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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1948
Page
2
The place of research in the national economy grew amid war needs. Well trained scientists with facilities and funding solved complex problems, including the emergence of atomic energy as a result of sustained research efforts and support.
The Canadian government under Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe increases science spending to about 40 million dollars annually for research and development and equipment. In 1945 and 1946 expenditures reached 38 and 30 million respectively, with provincial governments adding 5 million. Per capita provincial figures are listed for Ontario Nova Scotia British Columbia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Quebec did not announce its figure.
A 73 year old man in Harrow returned to a London store counter after finally clearing a £42 debt incurred in 1911 when William Walton's Liverpool outfit went bankrupt. He worked as a store assistant and saved a portion of wages weekly for 37 years to settle the obligation. Air is a mixture of gases, not a chemical compound.
A collage of quips and dialogues shows marital woes and courtship misreads. Remarks cover wedding banter, employment records, grammar slips, and a seller’s plea for debt settlement with a sly sting at nonpayers. The tone is light, vintage humor.
E L Gray of Regina, head of water development for the Prairie Farmers Rehabilitation Act, confirms a Gros Ventre Creek dam 40 miles southeast to boost irrigation between Irvine and Medicine Hat. The project, costing 20 000 to 25 000 dollars, awaits provincial water resources board approval and will add about 6 000 acre feet of storage to aid dry year supplies via Gros Ventre and Ross Creek.
In Victoria vegetarians face high living costs and join meat eaters in protests. Grocer notes carrot bunches rising from five to fifteen cents over ten years as prices for fruits and vegetables soar, undermining vegetarian aims.
Gertrude Schew ring a 25 year old German woman living in Varel in the British zone writes friends in Vancouver that life in Germany is grim. She complains the new Deutsche Mark cannot feed families, factories lack funds and many are unemployed while stores are stocked and money scarce. She dreams of moving to a place where bread can be bought and life restarted.
Kettner kept a garden near Winnipeg planting five dozen tomato plants on May 20 and began picking ripe fruit on July 14. Some plants yielded as many as 37 tomatoes, making this one of his fastest crops after years of gardening.
In Manitoba the most extensive oil drilling tests ever undertaken are in progress this year. Alberta crews operate for Standard Oil of California in the Brandon area with test borings to 3,000 feet at township corners. Initial work began 100 miles southeast of Brandon and will extend by year’s end to about 40 miles northeast.
The International Refugee Organization plans to move 60 000 refugees to Canada by end of next June. The budget estimates also show plans to settle 75000 displaced persons in the United States within the same period.
George E. Knight promotes junk yard play grounds where children toy with cars street cars and airplanes. He cites Denmark and Norway as examples where such play jets are safe and popular in youth recreation.
A historical note claims 1 000 BC China rationed rice after a flood marking an early instance of government allocation of scarce food. The statement presents a timeline from ancient events to modern concepts of rationing.
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