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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1951
Page
2
A Navy engineer with twenty years in soil conservation for the United States government proposes a new theory on soil deterioration. The piece notes prairie provinces in Western Canada face drought and soil erosion, with widespread awareness of land welfare and conservation efforts.
American scientist W. D. Ellison argues rain damages bare land while grass and crop residues conserve moisture. He estimates two to three thousand pounds of grass per acre protect pasture from erosion and suggests reduced grazing plus leaving wheat stubble and corn stocks on idle land to keep soil covered.
Manitoba health officials report rabies in Minnesota and the Dakotas with no current Manitoba cases. Warm blooded animals are susceptible and two forms are described. Domestic suspected cases should be confined and reported. avoid handling dead animals. Public is urged to stay calm and use prevention.
Peter Carew, master of the Penthouse piano, narrates a marital tale of a husband who discovers his partner with his wife. The husband chooses to overlook the affair, the wife dies, and at the grave the partner wails while the husband remarks he will marry again. The piece notes mourning colors in China Egypt Ethiopia and Turkey.
Mrs Dale Carnegie extols Blue Bonnet margarine highlighting its sunny sweet taste and all vegetable composition. She promotes its nutrition and economy while urging use in cooking and as a spread with convenient lemon flavored options referenced.
A collection of light jokes and quips about mothers, nurses, artists, a tightrope walker, golf mishaps, desert travelers, a father’s remarks, bridge players, and a doctor’s advice. Brief, dated humor with punchlines and wordplay.
Regina reports hardy Salter of Calgary, a Percheron breeder, argues draft horses remain useful and not headed for extinction. He notes rising prices and renewed demand for work horses, while predicting limited prairie revival as main power, and defends horse prize money against cattle breeders.
In Hawarden Saskatchewan three year old Sheila Ann Lucki was killed when the father's wheat combine drew her into the cylinder during a test. Cliff Lucki was repairing the machine on the family farm and turned it on as it jammed, missing the child at the moment.
The belief tracing engagement and wedding rings to the fourth finger arose from an ancient idea that a delicate nerve runs from that finger to the heart.
American defence secretary General George C. Marshall resigns for very personal reasons. Deputy secretary Robert A. Lovett will succeed him as defence chief.
Ottawa minister of agriculture J G Gardiner returned from the west cautious on crop impact. He said damp weather would cause less damage than frost in 1950, noting sprouted wheat suffered less milling damage and much wheat was ripe but damp.
In Vancouver a Woodwards ad mispriced roasts at 59 cents per pound instead of 89. Shoppers bought 350 pounds at the lower price despite the error. Regular price listed as 97 cents per pound.
A Florida man finds 15 large melons on a wild vine at his patch. A Tunisian freight train is halted by an engineer in a pursuing auto after three miles. An elderly Floridian prefers his ox Joe to horses for plowing. A Holyoke brick firm hires three women brickmakers. A Stratford mother solves which twin swallowed a penny via X rays. Purdue develops a nearly seedless watermelon. Miami man fakes proof of age for social security by presenting his son’s birth record.
In Calgary a propane gas station for motor vehicles begins operation. Western Propane Limited, the firm that built Canada’s first refinery in Turner Valley in 1948, opens the venture as a milestone for alternative fuel use.
Ebony blocks shape the piano keyboard with black keys positioned between white keys. The note pairs create sharps and flats, guiding melody and harmony across scales.
Ottawa reports that July immigration tripled, lifting seven month total to 99,421. North European arrivals surged, Britain and the United States posted gains, with the Dutch and Italians among top sources. seven month totals show sharp year over year increases across major national groups.
London Ontario reports Jean de Margerie of Vonda Saskatchewan was elected president of the National Federation of Canadian University Students. He had been relegated from Laval University to the conference which closed on September 14.
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