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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1952
Page
2
Widespread reports indicate Canada has entered a period of large scale industrial growth. Resource development and new plants punctuate the era, with Prairie provinces sharing notably in the expansion. Continued oil industry growth in the West boosts regional incomes and industrial activity.
An oil industry official in the West estimates Prairie buying power has risen by 250 million dollars, possibly reaching 400 million. The figure translates to about 100 dollars per resident in the three Prairie Provinces. Oil expansion spurs other growth, including new chemical plants in Alberta.
The article argues oil industry growth in Alberta is shifting the West away from sole reliance on agriculture. It notes expanding oil operations attract workers, boost population, widen markets, and signal a new era of industrial prosperity with optimistic prospects for overall Western expansion.
The piece highlights the career of Canada’s first native-born Governor General designating his lifelong commitment to arts and culture. It notes his Massey Commission leadership, wartime diplomacy in London, and role as University of Toronto chancellor, plus a federal seven point one million grant aiding universities.
The Foreign Language News Service for Immigrants, based in Toronto, distributes Canadian Scene free to 59 foreign language papers in Canada and the US. Last year articles appeared in Czech Estonian Finnish German Latvian Lithuanian Ukrainian Polish Hungarian Serbian and Russian. Plans include Italian Dutch and Croatian. Hugh Newton edits the service. Articles are translated by 10 plus language experts, many remaining anonymous. The ICCE paid 5818 for the first half year costs. others have since joined to share expenses. The service reaches about 250000 newcomers through participating papers.
Saskatchewan leaders chair a conference with Alberta and Manitoba farm groups as Prairie provinces explore a national poultry marketing board. J H Strain of Lawson to lead Saskatchewan efforts aiming for stabilizing prices and continuous domestic egg supply with a board to absorb provincial surpluses. Karl Kapler and J T Monkhouse attend for Alberta and Manitoba federations.
An assortment of humorous exchanges and quick witticisms fill the page. A homespun insurance clerk jokes about coverage over the phone while a fire alarm prompts a hurried reply. Other sketches feature family banter, schoolroom quips, and social gaffes with names like Cambridge and Liverpool fading into lighthearted wordplay.
A Vancouver racing syndicate led by Jack Pattison bought Battened Down a three year old filly from King George and Scottish Song a three year old colt at Newmarket sales. Both will race at Vancouver tracks this summer after shipping from England on January 28.
In Raymond Alberta a freak accident electrocuted nine of thirty two Holstein cows at the A E Hancock dairy when milking machines were started frost clogged the conduit. The dairy plans to ship milk from Lethbridge until the herd is rebuilt.
OTTAWA More than twice as much wheat was delivered from prairie farms in the week ending Jan 19 than in the same week last year according to Dominion bureau of statistics. Farm deliveries totaled 8 472 260 bushels, up from 3 878 629 bushels. Visible Canadian wheat stocks in store or transit North America rose to 227 861 149 bushels from 224 905 599 a year ago. Venezuela is described as having 20 states, two territories, a federal district and several islands.
The 1951 eleven month total of new citizens rose 161 percent from 1950 with the United Kingdom sending 28 929 and the United States 7 339. Germany and Poland provided large inflows from iron curtain countries, while Ontario absorbed the most new citizens at 95 145 and British Columbia 13 135.
Ottawa reports the defence department will split a serviceman’s pay into two separate cheques with the wife receiving one and the husband the other. The policy begins March 1 for officers, April 1 for warrant officers and NCOs, and May 1 for other ranks, aiming to safeguard wives and families. Four categories cover living arrangements and children.
Visitors left items at the police station but janitor Carl Gudmundson says one guest topped them all by leaving a revolver on the station steps. The mackerel egg note is described as pin head sized.
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