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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1951
Page
2
A Successful Season TRANSPORTATION plays an important part in marketing Western Canada wheat and moving grain from prairies to ships. Grain moves from Port Arthur Fort William and increasingly from Churchill as Western sea port development slowly fulfills hopes for a closer grain export route.
A Churchill port report shows the first vessel arrived on August th and the port closed on October Bth after 21 vessels called. About 7,278,443 bushels moved through, surpassing 1950's 6,767,743 bushels. Elevators reached capacity with 640 grain cars en route. 700,000 bushels remained when the season ended. Mr. W C Narara of the Canadian Wheat Board confirmed supplies met incoming ships' needs.
The Canadian Wheat Board directs more wheat to Churchill with elevators expected to operate at full capacity of 2,500,000 bushels this winter. Churchill Port, long debated in Canada, proves valuable for shipping from Western Canada despite long prairie to coast rail hauls and a short seasonal window.
Ottawa senator R B Horner calls large butter imports a national shame. He argues western farms are idle and decaying while the dairy industry is discouraged, warning the west may have to accept powdered milk from eastern Canada despite its wheat wealth.
In Plumpton Devon England retired nurse Minnie Foster wheels Jillie her rough-haired terrier in a baby carriage every day despite stares. The 13-year-old dog is paralyzed in both hind legs and relies on the owner for mobility. Moths have been reported over the ocean nearly 1,000 miles from land.
Canada accepted 129,885 immigrants in the first nine months, an increase of 75,635 from 1950. Britain sent 21,935. United States 6,015. North European countries 45,834. other countries 56,101. Ontario received 72,045. Quebec 27,524. multiple provinces listed. Officials forecast a total around 150,000 by year end.
Bentinck Island leper colony on the southern coast of Vancouver Island reports two new inpatients, bringing total to four. The two cases marked the first leprosy diagnoses in Vancouver in a decade, both Chinese residents aged 58 and 16. Canada's only other leprosy settlement is at Tracadie, New Brunswick.
Vancouver hosts the 1954 Empire Games with an estimated price tag of $2 million. Stan Smith, general chairman, told delegates at the AAU of Canada annual meeting that Vancouver pledges total $200,000 from 1949 to 1954. Federal and British Columbia governments are asked for substantial grants.
A dapper Ukrainian descent entrant becomes Edmonton's mayor at 37, second youngest in history, after a landslide victory over former Mayor Sid Parsons. Hawrelak pledges to sell the city far and near.
Dr. L. E. Tyner of the Canada Department of Agriculture reports a new method to nearly eradicate loose barley smut using spergon. Seed soaking followed by a 2 percent spergon solution removes smut while preserving seed viability, potentially replacing costly hot water treatments. Research was conducted at the University of Alberta with Alberta and Saskatchewan farm varieties.
Campbell Innis of North Battleford spoke in Prince Albert urging the Prince Albert Historical Society to search out district sites important to local history and to develop more historic sites in the area.
Big Christmas notice from Lethbridge Alberta celebrates Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Bantin marking their 60th wedding anniversary the day after Christmas. Leonard G. Bantin 89 arrived in Alberta as a homesteader in 1902.
Ilka Chase praises Blue Bonnet Margarine as a sunny sweet, light margarine with good nutrition. The ad highlights its economy and versatility for cooking and spreading on vegetables. Two package options are advertised, including a Yellow Quix bag for quick color.
Fraser River salmon pack this year was the largest in 36 years with total output 255000 cases. Canadian canners received 53 percent of the harvest while the U.S. got the remainder. As of Oct 27 the BC pack reached 1910603 cases, surpassing 1947 postwar totals.
In Milan a woman, terrified, says young men try to enter her apartment. A fire brigade dispatcher corrects her and she reiterates the need for a ladder to reach the window.
A collection of quips and light exchanges set in a newspaper page. The items feature jokes about doctors, police, schoolchildren, and social manners. The tone resembles a humor column with brief caption-style snippets and playful dialogue among characters.
The Ottawa Citizen piece details Alberta farmers facing weather disasters. It contrasts failed harvests with cautious farmers who saved hay and seed, noting massive oat and barley losses, ruined crops, and cattle market disruptions. It highlights frost, snow, and shifting prices that worsen farm viability.
More than 500 men from Prince Albert region in northern Saskatchewan have signed contracts to spend the winter working in the timber industry in northwestern Ontario.
The Rockefeller foundation was created in 1913 with an endowment of 182.514 0M dollars. This historic philanthropic institution aimed to fund medical research and public health initiatives globally.
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