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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1936
Page
4
New York police stop a vacant car weaving through busy streets before discovering it was operated remotely by a driver in a preceding car. Harold Jonas and the vehicle were taken to the station. Harold Jonas said Charles A. Harnett, motor vehicles commissioner, had no law banning remote control driving and approved the experiment.
Readable text notes that regular brewing establishments were erected in the year 1700, marking an early phase of organized beer production. The fragment mentions breweries from that period but provides limited context about locations or operators.
The report states there are eight million four hundred thirty thousand eight hundred cattle and calves live on Canadian farms. It notes the distribution across provinces and references agricultural statistics for the period.
Maine elected a Republican governor and three Republican congressmen in the recent state election. The Dominion government will pay 100 percent of direct relief costs in drought-stricken southwestern Manitoba. Premier Bracken announced C. W. Goyder, 28, inventor of a radio transmitter, has been made engineer in charge of Alta India radio. Seal board cases awaiting navigation close will be suspended Oct 1 to May 31, except Carducoss and White Horse offices. Service suspended to Champagne Dec 1 to Mar 31. Grain experts in Ottawa expect Canada's wheat surplus to be disposed of by July 31, 1937, with less selling than last year. Amalgamation of shop, car and yard facilities at Cochrane under consideration by Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway and Canadian National. Calgary seeks bond-holder relief to reduce interest rates to about 3 percent to save $400,000 yearly. League of Nations Society in Canada appoints Miss Elizabeth P. MacCallum as information service officer. Frank H. Holmes of Beaver Mines, Alberta, appointed to provincial post. Parcel post to the Yukon under federal creditors arrangement act announced.
Novelist and big game angler Zane Grey adds to his feats by catching a giant devil ray off the Queensland coast. The 12 ft wide back and 10 ft 6 in body weighed over 1,200 pounds after a nearly four hour struggle. The ray, a large stingray species, is among the few caught by rod and line. Grey recently set a world record with a shark off New South Wales.
King George II of Greece is believed to have received the first invitation to King Edward VIII coronation in London next May. The invitee list includes the Greek cabinet. King George may attend in person or send his brother Prince Paul if prevented. The Greek ruler has long allied ties with the British royal family.
A first bomb proof underground house will be built in Hertfordshire for a millionaire. The dwelling will be air conditioned with artificial sunlight and said to be healthier than standard homes due to isolation from air borne infections. The piece notes the Atacama desert as Earth's driest region and claims Britain sees a new road appearing every 100 seconds.
A reader reports long lasting relief from severe headaches after using Kruschen Salts, noting recovery began last summer and continues. The letter links headaches to stomach issues and toxin build up, claiming Kruschen aids waste elimination and purifies blood for ongoing relief.
The sister ship to the Queen Mary aims for 36 knot speed and about 90 000 tons with length surpassing the Queen Mary. Keel laying expected in November or December. 2000 workers at start rising to 12 000 during peak fitting out in 1940 with launch planned.
A London scientist and engineer, Professor A M Low, becomes the leading expert on noise. He built a unique career as a Noise Consultant after 25 years studying sound, reducing engine and ship noise, and shaping quieter cars.
Lord Tweedsmuir rejected the idea Britain should cede colonies. He asserted the empire was built over 300 years, not by a lucky gamble, in a speech in Vancouver.
A Sunday School lesson notes Pauls strategic approach to world mission. He builds bases in cities along trade routes to reach synagogues and Gentiles, unites new churches with older believers, and emphasizes generosity to distant communities. The piece stresses the vital role of many helpers alongside apostles in Western Asia.
The annual report of the Royal College of Surgeons discusses a possible new heart operation to treat atrophied heart muscles. It describes a delicate grafting technique intended to create an alternate circulation path within the heart.
Dr. W. G. Summers of Fordham University described a new lie detector device called the psychogalvanometer before the American Psychological Association. Tests on 50 groups of college students showed only two percent error in detecting guilt, using a method that measures tiny electrical current changes in the body rather than blood pressure and heart rate.
Real estate dealer George Ortseifen learned a flat on Howe Street Chicago was part of a parcel he acquired by mortgage. Tenants' quarrel and court questioning revealed no one paid rent for ten years because ownership was unclear. Ortseifen’s status as landlord was uncovered and rent plans awaited.
A reader outlines a route through a building with signs reading No admittance Keep out and Silence. The instruction directs following a passage upstairs and shouting for the manager once reaching the final sign.
The British Ministry of Pensions aims to finish paying its share of World War I costs by 1955. Last year it spent £43.3 million on pensions and allowances to over a million people, with a total since 1918 of £1.135 billion. Hospital beds and widows’ pensions have declined since the war.
Paderewski, Ignace Jan Paderewski at 75, dazzles film extras as he records scenes for Moon light Sonata. He performs daily from 3 to 6 pm with Charles Farrell, contributing the title number and works by Beethoven, Schubert, and Grieg.
Baron Tweedsmuir, governor-general of Canada, was greeted informally in Medicine Hat Alberta by the mayor who called him Mister Tweedsmuir. The governor general found the salutation refreshing during his Canadian visit. Also noted is a new aluminum lemon-tong tool for dining table use that squeezes juice without spraying.
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