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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
7
A brief note from Coltville reports a factory incident stirring local gossip as residents wake to questions about a missing colt. No injuries reported but workers describe a tense morning as authorities search the premises.
Lydia Doolittle schemes to frame John Smith for armed robbery to seize a payroll payday and boost town crime fears. Smith reveals himself as a visitor seeking a factory site in Coltville and Keene Falls while the sheriff cautions gossip and theft.
Shoulder-line fashion with cap sleeves and yokes features easy sew details sharp collar and pocket flaps. Pattern 4963 available in sizes 34 to 50 with size 36 requiring 475 yards 35 inch. complete illustrated instructions included. Send 25 cents for pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
A recipe excerpt describes preparing two servings of round steak with flour and seasonings, browning in fat, adding onions and tomatoes, and slow baking at 325 degrees for about one hour. It also lists a ginger sugar cookie dough with butter sugar egg and flour, baked at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Ottawa announced that Canadian workers will be fully protected for jobs in Alberta oil fields. The labor department says only skilled workers unavailable in Canada will be brought from the United States, following complaints from Edmonton trades groups and the Canadian Legion.
Western Briefs report a plan to provide free legal help to indigent criminal defendants, backed at the Manitoba Law Society annual meeting with over 150 volunteer lawyers ready to serve as it starts soon.
Vancouver BC seals a major export contract as the United Kingdom orders 410000 cases of the 1949 pack worth 7000000 dollars. The deal follows five months of talks amid a strained BC fishing industry with a large carryover from the 1948 pack.
The text notes at least 1,500 known mosquito varieties. It also mentions ancient Egypt mastering yarn manipulation with needles thousands of years ago.
Delegates at the Hotel Association of Canada gathering in Vancouver complained guests steal items from hotels. One man ripped a telephone from the wall, another carried away ash stands, while hotels reported losses of vacuum cleaners pictures mirrors plate glass tables blankets towels and waste baskets.
In Glacier Creek Yukon the enfranchised population of seven will see four voters on June 27 while three will serve as deputy returning officer polling clerk and scrutineer. No adding machine needed as they simply hold up the left hand and forget the thumb.
Ottawa reports growing export interest in Winnipeg Goldeye as numbers rise in Lake Claire Alberta. Dr. G R Clark notes renewed fishing expected this year with catches shipping to the United States and Ontario Quebec. Officials study Lake Winnipeg stocks to protect this inland fish supply.
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