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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1935
Page
2
The Canada Grain Board sets a minimum price for No 1 Northern wheat as drought and rust ravage Western crops. Farmers debate burning damaged grain to avoid losses. spreads and government relief could avert wider economic harm and boost morale while protecting national interests.
University of California researchers report that in a three month color test using an eleven inch checkerboard in a dairy barn, flies favored orange squares by 10 572 visits, far more than green 2 067, primrose yellow 6 541, carmine 4 415, light blue 3 480, and white 2 360, with coral red and pink also popular.
The Hamilton Ontario chamber advises recipients not to respond to a letter claiming a relative died and asking 30 for a certified copy of the will. Officials say the scam is a Montreal operatives racket and warn against sending money or information.
The mayor completes the foundation stone ceremony for a new hospital wing while spectators await his remarks. A perplexed mayor laments the tax burden as he tells his wife he has laid the stone atop the site.
Business Week notes Howard W. Haggard and Leon A. Greenberg argue in Diet and Efficiency that five light meals daily improve output. A light mid morning or mid afternoon meal allegedly raises efficiency by about 10 percent, challenging the old farm life assumption of three meals.
Charles H. Bland, chairman of Ottawa's civil service commission, said with full cooperation of civil service organizations that government employee conditions should improve in the future.
A party guest, having exceeded his time, offers to continue his imitations. He asks others to name a bird, and a guest suggests a homing pigeon as the next target for his mimicry.
A lone fly reportedly covers 30 miles in a pursuit of food, described in a brief note. The search spans open areas and urban surroundings as observers note the insect’s determined course.
The London Daily Herald argues that road safety campaigns remain essential as dangers persist. It cites transport ministry data showing fatalities by age, with one third over 55 and only one sixth aged 15 to 54, while half were under 15, urging targeted education for the young and old.
Little Jackie Grub, aged 20 months, astonishingly demonstrates a vocabulary of about 1,100 words, impressing Dr. Bryng Bryngelson of the University of Minnesota speech clinic who calls him distinctly a genius.
Growing daughter will adore a brown and aqua checked angora wool three piece suit for first fall school days. Detachable collar and cuffs on the jacket with a brown wool jersey blouse, plus a plain aqua blue cotton blouse offer variety. Sizes 6 to 14 years. Pattern No 930, 15c, mail orders to Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
The Miraat-Ash-Shargan reports Arab leaders plan to wait for a formal British Order in Council before stating their position on a Palestine legislative council. Jewish leaders in Palestine reject any conditional council at this time.
A model concrete air raid shelter thirty feet underground on Avenue Foch Paris showcases multiple rooms with gas detection and first aid areas. It sits beneath a mansion with a six foot roof of concrete and earth on top plus steel doors and independent power for light and ventilation. It will guide future city shelters in Paris.
After May 1 1936 Nanking residents aged six to fifty who cannot read will pay a fine. Authorities issued a 1000 character primer and require students to teach the ignorant or lose graduation prospects. Police will act as examiners and levy the tax on the spot for illiteracy.
Rome priest and art critic Father Giuseppe Parroni claims hundreds of concealed faces look down from Michelangelo's Sistine and Pauline Chapel frescos. He says the faces reveal enemies and friends, with cardinals and papal courtiers among the subjects. Parroni used a tall scaffold and minute photographs to support his discovery.
The Prince of Wales appeared on the Cannes waterfront wearing a white sport suit and a pleated cord belt secured with a five inch anchor. News of the look sparked dealer orders as Paris wholesalers were flooded with demand for similar belts.
Salvatore Cantarrella, an Italian cane farmer, died after a jellyfish sting at Coogara Beach. Though initially thought an octopus attack, doctors confirmed paralysis from a giant Portuguese Man of War after tentacle marks were found. He died en route to hospital.
The passage argues that if all markets offered top quality eggs with assurance comparable to milk at every corner store, it would be impossible to estimate the benefits for every egg producer. It presents a hypothetical on widespread consumer confidence and market reach.
A species of honey making wasp has been located in Mexico and the southern Texas region. The finding expands the known range of the species and may affect local ecosystems and beekeeping practices. Researchers are studying its habitat preferences and potential impact on native pollinators.
A civic note asserts that usefulness lies in job creation rather than self praise. It emphasizes honesty as the best credential and warns against boasting about integrity.
Alderman G. H. Carr of Prince Albert regained two volumes of Stanley's In Darkest Africa. The books were believed lost in Greenland during Admiral Peary's 1893 94 Arctic expedition. They turned up in the mail and were found among Peary's effects via Mrs Edwin Stafford of Washington DC.
The Pusey Horn relic of King Canute, symbolizing land tenure, sold in London for 8500 dollars. An 1865 court dispute involved possession of the horn, which was identified as the horn Canute used to convey the manor of Pusey Berkshire. The artifact will join a private antique collection. note that some softwoods outlast hardwoods.
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