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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
7
Miss Primrose a fortune heiress pursues the king of cats in a perilous chase through streets walls and sewers. Her catpad trick and velvet diplomacy fail against a wild ocelot escaped from the Zoo leaving her hospitalized.
Edmonton city council approved a plan for a Miracle Mile civic centre in the business district. The project would include shopping, professional space, an auditorium and parking for 1800, with a 69 year tax free lease to First New Amsterdam Corp of New York and a ground rent of 50000 annually plus profit sharing. The project awaits provincial board approval before any contract.
The Bureau of Statistics reports Canadian field crops as of June 30 above the long time average yield pace, indicating a better condition than a year ago. The June 30 reading signals ongoing improvement in crop performance compared with prior year.
The Northwest Territories Council notes sunglasses became a bought-with-baby bonus item for Eskimo families five years ago along with sewing machines woollen cloth and garments. The goods aid child health and nutrition as mothers shift away from bannock and to cereals eggs fruit peanut butter and marmalade at distant trading posts.
June stream flow in Canada ranged from deficient to excessive by locality. Red river basin Manitoba runoff declined while Winnipeg River and Lake of the Woods area floods exceeded all previous records and lingered. British Columbia saw very high runoff not reaching 1948 flood levels. Overall, runoff was below normal from Atlantic coast to northern Ontario and well above normal to excessive from western Ontario to the Pacific.
Gimli Manitoba reports No. 422 City of Vancouver Squadron wins the annual Gimli trophy for the second year running. Presented by R C A F Group Captain M P Martyn northwest air command Edmonton, the honor crowns western Canada squadrons after a two week Gimli training period on Lake Winnipeg. The article notes that 5 to 8 million tin cans are filled with food in the United States each year.
Regina Saskatchewan reports Alexander Ulaniy formerly of the Czar’s kitchen arrives as a new resident. He trained chefs for the Communist regime after fleeing Ukraine in 1943 and spending seven years in refugee camps. He seeks work and will adapt to Canadian methods and Grill a steak if hired.
Wilson Barker, fishing at Francois Lake in British Columbia, attached his driver’s licence to the line and trolled without spinner or spoons. His unusual method yielded three trout, the largest weighing ten pounds.
Medicine Hat drill records first gas well with owner equipment. Teddy the Dalmatian eats odd foods. Estevan imposes 10 percent amusements tax from 1951. Regina condemns two old buildings. Lethbridge pilot earns private licence after 30 hours flying in four days.
After two years without access to British Columbia forests, archers may again hunt big game and grouse with a bow and arrow. A regular licence and a bow with at least a 40 pound pull are required. Poisonous and explosive arrowheads remain prohibited.
Electrician W. Downing traced a recent outage to a dead cat that had climbed a power pole about one and a half miles east of Central Butte. The animal touched the power line causing a short that blanked the town’s lights.
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