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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1955
Page
7
Beanie fears Hal loves the sea more than her farm life as a nor’easter nears and she races across the inlet in a first boat trip. She returns to Hal, shouting she loves blue jays and salt air, finding him waiting in the storm with renewed bond and resolve.
In Alberta, Dr. G A Hobbs notes a leaf cutting bee can set about 555000 seeds, equating to roughly two pounds of alfalfa seed per bee over a typical 20 day life. The bee gathers pollen, stores it, and pollinates alfalfa blooms to initiate seed setting.
A step saver serving tray design named Pattern 388 offers complete service for a diner's set. It shows size traces and tonal drawings for all parts, with assembly guidance. The kit includes three patterns and a price of 35 cents, part of the Kitchen Handies Packet at $1.50 postpaid.
A complete pattern for a knotty pine high back dinette set designed to create a cozy old fashioned look or a bright enamel finish for modern color schemes. Includes materials list tracing diagrams and step by step illustrations for weekend furniture builders. Pattern can be ordered separately for 35c or with the kitchen remodeling packet for 1.50. The earliest glass comes from Egyptian tombs dating back to around 1500 B.C.
An American asked at the British post office how much to send a letter to America by service mail. He was told the rate was two pence and a half, about three cents. The clerk noted that it was the same rate for all colonies, prompting surprise.
Manitoba's Crop Insurance Committee heard farmers express three main grievances about Prairie Farm Assistance Act support. They cited ineligibility for flood and high yield areas, small or irregular tracts under township rules, and drought-focused relief not fitting flood-affected northern districts. Hearings resume in the new year with a slate of Manitoba and Winnipeg venues.
Damp feet and cold weather worsen illness while wearing rubbers helps ward off colds. People who cough and sneeze without tissues spread germs to others, so cover noses and mouths with disposable tissues to avoid contagion.
Officials from the provincial government and leaders from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities and several co operatives warned that a seed oats shortage is pressing. The meeting highlighted only limited supplies of oats suitable for seed left in the province and urged immediate action by farmers to secure seeds at favorable prices.
Alberta reports a 17 percent drop in coal production for January to October 1954. Total output reached 3 749 000 tons, down from over 4 500 000 tons a year earlier, while value fell from 24 500 000 to 20 250 000 dollars.
Advertisement for Anne Adams Pattern 4796 for children's sizes 2 to 10. Describes a warm weskit with matching skirt and blouse pieces. Includes fabric yardage, simple project, and instructions. Send 35 cents to Order Department in Toronto with size name address and style number.
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