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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1931
Page
4
A compact survey notes 1930 apple production in the Okanagan at 4,147,426 boxes and Winnipeg’s new dried egg plant using 15 million eggs yearly. It cites Western Canada industrial output at 629,917,000 dollars and a 1925–29 rise of 171 million.
Shirley R. Cragg of Eldorado Mining says twenty tons of radium ore will be moved from Edmonton eastward. The ore travels by river steamer from Fort Norman to Waterways railway centre, following Cragg's aeroplane tour of the discovery area. In Egypt sugar production will receive government aid.
The Montreal Star reports plans by the Canadian Manufacturers Association and partners to send an exhibition ship to cruise the West Indies starting late November. Hon. H. H. Stevens backs the project while cost and funding remain unsettled. Northland of Clarke Steamship Company may serve as the maritime shop window for Canadian wares. British traders have used trade advertising on similar tours following the British Empire Exhibition in Argentina.
Sir John Arthur Thomson of Aberdeen University discussed a Scottish variant of Pavlov's experiment. He said Pavlov's mice needed 300 pairings, Aberdeen mice 40, and the next generation retained the same learning rate, prompting questions on instinct and maternal knowledge.
Hon. W. C. Buckle estimates at least 250000 tons of hay and fodder will be needed for stock in drought regions of southern Saskatchewan. Field service teams survey 13 municipalities to refine the forecast as statistics near completion.
The Retail Merchants Association of Canada urges about 4000 Alberta retailers to stock canned vegetables produced in Alberta. The Calgary office circulated the appeal to promote locally made canning output.
Canadians consumed 301,095,674 pounds of butter last year equal to 30.31 pounds per person. Creamery product accounted for 187,151,247 pounds and home made 85,000,000 pounds. imports reached 38,606,055 pounds. Cheese consumption totaled 36,565,102 pounds or 3.68 pounds per capita with 1,787,776 pounds imported, factory output 118,919,558 pounds, home made 475,000 pounds, and exports of 80,163,700 pounds.
This pattern describes sizes 10 through 20 with busts from 28 to 38 inches. It covers a slip-on blouse with center-front slash, convertible collar, set pocket, and short sleeves. Also includes two-piece shorts with side pockets and a left-opening, and a two-piece flaring skirt with a yoke and right-side patch pocket.
Pattern no eeeee is listed with address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Name and size fields are provided for ordering but require confirmation of pattern details and measurements.
A new stained glass window in London’s guildhall honors Dick Whittington, the historic London trader. The scene shows Whittington with his cat, his early Islington dream, and ships venturing overseas, with prime ministers granted freedom of the city nearby.
Captain Jimmy and Lieut Jed Stone pursue bandits in a night raid to rescue Guy Stone. They search tent after tent as bullets streak the camp, locate Guy near a pile of rags, free him, and flee by dragon plane through a thunderstorm to Shanghai where General Lat requests a report. The tale ends with a cliffhanger and a promo for signed photos.
Parched fields and cattle suffering from drought prompted Chief Buffalo Bow of the Fire Hills Reserve to revive the sacred rain dance. Government agents had prohibited the rite, yet the ceremony reportedly brought two days of rain July 14 and 15, easing the drought across northern and southern Saskatchewan. Six singers chanted as dancers performed for 48 hours around the carved tree.
Government figures indicate at least 15,000 cases of canned loganberries will be shipped overseas, mainly to England, with a matching 15,000 cases to Canadian markets. Wineries in British Columbia are expected to produce 400,000 gallons of loganberry wine for export and domestic sale.
A witty remark from Der Brummer in Berlin compares lighting a cigarette to searching a lover’s waistcoat pocket. The citation captures the newspaper’s taste for sharp, clever quotes from literary or social circles.
Official figures show grain shipments from the Alberta north country totaled 12,564,756 bushels for the 12 months ending July 31, surpassing the previous high of 11,506,630 bushels set in 1927-28. The record closes the crop year with this top annual shipment figure.
Norman Clyde of the Sierra Mountain Club made a one day journey from Mount Whitney at 14 501 feet to a point 276 feet below sea level in Death Valley. He descended in seven hours and became the first man to complete the feat between dawn and dusk.
In a witty exchange a minister's wife responds to a remark about special places in heaven for ministers' wives by saying she would rather accompany her husband than seek any exclusive reward. The dialogue highlights loyalty and humor.
The Department of Telephones will erect 22 miles of line from Paddockwood to the park boundary to serve residents and tourists. The project depends on the federal decision to extend a connecting line from the park boundary to Waskesiu camp and transfer it to provincial operation free of charge, according to Hon. J. F. Bryant.
A student United Church minister on the Blind River circuit found his 17 member flock’s offering had a single five-cent piece in the collection plate and, after greeting worshippers, discovered the coin had vanished.
Sheep raisers in the Kamloops Ashcroft and Nicola districts report their stock in good condition. Shipments from the territory to the Vancouver market are expected to be as good or better than last year.
G W Seeley of Flat Valley reports a major gold silver and lead outcrop find in Lac des Isles district near the Alberta border Saskatchewan. Samples were sent to the University of Saskatchewan for assay. Seeley estimates a deep seam with a wide ore bearing lode spanning about twenty by six to seven miles.
A mother pleads with her child to stay near shore while Ralph notes their father has ventured far out. The father’s life is insured, prompting concern about the peril of the water and the family’s reliance on insurance as protection.
An exchange shows a mistress scolding a maid for slow work while humor hints at a medical shortage in Vermont. The narrator notes 110 towns in Vermont lack a physician, contrasting with an ironic surplus of apples.
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