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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1954
Page
9
Maria, a shy seventeen year old, overcomes fear to dive at the lake after years of social exclusion by Bob and the group. Her act of courage changes her standing as she joins the others with confidence and humor, embracing a new sense of belonging.
Kindersley Saskatchewan, a key CN Railways division point between Saskatoon and Calgary, is praised by the Board of Trade as the town with a future. The once grain belt center is noted for its growing reputation and potential.
Births in Canada during the first ten months of 1953 climbed about four percent compared with the same period in 1952, signaling a continuing population trend.
An advertisement promises fast relief from itching skin conditions including eczema, rashes, and toed infections with Moone's Emerald Oil. It claims rapid healing of open sores and ulcers, pimples, and eruptions, with satisfaction guaranteed at drug stores.
A new $500 scholarship for each year of a full course is provided by Union Carbide Canada Limited at the University of Saskatchewan for students entering this fall. The program starts with one scholar this fall and increases to four by 1957, with selection by the university scholarships committee and school recommendations.
Manitoba Bureau of Travel and Publicity urges residents to tour the province during Tourist Service Week June 7 to 12. Officials cite 850000 visitors last year with 90 percent planning returns and no major complaints, aiming to keep tourism spending inside Manitoba and boost service standards.
Alberta Health Minister Cross announced planned continent wide tests of the polio vaccine for children in grades two and three in Calgary and Edmonton. The exact number of doses, from 2,000 to 10,000, awaits a Toronto laboratory verdict. Alberta reported 1,415 polio cases last year with 109 deaths.
A collection of light quips and anecdotes. Aamah asks for a hair cream substitute and gets a superior equivalent. Aparson jokes about a Sabbath collection. A boy questions his teacher about one plus one. A vicar faces a winged ladder riddle. Several quick exchanges involve couples, a minister with a used car, and a father unhappy with his son’s marks.
Accidental deaths in the province in 1953 totalled 419, down from 431 the year before. Traffic fatalities rose from 106 to 124, home accidents increased from 11 to 15, and farm fatalities dropped from 104 to 65.
J A Christie chairman of the Highway Traffic Board urges Saskatchewan motorists to adopt Make Courtesy Your Code of The Road to reduce traffic violations and fatal accidents. The campaign distributes dash stickers a C sign wallet cards and a seven point Code of the Road emphasizing sharing the road yielding right of way signaling properly dimming headlights and obeying laws.
Pattern 315 offers a five position back chaise with a rope construction and weather resistant cushion. Pattern 316 covers a matching table and chair set with interchangeable parts and a weather resistant cushion. Both patterns include simple outdoor designs, tool friendly assembly, and are sold with Lawn and Garden packets priced at $1.50. Order from Department PPL, Home Workshop Pattern Service, 4133 West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver, B C. Rattlesnakes are not immune to each other's venom.
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