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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1937
Page
2
A discussion of the danger posed by drivers who operate with only one headlamp. The piece argues such drivers threaten themselves and others, urging public reporting and legal action, and stresses that awareness and enforcement are essential to curb this peril.
An unnamed donor plans a “thanks offering” to honour Stanley Bald win for his abdication crisis handling. The gift, £250000, was disclosed in the House of Commons lobbies and could support objects to strengthen imperial ties. Also notes on cameras, the Great Pyramid and early lamp-wicks.
Cameron Worcester, 29, of Saskatoon, son of Prof. W. G. Worcester, shifts from law to study North American Indian art. He uses Saskatchewan clays to model Sioux chiefs, trees in headdress, and wildlife, noting Indians favored drawing animals and birds while pursuing nature studies.
W. T. B. McCormack, chairman of Victoria's country roads board, says no billboards will mar ten thousand miles of highways after his month long survey of western Canada and the United States road systems.
Capt. Errol Boyd once the first Canadian to fly the Atlantic has fallen on hard times in Toronto. Funds exhausted after a long career in the air he has an eviction order and his furniture seized leaving him his wife and four daughters facing homelessness and poverty.
A space science note explains that a comet’s tail points away from the Sun as it approaches perihelion. The ion tail reflects solar wind while the dust tail follows the comet’s orbital path, revealing interactions with solar radiation.
Sir Eric Geddes aged 61 died at his Sussex home. As first lord of the admiralty in the late Great War he helped shape transport and war logistics. He chaired Imperial Airways and planned trans Atlantic service with Pan American. He served as minister of transport and held key railway posts during World War I.
Governor Lehman signs a bill changing the duties of drivers who strike animals. Drivers must report to the owner or police and show license, name, and address after hitting cattle or large animals. Chickens are exempt from the reporting rule. An arrest may be made without a warrant in such cases.
Professor Antoine Lacassagne of the Radium Institute of Paris warned in Ottawa that researchers driven by money may seek government work to invent deadly gases. He spoke at a joint CMA Ontario conference noting wartime knowledge of death dealing chemicals but said it delayed genuine medical research by a decade.
Officials outlined preliminary plans to enlarge the Panama Canal to handle rising traffic. The project would take about 10 years for design and another 10 for construction with new locks estimated at 150 million dollars. Operations slated not before 1960.
A South African man with initials A. T. A. has leased Carlisle Island in the Great Barrier Reef. For £6 a year the buyer becomes king of Paradise Island, renamed by royal decree. The description places the isle in coral seas with sapphire views and white sands.
The Canadian Medical Association meeting in Ottawa named Dr Kenneth A. MacKenzie president-elect for 1938 39 and tentatively planned the 1938 annual meeting in Halifax Nova Scotia his home town. Other officers include Dr T H Leggett of Ottawa as future president and Dr G F Strong Vancouver Dr D S Macnab Calgary and Dr J E Bloomer Moose Jaw on the executive council.
Saxon glass drinking horns filled with mead from about 1,400 years ago were found in a Rainham Upminster sandpit, Essex. Romford archaeologist G. T. Carter also uncovered stone, bronze and iron age relics. Some horns are on exhibit at the British Museum described as sensational. Carter notes the find shows long continuous occupation of South Essex and challenges beliefs about Saxon life on the Thames north bank.
Wash four quarts of cucumbers and cut in generous pieces. Use a three day brine of 23 cups salt to 1 quart water, drain, and soak in clear water for three days with daily water changes. Drain and simmer in weak vinegar for three hours. Add a walnut-sized piece of alum after the first hour. Pack in a crock and make a syrup from white wine vinegar brown sugar Crown Brand corn syrup and whole spices. Pour over cucumbers and rest 24 hours. Repeat boiling syrup over the pickles for three days. Seal in sterile jars or use from the crock. Produces six pints.
Vladimir B. Pavlov of Intourist Inc. says more than 100 organized tours from this continent will visit the Soviet Union this summer. Many groups will study specific aspects of Soviet life while others seek general travel interest. Pavlov notes yearly growth in organized tours to the USSR.
Vienna sources its famed pure water from about 100 miles distant, delivering clean supply to the city. The long-distance source underscores the town’s reputation for purity and careful water management.
Officials from the Indians Affairs branch will travel by air canoe and on foot to distribute annual treaty money to Aboriginal communities. About 60 000 of roughly 112 000 Canadians with treaty status receive four dollars per person, as settlements push northward over the last 60 years. Distribution centers span Ontario Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and the Northwest Territories with no recipients in Quebec Maritimes or British Columbia. Children of mixed marriages are ineligible.
Japan remains unique in requiring purchase of telephones. With 55 000 offered and 787 549 applications, many subscribers face long waits. Brokers handle sales at high premiums, while ordinary post office applications may take years to install. The piece contrasts labor in the garden with gripes about misfortune.
In Japan the silkworm provides livelihood for at least 18 million people. Records claim eagles may live up to 160 years, highlighting remarkable wildlife longevity.
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