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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
2
The increasing use of airplanes has shortened distances, linking cities and nations. Aircraft and airborne weapons changed warfare with new attack and defense methods. This piece notes a less publicized benefit: improved search and rescue operations enabled by airplanes.
This piece highlights mercy flights as a vital rescue service aiding disaster victims at sea isolated communities hit by fires or winter storms and transporting the ill from remote areas to hospitals.
The RCAF Search and Rescue section undertakes dangerous rescue flights under harsh weather to aid aircraft in distress. It fulfills Canada’s ICAO commitments on coast to coast rescue and inland mercy missions when other aid is unavailable, highlighting pilots' skill and heroism and aviation's public welfare role.
Two dough layers baked into a square cake with biscuit mix sugar and dairy. Butter dots between layers, top with cream and sugar, bake until golden. Split, fill with crushed strawberries and serve with cream for nine servings.
Shipping season through the northern port of Churchill Manitoba will be at least two weeks longer this season than last. Frank Eliason secretary of the Hudson Bay route association rebutted a Montreal report claiming grain shipments through Hudson Bay would fall. He said such reports reflect eastern shipping interests seeking to stifle route development.
Sharon Pierce four and Linda three were treated in Newark hospital after ingesting pill sized fireworks labeled as snakes Sooners eggs and Pharaohs serpents. The children reported throat burning and were listed in fair condition.
The text notes that Normans began using surnames following their 1066 conquest of England. The single sentence fragment references the year and event without additional detail.
Winnipeg officials say a $2.5 million spur pipeline will link Gretna to the East St. Paul refinery. The 75 mile 10 inch line will carry 30 000 barrels per day from the main Edmonton to Superior pipeline to Imperial Oil's Henderson highway refinery north of Winnipeg, with work to start in August and finish this fall.
The commerce department reports that in 1949 Americans spent 8.55 billion dollars on liquor, the lowest since 1944, down 250 million from 1948 and 1.09 billion below the 1947 peak of 9.64 billion.
The Salvation Army began in London in 1865, originally known as the East London Mission. The organization emerged from the efforts of founder William Booth and his congregation, evolving into the global charity force known today.
A collage of light humor and misadventures. A soldier misreads a telephone box with a nearby V bomb fall out. A boy answers a sheep riddle with a pun. A club discussion ponders young men and marriage. A couple reconciles after a sparing quarrel. A French dictionary purchase leads to plans for a slap. A shopper seeks a dress while an elderly assistant notes fitting rooms.
Vancouver reports C. B. Powell, a Canadian food broker, sees frozen apple juice as a major boost for B C apples. Experiments in freezing and concentrating juice are underway after success with frozen orange juice. Powell notes concentrated juices cut freight costs since water adds to shipping weight.
Kenville Gold Mines mill six miles west of Nelson will reopen after about a year shutdown. Lessee F C Buckland says ore from Kenville and outside shippers will be treated, reviving operations halted in 1949 after a year of custom ore processing.
Forbes Rhode reports U S prosperity fuels optimism worldwide. American demand lifts Britain by buying raw materials in sterling areas and helps Canada by easing cross border sales and supplying dollars for overseas customers. Marsh cites European recovery and Britain’s potential easing of import restrictions as signs of stronger Canada U S trade relations.
An amused angler tells neighbors of catching a seven pound two ounce bass last night. His young son interjects that his father was generous and gave the fish to his kitchen.
A vintage ad touts D. D. D Prescription as a pure cooling liquid for eczema pimples rashes athlete's foot and other itch troubles. A trial bottle 35 cents offers immediate relief and money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Gwyneth Miller a 24 year old English physiotherapist from Dartford Kent travels over 5000 miles to operate a mobile arthritis unit in Saskatchewan. Under a 12 month contract with the Saskatchewan division of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society she will help set up an arthritis centre at Regina hospital and then visit rural communities with the mobile unit. The unit includes a car with infra red lamps short wave diathermy and a wax bath.
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