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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 04, 1955
Page
2
Garden notes highlight selecting diverse flower types for solid beds, from tiny alyssum to tall cosmos, plus ideal sowing times and color variety. It emphasizes fine soil, moisture, and fertility, plus a soil-building mulch method using clover oats buckwheat or weeds cut and incorporated for humus and fertilizer.
The notice promotes pattern 210 a two foot square cabinet for garage or kitchen spaces with a 36 inch height and a double deck drawer. It details pricing 35 cents for pattern 210 and 35 cents for pattern 323, with mail options 2 cents for first class or air mail by request. Address Department P.PLL Home Workshop Pattern Service 4433 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver BC.
Metallurgists report alloys containing copper and nickel whose magnetism changes with temperature. Weakly magnetic at normal temps, they lose magnetism as heat rises and are used to compensate temperature effects in devices like speedometers and watt hour meters. Without them a 60 mph reading could drop to 42 mph on heat.
A safety notice recommends fencing dugouts and installing life saving devices to reduce drownings. It outlines rope and can throw line techniques, proper coil, throwing motion, and securing buoys. It also suggests two can buoys and a long reaching pole for rescue use and practice.
Hunters in southern Alberta have bagged two lynx this winter. One was shot near Lethbridge and the other near Magrath, about 20 miles south. Each animal weighed between 25 and 30 pounds.
Victoria British Columbia and Alberta will establish a joint tourist trade office in San Francisco to boost visitors to both provinces. Arthur B. Peers of the B C Travel Bureau will represent the provinces in the new bureau. The loon is a diving bird found only around fresh water.
Cream shortening and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Sift flour salt and baking powder then alternately add with milk. Stir in vanilla and bake in greased dish at 325 F for 40 minutes. Top with brown sugar flour water melted butter and nuts then bake 10 more minutes. Serves 8 to 10.
Regina officials urge farmers in the rust area of Saskatchewan to plant the maximum possible acreage of Selkirk wheat this spring as rust protection. Seed grain co operative plans carload shipments and subsidies to move seed to Moose Jaw and rural points while urging immediate orders.
About 20 000 former residents receive the third invitation to visit Saskatchewan during Jubilee Year. Each set includes a calendar of celebrations in 300 communities mainly in June July and August. The invitation from Justice Clinton invites visitors to return to their old homes. Local towns plan homecoming events and receptions.
Rains of one half to one inch dampen prospects for early seeding in Manitoba. H E Wood of the Manitoba department of Agriculture reports start has occurred in scattered areas like Waskada and Morden but heavy soils and Red River Valley moisture push seeding back to May. Wheat acreage may reach about 214 million acres with possible rises in sunflowers corn field peas and canning crops. Pastures look promising for an ample hay crop.
The article explains bacterial ring rot infects potato crops causing wilting and tuber rot. It warns it spreads easily during seed cutting and planting and urges disposing of all potatoes on the farm if found. It also notes field symptoms and the need for lab confirmation to avoid misdiagnosis.
P V Cardon head of FAO notes World Health Day 1955 theme clean water means better health. He cites a Pakistan mission adviser who bought fish with fresh water, illustrating water’s value for farming and rural life. Safe drinking water saves time, prevents disease, and keeps land productive.
The Maple Leaf Club in downtown Tokyo closes after three years serving 80 000 United Nations soldiers. Ambassador T C Davis praised its impact on morale with 23 Japanese staff and 4000 American visitors, as Brig Ware and other officers attended the farewell buffet.
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