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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1947
Page
2
Three Canadians won top honors at the hay and grain show linked to the international livestock event in Chicago. The achievement signals Canadian farming progress and the ability of Canadian grains to compete with global entrants, underscoring industry advancement beyond mere awards.
The article honors Amy Kelsey of Erickson and fellow Canadians W. S. Simpson and Gordon McArthur for top awards. It notes Canada’s soil and climate aid grain farming, but stresses many hazards overcome and the vital role of research and extension services. It also cites post war competition and Chicago as evidence of continued leadership in grain production.
In St Louis a teller at United Bank and Trust reports a slender 35 year old brunette robbed the bank of 582 dollars in one dollar bills after drawing a pistol from under her silver fox fur coat. The crime went unnoticed by nearby customers until a later deposit.
Western Nova Scotia traps opened for the Dec 1 to May 1 season amid storm damage and gear losses. Fishermen anticipate losses of 30 to 40 percent along the 30 mile coast with some units reporting 100 percent gear loss near Yarmouth. Prices rose to 45 cents a pound as lobsters scarce and most catches head to Boston by coastal boats or air freight.
Q and A on ration book loss replacement with temporary rations issued after report. Deceased books must be returned. Name and address changes must be reported. Tea and coffee price increases announced January first: coffee up to four cents per pound, tea up to eight or ten cents depending on quantity. Send questions or requests for pamphlets to local Wartime Prices and Trade Board office, with paper name.
The Canada Club announced at a dinner for Norman Robertson that it would gift two chairs to Westminster Abbey for use by the King and Queen as a lasting memorial. Lord Greenwood noted no prior chairs existed for royal use and the Dean of Westminster welcomed chairs suitable for ordinary worship occasions.
Detroit police handling a safe robbery found a footprint in the snow and preserved it in a cooler at headquarters. The cooler failed to chill properly, undermining the evidence collection.
Readable crossword snippets list numbers and clues across a grid. Includes hints like Teo pull with force, Resor, Egyptian sun god Ra, and several undefined entries with numbers and odd spellings.
Boston Maj Gen Curtis E Lemay predicted by 1950 rocket weapons with a 6000 mile range will place the United States within shooting distance of any industrial nation. He warned conventional aircraft could threaten the U S from polar routes and urged peak peacetime research and air power readiness.
A collection of light anecdotes includes a pun on horsepower and horse sense, wedding misdirection about the groom, a piano tug story, golf banter, cinema quips, private conversation etiquette, diner humor, and a card game misplay. The pieces showcase social quirks and self deprecating wit.
A compilation of quotations exploring prejudice, bias, and self awareness. Notable lines from Bovee Jeffrey Bancroft Barrow Mary Baker Eddy and A Eustace Haydon comment on how prejudice hinders or guides public sentiment and personal growth.
A Coventry mother of ten credits Kruschen Salts with ten years of relief from bilious spells headaches and constipation. She says the morning dose aids digestion and regularity as the salts support stomach liver and kidneys. Kruschen is sold by druggists for 25 cents to 75 cents.
Edmonton trade minister J A MacKinnon announced immediate construction of a modern sewerage and waterworks system in Yellowknife Northwest Territories. The project aims to serve a future population of 10,000, with current residents around 3,000.
A motor boat capable of seating fifty has been sent to the Northern Fjords of Norway to provide church services where Germans damaged churches. The vessel serves as a mobile parish church with the local pastor preaching aboard for the two or three weeks it stays in each area.
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