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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1947
Page
3
A wartime report notes U boats sank vast tonnage of Allied ships. An eight hundred year old coin hoard is found by a 14 year old in Lancashire. Canada books funds for four Halifax built destroyers. Stalin envisions a rebuilt Moscow as a harmonious Communist city.
At Fort Erie Ontario a couple lost their race winnings after their family puppy chewed through the cash stash. Percy Detenbeck had wagered on a long shot with money borrowed from his wife who hid the bankroll in her stockings. The surprise loss left the pair tired but hopeful.
Sixty seven year old John Lucas of Sydney trains a weekly lovebird race meeting every Saturday afternoon. The track is measured in kitchen table lengths with his prize winning birds acting as jockeys bookmakers and starter. Lucas began teaching birds to talk twenty five years ago and later taught them tricks after losing hearing.
Iris Boyd of Brandon Manitoba crowned Canada's Raving Beauty in a national photo graphic contest drawing entries from across provinces. prize includes trip to Montreal and New York, wardrobe, national network interview, movie audition, and hospitality from sponsor Miss Peggy Sage. Iris, 19, 5 ft 7 in, 123 lb, blue gray eyes, born in Austin Man, educated in Brandon, pursues BA languages and social service work.
Nutritionists say mixed meals do not poison digestion and people over 40 should weight control with physician guidance. Moderate eating, focus on nutrition, and gradual activity are advised. Hydration varies by work level while hot sun requires protection and prompt treatment for sunstroke or heat exhaustion.
The Brandon Sun praises toads as valuable garden allies. A hospitable toad helps control insects, feeding at ground level and striking insects hidden under leaf undersides. Their use reduces insect pressure in the garden.
A scanned crossword puzzle grid lists clues across and down with varied hints. Entries include celestial, biblical, geographic, and linguistic terms, plus chemical symbols and measurements. The puzzle mixes languages and thematic items across multiple rows and columns.
Ottawa. The Royal Canadian Mint reports 1946 deposits of gold bullion totaling 2,652,245 ounces and 372,595 ounces of silver from Canadian mining and other concerns. The net paid for this bullion was 94,662,727 dollars. A total of 73,168,921 coins of all denominations were issued, down from 114,435,791 in 1945.
The record highlights the absence of successful invasions of Britain since 1066 and civil war since 1660, underscoring a historic era of stability and internal conflict restraint across centuries.
The text describes paleness, coldness, and clamminess as signs requiring attention and notes that both cases call for care to keep the patient warm. In either situation a doctor should be consulted promptly.
Betty Swapp a 24 year old Scottish poetess is the only girl on the 40 foot schooner Lonely Lady. Skipper George Osbourne selected her from 1000 applicants for a two year voyage around the world from the Spanish Main to Cape Horn and the Caribbean to the South Sea Islands. The crew must show courage and Betty is described as tough and capable.
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