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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
2
The Turgeon Royal Grain Inquiry Commission ends western hearings and plans autumn sessions eastward possibly involving Great Britain. authors urge interim report to government to translate recommendations into next year’s crop policies for western farmers, stressing nonpartisan action.
Mrs. Eugenia Shorrock of Dorchester Massachusetts maintains one of the world's largest private reptile collections in a 50 plus specimen house. Her menagerie includes pythons and constrictors up to 12 feet long and many lizards turtles toads tarantulas and even monkeys. She cites venom milking at Ross Allen Reptile Institute and dismisses whiskey as harmful after snake bites favoring rest suction serum and prompt medical care.
From Cosenza in Southern Italy comes news a search for the grave of Visigothic king Alaric, who died in 410 AD. French scholar Mile Amelie Cruvolin reports readings and antique brickwork seven metres deep near the Busento river raise hope of locating the treasure and tomb within reach.
F E Johns of the Manitoba Motor League notes weight changes in coinage from 1797 to George VI pennies. The 1797 coin weighed two and a half ounces, while modern pennies weigh less than one eighth of an ounce. He contrasts old and new coin designs. Glycerine is recommended as a lubricating agent for kitchen tools, being tasteless and harmless.
John Vallance, federal rehabilitation officer, told the Western Stock Growers Association in Calgary that prairie rehabilitation is a long term effort likely to become a government department. He cited that one tenth of Canada’s population and large portions of arable and cultivated land fall under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act and that reclamation and water development progress is underway, including potential 39 000 acre-feet of dammed water this year.
The Paris Journal quotes Adolf Hitler in an Abel Bonnard interview claiming the regime thrives without constraint and that he gains strong support from the people. He asserts his personal care for citizens and says his partisans exceed those of past monarchs.
The sun’s diameter is 400 times that of the moon, yet both appear similar from Earth. The moon sits about 239000 miles away while the sun is roughly 92,900,000 miles distant, masking the enormous size difference. Converting hydrogen in a teaspoon of water to helium releases about 100000 kWh of energy worth $10000.
A swallow ringed in Hungary after a 5000 mile flight was found inside Bastutoland South Africa. The discovery highlights long distance migration and cross continental travel by birds observed in the region.
An old fashioned ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow and ease indigestion. It claims gentle, harmless relief without calomel or mercury and urges readers to request the product by name.
The world renowned John D. Rockefeller Sr. dies leaving a comparatively small estate. Much of his fortune has been distributed to benefactions and to his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. His wealth once reached about five and a half billion dollars with annual income near fifty million during late life.
Manitoba moves into popping corn production with growing interest from farmers. J K May notes Western Canada climate skepticism, while J G McGee from Medicine Hat reports several carloads last year. A Winnipeg firm bought one carload for 2700 dollars and two more sold in Washington. Assiniboine river settlements grow corn earning 9 dollars per sack.
A date based dessert recipe combines scalded milk with Benson's Corn Starch to form a thickened base. Egg yolks are tempered with Crown Brand Corn Syrup then folded in, then the mixture cooks briefly before cooling in a mould and serving with Orange Sauce or Crown Brand Syrup.
Lawrence J. Burpee of the Royal Society presents a presidential address in Toronto using an animated map. He applies an animated cartoon approach and weaves quotes from explorers to narrate Canada’s discovery and early exploration. The piece notes pony polo’s ancient Central Asian origins and playful roots among tribes.
Directors of the 1937 International Live Stock Show at Chicago Stock Yards announce higher prizes across cattle sheep and horse divisions. Aberdeen Angus gains $225, Shorthorns Herefords see boosts, premiums rise slightly for Hampshire sheep, Percheron horse premiums up $150, and several horse contests removed with funds redistributed.
Robert C. C. Winthrop organizes a $200000 two phase expedition to Amne Machin in the Yellow River headwaters. He plans air surveys and a land triangulation party to contest Everest's 29002 feet with a claimed 31000 foot peak. The team lands in China at Lanzhou then travels caravan routes to establish a base field.
In a speech at Guelph, Lord Tweedsmuir called on Canadians to pursue farming as a valued national vocation. He praised Canada’s agricultural problems study, lauding the O A C as the Empire’s leading agricultural college and urged applying science to prevent mischief and advance the commonwealth.
A traveler mispronounces San Jose as San Hosay and the man suggests a California rule to pronounce J as H, while a comment on British Guiana notes its diverse population and ends with a caution that the worst enemies are those who cheer when wrong.
A reader describes three months of Kruschen Salts use easing knee rheumatism and swelling. The letter claims improved mobility including stairs and kneeling and credits dissolving uric acid with internal stimulation to expel it from the body.
A six year Ontario study shows young drivers ages 18 to 24 are involved in 235 of all accidents and 256 of fatalities. The 25 to 40 group accounts for 45.3 percent of accidents but 42.7 percent of deaths. Ages 55 to 64 show 5.7 percent of accidents and 5.9 percent of fatalities. elderly drivers are 1.9 percent of accidents but 2.6 percent of deaths.
Hon. D. B. Mullen outlined a new Alberta cattle policy to the Western Stock Growers' Association in Calgary. The plan, possibly in effect by next fall, could require packers to drop low grade cattle from the meat chain. Lower grades would be processed at Calgary and Edmonton abattoirs for fox feed, while higher grades would go to northern Alberta for feeding and finishing before export.
A wealthy father presses a cash reward on the young man who saved his daughter. He finally declines a direct payment and hints at accepting a club instead. A week later a telegram arrives stating the Westend Golfer's Club has been bought for him and negotiations begin for Sunnyside Links.
A Higham Ferrers court in Northamptonshire England records that it has not heard a single drunkenness case in two centuries, marking an unusual legal anomaly in local history.
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