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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1948
Page
7
A police pair push through a snowy night chasing codes and a bank heist after a hospital call interrupts their rounds. Car Thirteen races toward West Waterway as radio alerts shift from a distant blockade to a Maynard's stick up and a tan sedan getaway.
A rooftop chase across slick streets ends in a wreck on a bridge as police engage the fleeing car. The sergeant and Harry unleash gunfire while sirens swarm, then return to base after confirming a hospital run for the officer’s wife’s news.
Mrs Lavinia Beggs the southeast ern Saskatchewan town of Arcola's first woman settler born in Prescott Ontario in 1882 celebrated her 100th birthday. She received congratulatory telegrams from the King Queen and Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
MELITA Man The provincial game and fisheries department has stationed a snowplane in Melita to assist in caring for and feeding upland game birds through winter. Birds are holding steady and feeding areas from last fall are being utilized. About 4 200 pounds of grain have been distributed so far over a wide area. Trapping and banding of prairie chicken to study migrations is underway.
The Boy Scout News reports Canada has 94,805 Scouts under 8,954 leaders, up from 1939 and 1946 figures. In 1947 the national membership reached 103,759, with 5,282 more Scouts than in 1946.
T. P. Devlin of Winnipeg told the annual meeting that Canada's horse population is shrinking rapidly due to old age and meat processing. He noted two plants at Swift Current and Edmonton have operated at capacity, selling 7 million dollars worth of products from 100000 horses since opening two years ago.
Ottawa reports strong RC N Reserve recruitment as 2 of 26 divisions exceed initial quotas and most others progress past 50 percent. Hon. Brooke Claxton notes 3,106 reservists under training as of Jan 1. In 1947 the RCN Reserve had 1,600 officers and men afloat at times.
The infant Mary Queen of Scots is proclaimed Queen of Scotland just days after birth, marking a remarkable early accession amid dynasty politics. Her uncertain minority will shape royal power and regency arrangements in 16th century Scotland.
Regina reports Agriculture Minister I C Nollet warning that grasshoppers will be more numerous in Saskatchewan in 1948 than since 1940. The forecast from Dominion entomological laboratory Saskatoon urges immediate bait and supply orders for an all out control campaign. Eggs found in 170 municipalities threaten spring crops across a wide area from North Battleford to the U S border and from Alberta to Estevan.
J. D. Gustafson of Imperial Oil told a public hearing before the Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation board that the Leduc field may last 20 to 25 years if produced at an economical rate. The hearing invites submissions from oil companies on production rates to ensure economical yield from wells.
United States tourists visiting Vancouver in 1947 reached 612052, more than double the prewar average, the tourist association reported. The source notes wartime factors affecting travel and a historical aside mentions troops infected with anthrax linked to imported shaving brushes from Japan.
The report notes grasshopper activity along field margins and roadsides with moderate indications of lesser migratory or stubble grasshoppers in forecast areas south of No. 1 highway and in the Davidson Crain district.
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