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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 03, 1939
Page
2
An analysis of 1938 road deaths and injuries in the United States places responsibility on drivers for the vast majority of incidents. It cites high speeds, reckless driving, misjudgments, and weekend risk as key factors, with limited blame on mechanical faults or weather. The piece argues for stricter enforcement and inner reform to curb the high toll.
James Colbert of Victoria and Kenneth McCallum of Saskatoon receive 1939 40 Columbia University awards for resident scholarships valued at 500 each Colbert studies political science at the University of British Columbia McCallum graduated from the University of Saskatchewan Designed First Hydroplane Dr Francis Alexander Barton 78 dies at his home Barton designed Britain s first airship and the world s first hydroplane He crossed the English Channel by balloon in 1902 to mark King Edward VII s coronation.
Magnesium sulphate imparting a bitter taste to salt is noted in the text. The observation associates the salt’s flavor change with the chemical interaction, highlighting taste alteration due to added mineral compounds.
The Danish navy training ship Niels Juel will not sail to the New York World Fair and will remain in Danish waters amid the European situation. A submarine squadron cruise to Belgium in July was also cancelled.
A bold robber threatened a filling station operator in Rochester New York. Arthur Peters surrendered a roll of fifty dollars in small bills. The bandit kept forty nine dollars and fled after producing a single one dollar bill. The excerpt also notes global glass production figures.
A US Department of Agriculture bulletin explains dry farming as growing crops on arid lands without irrigation, using rotation, tillage, and drought resistant plants to conserve scarce rainfall and boost yields in semi arid regions. Modern dry farming applies scientific methods to ancient practices to coerce nature into producing crops for human and animal use.
Finance Minister Dunning's budget speech notes total revenue of 142,025,000 dollars, a record high, up 18 percent from the prior year. Income taxes provide 131,? million, with corporation incomes leading, followed by individual incomes and interest and dividends. Sales tax totals 119,460,000 dollars, down from last year, with other excise taxes and customs duties also reported.
The report shows Trinidad as the largest Empire oil producer last year with 17,757,325 barrels. Bahrain Island in the Persian Gulf produced about 8,500,000 barrels, and Burma contributed 7,557,000 barrels. The Dominion of Canada produced 6,944,039 barrels with Alberta reaching around 6,004,000 barrels. Ontario 168,000. New Brunswick 24,000. Northwest Territories 10,000.
Three California scientists from the California Institute of Technology report a vitamin B1 injection treatment for tic douloureux. In experiments presented to the National Academy of Sciences they describe relief from severe facial pain without surgery.
Professor R Whiddington of Leeds University argues fog bases are salt and sulfuric acid rather than dust. He comments that carrot seeds are extremely tiny with 257000 needed to weigh one pound.
Passengers and crew of a trans Pacific clipper dined on vegetables grown in water filled trays on Wake Island. In ten days the harvest totaled 33 pounds of tomatoes 20 pounds of lettuce 20 pounds of string beans 15 pounds of squash and 44 pounds of corn. Tastings matched soil grown produce and an experimental hydroponic station is to be established on Wake Island.
A 20 000 dollar stone floor world map in the Washington Post Office Department Building shows borders of Austria Hungary Ethiopia Czecho Slovakia and Albania outlined in stone. Officials note correcting it is impractical and risky, leaving visitors to cope with the durable but flawed atlas.
The Ottawa Journal profiles Chief Justice Duff describing his deep affection for England not for its warlike image but for its just history and cultural legacy. It notes his annual pilgrimages to historic sites in the Old Land where he is recognized by hallowed grounds as well as by the King's courts.
A porcelain teapot stored in a padded wicker basket is kept ready for travelers in Chinese custom. A tire company notes over half of tire wear occurs during the four warmest months, emphasizing seasonal impact on tires.
Peel and stem tomatoes and cut in half. Dip halves in flour salt and pepper then saute in butter until browned and tender. Heat split Shredded Wheat Biscuits with remaining butter. Place biscuits on platter top with tomatoes and cover with white sauce. Serve at once. Serves six.
A vintage two layer jelly cream cake recipe uses egg whites, cake flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, milk, vanilla and currant jelly. Prepare by creaming butter and sugar, folding in egg whites, layering with jelly and vanilla whipped cream, bake in two 8 inch pans, fill and frost.
Will Wynne, Raleigh radio shop proprietor, held a sale placing ten one dollar bills in the window with a sign stating original price one dollar sale price twenty five cents. Only three customers bought a dollar for twenty five cents at the store.
An English steel plant produced a new world record by casting an ingot weighing 230 tons, highlighting the plant’s extraordinary scale and technical prowess.
New Westminster observes the 80th anniversary of the Royal Engineers arrival on Thames City in British Columbia. Six survivors from that early party, once children, remain. The engineers helped survey, clear land, build roads, and police the new colony under Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton.
Norman, governor of the Bank of England, has moved from avoiding reporters to delivering a wireless talk to the Empire. He discusses the bank's work and, during travels, sometimes uses the alias Professor Clarence Skinner and rarely grants interviews.
When Spaniards first introduced the white potato to Europe in the early 16th century, people distrusted it, claiming it was the forbidden fruit Eve supposedly tasted in Eden.
An automobile engineer conducts performance tests in a cold room cooled to 40 below, studying behavior in extreme winter conditions to evaluate reliability and handling.
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