finland and Danubian countries.
In Terrace British Columbia the mongrel dog Mike saved G G Mueller from a life threatening trap in the woods by clawing through snow to create an exit after a fallen tree pinned him down. The brave animal likely prevented freezing or starvation by freeing Mueller.
A fruit cake style recipe for a peach upside down cake with orange zest and chocolate infusion. Includes ingredients and steps for batter and peach topping, plus a whipped cream fruit sauce using canned peach juice and gelatin. Serves about 9 portions.
The Poultry Division of Experimental Farms Service reports advances in three new breeds. The Large White now focuses on body type and shell color after eight years of synthesis, aiming for white feathers skin and eyes. The Broad Breasted White develops as a meat type with strong eggs, while the Small White targets high egg production standard size and lighter weight than Leghorn.
The Central Electricity Board outlines a four year plan to build at least 20 new electrical generating stations and upgrade existing plants at an estimated cost exceeding 800 million dollars. Current grid plants output about 9 million kilowatts and the expansion aims to add about 6 million kilowatts.
A 1792 model of Dr Guillotine s high speed decapitating machine is on sale in Paris for 100000 francs. It was found in a courtyard on Rue Ste Anne linked to Nantes royalist suppression in 1792. The owner M Faure runs a toy store on the boulevard and his secretary declines details about acquisition.
The article argues city dwellers may trade urban life for rural living if jobs and homes are secure. It suggests rural rehabilitation projects like afforestation and hydro power, plus small town building to serve countryside needs while avoiding city growth. Glasgow Herald.
A Cairo house-hunter faced an odd landlord demand when a landlady offered an apartment only if he paid 100 pounds in dog-money. The seller claimed the large repulsive mongrel would go with the flat, a condition that shocked the prospective tenant.
Advertises New Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast as a quicker alternative to overnight baking. Claims feather-light, even-textured bread in hours with no need to set dough overnight. Notes shelf life, four packets per carton, each makes four loaves and aims to fit daytime baking.
Queensland's sugar industry operates as a 32 million dollar a year sector. The report notes its scale and economic impact on the region.
In Tyndall Manitoba the school board and staff heard claims a 12 year old pupil received 104 lashes with a strap. A teacher named Anne Christiansen was accused though she said 60 or 70 lashes would fit. The assistant principal said no court action would follow as no injury results. The board resolved any misdemeanor needing more than two lashes per hand would go to the principal. Nearby, salt and minerals wash into the sea at about three billion tons yearly.
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