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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1957
Page
7
A butcher with one hen doubles the number by claiming the same bird weighs more after a fridge swap. The customer agrees to buy both in a playful billing quirk. The tax inspector dialogue and a blank cheque anecdote precede the poultry punchline.
An open letter from the campaign manager reviews post election publicity strategies. It notes a budget analysis by Ken Cooper Saskatoon and reports over half the budget went to Saskatchewan weekly press with the rest on TV handbills and posters. It acknowledges support from Alvin Hamilton and prime minister Diefenbaker and publishers.
A man claiming no crime confessed after a police encounter while under an alias, insisting he awoke as a victim of a police action. He sustained minor injuries in an accident and criticized the force for its rough handling. The piece also notes upcoming provincial political activity and advertising reflections.
Neighbors in Hartney Manitoba praise small town life with church gatherings and lodge meetings. A colorful wire of sketches from Yellowknife to Castor Advance highlights pumpkins on one vine, a husband leaving his wife, duck and coyote tales, and birthday and anniversary notices across prairie papers.
Advertisement for a tissue pattern 7390 showing a versatile garment to wear as apron jumper or sun dress with belt. States sizes small to large and price thirty five cents plus mailing address in Toronto for Household Arts Department. Also promotes two free patterns and a 1957 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book offer with a 25 cent copy price.
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