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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1948
Page
7
Bill and Anne face financial strain as Bills lavish gifts threaten their marriage. After a past debt nearly broke them, Bill vows transparency. A surprise late birthday payoff frees them from their last debt and renews their hope for a shared future.
The Air Force plans a massive hangar near Fairbanks Alaska at Mile 26 north of the city. It measures 300 by 300 feet and 80 feet high with 260 foot sliding doors. The 3 000 tons of steel framework costs about 750 000 dollars and will be moved by rail and army transport.
A simple preparation using ground meat mixed with gravy or tomato sauce and white sauce, seasoned and served over hot toast. The recipe emphasizes grinding meat, adding butter, and flavorful sauces for the final dish.
Use 1 to 2 cups chopped meat and 2 cups cubed potato with salt pepper and mixed onion or celery. Melt fat and cook hash slowly for 20 minutes, turning occasionally, or bake in a pan for a crisper result.
British Columbia strawberry prices are expected to rise this year after Fraser Valley growers report a 20 to 25 percent drop in the prospective crop due to a late spring. Heavy rains prevented pollination of blossoms, delaying harvests and raising costs.
The article notes that no earthly laboratory can reach the temperatures found in the sun’s core, highlighting the extreme heat of stellar fusion environments and the limits of terrestrial experiments.
Western Briefs reports Calgary council calling for bids to build a 392 bed and a 560 bed general hospital with final size to be decided after bids arrive. The Moosomin Sask public high school project passed. Edmonton notes include commerce degree recommendations for four students and a lightning incident in Verlo Sask. First Flin Flon trains to Churchill announced. A mud hole shock hospitalizes Martin Berg in Edmonton. A free chest X-ray survey in Edmonton screened about 80 000 people with under 60 probable active tuberculosis cases and 893 other abnormalities detected.
William Rumfert, stranded two days on a small island in Lake Newell backwaters, used Indian smoke signals to attract his brother in law and get rescued after his boat drifted away while muskrat trapping. A new three speed bicycle with a low gear for steep hills is also mentioned.
The Hsin Min Pao report from Nanking says a 20 year old Chinese girl in Szechwan province lived nine years with a herd of cattle on water only. Chungking public health director confirms. No apparent ill effects. The girl’s face reportedly glowed red and beautiful when she sleeps. She left home after abuse by her stepmother.
Pattern 4843 offers a casual slimmant pattern with a narrow front gore and long collar. Includes illustrated instructions and sizes 34 through 50. size 36 uses 4 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents and address to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man.
Sudbury Ontario 21‑month‑old Frank Reynolds fell three storeys from a window to bare ground and suffered only bruises and shock. A preliminary examination found no serious injuries. The pistol was invented by Carmine Vitelli of Pistoia Italy and named after the town.
Summerland growers and agricultural officials forecast a larger soft fruit crop than 1947 as mild weather supports heavy bloom. The season runs two weeks late with minimal frost damage and orchards show improved condition, likely exceeding the 1946 apple yield. irrigation starts around June.
Montreal interests and Alberta government officials discussed plans for a $14,600,000 pulp and paper mill the first step in a new provincial industry. R. O. Sweezey said good progress is being made on preliminary plans, with locations for the plant and timber berths yet to be decided.
Postmaster-General Bertrand told the commons the government cannot reduce the postage rate on food parcels mailed overseas, denying any reduction in international parcel post rates.
Two federal agencies the National Research Council and the meteorological branch of the Department of Transport will test rain making using dry ice and other incoulants. The experiments led by RC A F will run from the Suffield base and center on Medicine Hat, marking a first in western Canada.
The provincial works department in Vancouver BC awarded a contract for the final 70 miles of a 250 mile 1948 highway surfacing program, part of one of Canada's largest single year asphalt hard surfacing efforts.
Dr J Arbuthnott reports sixty five dogs died last winter in Portage la Prairie from encephalitis a disease akin to distemper with a death rate of one hundred percent No satisfactory treatment exists and the piece ends with a philosophical note on equality.
On Tuesday June 15 at 12 50 P M standard time a complete unreserved dispersal of about 35 females and 6 young bulls will be held at J H Tolton’s farm ten miles north of Oak Lake Manitoba. Progeny include Killearn Norsemen 12th 271287 with two Yorkshire bred sons. Equipment includes a nearly new Massey Harris 101 tractor and a Chevrolet truck with grain loader. J W Durno Calgary Auctioneer.
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