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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1952
Page
2
Canada’s largest training camp at Wainwright shifts 6 000 troops into Exercise Buffalo across 140 000 acres. Brigadier Pangman says the drill tests endurance and night movement, with observers from Britain and the United States. A separate near-fatal accident exposes risks of realism in a child’s mock hang scene in Ottawa.
Dawson Creek, at the end of rail lines and starting point for the Alaska highway, shipped 971,409 bushels of grain in the 1951-52 crop year. The town draws grain from a wide area including up to 70 miles north and parts of northern Alberta.
The 1952 edition offers ninety one illustrations of needlecraft patterns and six easy to-do designs printed inside. Priced at twenty five cents, the book promises new ideas for crafters.
A collection of humorous anecdotes and quips about fish eating cows beef buying marriages and domestic life. Jokes include a long sea pun a garden variety misunderstanding and remarks about books wives and sports crowds with light punchlines throughout.
Montreal report says left eyed children may have better chance of saving sight. Professor Lawrence Dayhaw of the University of Ottawa told the Richelieu Club that reading format from left to right favors left eyed children in preserving vision.
Spiders can traverse their own webs due to an oily secretion from their mouth that coats the legs, enabling slippery grip and movement across captured silk threads.
A historical note explains that printing inks consist of pigment combined with varnish, describing their components and how they mix to form durable color for printing processes.
Edmonton profile on Herman Linder, rodeo producer and former bronco rider from Cardston Alberta. He explains that mean horses and Brahma bulls dominate rodeo danger and earnings, noting most cowboys earn modest incomes while a few top stars reach high prizes.
Ottawa judge W S Fisher urged Parliament to fix an apparent tax injustice for parents of children born in December. He dismissed Toronto resident W G McMurray’s 195 tax appeal, noting the act limits deductions and family allowances, leaving December-born families with $150 yearly until age 16 and $400 only in the 17th year.
Firefighters responding to a blaze in a farm barn near Arzane France found no water supply and used 1,000 gallons of cider to douse the flames. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation.
Mrs Turk Broda compares Blue Bonnet margarine to branded spreads praising its sunny flavor and nutrition. The ad markets Bite Bonnet as economical and versatile for cooking and spreading, highlighting color packaging and fast Yellow Quick bags. The quirky cartoon caption at the end contrasts a cannibal cook and a Friar for humor.
Regina report on Jim Ryan a district farmer who turned to entertainment by running a miniature racing circuit on his farm. Children ride two pedal powered cars at up to six miles an hour for ten cents a ride as evenings and Sundays draw families to the track.
A recipe for crisp raisin cookies yields about 9 dozen. Ingredients include seedless raisins, pastry flour or all purpose flour, Magic Baking Powder, salt, nutmeg, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla. Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes and remove from pans immediately.
In Quebec City area, several farmers report cattle thefts as rustlers use trucks to move stock to big city markets. Lucien Roy of St Charles and Farmer Caron of Laurierville lose cattle worth hundreds of dollars, while Laval farmers tally over 500 dollars in livestock losses. Police say August fattened cattle vanish before investigations reach market.
Victoria reports British Columbia cannot complete its 600-mile portion of the Trans-Canada Highway by the 1956 target. Public Works Minister A P Gaglardi plans to seek a deadline extension in Ottawa. Costs now estimated at 80 to 90 million dollars, with completion likely two to three years later than planned.
A Gabriola Island mother took her infant to hospital for knee bites from the family collie pup and returned to find her three year old son bitten about the face. She ordered the pup banished before she left.
If no sender clue appears on an envelope and it lacks cash or documents, the letter is opened at the dead letter office and destroyed. If returned to the sender, no postage is due.
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