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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
9
Convict No 614868 escapes the prison by climbing granite walls and following a distant light. He reaches the railroad spur and attempts a final swing onto the track but falls to his death as the storm and darkness close in. The guard reports he reentered the prison wall before sunrise, a mystery to investigators.
Anne Adams Pattern 4726 offers a sundress jacket and skirt in a single pattern. Sizes 12 to 20 with yardage for each piece and complete illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents in coins to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man for order.
A pressed meat mold combines veal neck and shank with bay leaf allspice and pepper to boil into stock then gel with gelatin and vinegar. The meat is chopped and pressed in molds with pork and beef scraps, chilled firm, unmolded and served with pickled beets.
Saskatchewan game officials plus Alberta and Montana conducted an aerial survey covering 612 square miles in southwest Saskatchewan. The count found about 2,500 antelope in the surveyed area and over 5,400 in the three areas combined, with the note that this reflects only a fraction of the total population. The hunting season typically runs from late October to late November.
Western briefs note a man’s body found recently in a haystack near Lillyfield, believed to have lain there 18 months to two years with only a skeleton remaining. Edmonton reports highway project updates and nurse deployment aid for premature twins in Oxbow. Drake plant under way with quick freeze lockers. Canada seed demand remains high per W G Wiener.
A renowned British physician urged Canadian doctors to embrace an inevitable national health scheme in Canada. Dr. H Guy Dain, chairman of the British Medical Association council, told the Canadian Medical Association general council that the modern outlook supports universal provision of medical services.
Ottawa reports the Canadian fund for poliomyelitis plans a January drive to coincide with the March of Dimes anti polio campaign in the United States. The move was approved by the executive of the newly organized Canadian fund for poliomyelitis.
A visitor described as a country fellow new to New York says the city has a fine town but that locals seem behind in hauling. He observed the heavy traffic and commented on the local transportation pace during his city visit with a friend.
Nelson expects its fifth annual midsummer bonspiel July 4 to 9 with nearly 90 entrants from outside and within the city. Officials note more rinks and wider ice access than prior years, promising the biggest event yet.
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