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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1947
Page
2
An analysis notes income levels in Canada rising after the 1930s depression, enabling many households to improve living standards. Western Canada faces ongoing economic distress with farmers heavily indebted and unable to meet obligations, reflecting a deep regional impact.
In 1937 prairie farm debt including arrears stood at 805 million dollars with mortgages and sales agreements totaling 166,661,000 split as Manitoba 29,650,000 Saskatchewan 99,267,000 and Alberta 39,734,000. By 1946 debt fell to 52,035,000 with Manitoba 7,479,000 Saskatchewan 33,879,000 and Alberta 10,677,000, per the Dominion Mortgage and Loans Association. Farmers used income gains to cut debts and strengthen finances.
Economists estimate prairie farm debt may now be under 270 million dollars as farmers use increased income to clear debts with merchants, municipalities, and banks. The piece praises this prudent repayment during good times and notes the risk of future drought.
The National Health wardens warn that water in the middle ear can invite infection and spread to the inner ear and mastoid sinuses. Those with ear trouble should consult their family physicians before taking part in aquatic sports.
Canberra reports a government plan to raise Australia exports to North America to reduce a 45 million dollar trade deficit after import cuts. John Dedman says widening access for manufactured goods in the US or Canada could help. A cabinet ordered 40 million dollar import reduction may be followed by further dollar cuts. Premier Chifley warned further restrictions are possible.
Miss Ruth Kasa of Meeting Creek begins trap-nesting her purebred Charred Rock pullets. She entered the poultry business two years ago and has attracted attention from the Dominion Department of Agriculture for high hatch rates. The poultry branch asks her to trap nest 125 pullets to promote pedigreed stock in Alberta.
An excerpt echoes Charles Kingsley urging daily gratitude for purposeful tasks. It frames work as a duty that must be done whether agreeable or not, highlighting a Victorian virtue of diligence and responsibility.
A investigating committee accuses Norwalk Connecticut’s welfare chief Dorothy Murray of running an amateur system that spent 222 289 in relief last year. It says any directory entrant could obtain cash by telling a sad story and leaving with funds. Examples include an “unemployable” recipient buying a 6800 dollar house a beneficiary buying a new car and relief of 140 dollars weekly with no questions asked.
A $40,000 technical school will be erected at Humboldt Sask. The Alberta Wheat Pool is rebuilding its 60,000 bushel elevator at Three Hills Alta. Work has begun on an insulation manufacturing plant at St James Manitoba. Plans are under way for an $80,000 animal disease laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan.
The estate of the late James Turner Carroll Manitoba will disperse about fifty head of registered Aberdeen Angus cattle on Saturday October 25 at 1 00 p m standard time. The herd descends from Karama 2nd of Glencarnock and is located twenty miles south of Brandon.
A collage of light humor and quips spans badminton stiffness, marriage brooms, remedies that cure coughs and clean silver, film stunts, regimental reunion jokes, car trouble, and a dustcart miscue. The punchlines reveal social manners and sly anecdotes in a dated humor tone.
Fort William report quotes J. G. Perdue of Ottawa as saying Canada’s tourist potential is barely tapped. He notes 1,000,000 visitors to National Parks may set a new high and stresses the need for good roads and affordable family accommodations for working people.
More than a dozen Canadian foundries operate with an annual payroll exceeding 6,009,000 dollars and are involved in making brass and copper goods including tans valves and other plumbing supplies.
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