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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1948
Page
2
The Dominion Travel Bureau says Canada enjoyed a very successful tourist season with Americans driving in strongly. An estimated 4,550,443 American cars entered Canada this year, far above 1947 levels, and authorities hope U S currency spending will exceed last year’s 235 million dollars by at least ten percent as Canada faces a low U S reserve.
A Dominion-Provincial conference in Ottawa reports tourism rose by 1 to 12 percent over 1947 in most provinces, with British Columbia down 1 percent. The Dominion Tourist Bureau notes up to 4200 inquiries in one day and over three million brochures mailed, as highway and accommodation improvements continue and calls for a trans Canada highway persist.
Vancouver reports that the Alaska Military Highway could channel about 100 million dollars annually in tourist trade if properly developed. US interior aide William Warne notes potential crossborder highway links linking Alberta and British Columbia with Alaska via Dawson Creek and future connections to Prince George.
A historical note recalls the clash at Waterloo where the Duke of Wellington led allied forces to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte, shaping European power dynamics and ending the Napoleonic Wars.
Hundreds of Canadian snow geese invaded Springfield's airport landing zones refusing to budge. Trucks forced the birds off runways allowing commercial flights to land while pilots warned of potential propeller or wing damage. The geese ignored danger and feasted on federal immunity from gunfire during hunting season.
A simple chalk circle marks where pipe ends meet to show if lengths pull apart. If the chalk expands, joints are loosening. Adopting this tip helps detect parting sections at a glance and prevent escaped coal gas or a potential fire.
Toronto report notes a Central Technical school program for women teaching household equipment upkeep. The course aims to spare husbands from chores like oiling washing machines or repairing ironing cords, as graduates apply practical maintenance at home.
A 57-pound pumpkin five feet in circumference was grown by Chris Schmidt of Seafield district near Ponora in southern Alberta.
A claim from a regional observation highlights that more girls knit in New England than in any other area of the United States. The note suggests regional craft participation trends without citing broader data.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges featuring a teacher and student, a mistress and maid, a bankrupt father, a newly married man, and locals at a diner. The jokes hinge on misheard words, social roles, and witty retorts, delivering a light compilation of period humor.
Madeline Huffman of Waterford Ontario, 17, won 40 dollars in the girls tractor class at the International Plowing match after taking up plowing two weeks ago. She placed fourth in another event and rejected pony tractor rules as unnecessary. In New Mexico the state features over 2,000 miles of trout streams.
Dr. Robert Smith, Hamilton chiropodist, warns two inch heels ruin Canadian women feet. He advocates moccasins for rural life and safe city footwear with heels no higher than one and three quarter inches to protect foot structure.
WINNIPEG Manitoba Am os Vince of Ashern reports a chicken that changed sex from male to female then back to male. He received 12 Leghorn cockerels from a hatchery and one began laying eggs before reverting to a cockerel. Manitoba poultry experts note such swaps are rare though females can become males.
Regina reports Mortlach Saskatchewan plans to revert from town to village after January 1, 1949. The town council seeks provincial approval as population declines from 255 in 1946 to a smaller current number.
Dr. G S Hume chief of the Geological Survey says new Alberta oil finds will make the Prairie Provinces self sufficient and yield a surplus. Leduc field now produces over 500000 barrels monthly and has surpassed Turner Valley in June. Redwater has not yet started production but shows great potential. He warns the west coast may lose California oil and questions eastward transport.
Winnipeg city officials suspect cannibals among the gold fish in front of city hall as the pool was drained leaving 12 old-timers with no young fish visible.
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