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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1946
Page
2
The piece argues for universal educational opportunities, noting rural Canada lacks equal facilities compared to cities. It stresses the importance of leadership and trained citizens for Canada's future, insisting ability is nationwide though access remains uneven.
In the Canadian House of Commons the education question was discussed. Finances are cited as an obstacle to early action. Canada-wide per child spending averages 33.00 with Ontario highest at 46.87 and Prince Edward Island lowest at 14.29. The Canada and Newfoundland Education Association urged 67.00 per child annually, implying a doubling of current outlays and large capital needs. The government may need aid amid competing public funds to train future citizens.
Paramount will move a 180 person crew to Jasper National Park Alberta to shoot exteriors for The Emperor Waltz. Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine star with Technicolor filming amid scenic Canadian Rockies setting. The article notes Jasper as unmatched mountain lake scenery comparable to the Tyrolean Alps. It also mentions Kodiak bears weighing up to 1500 pounds.
The Nanaimo power saw operators school trains veterans in three stages from engine maintenance to field felling. Since September it has graduated 75 men now employed in logging camps across British Columbia. Sponsored by the B C Loggers Association, the CVT program accepts 20 veterans per eight week session and stresses fitness, safety, and hands on bush work under supervision.
James Gunn said Queen Elizabeth was an admirable model and spoke easily while posing for her portrait in his studio home. Her portrait occupies a place of honor in the Royal Academy exhibition in London after a dozen studio sittings totaling about an hour and a quarter each.
A non farmer householder may slaughter up to two head of livestock per year with permission from the Local Ration Board. Licenses are non transferable. All motor vehicles remain under price ceilings. Meat tokens may be accepted in any number by butchers. Send questions to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board office with the paper name for pamphlets Consumers News or the Blue Book.
Senator Thomas Vien led a Senate external affairs committee discussion proposing increased allowances for Canadian diplomatic staff overseas. Norman Robertson agreed they must be able to meet obligations as costs rise in several countries. The report notes franking birds are used to relay messages between Pacific islands.
A public domain style crossword list shows horizontal and vertical clues with many numbered items including to cook in a dry heat, Persian, dynasty in Chinese history, ancient stringed instrument, river in Italy, sacred Buddhistic language, and a rain of other crossword prompts across two directions. The fragment lacks answers or narrative context.
Angus McGugan of Ottawa, head of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association, told an Vancouver meeting that inquiries for Canadian built ships have poured in from across the globe. He predicted five years of full shipbuilding activity while warning Canadian costs must fall to compete. A South African trade mission will visit Victoria July 19 seeking three vessels, and China has begun a 74 coaster coastal program abroad. Turkey also showing interest as its trade mission tours New York.
A partially built bird nest anchored to the rocker box of Chicago and Northwestern engine No 1103 in Sioux City was completed after a week of travel. The nest held a sky blue egg as enginemen observed robins following the locomotive daily.
In a Toronto Telegram column T R Richards warns that low incomes and excess profits may escape taxation in Lisley’s budget while the middle class bears the burden. He argues the poor man is too proud to beg and too honest to steal, yet struggles to stretch income to cover expenses.
A collection of light humor snippets from a village setting. Jokes cover chemistry class quips, birthday gifts, fractions, stubborn promises, new residents, choral boasts, suitors, and social observations about manners and priorities. The bits reflect simple misunderstandings and wordplay.
A collection of short aphorisms on married life stressing small sacrifices, mutual respect, shared aims, and cheerful cooperation. Quoted lines from Jeremy Taylor Mary Baker Eddy Dickens Coleridge Stanislaus Leszynski emphasize harmony over fiscal ease and mutual effort in lasting companionship.
The article notes that vast prairies and southern British Columbia gained value and settlement only after railways opened them. It compares this to the Alaska Highway potentially serving a similar transformative role for the Northland.
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