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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1951
Page
6
A fragmented account notes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police long association with enforcing law and order in Canada. It traces origins to the Royal North West Mounted Police formed to patrol the west, establishing order among white settlers and Indigenous peoples with the iconic scarlet coat and horse.
The RCMP annual report shows 539000 miles patrolled in the north and 46860 by dogs. Modern transport expands with one airplane added and a helicopter planned for Newfoundland division, while horses and dogs decline. Uniformed force totals reach 3489 with 475 civilians. 43000 convictions reflect wide-ranging duties from murders to Arctic patrols and mail delivery in isolated areas.
Mrs. Nina M. Webb of Paris Ontario created nine inch dolls representing the royal wedding party. The set includes Princess Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret and two pages. She delayed sending them until Princess Anne’s birth and a planned Canadian exhibit influenced gown details.
In Cairo a distraught father who opposed his son's marriage sent his son's obituary to a local paper. The obituary cites a sudden death by a criminal hand and ends with no condolences desired. Separate notes mention glacial erosion traces on rocks at Kelleys Island in Lake Erie.
A collection of light quips and jokes about everyday life. Scenes include sailors, students, lovers, and a convict, with puns on food, cars, work, and social missteps. The humor relies on playful misreadings and character misunderstandings.
Alberta and Saskatchewan farmers unions will co operate more closely on farm price levels. Henry G Young of Alberta says both unions agree on the need to adjust farm prices to other sectors. He returns from the Saskatchewan convention at Saskatoon where both groups push for a satisfactory five year wheat pool settlement and expects January federal payments to farmers.
South opened One Heart and faced a Four Hearts or Three No Trump response in a duplicate pairs game. North and West defense restricted South to nine tricks as declarer tried Hearts and Diamonds. A safe lead of 910 gave West control and the contract failed if South rushed cashing Hearts.
The year saw deaths of former Prime Minister Mackenzie King at 75 and fellow statesmen Humphrey Mitchell James Allison Glen and several senators and MPs. Diplomatic figures included US Ambassador Steinhardt and economist Alex Skeleton who drowned in Nigeria.
A Halstead woman loses a handbag at a salvage sale and watches it sell for three pence. Detroit firefighter William Heidy uses whisky to fight a car fire, burning much of the vehicle. Korea’s 15th infantry’s can do motto meets a puzzle with a South Korean in the ranks. Mulllingar Fire, Ireland, laborer Kim Moran bets on finding a needle in a haystack and spends 82 hours succeeding. A Saskatoon gas station operator’s chicken yields a nut and various parts from its gizzard. A soccer match in Audi is cancelled after a captain swallows the toss coin, later removed in hospital. A Regina family weighs a turkey by a bathroom scale method.
In Athens Princess Elizabeth was given a necklace of ancient gold coins from Alexander the Great’s era. Prime Minister Venizelos presented it on behalf of Greece aboard the frigate Surprise during a cocktail party hosted by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. King Paul and Queen Frederika attended.
In Winnipeg F S Innes secretary of the Automotive Trades Association claims thinking too much causes most traffic accidents. He cites professors as the worst offenders and doctors second, recounting a service station anecdote of a doctor habitually scraping fenders.
Rev Godfrey Gower, a former mechanical engineer and Alberta farmer, is elected bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster. He succeeds Rt Rev Sir Francis Heathcote, who retired after a decade as bishop. Gower, 51, has led St Paul’s Anglican in Vancouver since 1944 and came to Canada in 1925 after England training.
Ned Rosin reported a theft after a window was broken on his automobile and a large gaily decorated Christmas box containing ashes was stolen. Rosin kept ashes in the car for emergencies on icy roads as he claimed the thief likely did not inspect the contents. The note mentions a maximum windspread swan at about feet.
The 40 mile coffee hauling railroad between Sao Paulo and Santos in Brazil cost more money per mile to build than any other railroad in the world.
Edmonton reports Alberta will not extend old age pensions until April 1, 1952. Welfare Minister W W Cross said the existing pension structure remains for next year with no increase in the provincial share of the basic ten dollar monthly pension or supplementary allowance. He noted federal plans to shift 65 to 69 year olds to the federal treasury require constitutional changes not likely before 1952. Alberta thus will not adopt the new scheme before the start of the 1952 fiscal year.
Fifteen times president Arthur McNabb is reelected by the Minnedosa Agricultural Society at the annual meeting. The financial statement shows a slight deficit caused by wet weather during the annual fair.
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