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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1957
Page
2
The article explains determining your sighting eye by a simple test with one eye closed to see which eye lines up a finger with a distant target. It also covers improving sprint starts, favoring a power start with feet 12 to 18 inches apart, buttocks 3 to 4 inches above shoulders, and explosive drive from the blocks.
Canada’s once‑strong potash export era began in the 1500s to 1870s with wood ash methods. Modern Saskatchewan mines promise a rebirth of a long‑dormant Canadian export. The shift marks a return to export status after Canada’s potash industry faded around 1870 and the country became an importer.
Grande Prairie building permits surged to more than 1.5 million this week with May adding a record 1.399 million. Major drivers included 791 thousand for the hospital addition, 183 thousand for the south side school, and 135 thousand for the Woolworth building.
Saskatchewan teens from 40 communities including Watrous travel to Saskatoon on June 2 to contest safe driving skills for cash prizes and trophies. Regional Road E O is run by the Saskatchewan Junior Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Imperial Oil. First place advances to the National Finals in London Ontario July 12 to 14.
Canada marks ninety years of nationhood while detailing postwar economic shifts. The report notes a surge from agriculture to industry driven by minerals, water power, and forests with rapid capital investment, expanding hydroelectric capacity, and a rising labor force. It highlights the St Lawrence Seaway project and growing international stature through the UN NATO and Commonwealth.
Hon. C. C. Williams warns of a new lipstick shaped cigarette lighter distributed in northern Saskatchewan. The device uses a chemical that can ignite when exposed to air, with a loose cap risking pocket or purse ignition and possible disastrous fires. The lighter’s name Punch derives from a Hindu word meaning fire.
Indonesian language blends Malay base with Sanskrit, Dutch, and Arabic influences. It shows colonial and trade history shaping vocabulary while retaining core Malayan structure.
This item offers a semi circular bench with a matching table for a friendly conversational spot. Patterns 346 347 and 277 priced at 35 cents each. Included in Packet No 60 of five designs for 1 50. Orders under 1 add 10 cents service charge.
The article suggests Maple as the best wood for quaint racks offering a fine finish and aging well. Clear white pine is also suitable. Tracing guides allow reproducing every detail to create an attractive setting for antiques. Using a jig saw reduces edge finishing work.
Instructions outline tracing a pattern onto wood then sawing assembling and finishing with directions on pattern 231. The pattern costs 35c or part of a packet of five Early American Reproductions for $1.50 postpaid, to Home Workshop Patterns Dept P.P.L Vancouver BC.
Pattern 4841 offers a pastel topper pattern for Misses sizes 12 through 42 in fabrics like wool corduroy linen or pique. Size 16 needs 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch fabric. Directions printed on pattern parts. Send 40 cents with name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
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