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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1949
Page
7
Slim McCardie battles a stubborn gelding in a backcountry mower scene. After the horse snaps a mower blade and wrecks the gear, he discovers a five-foot rattler wedged in the blade teeth and mutters that the gelding deserves an apology for sparing him a bite.
Pattern 4654 offers a flirty feminine coverall style apron with scallops and pockets. Sizes available small medium large. price and order details direct buyers to Anne Adams Pattern Dept at Winnipeg Newspaper Union in Toronto.
Sift flour with baking powder soda and salt. Cream shortening with sugar then blend in eggs and minced apple. Fold in dry ingredients just to moisten and fold in chopped nuts. Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Stand 24 hours before slicing for best flavor.
Alberta officials report Cypress Hills in southern Alberta hosts more antelope than Saskatchewan and Montana, noting regional wildlife abundance.
The department of labor reports that at least 250 Polish veterans who arrived in Canada to work on farms in 1947 are now either operating farms or have solid plans to farm. This indicates a successful transition from migrant labor to independent farming.
Manitoba practical nurses about 700 strong receive a 16 per cent raise under an order in council. The new pay scale sets daily wages at 4.15 dollars for an eight hour shift across the province.
Regina. The new music exploration programme is popular in Saskatchewan classrooms with 63 percent participation in town village and rural schools. A survey shows musical activity up 89 percent since 1944, with small instruments now used in 45 percent of classrooms and radios and records five times more common than in 1946.
Dutch newcomer Kees Mensink near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, rammed a moose with his car then attacked it with an ax. He paused after a second bump and fled when the moose rose. The animal later vanished from the roadside.
Attendance figures reach 253 673, up over 72 000 from last year. Riding Mountain ranks second to Banff in total attendance.
Manitoba tops all dominion provinces with a 30.4 percent rise in tourist traffic through Aug 8 1949. J B McDiarmid reports 22 738 cars at border ports and an estimated 80 000 visitors versus 17 441 in 1948. Other provinces trail with Alberta 28.8 percent and Saskatchewan 23.3 percent. Yukon shows a 24.8 percent drop. Riding Mountain National Park reports a season attendance record.
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