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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1950
Page
2
Ottawa Citizen dispatch recounts a Saskatchewan youth from Shaunavon who faced district music festival nerves as a fourteen year old. The piece of piano music sparked gloom before later life as a pianist in Europe.
Paris Ontario residents number 5000 faced an estimated 300 skunks raiding streets and homes. Councillor Alan Clarkson proposed a 50 cent bounty per skunk, dead or alive, amid stinky setbacks and a dash of civic humor. Meanwhile Canadian pianist George Haddad, 23 years in the making, wowed London audiences and prepares tours across Europe.
Major Don MacRae of Montreal will head a 21 man Canadian Bisley team for 1950. The squad sails from Quebec June 14 to compete with Britain's top shots at Bisley in England. Five team members hail from western provinces and include S Sgt M Ostergaard, Calgary. F E Richardson, Victoria. A T Sharp, Edmonton. J R Swilivan, Edmonton. among others.
B C municipalities should look to their back yards for forest possibilities, says forest engineer F J B Johnston at a local meeting. He promotes multiple use forest farming for sections unsuited to other purposes and criticizes prejudice as the reason of fools.
Frith Dawson, 89, England’s veteran clockmaker, retires after mending more than 50 000 timepieces. His long career marks a milestone for a craftsman who contributed decades to horology.
Findlay McEwen who farmed until his 100th birthday in January died May 3 in Crystal City. He was born in Ontario's Ottawa valley and homesteaded there since age 30.
In Beniton Lancashire a woman sexton at a local church carries three wedding rings. She wears one herself and keeps the other two handy for grooms who may forget theirs.
The article notes a higher share of centenarians are women than men, reflecting longevity differences. It highlights age 100 as a milestone and discusses demographic patterns across populations.
A shuffled crossword puzzle includes clues for various words from ancient languages to modern objects. Entries range from Old Testament book and ancient Anglosaxon money to hawaiian dish and caribou to feminine terms.
A mix of light anecdotes on women with wide-set eyes and intelligence, longevity of doctors led by Hippocrates, crows stealing golf balls in New South Wales, a dog stealing a ball in California, and foods harmful to dogs. It also covers infant upbringing, expectant mother courses, and advice for prospective fathers and brides. The piece ends with a quip about a bachelorette fearing an ill chosen spouse.
Fort Frances Ontario and International Falls Minnesota illustrate strong cross border ties. A shared bridge links the towns with a commemorative plaque stressing friendship, local officials note seamless social interaction despite border formalities, and both mills operate under the same ownership.
A reflective verse urges steady progress through hardship and care. It speaks to bearing burdens for loved ones and finding solace in small, daily steps along life’s highway. The poem emphasizes patience and perseverance as joys deepen and sorrows soften over time.
Experimental Station Beaverlodge Alta reports barley and oats mature 105 to 111 days, wheat 112 to 115 days, flax Redwing matures just after wheat. Early varieties mostly yield less than later ones except wheat. final choice hinges on local frostiness per A A Guitard.
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