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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1951
Page
2
A report notes juvenile delinquency in Canada has fallen from a 1942 peak of 11 758 convictions to 7 545 in 1947 and 7 036 in 1949. The figures may understate true activity since repeated convictions for the same offenders are counted separately and many cases are handled unofficially by police or social agencies.
The report links juvenile crime to family breakups and wartime upheaval while noting more cases in Ontario and Quebec. It cites that 63.3 percent of convicted youths have both parents born in Canada and that rural areas show fewer court convictions. It credits improved recreation, mental health services, and school-home cooperation with the decline.
The article advises staggered sowings of beans corn and vegetables across Canada until early July, and recommends trying new flowers and vegetables each year. It emphasizes garden health, clean cultivation, and timely insect and disease control with dusts and sprays. It highlights plant breeding progress improving yield and hardiness and suggests adding unfamiliar crops like broad beans watermelon or broccoli to expand variety.
Edmonton reports new general entrance standards for the University of Alberta take effect in 1952 53. Applicants must hold a high school diploma with at least a B average in required Grade 12 subjects and an overall 60 percent average. Foreign language study drops to two years and mathematics to three years under the curriculum change.
About two thirds of Canada s occupied farmland lies in the prairie provinces. A light heart lives long.
Wild geese reappear at Delta Marsh signaling success of a two year rearing experiment led by Al Hochbaum. Forty five banded birds released earlier returned in two waves starting April 4 with a full flock on April 8, promising wild geese raised at Delta Marsh this year.
Dr. A G McCalla, plant science professor at the University of Alberta, was named dean of agriculture succeeding the late Dr. R D Sinclair. McCalla, a St. Catharines native, graduated from Alberta in 1929, earned a 1931 agriculture masters, and holds a Ph D from California. Last year he joined the National Research Council as Alberta representative, succeeding Dr. Robert Newton.
CALGARY The gravest problem in Canadian agriculture today was the plight of the dairy farmer Senator J W Stambaugh Bruce Alta said. He recommended raising the floor price of cheese and butter.
Provisional figures show India's population up 13.4 percent since 1941, reaching 361,820,000. China remains the only country with a larger population. The data place India as the world’s second most populous nation.
A stitched collection of jokes and quips about work life, drive ins, shopkeepers, and domestic scenes. The wry humor covers misheard letters, weather mishaps, insurance punchlines, and casual office banter. Silly exchanges and punchy setups typical of old humor columns.
In Gimli Manitoba officers and families face austere housing with uninsulated cottages lacking plumbing and heating. Rent has risen from 25 to 35 50 dollars monthly as water must be hauled in winter. Station commander WC Lipton notes fewer married officers posted there due to accommodations while population and civilian employment rise with the RCAF training school. A local school desks program eases children’s schooling. Mt Olive mayor promotes beautification by distributing gladiolus bulbs to residents.
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