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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1958
Page
7
An assortment of old time classified notices appears: for sale items like a burning pickup fuel tank and Vita health products, plus job ads for X ray technicians nurses and a superintendent nurse at regional hospitals. Names like J. C. Beill and John Giger appear alongside Canadian towns Regina and Saltcoats.
A jumble of old classified notices offers fresh eggs and live poultry from Moose Jaw Regina and Canada Packers, plus clothing, mail order offers, religious items, land and real estate ads, tax services, and farm equipment. The items come from various vendors and locations with prices and contact hints in a single page snippet.
Saskatchewan egg producers may vote on establishing a Producers Egg Marketing Board. A plebiscite runs June 23 to July in municipal offices. The plan aims to stabilize prices by controlling surplus and unifying Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan in an interprovincial agency.
The largest island listed is Baffin Island. Personal income taxes provide less than one third of federal revenues. The Rocky Mountain antelope is the fast-running wild animal. Lake Ontario spans up to 50 miles wide and 190 miles long. The manufacturing sector, specifically clothing and textiles, ranks high in employment. Baffin Island 178,000 square miles and Vancouver Island 12,000 square miles.
Premier Douglas L. Campbell officially started construction by sinking the first pile for Campbell Soup Company's multi million dollar plant at the former Peddie farm in Portage la Prairie. Government and civic leaders attended the ceremony.
Bulk of eggs shift to commercial and private channels as producers keep selling to traditional customers. A five member producer elected board will set floor prices, narrow grade gaps, and manage surplus without interfering with trade. A provisional board appointed by the Saskatchewan Federation of Agriculture will run the plan until the first election.
National Industrial Minerals Ltd plans a new space frame plant in Assiniboia to refine local ball clays. The 80 by 120 by 50 foot building uses interlocked steel frame members forming an elliptical arch with 10 foot square bays and no wind bracing. Procurement includes patents from Sask Steel Fabricators Regina. Construction supports expansion of the spur line nearing completion. The Times Assiniboia Sask June 4 1958.
Alberta emerges as the prairie province leading beef production, growth tied to railway expansion and meat packing. Construction advances at a new plant site as leveling and foundation work proceed, reflecting the region's shift to a major agricultural and industrial hub.
About 160 municipal men and women begin the 11th extension course in municipal administration and public financing at the University of Manitoba. Attendees from Glenboro include Miss Phyllis Smith and Stan Oleson. The three day program ends with a one day convention of the Manitoba Municipal Secretary-Treasurers' association.
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