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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
2
The Canada Year Book shows 1947 housing completion at 76 938 rising to over 80 000 in 1949. A Division of Building Research by the National Research Council investigates methods materials and impacts of climate snow soil and alkali resistant cement to aid future Canadian homes.
A seven year old Jersey cow named Moors Pacified Diana set a new world daily milk production record at Durham University. Professor R W Wheldon said the cow produced 120 pounds in 24 hours ending at 6 am, surpassing the previous Jersey record of 96 pounds.
Vegetable supper loaf combines white sauce egg yolks mixed vegetables bread crumbs parsley salt pepper and baked with a tomato sauce made from tomato soup and fat. Garnish with hard cooked egg slices. Delights mix marshmallows dates nuts and coconut melt etc and chill into confections or small cakes.
Manly F. Miner of Kingsville Ontario eldest son of the late Jack Miner Canadian Natural ist was elected to the Board of Governors of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The organization prints the Bible in every language and distributes it worldwide.
Premier E C Manning told the legislature Alberta will sell its non commercial radio station as taxpayers fund its expenses though it serves a small percentage. The article notes the umbrella patent brought total royalties of $10,000,000.
A set of humorous exchanges spans a blustery colonel at a pool asking what anglers are taking today and a fisherman replying with no notice. Other jokes involve restaurant quips about tough chicken and home cooking, flirtations, marriages, and party invites.
The Canadian School Curling Championships will be held in Nelson British Columbia in the last week of February next year. H E Weyman, organizer of the 1950 school bonspiel and Dominion Curling Association representative, announced the selection after the association's school curling committee accepted the recommendation.
Edmonton reports the Alberta Government will not run its Bitumont tar sands plant this summer. With a method of separating oil from sands found, the government intends more research into markets for products from the Athabaska River plant, north of McMurray, while winter staff monitor the site.
Mrs. Mary Clarkson, who had been blind in one eye, returned to Vancouver from Mayo Clinic in Rochester. One eye began to see again on the journey home, bringing relief and renewed hope to her husband Ron and their three children.
Notice advises readers to protect eye health and seek medical advice if vision concerns arise, emphasizing the link between eyesight and overall health and urging consultation with a physician.
Regina reports two promising asbestos deposits discovered in northern Saskatchewan at Reindeer Lake and Ruth Lake near Flin Flon. Major Canadian companies show interest and plan summer investigations as exploration rises with western construction and higher freight rates. W James Bichan notes a Saskatchewan plant could centralize western supply.
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