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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1950
Page
2
Municipal elections occur in many communities and vary in turnout. Citizens' committees form to awaken public interest and encourage voters to exercise their franchise during the fall and early winter election period.
A civic exhortation urges citizens to participate in elections and public life. It notes many criticize government yet few seek office or vote, and stresses voting rights were won and must be valued. Active involvement from all, including satisfied citizens, strengthens democracy and accountability.
An Oklahoma Sun Dance planned to open the week long American Indian Exposition faced weather warnings from elder leaders. Officials ignored cautions and rain forced the cancellation of the opening performance in Anadarko.
John Pearson hunted in Marks Missouri using a new duck caller and bagged two foxes. A Los Angeles triple wedding tied the knot for a 56 year old bride and two younger brides aged 16 and other ages. An Atlanta husband kissed his wife after work. she was hospitalized after a broken leg. A duck in Grand Rapids died after attacking its own reflection. Beramo generals used rockets to break hail over fruit in northern Italy. A Montpellier station planted wheat from an ancient tomb, yielding giant ears. Tokio torn down a Marshal Terauchi statue and set three themed statues Love Intelligence Will.
Penticton B C loss of Okanagan valley fruit and vegetable markets during the nine day rail strike was estimated at 80 per cent by B C Tree Fruits limited valley marketing board. Only 20 carloads of fruit and vegetables left the valley, moved by trucks and United States rail links.
Ottawa announces a brown 10 cent stamp honoring Canada’s fur trade to be issued in October. Postmaster Edouard Rinfret disclosed the design featuring an Indian woman drying beaver skins on stretchers with an Indian wigwam in the background.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and one liners. A minister and father discuss Shirley after the shir ley temple joke. A butcher ad jokes about steak pricing. A camper quip about cooking and indigestion. A boxer and detective gag. A radio listener backs out on lumbago. A waiter offers cold shoulder and tongue puns at a restaurant.
A young jumping deer stood at Don Rus sell's door in Carrot River Sask before choosing not to enter and wandering away down the street.
Ottawa reports a four year rise in business failures with 720 insolvent in the first half of this year, up from 50 in the same period of 1949. Defaulted company liabilities total about $12.4 million, a 43 percent jump over 1949. The gray fox climbs trees and is sometimes called the tree fox.
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