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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1950
Page
5
Lt. Harry E. Rieseberg unveils a 25 ton mechanical lobster tank, a robotic tractor-tank with five hydraulic cranes and 360 degree reach, designed to dive to 2000 feet and recover sunken treasure from warships and cargo vessels. The device promises safer deep sea salvage and new offshore business potential.
The Household Arts Department and Winnipeg News Union issue a plain write in for individuals to provide their name address and pattern number. The notice appears from Ss Front Street W Toronto and calls for submission by an announced deadline.
Plans for the 25th anniversary of The United Church of Canada move ahead with services in about 6454 preaching places on Sunday June 11. The union anniversary falls on June 10. Major rallies include Winnipeg Civic Auditorium mass event with 500 voice choir and 2,000 voice Toronto ceremony at Maple Leaf Gardens broadcast by CBC. The Very Rev. Dr. George C. Pidgeon and Rev Willard Brewing will attend as moderators. Toronto Conference observes its fifth anniversary of union in June.
A Hamilton postmaster identified a family from a veranda photo and delivered a letter by special messenger. The house number in the picture helped locate the recipients, with identity established in about twenty minutes.
Kinuso, a hamlet on Lesser Slave Lake, unveils a modern school featuring six well lit classrooms using daylight from outer windows and a central light well. The project cost $75,000.
In 1900 ice cream plants started operating on a large scale across the United States. The era marked rapid industrial growth in dairy processing and distribution, leading to wider availability of frozen desserts nationwide.
Washing with a brush cleans cut glass better than cloth. A stain removing mix uses four quarts boiling water two tablespoons chlorine bleach one quarter bar yellow laundry soap and one teaspoon detergent boiled for 20 minutes. A rubber sponge removes lint dog hair and fuzz from woolen clothing.
Saskatoon report explains a method for producing early potatoes at home. Seed potatoes are sprouted in a heated lighted room in April, cut in May, and planted in a protected warm garden spot. Light tillage in June speeds growth, with Warba noted as best suited for early crops.
Dora Billings, a 10 year professional singer with music talent and child handling skills, becomes social hostess aboard a British Columbia Coast Steamship Service vessel to Alaska. She aims to entertain passengers, noting she loves the role. In summer she spends one day ashore in ten, in winter about three days in ten.
A reader asks how to stop water hammer from stable drinking cups. The recommended fix is air chambers in the water lines near the cups, with a 2 inch diameter pipe 2 feet high, capped and fitted with a brass stop cock and a waste cock to drain and renew air. Trial decides if one chamber suffices. additional chambers may be added if needed.
Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens played three ties in seven days with nine meetings to date. Detroit and Montreal each had three wins and three draws. Rookie Steve Black scored four NHL goals on February 3 against Montreal. Doug Bentley and Bill Mosienko of Chicago file sticks to suit their play. Detroit's line of Max McNab Gerry Couture and Steve Black stands tallest in the league.
Two Alberta oil companies announce a joint 60 000 acre drilling project about 30 miles south of Vancouver. Maynard Davies of South Brazeau Petroleums Ltd and R A Brossard of Allenbee Petroleums Ltd say they expect to find oil or gas.
In a humorous column Bennett Cerf recalls fan letters about Helen Hayes as Queen Victoria. A tale claims Victoria spanked her nine year old son in Buckingham gardens as the future Edward VII. A publicist notes women take longer to dress due to curves.
A collection of brief quotes from religious thinkers praising Jesus Christ as the path to God. The passages emphasize Christ’s central role in truth life and fellowship, urging adherence to his example and teachings. Prominent voices include Emerson Geerlings Coleridge Eddy Brooks and Mary Baker Eddy.
A light school feature highlights a Freshman declaring he is nobody's fool and a Sophomore replying that someone might adopt him. The dialogue playfully contrasts youth voices and social cleverness in a campus moment.
Observers compare the total brightness of the moon to a 100 Lane power lamp at a distance of 22 yards, noting the moon’s luminosity as a point of reference for northern observers.
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