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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1950
Page
2
Oil experts say new western Canadian oil sources are the key economic development of the past year. As world supplies shrink, exploration heats up in Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan and British Columbia with surveys aiming to boost western production.
Large oil companies have secured rights to explore vast tracts in Manitoba and Saskatchewan with about 60,000,000 acres under study. The effort ranks second globally only to Texas in oil field exploration, reflecting oil's critical role for motors, aviation, and rail transport.
Oil remains in strong demand in peace and war times, influencing political developments in the Far East and sparking new field exploration. Alberta's recent expansion drives national economic impact and inspires searches for new oil fields in other provinces.
An advertisement touts D. Prescription liquid medication for itching rashes and fungal troubles. It claims quick relief, broad use, and low price with a trial bottle at 35 cents. Readers are urged to ask a druggist for D. DD extra strength version.
The Canadian Statesman Bowmanville Ont won the Canadian Weekly Editorial Trophy in a Dominion wide contest. Second place went to Richmond Hill Liberal and third to Powell River News. The winning editorial urged municipal government in Canadian affairs and marks the paper's second victory after a 1947 win and 1948 second place.
About 200 antelope were spotted near Golden Prairie as heavy snow pushed them from the hills. Farmers drove the animals from straw stacks to protect feed, while tomato juice canning boosted tomato consumption four to five times.
N H L notes show Bill Quackenbush 120 straight games without a penalty as of December 30. After 98 games this season, 21 shutouts were recorded led by Durnan and Broda with five each. Toronto’s defense drew the most majors, while Gelineau and Broda have not been penalized this season.
George Pollard a 82 year old man in Weston Ont received a letter from a friend he had not seen for 30 years. Richard Whittaker of Carlton Que used Pollard’s photo in a Toronto newspaper to locate him after leaving Weston in 1919 and renewing their friendship.
Vancouver reports over 100 herring seiners braving Arctic winds on BC waters with two months left in a season aiming for a 200000 ton catch. The fleet relies on a radio hub at the core as crews endure 22 hour days in a $5 million industry producing oil, cannery herring, fish meal, and livestock feed.
A Balcarres Free Lance quips about readers who sigh at missing issues. A man complains the paper omits useful items, overemphasizes weddings and social news, and laments biased content. He vows to “put them wise” and frets about missing information.
A collection of brief jokes and humorous exchanges. Themes include confidential gossip mishaps, a lawyer's cost remark, farmers grousing about hay, a police fingerprinting gag, a gambler's funeral quip, a pastry allergy incident, an English lesson pun, an insurance form confusion, and a Hyde Park rebuke all capped with a numbered catalog item.
Saskatchewan Resources Minister J H Brockelbank outlines timber permit eligibility and limits for farmers near burning areas and WW2 veterans, with special provisions for drought relief and church or community building needs. Permits require fall applications except post fire rebuilds, and timber must be used on the permittee's own property with pricing at 36 dollars per thousand for rough green spruce.
Winnipeg report outlines plans to spray between 3.5 and 4 million acres in Manitoba as part of a provincial chemical weed control drive. In 1949 about 2.3 million acres were treated, with Prairie totals near 8.2 million acres. Two meetings are set for March to present findings from recent weed conferences and to plan further research and field work.
Ogema Sask residents celebrate government approval for a four bed nursing home while volunteers and local groups fund and build an eight bed hospital locally. The effort combines public support and charitable labor to expand health care capacity in the community.
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