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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1946
Page
7
Hydrogen peroxide now on the short list is not only a hair bleach but millions of pounds are used annually in industry. The chemical is produced as a by-product of blanc-fixe manufacture, a fine white powder from barite used in paint. Canada has abundant barite but lacks processing plants to produce blanc-fixe locally, so it must be imported.
Pattern 4929 offers a casual wraparound and button down look, with sizes and yardage listed including size 16 needing 34 percent of 39 inch fabric. Send 20 cents for this pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. The rest of the text follows a school tale about Linda and growing up, her daydreams, and interactions with boys.
The Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering at Chilliwack B C seeks former R C E members to share anecdotes for a history of the R C E in World War II a periodical on R C E activities and a directory of living sappers with names addresses and occupations to keep former comrades in touch.
Rochester inventor Robert W. Lidington, graduate of Ohio State University in 1945, will use income from a recently issued tractor safety device patent to fund scholarships at OSU. The invention won first prize at the Ohio State Safety Council meeting last year.
A National Film Board unit led by Lawrence Cherry braved dust storms in the Lethbridge area to film Soil for Tomorrow. The production recreates farm life from the era, restoring old equipment at Swift Current and staging moves from submarginal to better land. Four months on location captured drought, erosion prevention, and rural life, with the colour film to be shown on NFB Rural Circuits.
A survey shows Western Canada flax yielded about 18 million dollars in the last year and with prices at 3.25 dollars per bushel as of August 1 prospects look higher for 1946. Many steady growers report flax as their best paying crop despite some farmers’ anti flax sentiment from past unsatisfactory experiences.
The climate of Iceland near the Arctic circle stays habitable thanks to the Gulf Stream. Summers remain cool while winters are mild, enabling western Europe to remain livable.
In a booklet critique, R Gordon Burgoyne argues postwar Canada faces rising juvenile delinquency and overcrowded facilities. He warns of harsher treatment failing to reform offenders and calls for jobs and programs to prevent crime after demobilization, urging system overhaul.
Practical tips for early season gardening. Emphasizes regular weekly cultivation, proper seed depth, and frost risk. Advises sowing standard vegetables until mid July in most parts of Canada, with caveats for Southern Ontario and British Columbia. Recommends hill planting for melons cucumbers and squash and provides soil bed preparation guidance.
Rosemary Shawcross, a 26 year old lyric soprano, won the rose bowl at the 28th annual Manitoba music festival for a vocal solo. Her husband Captain Stafford Shawcross and six year old Bobby watched as the English born Winnipeg singer claimed the award. She hopes to study opera roles this summer.
A black backed shrike crafted a three pound nest weighing twenty inches across from fencing and telegraph wires copper spokes and hair springs. Found at Braidwood NSW the unique structure mirrors magpie nests but is built by a shrike according to early settlers.
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