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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1951
Page
7
Martha and her husband Joe host George Best, a former suitor, at their farm. George flatteringly revisits their past, gobbles meals, and provokes jealousy before a late exit, leaving Martha relieved and Joe wary of old wounds. The tale unfolds with memory, humor, and domestic strain.
Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book offers pattern 4772 two main parts with side shaping for a divine fit. Optional lace accents at top or hem. Sizes 12 to 20. size 16 uses 2 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes illustrated instructions and 25 cent price.
The canal operates without locks because it remains at sea level and does not require lifting ships. This fact underscores the waterway's continuous navigation path between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
In Vancouver a loaded egg company truck burned leaving empty crates for onlookers. In Penticton a witness box on wheels helps adjust witness volume levels near the magistrate. Peace River reports a gas well still raging 23 miles southwest of Aerre with gas spurting 75 feet high, no fire. Eleven deaf boys in Vancouver are invested as Wolf Cubs with leaders present. Regina notes Mrs. Helen Martenson’s perfect 29 cribbage hand. Lethbridge Alderman Virtue coins “mavoritis” as Mayor Turcotte is urged to attend more functions.
Pacific Petroleums Ltd. plans to start drilling for oil in May or June on Flathead River in East Kootenay district British Columbia above Glacier View dam in Montana. The area, once explored by Flathead Petroleum Co. of Spokane, is now controlled by Amalgamated Oil Co. A seismographic survey by Canadian Exploration Ltd. found a favorable condition for oil accumulation.
A collection of light anecdotes about social misfires and quick wits. A man fails to speak to women for five years yet gets engaged after dancing with a stranger. A driver and a driver argue about a tight parking space as a woman finally speaks her mind. A girl’s brief Benjamin Franklin sketch hints at life and electricity. A Canada-Ireland joke ends with a sharp quip about language.
The 1951 Henderson directory cites Winnipeg and suburbs with an estimated population of 373 012, up about 4900 from the previous year, reflecting growth in the metropolitan area.
Ottawa MPs approve third reading of a bill incorporating Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Limited, a $250 million plan for a 3100 mile natural gas pipeline from Alberta to Montreal with potential Quebec extension. Alberta restricts gas shipments until proven reserves meet thresholds, ban in effect until September.
Indians of the lake shore community 160 miles northeast of Prince Albert adopt curling using improvised rocks made from concrete in jars. The Stanley Curling Club now owns 12 21 pound rocks and the rink lines are painted along the lake shore. Trading post staff initially filled teams but locals are now joining in as daylight play fills the ice. Plans to string electric lights to extend play into the night are under consideration.
Dr. Alex M. Menzies, assistant medical health officer, said more than 9 people died of pneumonia in the first two months of the year in Vancouver, up from 32 in the same period last year.
The Preeceville board of trade passed a resolution urging maximum use of the Hudson Bay route as a grain shipping outlet. The resolution will be sent to the federal government and the Canadian Wheat Board for action.
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