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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
2
In the three years after the war end about 200000 people from other lands settled in Canada. Most came from Europe and endured hardship before finding a new life in Canada. Some learned about Canada through soldiers in Europe or other channels and sought a better home, while others came with limited knowledge of local conditions.
The Canadian Citizenship Committee proposes pairing new immigrants with older Canadians to teach electoral rules, social customs, and religious affiliations. The plan aims to help newcomers adjust and build connections while benefiting Canadians who assist them, noting past limited assimilation and urging improved methods for enjoying citizenship privileges and responsibilities.
The Special Products Board raises Grade A egg prices by five cents per dozen for Britain's contract. A further two cent rise takes effect September 1, 1948. July and August gains stem from economies in managing the British egg contract. The overall contract price to Britain remains unchanged. September pricing aligns with the regular fall premium under the British contract.
Advertisement for Pattern 4707 by Anne Adams promotes a waist cinching summer dress with a peplum and whirl-skirt. It offers easy sewing, tested fit, and complete illustrated instructions. Size 13 requires 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. price is 25 cents, order to Winnipeg Pattern Depta.
Reports from Banff Kelowna Vancouver Edmonton Endeavour and Kamsack describe pricing pressure on autos and furniture due to tax structures and buyer resistance. BC Tree Fruits ships 13 754 cars of apples while Ontario seeks 2 500 western workers. a Sask postmaster collects 10 cent fines and a bridal couple trailers to McBride lake in Endeavour. A safety tip notes picking up glass with damp cotton.
A collection of light anecdotes and dialogues featuring a passport clerk, a doctor, a sailor about to marry Mary Smith, a charity lecture, a few love notes, and quips from a chaplain and a boy with a trout. The sketches rely on wordplay and social interaction for humor.
An antiseptic oil product claims rapid relief for itching and sores, drying up eruptions like eczema and harber’s itch, and curing inflammatory skin disorders within days. Available in the original bottle at modern drug stores with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
Mrs. Georgie Booker of Georgia reported her front porch chair felt uneven. The next morning the rockers had crushed a six-foot rattlesnake, killing it on the doorstep.
Grand Prairie Alberta searchers found 14 year old Norman Henry Locke beside his pony after the boy fell into a flooded creek. The pony stayed by the water all night guarding the spot.
Ottawa reports a sharp 60 per cent salary increase for Canadian doctors from 1939 to 1945. The Bureau of Statistics shows average pay rose from $3,900 in 1939 to $6,200 in 1945. Rummy tops popularity among card games.
Ottawa reports the Bureau of Statistics index for industrial farm prices at 2340 on April 15, up 2.7 points from March and 264 points above April 1947. The 1935 39 basis shows higher prices for grains livestock dairy vegetables potatoes poultry and eggs from the previous month, with gains across almost all classes year over year except sugar beets maple products and furs.
The U S Department of Agriculture pegged this year's combined winter and spring wheat crop at 1 192 425 000 bushels. It raised winter wheat to 877 230 000 and set spring wheat at 315 195 000 bushels. A closing Chicago grain exchange release notes the broad estimate.
Dr. R. D. Sinclair of the University of Alberta told delegates at the Canadian Feed Manufacturers association convention that soil conservation is essential for prairie farmers. Professor H. M. King of British Columbia urged intensified use of limited arable acres through fertilization irrigation and crop rotation.
Ottawa reports high dykes for Fraser Valley to endure peak floods. Estimated cost 62.5 million dollars with federal share about 50 million and British Columbia 12.5 million. Dykes would be tall and sturdy enough to hold the Fraser at crest levels with possible 16 foot roads, echoing European wartime barriers.
Tire manufacturers estimate motorists obtain about 1,700 miles per dollar when purchasing tires, suggesting motorists get more value per mile than for other car expenses.
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