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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1932
Page
2
The piece argues that Britain Canada and the United States pursue balanced budgets through austerity and higher taxes while individuals face unemployment and higher costs. It praises citizen awareness and responsible voting as key to enduring financial reform and stronger governance.
The Moose Jaw Collegiate Board will buy chalk and related supplies only from firms handling Made in Canada goods. J. E Chisholm proposed the motion after revealing current chalk is produced in the United States. The note also mentions Italy's silk mills valued at $79,000,000 in 3231.
In a passing village exchange two men discuss a rumor about Mr. Smith. The talk shifts to Germany enacting higher automobile taxes as part of a broader revenue strategy, with emphasis on potential impact and public reaction.
Harold Ackland, blind since age four, travels to towns across Western Australia as a sales representative for a Perth firm. He completed matriculation at nineteen and earned a University Arts degree at twenty three with support from the Braille Society which supplied textbooks and read aloud. They hope he might study law but he continues his busy life on the road visiting railway offices and greeting colleagues. Mothers rely on Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for their children.
Saskatchewan readers for the next term pass to school districts via government offices in Regina and become property of districts not pupils. The rule may cut reader costs by as much as 4 quarter. Parents may buy readers for their children if objecting to shared books.
Canada's veterans costs run about 55 million dollars each year with 49 million in pensions. Unemployed pensioners and aging veterans raise expenditures including care and examinations. A married private with two dependents and 100 percent disability would receive 127 dollars monthly, with scale rising for higher ranks.
Prominent Canadian military and agricultural figure General John Hughes died in Bowmanville Ontario aged 82 after a long illness. Brother of Sir Sam Hughes and Gen W St Pierre Hughes he served in the Northwest Rebellion in 1885 earning a medal with clasp and later commanded the 48th regiment and brigades in the 1900s. He led the Infantry Association of the Third Division in 1911 and contributed to local agricultural and educational efforts.
The Cunard and Anchor Lines announce immediate large rate reductions for European travel from the United States and Canada. First Class rates drop 20 percent on all cabins and tourist class, Third Class cuts 10 percent, and summer season increases are waived for year round low fares. Examples include Aquitania Berengaria from 725 to 200 for First Class and Mauretania from 258 to 188, with many cabin and tourist rates reduced accordingly.
A 24 man Pacific Northwest expedition led by Col J E Leckie from Vancouver travels aboard the Silverwave to Cocos Island 300 miles west of Costa Rica with 10 Costa Rican guards to claim a one third share of any treasure. Captain Eldred Tansen reports government division terms.
The Elizabeth Imrie Memorial Scholarship, announced by Dr. R C Wallace, will send M. E. Manning of the University of Alberta to the Geneva School of International Studies for the summer and to the League of Nations assembly as an observer. Funded by Mr. and Mrs. John M. Imrie, the award supports study of international political and economic affairs. Manning, one year from graduation in law, serves as western vice-president of the Canadian Federation of University Students.
A bill to establish Waterton-Glacier International Park on the Montana Alberta border to symbolize US Canada peace is blocked by factions pushing an international peace garden at Turtle Mountain North Dakota. Merger activity and quirky local signage in Big Pine California appear amid the broad scene.
A classroom exchange over the word receive prompts a correction. Separately, reports show rising gasoline prices drive Malaya drivers to seek efficient cars, English craftsmen and laborers face hourly wage reductions, and South America doubles cement output in five years.
The United Farmers of Ontario plans a programme for the Imperial Conference to be presented by Hon. Mr. Weir. It seeks export assistance for butter and Ontario hog exports to Britain. The federation controls seven Ontario factories and two others, producing about 7.5 million pounds annually with over 1 million from Toronto. It alleges price fluctuation on bacon and suspects packers of price manipulation, calling for support from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to improve pork and dairy exports.
BC halibut fishermen benefit from U S lab research showing halibut liver oil rivals cod liver oil in vitamin content. Two major pharmaceutical firms are producing halibut liver oil from Pacific coast catch. Each 10 000 pound haul adds about 250 to fisher revenues amid low fish prices.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report estimates the number and value of farm poultry across Canada for the year 1931. It provides counts by province and species, and assesses total farm poultry value nationwide. The figures reflect the agricultural sector's scale during the early 1930s.
The first air express from Croydon England to Cannes France inaugurates a seven hour Riviera link reducing travel from 36 hours by sea and rail. The flight crosses the Alps adding a dramatic high altitude segment. In other notes Douglas Egyptian Liniment is advertised for a wide range of ailments. Scientists test sleep as a possible form of intoxication. Barcelona faces a serious housing problem.
Mr Fred J Chase of Thomason Station Nova Scotia reports sharp chest pains and nerves improving after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. He says two boxes restored health, increasing his weight by fourteen pounds and easing work in the woods.
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