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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 27, 1943
Page
6
The Dorminion Provincial conference in Ottawa urged cutting wheat plantings by about 18 percent for 1943 and shifting land to oats barley hay and alfalfa. Saskatchewan and Alberta face the main reductions while Manitoba’s wheat area already fell below two million acres.
The 56th Annual Report shows 278 088 policies in force totaling 672 million dollars. New insurance during 1942 reached 70 million dollars. Premium income averages 70 dollars per policy totaling 23.8 million. Receipts from all sources amount to 37 million. Assets under administration total 221 million. Payments to policyholders and beneficiaries reach 13 million, including 44 million in death claims and the remainder for mature contracts surrenders and other payments.
Kirk left for Winnipeg last week to begin RC training. Bad weather and poor roads halted church services for two Sundays. The January Mission Circle met at Irma Hazlewood’s home with eleven members and four visitors led by Vera Haslewood. Mr. R. Elliott departed for Toronto, Olive Smith remains confined with chicken pox.
Health bulletin prepared by the Department of Health and Public Welfare of the Magitobs Government. Location listed as 20 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, outlining public health measures and standards. Includes notices on sanitation, vaccination campaigns, and community health guidelines.
Dr E L Ross of the Manitoba Saostorium board urges TB prevention through early discovery and sanatorium intake. The Travelling Tuberculosis Clinic X-rays contacts and suspects, educates patients, and seeks to curb germ spread. In 1941 114 clinics held and 7 545 examinations made across Brandon Dauphin Selkirk Portage la Prairie.
Brandoe has accepted a petition involving McDonald Aircraft Corporation in Winnipeg. The action signals potential collaboration or formal agreement between Brandoe and the Winnipeg firm. Further details were not provided in the fragment.
A successful event Friday January 2 featured card prizes to Frank Preston and Harvey Skinner. Ed Cochranes won a $200 groceries hamper. The Town Group plans a dance and country fair Friday February 12 at the school house with bingo prizes and Russian Relief proceeds. Admission 25 cents. ladies bring lunch or 15 cents for refreshments. Helen Shemlick returned from a Garland holiday. Mr Shackleford returned from Winnipeg after Trustees Convention.
A large audience attended the Red Cross event on Friday evening with a post show dance. The note mentions coal shortages and various church services and includes community congratulations for several local couples and travelers.
The final draw distributed 57,265 to 1,006.25 total in War Savings Stamps and certificates. The War Savings Committee notes the program is discontinued while urging Monthly War Savings participation and listing numerous recipients and amounts for stamps and certificates.
Severe weather postponed most weekly meetings except the O G I event held Friday at the church parlor with Miss Mildred Bailey presiding. Decker from No 12 Flying School visited. plans advance for the Auxiliary Blackout program. Davidson family recovering from mumps. Red Cross dance on Feb 5 at Decker Hall with War Savings Stamps draws to aid Russian relief. admission 350 and 200. A wedding at United Church Manse Portage la Prairie on Jan 16, 1943 united Inga Gladys Baxter to George Russell Pollock, ceremony by Rev Abernethy. couple honeymooned in Winnipeg and Treloge before returning to the McDonnell farm.
Analysis of historical yields shows five cycles where high yields were followed by low yields and five where high yields led to more high yields. The coming crop largely depends on summer rainfall, with moisture reserves starting slightly above average. Factors reducing supplies include a 22 percent below average U.S. winter wheat forage and Germany Danube production drop, while global output rose due to higher seedings in several nations.
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