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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
2
India appears as a rising dominion in the Commonwealth, with internal strife and recent events shaping its future. Spanning about 1,220,000 square miles, it houses 337,000,000 people and relies on farming, growing rice, wheat, barley, cotton, jute, sugar cane, tobacco, oil seeds, and spices.
Canada remains a major supplier of farm equipment to India with a strong barge market for machinery and other mechanical goods. Diplomatic ties are led by a Canadian High Commissioner in India and an Indian official representing its interests, reflecting the historic Commonwealth bond and mutual trade interests.
In Lynden Washington the Whatcom County Strawberry Festival featured a giant strawberry shortcake made from two tons of strawberries and half a ton of cake. The dessert, serving from six stands, drew many Canadians to the event.
City officials, in cooperation with the Manitoba Historical Society, plan to rebuild Fort Garry the old trading post. The project aims to restore the fort to its historic appearance and role.
By 714 A.D. Arab and Moorish forces had conquered nearly all of Spain, with only the northern and northwestern regions remaining unconquered. The expansion marked a sweeping spread across the peninsula, reshaping political and cultural landscapes.
Signs of life appear in summer yet traffic signs from the Department of Highways endure year round. Obey these signs to stay safe while driving and show good sense on the road.
Canon J. W. Judd of Toronto warns the liquor question has reached a peak that will produce a crisis in the life of Canadians. The remark appears in Regina as he speaks for the Canadian Anglican General Synod committee on social services. Motors first came into use about 1884.
In Big River Saskatchewan lumberjacks credit a miracle for saving a small coffee shop at the Green and Dore Lakes fork. The wooden building survived while a nearby six foot away box of glass jars fused by heat. Legends tie balm of Gilead and black poplar to sacred significance in the shop’s construction.
Ontario wildlife experts and Dominion authorities discussed using radar to divert wildfowl from farms. The closed Dominion wildlife conference session yielded no definite plan or method for applying radar to protect crops.
In Churchill Manitoba Harry Stroud, a seal hunter, suffered a severe sunburn while hunting on Hudson Bay. The ice remained far from shore and snow patches lay about as the sun reflected off the river, causing his lips to swell and his face to burn badly before he sought care at Camp Churchill hospital.
A stream of old fashioned quips and cartoons travels through a Boston street scene. A hat shop scene shows a wife admiring a hat while her husband glances at the price with rueful humor. A gag about wealth and eccentricity follows. The collection closes with a pun about eyesight and umpiring.
Regina The Saskatchewan division of the Red Cross lists highway first aid posts for motorists and travellers. Signs mark posts on highways with markers opposite some posts. Locations include Jeff's service station Pease on No 1 Benny's service station Belle Plaine Geriens garage McLean No 1 Mrs E Friesen Mortlach J Davidson Maidstone A Katz Guernsey Mrs T Evans nursing home Carlyle Mrs J W Austman Kenaston Young and Booth garage Macoun Kerney's Milestone Galbraith's Glidden Tompkins Town Hall Tompkins and Lakeview store Regina Beach on No 1.
The Canadian travel bureau received 157 762 enquiries from prospective visitors to Canada in the first four months of 1949, indicating growing interest in Canadian travel during the period.
Saskatchewan farmers claim early victory in the grasshopper fight as W H Horner notes limited damage due to active baiting. He reports the pest outbreak has been contained across most regions and highlights ongoing control efforts.
Toronto war hero and dirt track driver G il bert G Armour, 31, died in Wellsville New York hospital from injuries in a six car race at Angelica. Armour rose from lance corporal to captain in World War II and earned the Croix de Guerre. He was driving a car owned by George Childs of Toronto in the second heat when dust blinded him and his car veered on the stretch in front of about 1500 spectators.
The spaniel stands as one of the longest established dog breeds with a long history and wide recognition.
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