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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1950
Page
7
A brief item notes a quirky situation where a minor financial adjustment leads to unexpected outcomes. The story centers on a small town character and a mistaken plan that grows into a larger lesson about prudence. No further details are provided.
Sam Lucini, a racketeer, faces police questioning after admitting he killed Murphy in self defense. Officer Johnson, nicknamed Small Change, hints at prior suspicion and questions the defense as Lucini moves toward headquarters, hoping to beat the law in the numbers game.
Canada dairy herds produced 9.805 billion pounds in the first seven months, down 8 million from the same period last year. July output was 1.866 billion pounds versus 1.887 billion in July 1949, though August estimates hint at a small year over year gain.
Prince Albert report says after harvest, pulp and paper plants will need up to 2000 workers. T J E Conroy, manager, notes higher pulp prices drive demand and employment offices are accepting applications to fill openings.
A recipe describes combining scalded milk sugar and salt with shortening then a warm water, sugar, and yeast starter. It adds milk mixture, almond extract, selted flour, and a mix of raisins currants candied peels maraschino cherries and walnuts, kneads until smooth, and lets rise in a greased bowl.
In Alberta a Red Cross blood donor clinic collected 312 donations, about 10.4 per cent of the local population. Saskatchewan reports training of bird dogs in Mortlach. New Westminster notes two 15 year olds escaping a dentist visit. The Pas sees five Galloway cattle from High River on Hanson’s ranch. Weyburn reports the death of Sgt. Edward Donelly Boyle, WWI fiddler. Calgary residents push back on a proposed horse slaughter house near Nose Creek. In Victoria, BC, Education Minister Straith says Russian may be taught in larger high schools due to demand.
Fredericksburg Virginia note on an advertisement from the Caro line Progress in Bowling Green Virginia seeking a farmer age 38 to meet a woman around 30 who owns a tractor. The ad asks for a picture and to write box 19 care of the paper. The clipping also mentions girls learning to read earlier, faster and with more understanding than boys.
Prince Albert city council endorsed a plan to ask the federal government to fund a Mackenzie King Memorial Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River. The late prime minister served Prince Albert in Parliament 19 years and was praised for his long city ties.
Advertisement for pattern 4776 detailing a stein-slim skirt with pleats and matching clothe with waist sizes 24 26 28 30 32 plus a one size hat. Includes yardage for size 26 skirt and hat and 25 cent order. instructions illustrated and fit tested. Mentions RCAFs first Hurricane fighter in June 1939.
A mix of quirky reports from Ontario and Saskatchewan events. Thieves steal a Toronto saver’s money while Mortlake locals loose geese and a newlyweds ride Regina streets in a half ton truck. A New Jersey dealer promises gifts and drinks with used car purchases.
Baldur Manitoba farmer Richard Dearsley produced 36 bushels per acre of Redman wheat in his district 40 miles southeast of Brandon. Other local yields averaged under 20 bushels per acre. Dearsley sown on alfalfa ground and given fertilizer on lighter soil.
Regina Scot Mrs. Mary Wallace received a letter from Mrs. Ann Milliken Whittier California enclosing a $15 wallet she lost on a bus during a June trip to California. The return of the wallet restores the owner’s faith in human nature.
Forest fire patrols formed an important part of the Royal Canadian Air Force duties in its early days, contributing to early air defense and civil protection roles.
Ottawa officials note the prairie wheat crop could have been largest on record but frost reduced yields. About 250 million bushels of Whitbishan wheat remain harvestable with frost losses in oats barley rye and flaxseed. Despite a smaller wheat crop, exports and carryover are strong and July harvests proceed.
Hail harmed southern Alberta crops with sugar beets suffering the main impact as farmers report a total yield loss of about 30 000 tons this season across Raymond and surrounding areas.
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